Coastal Scents Discussion - palettes, pigments, micas, etc.

[TISH1124]

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Originally Posted by stickles I'm trying to hold off as long as I can on hotpots, but that has been made easier by the package that I got from CS with a tonne of mica samples, look how pretty they are, I posted the product pics and took swatches of everything, and posted em all in the swatch thread here: http://www.specktra.net/forum/f217/c...0/#post1601147

Those are really pretty colors...However I am too lazy to even try pigment pressing...I keep saying I'm gonna try...but it's not looking promising

 

[TISH1124]

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Originally Posted by mae13 I'm debating between the matte and the shimmer versions of the double-stacked palette. Any thoughts?

I have the matte palette and i LOVE it...most of the colors are not truly matte however.....no very shimmery but they do have a bit of a shimmer to some of them

 

[stickles]

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Originally Posted by TISH1127 Those are really pretty colors...However I am too lazy to even try pigment pressing...I keep saying I'm gonna try...but it's not looking promising

I'm the opposite, I find the whole process rather relaxing, I come home from work, strap on a face mask and press 2 or 3 pans. hahah When I don't have anything to press, I feel a little restless like I want to buy more pigments just to press

 

[LisaOrestea]

Just ordered myself the Contour palette

I am a bit excited. Have been meaning to do this for ages, but I couldn't hold off any longer!

What brushes would people recommend using for highlighting?
I have a mac 168 for the actual contour colour but I don't really know which is best to use for highlighting.

 

[blindpassion]

It pisses me off how a ton of youtubers flaunted CS for so long - sure, some of their products are good, but I purchased a few products that youtubers I trusted had raved about... and they were crappy, low pigmentation, and chalky.

 

[spacegirl2007]

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Originally Posted by blindpassion It pisses me off how a ton of youtubers flaunted CS for so long - sure, some of their products are good, but I purchased a few products that youtubers I trusted had raved about... and they were crappy, low pigmentation, and chalky.

some stuff is okay.
its just "okay" though, not great.
i honestly dont understand the hold CS has on their reviewers. i know they get free stuff, but you'd have to give me a lot more than free products to give a rave review to any of the stuff ive actually had to pay for. maybe thats the secret. i think when people get stuff free, its hard to be objective. and think, would i really be giving this such a positive review if id paid $20+ridiculous shipping?

 

[BestRx]

I got mine and I'm still playing with them but I thought I'd give a quick update on the few I've tried so far.

LIKE:
M07 - Soft Brown
M22 - Handwritten
S35 - Satin Taupe

All three are very pretty. There is a little more powdery fallout than I would like when I run my brush over the pan but not much more than with my Milani eyeshadows. They are not ashy or chalky and with some L'oreal De-Crease underneath stayed put all day...even through my first day of exercise bootcamp.

M07 and M22 seemed like pretty close dupes too (based on my ability to remember the swatches while standing in MAC). But S35 is darker than Satin Taupe -- maybe closer to Magnetic Fields?

DONT LIKE:
M14 - Saddle
S33 - Texture

Sorry, Koren, not even close to a match on these. They're both way too light and pinkish and S33's shimmer can't compare to Texture's.

I can't speak for color pay-off or staying power on these since I bought them to be dupes and they were so far off that I only swatched and never wore them.

Reviews of the remaining 7 to come.

 

[AudreyNicole]

I am debating whether I should buy the 88 matte palette or more MAC... Worth it?

 

[callison]

I have a couple of the mica powders, brushes, palette, liners. I was totally impressed with all and have now gone back and ordered more. The mica powders have some GREAT colors and for an OUNCE (comes in a nice jar and more than enough to trade and swap with) it is between 4-5 dollars. The brushes I have been really pleased with, have done five faces today alone on myself and am still awed. I would definitely recommend.

 

[callison]

Definitely worth it, I am a MAC addict and I am more than pleased with the color payoff and array. Do it, cannot beat the price.

 

[Meisje]

The 78 Palette that I have is super pigmented.

