Must Haves: Coastal Scents 26 Shadow Blush Palette!

Must Have Palette!

Happy New Year everyone!! I'm so excited for this new chapter in life!! 

Here's my first review of the year :-)

Who said quality has to be expensive? ;-) Today I have a super affordable palette from the Coastal Scents that is high up there in quality but not in price! It's called the 26 Shadow Blush Palette and it retails for only $14.95... amazing price! I've had it for about a month now and I love it! For days that I don't want to think about my makeup too much I reach for this because the colors are so wearable! It's a great everyday palette full of gorgeous warm shades.

The packaging is very simplistic yet sleek. It doesn't have a mirror which is a bummer but other than that it's great!

Let's talk about the color selection, simply amazing! I tend to gravitate towards warmer shades and this palette is perfect for me. All the golden shades and those cranberries... to die for. The shadows are so smooth and pigmented with no fall out. The blushes are so pretty too, easy to blend and the shades are stunning. Here are the swatches by row :-)

That copper shade has my name written all over it haha. I love the mauve shade to the left of it to place in the crease.

The last two shades in this row are great in the outer corner!

Another amazing rose-copper metallic that I melt for! The plum shade is also gorgeous for a smokey eye! The taupe at the end is also really pretty all over the lid!

The range of blushes is great, no complaints! The colors are so versatile and the most ideal colors for these shadows. My favorite has to be the shimmer rose-gold one towards the end, it looks amazing on the cheeks and makes them pop! I also really enjoy how universal this palette is! I'm more light-medium skintone... currently pale because it's winter haha. I used this palette on one of my best friends that has a darker skintone than me and it looked outstanding on her! Here's what it looked like:

PS: I wish my friends would visit me more often (or move...lol) so I could do their makeup everyday! haha. 

Bottom line: I'm sure you can tell how much I adore this palette so I definitely recommend it! The price is awesome plus Coastal Scents tends to have sales every now and then so make sure to sign up for their email alerts to catch it on sale. The combo of shadows and blushes was well selected and it's such a great idea to have them together in a palette. They made it easy for us when creating this palette and I'm a huge fan! :-)

Sale Alert: Coastal Scents 40% Off The Entire Site!

Time To Stock Up!

If you haven't taken advantage of this sale... you need to stop whatever you're doing and check it out! haha. Coastal Scents is a very affordable brand but don't let the price tag fool you, they have some amazing products! Prices are amazing to begin with... so 40% off the entire site is a complete steal! I've reviewed a bunch of Coastal Scents products in the past so make sure to check out my previous posts for details! Off the bat I can highly recommend the Revealed, Revealed 2 and 26 Shadow Blush Palette because they are totally worth it! The Revealed palettes are dupes for the Urban Decay Naked palettes, so if you want something similar but not too expensive these are great alternatives! 

Apart from the palettes their brushes are some of the best ones out there! I have so many of them in my collection and they held up really well. I wanted to include some of my favorites, just to give you an idea on which ones to purchase!

First off we have the Classic Blush Angle Large Synthetic, great blush brush and guys... it's so soft!! Next we have the Classic Shade and Fluff Medium Natural, Classic Shadow Medium Natural and Classic Shadow Large Natural! These are the best brushes for eye shadow! They get the job done so well and having different sizes is great to achieve a variety of looks. The last one I have is one of my favorite brushes ever: Pro Blending Fluff!! I have about three of these haha because it's that good! It's amazing for blending out your transition or crease shade. Other brands have similar brushes but the price on the Coastal Scents website is unbeatable! All of these brushes are under $4! 

Hopefully this was helpful for you guys! If you been wanting to try any of the Coastal Scents products now is the time ! :-)

Must Haves: Coastal Scents Hot Pots!

Be Creative!

