Coastal Scents Palettes

Coastalscents.com is known for their popular finished makeup palettes which has been compared to MAC cosmetics. You can find makeup artists and makeup guru's on youtube and makeup forums ranting and raving about how great these palettes are. After watching and reading much reviews I decided to get myself a few palettes. Typically, I only buy cosmetics from department stores, Sephora, or Ulta. Here's what I think about the palettes...

The first palette is the original 88 matte palette. The dark colors are very pigmented. My favorite shadow from this palette is the black shadow on the bottom right side. I wish Coastal Scents sold this color separately. They currently sell custom palettes with colors from 4 of their makeup palettes but they don't have this particular black shadow available. There are a few shimmer shadows in this palette but for the most part these shadows are matte.

The second palette is the 88 ultra shimmer. I have to say this palette was very disappointing. The palette has too much filler and additives. The shimmer is cheap. If felt and looked like the makeup was bought from a flea market, no joke! Both the matte and shimmer palettes come with a lot of light colors and a few of the colors are even duplicates but placed apart. I can only put half the palette to use. I just don't know what to do with the light colors. A few can be used as highlighters but most are just plain ugly!

The third palette is the 26 shadow palette. This palette has a lot of pink/red/maroon tones with some brown and neutrals. These colors are very pigmented. I prefer this palette over the 88's. It's very sheek and pretty. There are a couple of colors that are bit too red for my skin tone. It makes me look like I have red eyes. The blushes are nice shades. I love the last blush to the right. Such a pretty color on any skin tone. You can put a little on to give your cheeks some life or build it up for a dramatic wine cheek look. Overall, these palettes are great for beginners who have no experience with makeup or for young girls to play dress up with. Eventually I will give away my 88 palette to my 7 year old cousin, Carolyn. She's a doll, she'll have a ton of fun with the colors.

I have purchased several brushes from Coastal Scents. For the price you pay, the quality isn't bad. This doesn't go for all the brushes. I only have a handful of brushes from Coastal Scents. They ones I have are satisfactory for the low price.