I recently got four liners (a week ago): True Black, Turqouise, Indigo and Platinum. I haven't used them as liner so much, but the Platinum one makes an INCREDIBLE shadow base. My shadow stays on all day (I use TFSI underneath, but the Platinum makes it really vibrant and it doesn't budge). Turquoise does the same but it's a little on the green side --- I have to try it with different shadows over. The indigo is a beautiful vibrant purple (think jewel toned), and the True Black is a dark, thick black.

 

[TISH1124]

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Originally Posted by AudreyNicole I am debating whether I should buy the 88 matte palette or more MAC... Worth it?

I think it is definitely worth the price...colors are very pigmented and you get a great variety of colors

 

[BestRx]

I wanted to follow up with a few more reviews of the hotpots that I promised. In general, I would say the "S" shades don't have as much powdery fallout as the matte shades. But the color pay-off on both are pretty good.

S07 is not so much shimmery as it is irredescent, turning pink and blue when it catches the light differently. I'm dark-skinned and can't use it as a highlighter but on my lid in the inner corners, it just added a nice depth. It's a gorgeous color.

S03 is such a nice light gold. I also have Milani Sun Goddess and MAC Goldmine and it is lighter than either of these -- closer to a champagne color, I would say.

(For both of the above, I don't know if they are really MAC dupes since I don't have the LE shades. )

S13 is definitely NOT a dupe for Trax. But it is still a nice shimmery grape shade.

S28 seems like a pretty close dupe to Sketch. I really liked it.

I still have yet to use: M19, M21, or S17.

 

[cupcake_x]

I don't know if anyone has heard (I didn't go through all 15 pages, just the first few), but apparently a lot of sketchy things are coming out about the Coastal Scents company, particularly about privacy rights.

Has anyone else heard?

 

[Cyclothymic]

I've ordered twice from CS a couple of years ago but stopped after I read some of the comments made by Steve and Kathy (the owners of CS) on the CS forum in response to customers of theirs who complained (on MUA, YT, etc) about the quality of their products/customer service. I was quite taken aback and completely put off by their rather vindictive tit for tat and unprofessional behaviour.

 

[chickatthegym]

I am glad I found this thread. I was debating going to the CS store in Naples but won't go now. I don't mind paying more for quality. In the long run I will end up spending more on worthless makeup I don't use.

^What kind of stuff did you mean about their privacy policy?

 

[Cyclothymic]

I'm don't know about the "privacy rights" issue that cupcake_x mentioned but I read about someone who was contacted by CS and threatened legal action after she posted a thread on a forum complaining about mould on one of the eyeshadows in her 88-piece makeup palette. I've also read about CS deleting bad reviews on their website.

 

[spacegirl2007]

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Originally Posted by Cyclothymic I'm don't know about the "privacy rights" issue that cupcake_x mentioned but I read about someone who was contacted by CS and threatened legal action after she posted a thread on a forum complaining about mould on one of the eyeshadows in her 88-piece makeup palette. I've also read about CS deleting bad reviews on their website.

they DO delete negative comments. i left a 1 on the brush they claim to be like the mac 226 - have both and it is NOTHING like the 226 and it sucks. i left a comment (it was civil, i didnt say 'it sucks' i just said it was not like 226) and it got deleted.

 

[CheeSauce]

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Originally Posted by AudreyNicole I am debating whether I should buy the 88 matte palette or more MAC... Worth it?

I think it depends on what you are looking for. I have both the 88 palettes and I love them! If you are looking for some bright colors to use for when you go out or want to do very dramatic makeup, then the palette is very good! Instead of buying one teal M.A.C. shadow for $15, that you can only wear once in awhile and with certain outfits, you get to choose among a wide variety of colors to match whatever you are wearing for cheap!

On the other hand, if you are looking for colors you may wear everyday, the M.A.C. shadows are more worth it because they are much bigger (compare a quarter size to a dime) and, most likely, you would not use up all the colors in the 88 palette.

 

[Miss Redgal]

i have recently ordered the 88 color palette and the blush palette
i love the colors they are extremely pigmented and a lil goes a long way

i mix in with my mac colors and i love it