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

[InspiredBlue]

You can mix micas with other mineral powders - that gives you what you get when you buy a mineral eyeshadow. It gives you the opportunity to tweak the color and improve adhesion. Here's an example.

Pressing a mineral eyeshadow, pigment or other loose makeup powders into a pan is just that: pressing it into a pan. Generally one would be hoping that it did not change how the product performs.

 

[MissBrittB87]

I've been pretty impressed with Coastal Scents so far. Shipping has always been really fast for me. I love their palettes and their brushes are quite nice too. The gel liners are great and I use them as bases for my shadows alot of times too. I've actually given palettes as gifts and everyone has really loved them.

I want to get a lip palette......has anyone tried any of those??

 

[KeishaG14]

I added a mixing medium to the micas I got from CS. Wowsers!!!!

 

[InspiredBlue]

I'm glad that worked out for you Keisha.

 

[Almost black.]

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Originally Posted by Ode to Joy @Almost black. Did you get your brush? What's your opinion?

Yes, I received it shortly after paying for it and must admit I love it!

It's really great and awsome and I don't even use my kabuki brushes anymore

It's great for mineral foundation ad I prefer it more than kabuki brush.

I'm thinking of getting another one

 

[Ode to Joy]

That sounds fantastic!
I have heard it makes foundation go on with heavy coverage, what do you think? Is it mask like?
What I want this brush to use for is applying fixing powder while buffing all face products out at the same time, to get a polished, pixelized look? Should I get this one?

What do you want to use the second one for?

 

[pmjc69]

Anyone tried out the new camo quad yet? Those look really tempting. I really want the corrector and the light quad.

any reviews? other than the couple from youtube?
thanks!!

 

[supermodella]

I kind of want to get the 88 but I'm worried I might not put the colors to good use. (I'm an NW 43/45) Any ideas how I could make my purchase worth the price?

 

[Leven]

I got that 10 color concealer palette a couple weeks ago, let me just say that its one of (if not the worst) makeup produst ive ever used!It was not creamy at all, and when i rubbed my finger across the top to get product, it would come off in little rollsand crumbs! It seemed okay when i used a stiff condealor brush to pat on dark circles, but it juct creased and cracked.

Ive used my cousins 88 shimmer palette before, some shades were okay, but the colors overall came out patchy. And thats with a base and a great quality MAC brush! Ive given up on the company basiclly.

I think there are better brands that beginners can use that have great colors and are great quality. Hell, i would take Covergirl or Revlon eyeshadows over the CS ones!

Im sorry if this seems like im bashing the company, but i just saw the video that Pursebuzz posted about the new creative me palette and i felt that i needed to present my stance (as if anyone cared) on the company.

Im glad youtubers like Pinkiecharm refuse to use their products even though people continually ask for them.

 

[Kragey]

Am I correct in assuming that the 120 palettes produced by Coastal Scents are the same palettes produced by bf-beauty.com? If so, can anybody tell me their experiences with self-constructed palettes? I really love the look of some of their brighter colors in-pan, none of which appear to be in the 120 palettes, but I won't buy them if they're ONLY that vibrant in the pan. I mean, $30 doesn't sound like a lot for a whole palette of self-selected colors, but it is if none of them work properly and you're a poor college student applying to grad schools.

 

[forevernars]

I have both the 88 matte and shimmer. And honestly although there is some fallout as the others have mentioned this stays on my eyes longer then mac eye shadows!! Very weird huh!? Even with macs base like bare study paint pot mac still creases on me 3 quarters into the day. These palettes last on me all day. Amazing how that works!

 

[Boasorte]

the 88 palette is hit or miss, I don't really use mine anymore because they stained my lid, but there are a few colours in there that I cannot for the life of my find in any other brand.

BTW I've seeen swatches of the concealer palette it seemed good enough

 

[user79]

The palettes on ebay are the same as CS - CS does not make their own products! All these palettes come from China originally. CS just has a mark-up. eBay is still the cheapest place to get them overall. Yeah, shipping might be $10 for a palette, but then the palette is only like $10 or something - making $20 total INCLUDING shipping. Who cares how high the ship price is, the total cost is still cheaper than CS, especially for anyone outside the USA. CS would charge $20 for the palette, and then you'd also have to add shipping on top of that. So ebay is still cheaper.

