Nomad Cosmetics Ghost Town USA Eyeshadow Palette Review👻

A few years ago, I bought the Nomad Cosmetics Hudson Valley Eyeshadow Palette. It had a beautiful color story but I greatly disliked the formula, especially the shimmers. I decided then that I wanted to wait a few years to purchase from the brand again so that hopefully their formula would improve. That time has arrived with the Ghost Town USA Eyeshadow Palette! I didn’t buy this when it first released but I couldn’t resist any longer. Everything from the theme, to the packaging, to the color story is just perfect. I was worried that this palette would be a dud as well but I am SO happy to say that I adore it. 

The Ghost Town USA Palette is $49.00 and contains eighteen shades, nine mattes and nine shimmers. I love that there is an even mix of both formulas and I also love the imprints on each shadow. This palette has sturdy cardboard packaging with a large mirror and a magnetic closure. Nomad Cosmetics donates to a different charity cause with each purchase and this palette’s charity is The Peregrine Fund. Let’s get into the pros and cons!

Pros:

• I love the theme and packaging for this palette👻 I’m a history nerd and ghost towns are so fascinating to me.
• What influenced me most to buy this palette was the color story. I like that it leans more cool toned and muted. The mattes especially are unique to my collection; Skinner’s Saloon and Ghost Town are my favorites.
• The mattes performed beautifully. They were so easy to blend, build up and they had the perfect amount of pigment.
• The shimmers were also spectacular. They are high shine and sparkle but create almost no fallout. I especially loved Tombstone, Quicksilver, Rhyolite NV and Gold Rush. 

Cons:

• I really have no true cons for this palette but if I had to pick one, I wish there was a light cool toned shade to use in the inner corner. 

Swatches & Shade Descriptions:

These eyeshadows do have names and shade descriptions on the website so I will copy those here. I’ll be going from left to right, top row to bottom row. These photos were taken with flash to show off the sparkle.

• Tombstone– metallic soft bronze
• Undead Sheriff– matte gritty mauve
• Quicksilver– metallic polished silver
• Skinner’s Saloon– matte dusty blue
• Gold Rush– metallic golden ore
• Ghost Town– matte sagebrush
• Copper Penny– metallic antique copper
• Bandit Queen– matte whiskey brown
• Rhyolite, NV– metallic rose gold
• Calamity Jane– matte blue pine
• Calico, CA– metallic green gold
• Stagecoach Mary– matte desert cactus
• Garnet, MT– metallic rich garnet
• Deadwood– matte dead tree brown
• Ghost Train– metallic purple fluorite
• Dead Man’s Head– matte past midnight blue
• Smoky Quartz– metallic smoky quartz
• Arrested Decay– matte charred timber

Eyeshadow Looks:

I created three looks using this palette and I really like how each one turned out! I don’t typically wear an eye primer but I do set my base with a skin tone colored eyeshadow.

1. I blended Undead Sheriff into my crease.
2. I deepened my crease with Bandit Queen.
3. I applied Rhyolite, NV on my lid and in my inner corner.
4. I smudged Deadwood on my lower lash line.
5. I applied Arrested Decay on my waterline and half of my upper lash line.

1. I blended Skinner’s Saloon into my crease.
2. I blended Calamity Jane from the middle to the outer half of my crease.
3. I deepened my crease with Deadman’s Hand. I also applied it on the outer part of my lid.
4. I applied Smoky Quartz on my lid and topped it with Quicksilver.
5. I applied Tombstone in my inner corner.
6. I applied Arrested Decay on my waterline.
7. I smudged Garnet, MT on my lower lash line.

1. I blended Ghost Town into my crease.
2. I deepened my crease with Stagecoach Mary and applied it on my outer lid.
3. I applied Copper Penny on my lid and topped it with Calico, CA.
4. I applied Gold Rush in my inner corner.
5. I applied Deadwood on my water line.
6. I smudged Ghost Train on my lower lash line.

If you are curious about any of the other products on my face, you can find these looks in my recent posts on Instagram.

Final Thoughts:

Since I enjoyed this palette so much, I decided to order their newest release, Witch City Salem. It’s taking quite awhile to ship to me but as soon as I get it, I will start testing it out! I’d love to know what you think about Ghost Town USA or any of Nomad’s other releases. Thanks for reading!