Huda Beauty Icy Nude Palette Review

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Huda Beauty Icy Nude Palette

The Huda Beauty Icy Nude Palette is a cooler toned palette with lots of pinks, greys, silvers, and a hint of peach and gold in the right side column. It’s possible to get some depth out of this palette but for the most part, it is not a very smoky or dark palette. A good majority of the mattes stay in the light and medium range and the shimmers are also quite light and reflective. 

As with most of the larger Huda Beauty Palettes I’ve collected over the years, this one is ALMOST neutral but not quite. It complements a true neutral palette nicely but the tones in this are not really true skin-tone neutrals. 

I find it easy to grab for this palette on any old day for an easy-to-wear look that doesn’t feel too bold or done up. The most common way I’ll wear this is by using shades like First Class, Oneself, Poised, or High Life in the crease, the palest mattes on the inner corner and any of the shimmers on the lid. On a typical day, I don’t often wear deeper shades but these are not that dark on me and I’m able to easily use them with a light hand to add just a little bit of extra depth.

Price: $69
Availability: Huda Beauty, Sephora

Swatches

Huda Beauty Icy Nude Palette Swatches

Iced Out– Pale blue to purple shifting shimmer with a very subtle and sheer warm base color. Sheerer opacity but builds easily and shows up well.
High Life – Light dusty lavender with a matte finish.
Platinum – Bright silver metallic with mostly fine shimmer and a little bit of sparkle. Has more opacity than some of the other shimmers.
Unapologetic– Medium deep reddish brown with a matte finish.
Faux Fur – Deep purpley grey-brown with a matte finish.
Gold Standards – Light peachy gold shimmer with larger flakey sparkles. Drier to the touch than the other shimmers.
Avalanche – Matte white. Somewhat sheer but brightens effectively.
Aurora – Medium rosy bronze with a sparkling metallic finish. Has more opacity than some of the other shimmers.
VVS – Warm silver with a subtle purple-gold shift. This one is flakier than the other shimmers.
Poised – Medium purple-grey matte.
She Riiich – Much deeper cool grey matte.
Cold Plunge – Pale peachy yellow nude with a matte finish.
IDGAF – Ultra pale, cool pink with a matte finish.
Bling – Silver biodegradable glitter. Feels grainier/sandier than traditional glitter and also has less of a reflect to it.
Oneself – Ultra pale greyish taupe with a matte finish.
Diamond Dew – Another warm silver similar to VVS both in texture and finish. This one is less warm than that one and is almost like a cross between a white gold and a warm silver.
Lavish – Medium muted rose with a matte finish.
First Class – Medium peach with a matte finish.

Video swatches here:

The mattes have a nice fine, smooth texture that feels lightweight and almost airy. They are a drier matte formula compared to other brands and I feel most of the lighter shades adhere better if used over a primer. They work fine alone but a primer definitely helps guard against dusting away with heavy handed blending. The only shade I had trouble using over primer was the shade Faux Fur. For some reason, that one would apply much more unevenly over primer and looked better over bare lids. Even if I didn’t use primer, this shade still did not apply as evenly as I would have like and emphasized texture on my lids. All the rest, even the cooler greys, were very nice though and I enjoyed how smooth they looked on my lids. If you’ve purchased any of the larger Huda palettes in the past, the formula of the mattes feels the same.

I like the shimmers less than I like the mattes mainly because of the fallout I get from them. The shades Gold Standards and Aurora had the most fallout and it took me a fair amount of effort to clean it up. The rest had minor fallout that was easy to clean up. Every shimmer has some amount of larger sparkle in it. Platinum has the least and mostly looks like a smooth metallic shimmer once I put it on the eye. It was helpful to use a setting spray with some of them both to keep fallout to a minimum and to get them to apply with more opacity more quickly. Despite needing a bit of help, I think the shimmers are still beautiful. They show up well, reflect a good amount of light, and I like the color choices that were made.

I personally enjoy the color story for the style of eyeshadow I like to wear. I felt there was a good range of depth in the mattes with a few different color directions I could go in (grey toned, rosy toned, or peachy) and the shimmer options easily complemented those mattes. I didn’t find it difficult to come up with looks but at the same time I didn’t feel bored by the shade choices. I could add some depth but in general I got lighter looks out of this palette, which is what I prefer. 