Hey everyone! I wanted to share a great deal that Coastal Scents is having until 10/03/2014! All their shadow pots are $0.99 and normally they retail for $1.95 so this is the best time to create your own palette! This is my second palette, they recently launch empty palettes with clear lids that I wanted to try out. It's great quality and I'm really enjoying seeing the colors without having to open each palette. The 12 count empty palette retails for $5.95 and the 28 count retails for $9.95. 

They have so many colors to choose from and a variety of finishes too! My palette was inspired by my wedding colors and I'm so in love with it. All the colors turned out to be amazing, richly pigmented and so buttery smooth! From my experience the metallic/shimmers are the best to invest in. But for the price and the chance to create your own awesome palette... you cant go wrong! ;-)

I wanted to share some of my favorites because I know it can be overwhelming when you see the huge selection Coastal Scents has to offer haha. Here we go:

*Caramelized

*Oktoberfest

*Raspberry Tart

*Boca Mocha

*Rich Walnut

Bottom line: I love these hot pots! They are affordable and amazing quality shadows. The possibilities are endless and you can make as many combinations as you want! As if this wasn't a great deal on its own you can also use the coupon code blush25off for an extra 25% off your order until 10/06/2014! Take advantage of this as well because they do get you on shipping. I believe the cheapest is about $8 for standard shipping but even all together it's way cheaper than other palettes sold in store! :-)

Review: Revealed 2 Palette By Coastal Scents! + Lorac Unzipped Dupes!

Rose, Coppers and Golds Oh My!

I immediately fell in love with the Revealed Palette so when I received an email about the release of the Revealed 2 Palette I didn't hesitate to place my order! Just like the original this palette retails for $19.95 but at the time it was on sale for only $9.95! Such an amazing deal, I couldn't pass it up. This palette is full of beautiful bronze and rose shades, similar to the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette. I don't own that palette but from comparing swatches I found online... there's so many dupes of the Naked 3 in this palette!

Here's what the palette looks like! It's the same packaging as the first... still no mirror but that's beside the point haha. The color selection is gorgeous! The first row of shades is full of rose golds and coppers. The bottom row is the deeper bronze and plum shades... amazing! There's a nice amount of matte shades to blend out your looks which is a huge plus. The formulation of these shadows is so smooth and rich, very comparable to high end shadows.

When I first glanced at the palette I thought about my Lorac Unzipped palette. I found a few dupes from that palette so this one would make a great alternative! The Unzipped palette retails for $40 while this one has more colors and its less... need I say more? ;-)

Here are the swatches by row:

First row

Second row

Look how pigmented they are! I'm truly impressed with the quality of the palette. I did want to include the dupes that I found and to make it easier I decided to number the shadows so they can be distinguished.

The Lorac shadow will be on the left and the Revealed 2 shadow on the right.

*Lorac Undercover and #2

*Lorac Unbelievable and #9

*Lorac Unattainable and #10

*Lorac Unconditional and #11

*Lorac Unbridled and #13

*Lorac Undiscovered and #3

 

Bottom line: This palette is amazing! If you've been lusting over the Naked 3 or the Unzipped palette you'll definitely love this palette because its the best of both worlds! You can sign up for price alerts on coastalscents.com so you can order it once it's back on sale. The shadows are long wearing and perform very well! I'm so happy I own both the Revealed and Revealed 2, both are A+ palettes! If you want more information on the first Revealed palette (which is comparable to the Naked 1 & 2) make sure to check out my full review by clicking here! :-)















Review: Coastal Scents Forever Blushes!

Long Lasting Color!

First off... how cute is the packaging!? I just love how bright and full of color it is! Even though it's just the box the blushes come they quickly captured my attention. I love it when companies dedicate time to detail. It's something that keeps me coming back to order new things.

These blushes are from the Forever Blush line. It fairly new to Coastal Scents and it has 18 different colors. These retail for $7.95 each but I managed to purchase them on sale for 50% off. You get a ton of product for that price so no complaints there. They claim to be highly pigmented and long lasting... and that they are! They are so pigmented that I'm scared to use a regular blush brush haha. I used a duo fiber stippling brush for a lighter application but it was still too bright for my liking. I had to blend it out with a kabuki brush to make it look natural. So pigmentation can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what you like. The colors with shimmer were a bit powdery. As soon as I used my brush powder got everywhere. That was one of the things I got annoyed with. Other than that I consider these to be really good!

