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Yin and Yang palette, anyone else dissapointed?

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The Yin and Yang palette has sparked some serious debate, and I’m feeling let down. While I adore Bella Beaute Bar and cherish my collection, this one just doesn't hit the mark. The special shades are undeniably stunning, but the mattes? A major letdown. Dusty, lacking pigment, and almost indistinguishable on the lid, they fail to deliver. It’s frustrating when an expensive palette doesn’t live up to expectations, especially when basic neutrals could achieve the same looks for less. Has anyone else felt this disappointment?

I love Bella Beaute Bar. I can't afford every new palette but the ones I have are all favorites. I thought this one looked so pretty.

The special shades are stunning, there's no arguing with that, but the mattes are just....bad. I tried giving it the benefit of the doubt because the other have been so good. The pure white kicked up so much dust but, okay, it's white---maybe I'm just noticing the dust more. It didn't have a lot of pigment but, again, my skin isn't super pale--maybe it's just me. But then the palest grey is also dusty and lacking pigment. Then the plum/grey, the khaki/grey and the blue/grey...they all look exactly the same on the lid. (My lid was primed and had a wash of the pure white shadow .) The dark and medium greys blended right into each other with no noticeable difference. So now I'm pissed because, even with a discount code, this was an expensive palette.

I started paying close attention to the people using this palette on social media (and y'all should too) because every look could have been pulled off with a cool neutral palette and one or two single duochromes. The base colors could all be Stone Cold Fox and there wouldn't be a bit of difference except you'd have an extra 30$ in your pocket. I understand that it's a monochromatic palette but this is beyond a reasonable level of monochrome.

So has anyone else received it and been as disappointed as I am?

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