5 Responses for "Coastal Scents ® 88 Color Makeup Palette"

1. Marlena April 20th, 2010 at 11:40 pm 1

   I was hesitating to buy this palette for few weeks. I liked the colors but I was afraid of the quality due to the low price. I finally bought it and was suspicious about number 1 ingredient talc as it makes eyeshadows, powders etc chalky. Here’s the full list of the ingredients: mica, mineral oil, kaolin, titanium dioxide, magnesium sterate, isopropyl palimtate, lanolin, methylparaben, propylparaben, BHT. May contain :mica and titanium dioxide, iron oxides, manganese violet, utramarine blue, chrome oxide greens, hydrated chrome oxide greens, FD&C red no.40 Al lake, FD&C Yellow no. 5 Al lake, FD&C blue no.1 Al lake. Made in China.
   
   The whole palette is very light and portable. It was shipped the next day via USPS Priority Mail, wrapped carefully in a lot of bubble plastic. I received it in a perfect condition. When I opened palette I was positively surprised-the colors are more vivid than on the picture. I used fingers and applied few colors on my hand and they looked awesome, very bright. Than I used my brushes (not those 2 included but professional ones) and unfortunately eyeshadows were very chalky (the chalkiest I ever tried), basically the whole application looked like I was using colored flour and the colors didn’t transfer in full. I was so disappointed. I liked the colors though and didn’t want to give up and next day I applied some colors on eyelids with my fingers, and that was a brilliant idea-no chalky mess at all! Colors so strong like Makeup Forever or MAC eyeshadows. I blended at the end and the colors lasted all day, they actually stained my fingers a bit. So they are very pigmented and easy to blend. If they would be chalky even with the fingers they would go back with no question.
   
   I always use primer so there is no crease and eyeshadows can stick better to the surface.
   
   I took 1 star for this talc, also mineral oil is used in cheap cosmetics, but the price, fast and secure shipping plus great pigmentation easily made 4 stars.

   UPDATE: both included applicators work great, and application is not chalky, but they are not meant to blend, so blending brush will be handy.
   Rating: 4 / 5

2. RR April 20th, 2010 at 11:43 pm 2

   After contemplating for the longest while whether or not to purchase this palette, i finally did , and i LOVE it. No regrets on purchasing it!
   
   Took a while to arrive (7days), but when it did it was packaged with alot of bubble wrap to ensure that the palette wasn’t damaged. Upon opening the pallet i observed none of the shadows had cracked and the condition was brand new.
   
   The colours are highly pigmented and they blend very good. All the colours are gorgeous and with 88 different colours, your imagination can run wild.
   
   I would highly recommend this pallet to anyone!
   Rating: 5 / 5

3. Shadow Junkie April 21st, 2010 at 2:35 am 3

   Like a few other reviewers, I spent a while on deciding whether or not to buy this. I did finally after a few weeks of on and off contemplation and I couldn’t be happier!! The palette is GREAT! There are SO many different colors to mix and match and experiment with, the possibilities are endless. A portion of them are shimmery, not many, but the ones that are shimmery are just as vibrant as the matte. The pigmentation is ALMOST(pretty darn close) as good as MAC for a fraction of the price. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for anyone who loves playing with lots of different shadows! The pots are about dime-sized but contain enough of the highly pigmented shadows for many, many reapplications. LOVE it!!
   Rating: 5 / 5

4. Jessica J. Zavala April 21st, 2010 at 4:54 am 4

   So I also hesitated to buy this because I had never heard of the brand and the price was WAY too good.
   
   But I gave in and don’t regret it AT ALL!
   
   It was received quickly, very padded, no damage at all.
   
   The colors are extremely vibrant and VERY pigmented,and a few are glittery. BE WARNED the colors are more pigmented than they look in the picture, i’m not the kind to wear some of the colors in it since I did not know just HOW pigmented they were. BUT that does not take from anything from the quality itself, the actual case and applicators aren’t the best but it’s very portable and functions. That’s ALL that matters, and you probably HAVE applicators and or brushes laying around anyway. I know somebody commented that these are very chalky but honestly it’s not as bad as she/he made it seem at all!
   
   i’m a dog groomer so finding an eyeshadow that can stand up to moisture and eye rubbing…well it doesn’t really exist unless you can fork over big bucks. BEING a dog groomer I cannot. Therefore this palette went above and beyond, did not crease. even when I didn’t use primer,it outlasted my other shadows, and still looked amazing after 7 hours of washing and grooming pooches. This collection of colors is gorgeous and blend well! I would recommend these to anyone, and I actually plan on getting the flashier colors for my best friend!
   
   I believe in giving credit where credit is due, and this was completely worth my money. I’ll be ordering more shades from them!
   Rating: 5 / 5

5. thonosv April 21st, 2010 at 5:12 am 5

   I watched hundreds of video about how good of this product on Youtube and I’m thinking about buying it, and yea.. I bought it . I’m a beginner in doing makeup so, if you are a beginner like me.. you will love it! It because of a TOO MUCH (lol) colors in the palette that you can use! The pigment of this product also great too!,..

   This is a really good palette that I want to recommend you =), I have a great time playing with it and hope you will too. <3

   oh! and it came to my house within 3 days after I ordered it! ) and It wrapped TOO good with a bubble wrap to make sure it won’t damaged or anything ))))
   Rating: 5 / 5