Coastal Scents: Prism Palette
Where to buy: Coastal Scents Online - Prism Palette
Description [from website]: This palette truly is a Prism of Colors. Ranging from warm neutral tones, rich blues and greens, vibrant yellows and reds, flirty pinks and cool tones too. The colors in this case are perfect for everyday wear because the majority of them are matte. There are a few shades that are a true Satin finish, with only a hint of Shimmer. Highly pigmented shades, all shadows can also be applied wet for a deeper longer lasting effect.
Price: $19.95USD (approx. $19.42 CAD)
I ordered this palette because of the really awesome spectrum of colors. I own a lot of metallic/shimmery shades and was looking for some vibrant colors that were matte/non shimmery/sparkly finishes. Since I already owned the shimmer version of their original 88 palette, I was really happy when they came out with this! I did a comparison via the website using pictures of both palettes, and the prism palette seemed to be very different with brighter colors.
When I first received this, I was very impressed by the array of colors. Beautiful browns, yellows, greens, blues, purples, pinks and grays. The eyeshadows are roughly the size of a dime [see below for a picture], but for $20 it's totally worth it, considering that's close to what you would pay for one eyeshadow from any higher end line.
I swatched every single color on my arm (for swatch purposes, will be up in a later entry), so I think I can say I have a good grasp on how all of the colors in the palette are in terms of quality.
Like the above description said, there are definitely several different finishes included in the palette. This is both good, and bad. Why? Because some of the finishes are much better then others. I found that some of the colors swatched on very...chalky. However, there weren't very many that did this (thankfully!). Even so, I found that with a good base they went on a lot smoother. In terms of quality, I definitely wouldn't recommend wearing these eyeshadows without a base. I'm not knocking these eyeshadows because of that; I find that a lot of shadows just work better with a base. Some of the shadows did go one pretty pigmented without a base, though.
I ended up trying out a look with a few of the brown shades in the palette, and I must say I was impressed with the staying power as well! I used them on top of a base, of course. The colors pretty much looked the same at the end of the night as they did when I first put them on - there was very minimal fading. No smudging or anything at all, either.
Overall Thoughts:
I would definitely recommend this product. I think this is a really great palette, for beginners and for people who are looking to stock up their kits. The value is really amazing as well, as you are getting 88 eyeshadows for $20! You're paying roughly .23 cents for each eyeshadow - It's a steal!
The quality is also surprisingly great, the colors are very vibrant and beautiful with a great selection. The packaging is also very nice and sleek and great for storage; it fits into my traincase perfectly. Just a really great buy, in my opinion.
Description [from website]: This palette truly is a Prism of Colors. Ranging from warm neutral tones, rich blues and greens, vibrant yellows and reds, flirty pinks and cool tones too. The colors in this case are perfect for everyday wear because the majority of them are matte. There are a few shades that are a true Satin finish, with only a hint of Shimmer. Highly pigmented shades, all shadows can also be applied wet for a deeper longer lasting effect.
Price: $19.95USD (approx. $19.42 CAD)
I ordered this palette because of the really awesome spectrum of colors. I own a lot of metallic/shimmery shades and was looking for some vibrant colors that were matte/non shimmery/sparkly finishes. Since I already owned the shimmer version of their original 88 palette, I was really happy when they came out with this! I did a comparison via the website using pictures of both palettes, and the prism palette seemed to be very different with brighter colors.
When I first received this, I was very impressed by the array of colors. Beautiful browns, yellows, greens, blues, purples, pinks and grays. The eyeshadows are roughly the size of a dime [see below for a picture], but for $20 it's totally worth it, considering that's close to what you would pay for one eyeshadow from any higher end line.
I swatched every single color on my arm (for swatch purposes, will be up in a later entry), so I think I can say I have a good grasp on how all of the colors in the palette are in terms of quality.
Like the above description said, there are definitely several different finishes included in the palette. This is both good, and bad. Why? Because some of the finishes are much better then others. I found that some of the colors swatched on very...chalky. However, there weren't very many that did this (thankfully!). Even so, I found that with a good base they went on a lot smoother. In terms of quality, I definitely wouldn't recommend wearing these eyeshadows without a base. I'm not knocking these eyeshadows because of that; I find that a lot of shadows just work better with a base. Some of the shadows did go one pretty pigmented without a base, though.
I ended up trying out a look with a few of the brown shades in the palette, and I must say I was impressed with the staying power as well! I used them on top of a base, of course. The colors pretty much looked the same at the end of the night as they did when I first put them on - there was very minimal fading. No smudging or anything at all, either.
Overall Thoughts:
I would definitely recommend this product. I think this is a really great palette, for beginners and for people who are looking to stock up their kits. The value is really amazing as well, as you are getting 88 eyeshadows for $20! You're paying roughly .23 cents for each eyeshadow - It's a steal!
The quality is also surprisingly great, the colors are very vibrant and beautiful with a great selection. The packaging is also very nice and sleek and great for storage; it fits into my traincase perfectly. Just a really great buy, in my opinion.
Quality: 4/5
Price/Value: 5/5
Packaging: 5/5
Overall Score: 14/15
Price/Value: 5/5
Packaging: 5/5
Overall Score: 14/15
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