I really enjoy theme palettes, and don't necessarily believe in just one being the all-encompassing palette, because I know that I would still get bored and overwhelmed with my options. With that in mind, I've designed a 9-Pan Palette inspired by some of my favorite genres. I will try to use what I have in my collection to approximate this palette, but I will also comment on how I would tweak these colors. Some, frankly, I just don't have in my collection, so I'll just provide possible options out there.
Because I like to arrange my colors in order, from light to dark, this is how it's going to go, from right to left:
1. Trenchcoat: A yellow-toned light camel matte. A boring color, I know, but something to lighten the eye and use as a base. Trenchcoats are iconic to the genre, and I think it's an interesting idea to use the concept of outerwear as a base on the eye.
2. One More Thing: A warm matte mid-toned brown. I am thinking of Fudge from ABH, just a bit less pigmented and softer in formula so it would be easier to blend. Fudge is not easy to blend. This shade is inspired by the hair and eye color of one of my favorite fictional detectives, Lt. Columbo.
3. Splatter. This name is so gross lol. Of course, it's named after a key piece of evidence- blood splatter. When I think of this, I think of CSI. In my own collection, one of the reds from the Modern Renaissance palette would work here.
4. Case Closed: A cool gold metallic. Like really intense. Named after a medal that one would get after solving a case. There is one really cool yellow gold matte in my collection, in the Maybelline Shayla Palette. It's the only reason I am still holding on to it.
5. These Streets: Named after those shots of glimmering reflective roads, streets, and city lights. I am talking about a duochrome that reflects green and yellow, with a brown base. I don't have anything like that in my collection, except for a Fyrinnae shade called Mythical Dalliance, but it does not have much of a base. It is more like glitter.
6. Fidelity: One has fidelity in multiple ways, with significant others, or by staying on the right path in life or with a job. This concept is always brought up in these shows, so I have chosen a duochrome shimmer: grey-pink, a very soft, but ambiguous color, to capture this idea.
7. Interrogate: I am torn on this one. Either it is a orange-gold duochrome, or a yellow matte. I can't decide!
8. Alibi: A warm purple/magenta matte shade.
9. Midnight Oil. Do these people ever sleep? A navy-purple matte. I have nothing like this in my collection.
Trenchoat, Just One More Thing, Splatter, Case Closed
These Streets (in my ideal palette, this color would have a brown base, with a stronger green-yellow-pink shift), Fidelity (again, my ideal would be a lot more pigmented, with a stronger and darker grey-pink shift), and then our two Interrogation options. Honestly, I am veering towards the yellow matte.
Finally, Alibi is a mix of two colors- an Inglot Violet matte, and the magenta Ladyship from the Queen of Hearts palette. This is pretty ideal.
Last, Midnight Oil would be a lot richer than this. To approximate the color, I mixed the only blue in the Elf Jewel Pop palette with the matte black. And it certainly looks like it.
I feel like my swatches don't convey accurately the amount of green I want in my palette- I want more. I think I'll keep playing with this idea over time.
Another palette theme I want to design? Romance novels.....lol.
Thanks for reading!
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