A Bunch of Coastal Scents Eyeshadow Palettes

OK, I'm gonna come right out and say it:

I have an eyeshadow problem. I can't help myself, they all just look so good. Especially when there are a bunch of colours all together, mmmm. I have the same issue with markers and beads and... well anything that comes in a lot of colours, basically.

Anyway, you can imagine my joy when I saw the Coastal Scents palettes. I own 3 of them so far (I know, I know, I'm crazy. But they are so pretty and affordable!)and I just wanted to make a post about them because they really are terrific quality and the value is just unbeatable.While a few of the shades are less pigmented than I like (highlight colours, I'm looking at you) for the most part, everything is definitely on par with department store makeup. Really great pigmentation and colours. While I still may pickup an eyeshadow by M.A.C here and there, these palettes have pretty much removed the need to, because they really are that freaking excellent. Big pictures and more review after the jump.

The 3 palettes I have so far (Ha! so far she says!) all have 88 shades each.  

Metal Mania(left) and Ultra Shimmer (right)

I got the ultra shimmer one first and totally love it. All the shades are nice and shimmery, but not overly so. The colours are awesome and span the rainbow.  The metal mania palette is not just a shimmery selection of warm tones, they really are metallic and noticeably different in texture from the shimmer palette.All the colous I have used on this have been nice, however I use it less often.

I also have the Prism Palette

 

 I really really like this new palette they came out with. The colours are so bright! If you use them with a primer it's even better. I used that 3rd pink from the top there with a primer and it was literally like fluorescent pink. Amazing.

Goes without saying, I recommend all of these (There are also a few other palettes available which I'm sure are great too) They are particularly good for people just starting out with makeup who want to build a collection quickly, but also good for people who go through a lot of different colours or switch it up a lot. If you are the type who wears the same colour of eyeshadow everyday, you may want to get one of their individual hotpots or smaller palettes instead, as the sizes for each of the individual colours in the 88 palettes are not huge (dime sized)

Coastal Scents Palettes

Coastal Scents Hot Pots