Here are the colors that I chose! I wanted a bit of variety and I'm super happy with my choices. They are beautiful shades and will definitely be flattering on many skin tones. Here are the names:

*Lovely- a deeper coral with a shimmer finish

*Alluring- a deep magenta with a satin finish

*Charming- a medium mauve with a matte finish

*Delicate- a peachy coral with a shimmer finish

They all have a cool design engraved in them! You can see close ups on coastalscents.com. Here are the swatches for each blush. Keep in mind, I didn't have to fuss with these to get the color payoff you see. It only took 1-2 swipes and they are this pigmented! :-)

From left to right: Delicate, Charming, Lovely and Alluring. They are silky smooth but as you can see from a the picture some are a bit powdery.

Bottom line: I would recommend purchasing these blushes when they are on sale. I think that they are not worth the hassle at full price since they are so powdery but for $3.97 I would say go for it. If I were to compare them to other blushes at a similar price point (like the Elf Studio Blushes) these are more pigmented and the quality is better. You really just need to learn how to work with them so you don't end up looking like a clown. On the plus side, I wore one of the colors to work (8 hours shift) and by the end of the day it looked exactly the same! So overall, I do like these... I just rather save money where I can! ;-)



Review: Revealed Palette By Coastal Scents!

Is It Similar To The Naked Palettes?

 It seems like nowadays everyone is coming out with similar palettes to the Urban Decay Naked Palettes! The Revealed Palette was the first one to catch my attention so I gave it a shot to see if it was close to the originals. I only have the Naked 2 Palette and the Naked Basics so that's what I will be basing my comparison on. I wanna start off by talking about the palette itself! It has really cute packaging but I do wish it had a mirror on the inside. It's also very slim so it's perfect to put in your bag or to stack in your makeup collection. The palette contains 20 shadows for only $19.95! One dollar per shadow? That's amazing! It has a range of beautiful metallics and mattes just like the Naked palettes. The shadows are actually wonderful quality, very smooth and pigmented... some more than others. I'm loving everything about the palette and it's definitely a close dupe to the originals! It doesn't come with a brush like most Urban Decay palettes do but that's not an issue. I rather it not have one than to include a crappy one.

So here's a close-up of the eye shadows! I'm gonna include some dupes from the Naked 2 palette below so I thought it would be easier to number them. Click on the picture to get a close look of the eye shadows. The naked palettes are $52 for 12 eye shadows while this one is less than half the price so that's something to think about. I feel like the top row of this palette resembles the Naked 2 and the second row resembles the original Naked palette.

So here is the Revealed Palette swatches. As you can see they swatch beautifully! Just like the originals, you can get many day and night looks from this palette. I'll go ahead and include the dupes that I found! All the dupes are from the Naked 2 palette. I tried to compare the Naked Basics but didn't find any of the mattes to match. The swatched pairs below will have the Urban Decay shadow first and then the one from the Revealed palette.

 From left to right:
*Foxy and #1 ( Foxy has more of a yellow tone)
*Tease and #5
*Chopper and #8 ( Chopper is a bit more copper)
*Suspect and #9
*Verve and #10



 From left to right:

*Snakebite and #14

*YDK and #17

*Busted and #18

*Blackout and #20

 

Bottom line: I really like this palette! Personally I believe its a great dupe as far as colors and quality. Urban Decay is still the king of pigmentation but coastal scents came really close. I actually don't feel the need to purchase the original Naked palette now that I have this one. Go check out www.coastalscents.com and place your order, you wont regret it! Oh! I also recommend signing up for the price alerts, I did and managed to get mine for only $11.95 + shipping. This palette sells out quickly so go now. :-)