Too Faced Chocolate Bar VS Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar Eyeshadow Palette Comparison Review & Swatches

Today we are going to be talking about two of Too Faced's most popular eyeshadow palettes. I held back on purchasing them because I couldn't decide which one to buy. Clearly I had a weak moment and eventually bought both of them. As their names suggest, these palettes are made to look like bars of chocolate which is simply adorable. The coolest part is, they even smell like chocolate!

I'm glad i held back on purchasing the original chocolate bar palette because they did change the packaging to make it less bulky. Unfortunately, they kept the eyeshadow names on plastic sheets instead of printing them on the palette, so you do have to keep the plastic sheet if you want the names of the shadows for reference.

Both palettes come with a little guide book of eyeshadow looks you can do (I have no idea where mine are - sorry!), and have a magnetic closure so it is relatively safe for travelling. They both consist of 16 shadows and are a mixture of matte and shimmer shades, but the semi sweet has one more matte shade than the original. I also noticed that the original palette opens further back compared to the semi-sweet, so the mirror in the semi-sweet sits at a more comfortable angle while you do your makeup.

Shades in the Original Chocolate Bar Palette (Left to Right): Gilded Ganache, White Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Black Forest Truffle, Triple Fudge, Salted Caramel, Marzipan, Semi-Sweet, Strawberry Bon Bon, Candied Violet, Amaretto, Hazelnut, Creme Brulee, Haute Chocolate, Cherry Cordial, Champagne Truffle

Shades in the Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette (Left to Right): Licorice, Coconut Creme, Nougat, Truffled, Hot Fudge, Cocoa Chili, Pink Sugar, Pudding', Blueberry Swirl, Peanut Butter, Frosting, Rum Raisin, Caramel, Bon Bon, Butter Pecan

The original palette consists of cooler shades while the semi-sweet has warmer shades. I'm personally more drawn towards the warmer semi-sweet. I like how Too Faced made the highlight shades bigger than the rest as those are the shades you tend to use more of. The shadows in both palettes are really creamy but you do have to be careful when working with some of the shimmer shades as there is quite a bit of fall out. I do find that the quality of the original chocolate bar palette is better in terms of the pigmentation, especially with the matte shades. I had to really layer the matte shades in the semi-sweet just to get them to show. The longevity of the eyeshadows in both palettes are similar, they last the whole day with an eyeshadow primer.

Swatches (Swatched from left to right):

Original Chocolate Bar Palette

Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar Palette

Both palettes are very beautiful and they differ enough to justify purchasing both of them but if I could only have one of them it would probably be the semi-sweet, only because it has more shades that i would actually wear.

The palettes retail for $69 each at Sephora Singapore.

I hope you enjoyed this blog post and thank you for taking the time to read it. Do leave your thoughts in the comments below as well, I would love to read them!

With love,
Xueqi

Disclaimer: All opinions are 100% honest and my own