This survived the journey over here in one piece, none of the shadows were broken. I was quite surprised as it got held up by customs (grr, stupid fees!) so I was expecting it to be pretty destroyed once I got it.
As usual, the palette comes with a good sized mirror and two pretty useless sponge applicators. Each pan is around 15mm in size, so much smaller than a MAC shadow. All the shades in here have some kind of shimmer. I wouldn't say they all were metallic, but there are no mattes. Some have a more subtle kind of shimmer and some are very metallic. There are a couple of interesting duo-chromes in here as well. The usual pink with a blue highlight can be found in this palette, that's always a fun colour to use.
From the initial reviews, I was expecting just a more metallic version of the 88 Warm Palette. But there is a much wider range of shades in this palette. While there aren't a huge number of the brights that the two original palettes have, this is definitely not just another neutral palette. Shades in here range from whites and creams, greens and olives, pinks and plums, chocolates and taupes and golds and oranges.
The shadows are pretty pigmented, here are a few random ones swatched over a base (Too Faced Shadow Insurance). I've found the texture of a few shades to be a let down. Most of the more metallic shades are quite crumbly and need to be applied over a base in order for them to stick. A few of the metallic shades are extremely crumbly and even with a base they didn't apply properly. My brush just picked up chunks and I couldn't get them to smooth out. Some of the shades are smooth and easy to use, it's just a few that are so crumbly and chunky that they're very difficult to use.
I used the palette for both these looks. I really like the green shades that are included, there's a gorgeous teal in particular that I used for the green look (4th row from left, 2nd one up from the bottom). I had trouble picking from the other shades for the other look, but I decided to show you a more "neutral" (can you call it neutral when you're using metallic shades?). I always take photos of my left eye for you, it was very hard getting a decent picture of my right eye!
Overall, this is a pretty fun palette. Perhaps you wouldn't need it if you have a monster collection like I do, but on the other hand I'm glad I do own it as it's quite a lot of fun to use! If you're building your collection then it's definitely worth picking up!
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Oh nice! I'll have to get this one :) I have been very happy with my CS 88 palette original, so I'm sure I'd love this. Thanks for sharing!
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i've never been interested in the Coastal Scents palettes before (i have far too many eyeshadows as it is..!) but i must admit this palette looks really pretty- my kind of colours.
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Great Review as always Becky. I love the looks you created with this palette. Can't wait to see more in the future x
ReplyDeletethanks for the swatches and review :) I have the original 88 and the warm 88 and was wondering about the metal mania and if I should get this because Ive got quite a monster supply of kits myself,thanks again :)
ReplyDeleteHmm I like metallics, but I think I'll give this one a miss.
ReplyDeleteHi Becky, I know it was a few days ago now, but did you attend the big Sleek bloggers event?x
ReplyDelete@Hardcore Makeup Junkie - I keep meaning to try the original palette.
ReplyDelete@Shell - I think they're worth trying. They're fun to play with for new looks.
@JO - thanks :) I'm sure I'll do a couple more looks with it.
@Venus - glad you like the swatches, I always have a hard time choosing which colours to swatch!
@Silhouette - it's fun, but there are better metallics available out there.
@Ellie - I did not attend unfortunately. Would love to have gone but my work schedule didn't allow for it.