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! :-)

Review: E.L.F Studio Eye Enhancing Eyeshadow Palettes!

A Palette For Every Eye Color!

E.L.F has done it again! They came out with amazing eye shadow palettes personalized to every eye color! Now... we all know that rules are meant to be broken ;-) so you really don't need to use the brown palette if you have brown eyes. But the thought process behind these palettes is awesome. They're meant to enhance your eye color with day to night looks. They retail for $6 each but I got them on sale for $3 each on eyeslipsface.com. They have a nice mix of shimmers and mattes in each palette with a total of six shades! Here's a close up:

The colors are beautiful! If I had to pick one to call my favorite it would have to be Brown Eyes 1. I just love the color combo and that pop of blue completes the palette. The pigmentation of these is really good and can be used wet or dry. I wasn't impressed with other E.L.F palettes, specially the bigger ones that come with 100+ colors. They were horrible which made me a bit skeptical on these but I'm super happy I gave these a chance.  Here are the swatches with primer:

Brown Eyes 2- I love the 1st shade in this palette! I'm a sucker for a great brown haha.

Hazel/Green Eyes 2- This is the first palette I tried and was blown away! The gray and pink shades are my favorite from this palette.

Blue Eyes 1- This is the palette that I see a lot of people gravitating towards! It's the perfect neutral palette with great matte shades.

Brown Eyes 1- I love this palette and this is the best one for my eyes! That second shade looks great in the crease and the first one all over the lid. The gold color is also amazing! The E.L.F Smudge Pots would also be amazing bases for these shadows!

Bottom line: These palettes are worth a try! The color selection is great and if you want to stick with the plan you can pick the one that suites your eye color or think outside the box and pick the ones you like. For the price these are really good! I would wait for a coupon code to surface so you can get them for 50% off. They're pigmented, smooth but just a bit powdery... that's my only con. Stay away from the bigger palettes that have a bunch of colors, those aren't pigmented at all. These are better and worth every penny! :-)