I say that because it was incredibly difficult for me to find any reviews that were not sponsored, did not have linked affiliate codes, or consist of PR samples. Because of that, I really couldn't (and didn't) trust the majority of reviews on this brand.
Morphe piqued my interest a few times, especially when there was mania surrounding the 35O palette, but the main palette that always intrigued me was the 35T. The shades, supposedly various shades of taupe, looked right up my alley.
However, I will say that Morphe looked to me to be the exact same cheap, mass-produced shadows as BH Cosmetics and Costal Scents, and I found it odd that nearly all reviews were raves. Then I saw that Stephanie Nicole did a fantastic brand review of Morphe where she surmised that they are likely private labeled Crown Brushes products. This, with the addition of shilling that was rampant across reviews, left much to be desired for me.
However, I was shopping in Ricky's NYC one day and saw some Morphe palettes. They had the 35T. Out of utter curiosity I swatched a few shades and honestly could not believe how beautiful they were. I knew then, without hesitation, that I needed to buy it and review for myself.
Morphe 35T
As an entire, cohesive palette, this is absolutely not a winner. But there are definitely a lot of gorgeous winner shades.
The best shades are the shimmers, though not all shimmers are great. The mattes, on the whole, are passes for me as I have significantly better mattes in my collection.
I have really enjoyed the look of most of the shimmers on my eyelids, and I would compare the color payoff to MAC shadows. They blended easily (with a good, non-Morphe matte shadow) and lasted all day with a primer. The shimmers, however, did give a ton of texture to my eyelid in a way that most shadows don't. Up close, my eyelids looked very old and crepey. I honestly have never seen my eyelids look that bad before. From far away, however, things looked great.
The matte shades were stiff and had little color payoff. I found myself consistently needing to reach for other mattes in my collection to complete my looks.
The 35T also lacks a lot of basic shades, such as a brow bone highlight shade, warm brown transition shades, and dark matte shades.
All swatches are on bare skin without primer.
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As you can see, most of the shimmer shades swatch very nicely. And the ones that look nice in swatches perform very similarly on a lid when applied with a brush. The ones that look patchy, stiff, and dry also perform that way on the lid.
This palette cost $23 in store. As I mentioned, as a full, cohesive palette, this one is not a winner in that the entire palette is not great. There are some great shades, though, and you may decided that there are enough good shades in the palette to justify the price.
I was incredibly hesitant to try a Morphe product, but I was actually pleasantly surprised for the most part. This is a palette that I will keep in my collection, but it is a palette that I think of strictly for lid shades.
For people expecting the top-notch quality promised by many reviewers out there, I think you will be disappointed. The quality of all the entire palette does not rival my mid-range shadows, but some shades do.
I enjoy the shade selection in this palette, and I don't have many dupes for the shades. If you have dupes or are expecting the superior quality as promised, this is probably a pass.
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