One thing to note about the color story… In the sea of palette options, this one might appeal as a potential everyday neutral palette. I want to just point out the shades in here are generally not true skin tone neutrals so it’s probably not the best choice for someone that wants a very “natural” eyeshadow look. For example, when I want an eyeshadow look that doesn’t actually look like I’m wearing eyeshadow, I end up needing a very light midtone neutral brown, which is not something you can find in this palette. Just keep this in mind depending on what you’re looking to get out of this palette.

Pros and Cons

Things I like:

  • Love the matte formula for my aging eyelids
  • These shades are easy to reach for any day of the week for any occasion
  • Shades show up well but are not crazy bold/colorful/dark on me
  • Cold Plunge and IDGAF double as color correctors on me

Drawbacks and other considerations:

  • Shimmer/sparkle fallout is borderline annoying
  • Faux Fur was the only matte I think didn’t perform well

Do I Recommend It?

Maybe. Only if you are not bothered by fallout. If you hate fallout, this may not be the best choice. I like the lighter tones, the nuanced colors, and the formula of the majority of the mattes enough that those positives outweigh the drawbacks for me. 

Looks

Looks 1-5 are available in the YouTube video below with some commentary on how the shades worked. I did looks 6-8 later off camera just to try a few more color combos.

Huda Beauty Icy Nude Palette Look 1

Look 1:

  • Cold Plunge – Inner corner, brow bone
  • Lavish – Inner crease, inner lower lashline
  • First Class – Outer crease/transition, outer lower lashline
  • Aurora – Center of lid (dry brush, fingertip)
  • Avalanche – Inner corner, brow bone (applied lightly to brighten)
Huda Beauty Icy Nude Palette Look 2

Look 2:

  • Oneself – All over lid and crease (applied pretty heavily)
  • Poised – Crease/transition, most of lower lashline
  • She Riiich – Outer lid/crease
  • Avalanche – Inner corner, brow bone (more heavily than last look), near tear duct by lower lashline (very heavily)
  • Iced Out – Center of lid (dry brush, fingertip)
Huda Beauty Icy Nude Palette Look 3

Look 3:

  • Cold Plunge – Inner corner, all over lid
  • First Class – Crease
  • Gold Standards – All over lid (first with dry brush, then with setting spray)
  • Avalanche – Inner corner, brow bone (not very heavily, just to brighten)
  • Faux Fur – Lower lashline
Huda Beauty Icy Nude Palette Look 4

Look 4:

  • Avalanche + Cold Plunge – Inner corner 
  • High Life – Crease/transition (do this first!), lower lashline
  • Faux Fur – All over lid, blended up into the crease
  • Platinum – Center of lid (dry brush, then dampened brush)
  • Bling – Lower lashline, layered over High Life
  • IDGAF – Inner corner, brow bone (added this after the fact)
Huda Beauty Icy Nude Palette Look 5

Look 5:

  • Oneself – Transition
  • Poised – Inner/outer crease, lower lashline
  • Faux Fur – Add depth to outer crease
  • VVS – Center of lid (dry brush, fingterip)
  • Avalanche – Applied precisely near inner corner/tear duct
  • Diamond Dew – Lower lashline (dry brush)
  • She Riiich – Winged liner, smudged into upper lashline
Huda Beauty Icy Nude Palette Look 6

Look 6:

  • Poised – Inner lid/crease, inner lower lashline
  • Unapologetic – Outer lid/crease, outer lower lashline
  • VVS – Center of lid, center of lower lashline (dry brush, fingertip)
Huda Beauty Icy Nude Palette Look 7

Look 7:

  • High Life – Inner/outer crease, center part of lower lashline
  • IDGAF – Center part of crease
  • She Riiich – Liner
  • Diamond Dew – All over lid (dry brush, fingertip)
Huda Beauty Icy Nude Palette Look 8

Look 8:

  • Cold Plunge – Inner corner
  • First Class – Crease
  • Unapologetic – Outer lid/crease
  • Iced Out – All over lid
  • Aurora – Outer lower lashline

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