Coastal Scents 88 Warm Palette Review/Swatches

During Coastal Scent's Black Friday sale they offered 33% off of their entire site, so I got the item I had been wanting from them for the longest, the 88 Warm Palette. This palette is originally 24.50 USD, but with the discount I was able to get it for around that amount once shipping had been included. So basically it was like I got it shipped for free.

What Coastal Scents says:

A true favorite whether your a professional or a novice, this set provides matte, shimmer, smokey shades and neutral shadows. The huge plus about this palette set is that it has been created in a way that all skin tones can will be a able to apply multiple fashion looks. We have combined matte with shimmer and pearls, there are 42 matte shades, the rest are shimmer/pearl.

Colors contained are in Silver blues, camo greens, earthy peach and stone, rich plums and so many shades of brown (everyone's favorite!) There are plenty of highlight colors for below the brow line and inner eye that will work with any look you create.

What I say:

Overall, I really love this palette. For starters there are some colors in there I really love which are the plums and peach toned shadows. I think that the silvery blues are unique and nice to have as well. There are SO many browns, you probably will never run out of a brown eyeshadow if you own this palette (nice matte browns to fill your brows with!). With that being said you probably will also never run out of a highlight shade. That was one thing I was a little disappointed about with this palette, the fact that there are SO many highlights, I feel like some of those shades could have been replaced with more warm toned shadows...olives...bronze shades... gold shades... etc. Seriously, how many highlights do you possibly need? But oh well, like I said that was a con and pro, if that makes sense. I feel like this palette is great for work, school, and everyday natural looks. It's great to use if your lazy one day and just want to quickly apply a pretty neutral all over your lid. I've been doing that quite often since I got this palette. The shipping from Coastal Scents was pretty fast, I think it took maybe 5 days? So that was definitely a pro.

Is it worth getting if you don't have it?!
I'd say so. Although there are more browns and highlights than you will ever need, there are a lot of great colors too. I do suggest using some type of base!! Some colors are a little on the chalky side, but I'd say overall most of them had a nice finish.








Swatches:

Sorry but I didn't swatch all 88 colors... however, I did a few swatches just in case anyone was interested. These are just to give you a general idea of some of the colors and their finishes, no primer was used, I was too lazy to go grab it ;)




(below) Sorry i couldn't get the picture on the left to rotate; basically I just used one color for my lid and crease and then added some falsies, my eyeliner had kinda started to fade by the time I took the picture. On the right I used the silvers and dark greys to create a smokey eye with a sharp edge. Looked better in person.

I hope you all had a great weekend!
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EOTD

I used my Urban Decay Book of shadows 3 today, I really liked the look I did... i just couldn't get a good shot of it on my camera. (Sony Cybershot 12.1) Does anyone have any camera recommendations? I really want a new one soon.

I used NYX jumbo pencil in slate (midnight blue color) on my lid as a base; then Loaded from the palette on the entire lid; perversion in the crease; uzi in tear duct; and a Milani highlighter; Elf dramatic lashes cut in half.

Revlon Colorstay in Natural tan 330; Revlon Powder; Sunny bronzer on the apples of my cheeks and temples. Milani Brow kit (review on that coming soon!)

Hope everyone is having a great Monday
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P.S -- Feel Free to enter my MAC Pink 4 Friday Lipstick giveaway below... if you don't want that color and you are the winner you are free to choose a different shade.

Sephora Color Play 5 in 1 Palette Review

Hey Ladies,

So sometime last week I went to my local Sephora with a mission; to buy their new palette, the color play 5 in 1.

I had seen it on one of my previous strolls through their store, and knew it was something I possibly wanted to get, but decided to wait. Well, obviously I finally got it, and I'm really happy that I did :) The palette had a lot of great reviews on their website, and I have been wanting a new variety of shades for my shadow collection. So right now this is this is the perfect addition. The colors are nicely pigmented, they are not too hard to blend... and best of all, you are getting 50 shadows for 30 bucks; plus a few blushes and lip glosses. I'm not too sure about the blushes yet... I feel like there is only one that is not too light for my cheeks.

Love the names of each individual palette!

the palette comes with another smaller case that will allow you to put one of the five to take on the go!

they are not just pigmented to the touch of the finger, they will show up on your eyes pigmented as well :)

If you love what you see, you can get it for 15% off, what a deal! I'm pretty sure that you can use this coupon for lots of other goodies as well.

If you would like to enter my giveaway and haven't already, click here.


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Going Green for Saint Patty's Day

Hey everyone! Happy Saint Patrick's day!

Here's a look I did for the holiday. I'm wearing the dream matte mousse foundation and powder from my last blog post. Other products listed below.










Face:
Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Liquid
Dream Matte Powder
Milani XL Bronzer
Ulta Blush, forgot which one

Eyes:

Bloom Eye Colour Cream "Moss"
Ulta Mineral Eyeshadow "Jade"
LASplash Pigment "Dragon Dust"
Lineur Intense Liner
Hip Black Cream Liner
Cover Girl Lash Blast

Lips:
Rimmel Lipstick "Heavenly"
Ulta Lipgloss "Sugarplum"



Do you remember looking for four leaf clovers as a child? *sigh* sometimes I really miss being a kid.

LASplash Cosmetics

Hello! So the other day while I was at Ulta I picked up two LASplash cosmetics pigments. At my Ulta they now have their own section (like Revlon, or Rimmel), so that's probably why they caught my eye... I notice when pretty much anything is added seeing as I go browsing there all the time! (hehe)

These pigments were BOGO 50% off... so I picked up Matrix (deep black) and Dragon Dust (Black with gold reflects/shimmer). I must say they are very nice! I'm definitely not disappointed with this purchase. They have a nice texture, very good color payoff, they are easy to work with, and there aren't big glitter pieces in dragon dust(I don't notice them to the touch).

I would recommend trying out this brand if you haven't already. If you already have, what was your experience? I may try out a few more of these if I notice any other great colors.










Wearing LASplash Pigment Matrix, NYX Jumbo Stick Pots and Pans (silver)

EOTD, China Glaze, Etc.

So I've still been busy with school... and life in general but I thought I'd do a quick post although it's not really what I originally planned to post about...

Today I made a quick trip to Ulta before work and picked up three China Glaze polishes, L'oreal Paris Sublime Bronze self-tanning lotion in deep natural tan, and two LASplash eye pigments. I'll post about most of that stuff later but I did quickly apply one of the polishes I bought... so I thought I'd share that...

Also I had tried the self tanning lotion before, but I think the first time I tried it I had the medium tan, and that was a couple of years ago; but I do remember that it works. I don't mind getting VERY tan, as long as it's not going to harm my skin. I would recommend this product if your looking to gradually gain naturally tan looking skin. If you don't want your face looking shimmery, dont apply it to your face. The scent of the lotion is also nice.


Arroz Con Pollo I made the other day... gotta love spanish food.
Below I'm wearing salon perfect lashes #301 (they are just the outer corner ones.. don't they wing out perfectly?)



CG Laced Up... a pretty hot pink color. I got this color on Clearance/$3.99