Coastal Scents 88 Color Makeup Palette

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

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

This Product is great for those who want to experiment with different colors. Pigmentation is great; a little goes a long way. Some drawbacks are that the colors get chalky after swiped with a brush. Also, I expected the pans to be a bit bigger; they are about the size of a dime. However, for the low price, is a great steal for those that want to experiment with mattes/shimmers or bright colors, without forking out a whole lot of money.
Rating: 3 / 5