 

[esperanza0905]

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Originally Posted by MissChievous The palettes on ebay are the same as CS - CS does not make their own products! All these palettes come from China originally. CS just has a mark-up. eBay is still the cheapest place to get them overall. Yeah, shipping might be $10 for a palette, but then the palette is only like $10 or something - making $20 total INCLUDING shipping. Who cares how high the ship price is, the total cost is still cheaper than CS, especially for anyone outside the USA. CS would charge $20 for the palette, and then you'd also have to add shipping on top of that. So ebay is still cheaper.

I totally agree! (read: I bought one from ebay)

 

[zumzum]

Hi Beauties!

I need an advise from all those who have an experience with international order. Somebody asked me to order some stuff from CS and we live in Europe, Hungary.
Can somebody tell me that CS send their parcel as a gift or something else?
Do they sign the full retail price of the products on customs declaration? (I asked it because of tax)

Many thanks!

 

[ashleymullins71]

I want to get a blush palette!

 

[Ode to Joy]

What is the 88 palette most people have, the matte/satin or the shimmer one?
I want to get it to recreate looks as a training.

 

[pretty~nyxie]

Im thinking about getting some of these palettes but im a little nervous about it cuz i bought the 120 palette off of ebay and i HATE it. i absolutely love the colors but they dont last even with a primer and they have a funky cheap powder smell to them that gives me headaches and makes me nauseous so know i dont even use it. has anyone had any problems like this with the 88 palettes?

 

[forevernars]

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Originally Posted by pretty~nyxie Im thinking about getting some of these palettes but im a little nervous about it cuz i bought the 120 palette off of ebay and i HATE it. i absolutely love the colors but they dont last even with a primer and they have a funky cheap powder smell to them that gives me headaches and makes me nauseous so know i dont even use it. has anyone had any problems like this with the 88 palettes?

I'm hoping everyone will take into consideration what I have to say, however it's just my opinion I know others have their opinions on it too which is different then mine but honestly If you purchase your 88 matte or shimmer palette through coastal scents and you purchase one off Ebay (Which I did) I have the matte one off Ebay and the matte from coastal scents first things first I'd rather pay a couple $ dollars more for the palette that is nicer quality/better made and doesn't break as easily "Coastal scents" palette is matte like Macs palettes whereas the palette off Ebay is glossy the one off Ebay looks cheap and because of the glossy finish it has it gets ruined very easily, scratches, stains ect... Since the coastal scents one is matte it doesn't get scratches and stuff on it as easily just looking at my two right now the one I have here from Ebay is so scratched up already and my CS one is flawless plus my Ebay one has already broken, the little clasp to open and close it is broken off and I did absolutely nothing to it didn't drop it or anything. Next thing (I promise I'm not a weirdo) but I've smelt both the eye shadows out of the Ebay palette and the CS palette honestly the eye shadows in the Ebay palette STINK!! The smell does make you nauseous! but the CS palette doesn't have the same smell as the Ebay one it doesn't smell horrible like you are going to throw up. Fact is both palettes are made with the same ingredients so how can they possibly have different smells if they are made with the same ingredients honestly I don't know? It is a mystery but they do both smell different from each other. CS tolerable, Ebay's Not. So I'm definitely getting rid of the Ebay palette probably in a swap and of course keeping my CS one. If you take those things into factor it IS worth the few extra dollars to get the CS palette instead of Ebay's.

 

[Meisje]

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Originally Posted by pretty~nyxie Im thinking about getting some of these palettes but im a little nervous about it cuz i bought the 120 palette off of ebay and i HATE it. i absolutely love the colors but they dont last even with a primer and they have a funky cheap powder smell to them that gives me headaches and makes me nauseous so know i dont even use it. has anyone had any problems like this with the 88 palettes?

I have a 78 palette from Coastal Scents, it doesn't smell weird and the shadows last forever with primer. I put a pale pink on this morning over TFSI and it looks like I just put it on.