Uffff the holographic packaging is just so perfect! I love it and I love all the campaign looks on the cover of the palettes. Each palette contains a creamy pearlescent base which you would use for strobing and then apply the rest of the powder shades. I prefer to have more of a natural glow so I usually skip the cream highlighter, instead I use it in the inner corner of my eye to make my eyes pop, on the bridge of my nose and on my cupids bow. However, if I'm getting ready for a special occasion, then I want that intense glow, so I go all out and apply a cream shade using my fingers as I feel when I use a brush it doesn't look as smooth, on my skin. The formulas for the powder shades are very creamy so they blend effortlessly well. The highlighters are perfect for an everyday look if you use a small amount or you can easily build on the layers and it doesn't look streaky. I think the only thing missing in these palette is a mirror, which I feel is very essential.
3D Highlighter Palette: Bronze Sands Edition. This is the latest highlighter palette in this collection which has been launched this year. The palette has beautiful warm, golden and bronze tones which would be suitable for someone who has a tan to deep skin tone. There are instructions inside the palette on how to apply each shade in which order. Step 1 is to 'apply Barbados as a base to smooth skin and amplify light reflecting pearls'. I used my finger to apply this onto my cheekbones. It shows as a beautiful gold on your cheekbones. Step 2 is to 'dab Maldives from cheek to temple to set and bring out the pop'. And it sure does as it states on the instructions. When I applied this shade on it's own, it looks more like a champagne and gold highlighter which I would wear on a daily basis. Step 3 is to 'apply Aruba under cheekbones to add dimension and shape'. I finally found my perfect contour/bronzer shade. As I was using the Golden Sands edition palette previously, I felt the Tahiti shade in that palette was too light and shimmery to use as a bronzer for my skin tone so I'm loving Aruba. Step 4 is to 'sweep Bora Bora on apples of your cheeks for a healthy glow'. "Sweep" means to be very light handed when you apply it, as this shade can look over the top if you apply too much, as it has a copper tone. This is definitely my new 'go to' highlighter palette and I would probably use the the Zanzibar shade from the Golden Sands edition as I'm more of a pinky blusher type of gal and the Capri shade from the Pink Sands edition as my cream base!
3D Highlighter Palette: Pink Sands Edition has been inspired by 'the softly golden and rosy shades of European Islands'. This palette is suitable for fair to medium skin tones. Capri is a melted strobe base and has a less creamy texture compared to the Fiji shade in the Golden Sands edition, it's almost like silk so I'm able to use a brush to apply this. I love it because it has the perfect texture for a cream base for my preference. Santorini is exactly like the whitewashed Island it's light reflecting pressed pearls has more of a champagne glow once applied. Azores as well as the other powder shades looks and feels so smooth on your skin. This shade didn't do much for my skin tone but it would look amazing if your more fair. I would use this as a highlighter to set rather than sculpt. Ibiza has a pink and gold shimmer to it so it's an amazing blush shade. I would use this as a blush for a day make-up look. 
Summer Solstice Highlighter Palette shades have been named after the worlds most amazing beach destinations. There's no instructions in this palette as well as the Winter solstice because you can use them anywhere on your face. Obviously you would you would use the cream highlighter as a base as step 1. Saint-Tropez is a cream base, similar texture to the Capri base in the Pink Sands edition and it has a yellow tone. Malibu is more of a bronze shimmer, it's such a stunning shade and very versatile you can use it all over your face. Although, if you're a medium skin tone, you can easily get away with combining the shades together as I felt Malibu was too dark for me as a highlighter on it's own. Copacabana is a soft pink, it's not as intense as it looks. Mykonos has a duo chrome effect it's a purple. I have to be honest but when this palette was released, I was like why would you include a purple shade in a highlighter palette?? Ok so personally, I wouldn't use it on my cheeks but the purple shade works wonders if used as an eyeshadow! I did try it on my cheeks and it doesn't look as intimidating as it does in the palette, it's definitely wearable. This palette would suit any skin tone
Winter Solstice Highlighter Palette: Huda was inspired by the ice queen persona. I love all the colours in this palette. I have used all 4 shades as highlighters and they look so amazing. Frosted Kiss is a very subtle and silky textured shade and not as creamy as the other cream highlighter shades in the other other palettes. You really have to dig into the pan to get this one out though. Arctic Glow has a blue undertone to it. The swatch I did was a few layers built so I could really show the pigmentation in the images. So don't be frightened by the colours as it doesn't appear blue when you apply it on your cheeks. Northern Lights has a green undertone, however when applied onto the cheeks its more golden looking. Winter Rose is a beautiful pink that gives you a healthy glow.
Overall, I would have to say I do not regret buying any of these palettes as I can make use of all of them for so many different looks. If you do not own a Huda Beauty Highlighter Palette, you need to get your hands on at least one!! They retail at £40 each. You can buy Huda Beauty products from www.cultbeauty.co.uk.
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