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

thekatalyst

thekatalyst

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how many of you have tried several of these "great-value" palettes? I've gone through this thread more thoroughly than I'd like to admit, haha, but forgive me if this has been asked already. What about the Manly palettes? or any of the other palettes that have been mentioned? Is coastal scents really the go-to for a great beginner-on-a-budget palette?

It seems like there was some mighty love for CS at the beginning of this thread and not so much as time went on, haha.

Thanks!
 
InspiredBlue

InspiredBlue

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The 88 matte palette is good value for money, especially if you get it on ebay instead of from CS. I think people were discovering the palettes in the beginning of the thread and now that everyone has one, no one is shouting "yay, I just got this".
 
Meisje

Meisje

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I have the CS 78 palette and I highly recommend it! It's great, I got it when I was first starting to try all the makeup tuts on the internet. It's very convenient to have that wide of a range of colors, because you can try absolutely any tutorial. Before I got it I was often frustrated because there were tuts I wanted to try but I had nothing like the colors used. Now I can duplicate pretty much anything!

You can also try out what does and doesn't look good. If you use up a certain pan quickly, you can dupe it with a more expensive brand, and you can know what colors to avoid. For example, I like a matte cream color, but I know I don't like a white-minty-green. So I'll never purchase an expensive white-minty-green shadow.

I find the quality very good. I use TFSI (without it, no shadow stays on me for more than an hour, not MAC or anything else) which I'm sure helps the vibrancy.
 
shimmercoconut

shimmercoconut

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I know CS redistributes their palettes but I wish they had more. I absolutely love the purples in the 26 blush/es palette. I think they have a lot of room to grow...keeping my fingers crosses for more palettes!
 
forevernars

forevernars

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Not sure if this is supposed to be listed under the sales/promotions section but coastal scents is having a 20% sale on there "creative me" palette It's $17.56 instead of $21.95. Sale ends March 15th so get this awesome palette while it's for a great price
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bubbleheart

bubbleheart

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This may have been asked before - but I remember hearing somewhere that most of Coastal Scents powders and everything are from China....Im trying to cut out China made cosmetic items so just wanting to check and verify?
 
shatteredshards

shatteredshards

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Originally Posted by bubbleheart
This may have been asked before - but I remember hearing somewhere that most of Coastal Scents powders and everything are from China....Im trying to cut out China made cosmetic items so just wanting to check and verify?

I don't know about the powders and such, but the palettes definately come from China or Hong Kong.
 
La Tanita

La Tanita

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Has anyone tried the concealer quads?
Reviews, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!!!!!

Camo Qudas compared to the Professional Camouflage Concealer Palette
 
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Nicala

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Anyone know how well the concealers in the concealer palette hold up in the summer? I'm thinking about getting it but would like to have some input before I do.
 
kaylabella

kaylabella

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Originally Posted by ilexica
Hi ladies!

I'm NW15 and I'm looking at the 28 neutral palette, 10 blush palette and 6 contouring palette. Does anyone with pale skin have these? What do you think, are the colours versatile and wearable? I'm worried about, paradoxically, the shadows not showing up and the blushes/contourers being too dark or pigmented. Thanks in advance
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I have tried both the 28 neutral palette and the contour palette and I love them both! I'm pretty pale, idk what in MAC because I have yet to invest in one of their foundations, but the colors showed up in the neutral palette really well. And the contour palette, the colors are really nice, you just have to use a lighter hand for some of the darker colors. Unfortunately, my contour palette took a couple of dives of my counter and is now deceased
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equus18

equus18

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Originally Posted by shatteredshards
I would recommend looking around - there are other people selling that line of palettes for much less than CS is.

I got 2 of my palettes from eBay sellers in Hong Kong/China. They are much cheaper than CS and most of them have free shipping. They are the same quality and packed very well (no breakage).
 
katelyn0

katelyn0

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Okay, so to anybody from Canada: how long did it take for your palette to ship through to Canada? I live in Edmonton and I chose the cheapest shipping option (the $6.97) and paypal notified me today that my payment has gone through! So it should be shipped from coastal scents today I hope. Around how long should it take? Does anybody know?
 
franken_stein

franken_stein

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Quote:
Originally Posted by InspiredBlue
The 88 matte palette is good value for money, especially if you get it on ebay instead of from CS. I think people were discovering the palettes in the beginning of the thread and now that everyone has one, no one is shouting "yay, I just got this".

Do you guys think that this is still a good buy? It seems that some of the initial hype or whatnot has died down, and the prices on eBay are still pretty similar to what they were a few months ago. I was interested in getting the 88 or 78 palette awhile and I was checking prices... anyway, for some reason lately I got interested again and I'm just not sure if I would get a lot of use out of it.

Thoughts from anyone who's had some long-term use with the palettes?
 
shimmershadow

shimmershadow

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I am a pretty big fan of coastal scents. It is very reasonably priced, and has much to choose from. Although, I can't say much. All I have tried are four of the mineral shadows...but I love them. Very smooth and longlasting. Plus, you can get sample sizes for what..maybe 50 cents!
 
paulamurta

paulamurta

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Guys I've been trying to look for explanations but seems like I CAN'T

Where the hell are all those beautiful mica pigments that CS used to sell???
I just can't find it online. I have Mirage Twinking Silver and being honest here, it's kinda sad I can't find nothing similar.

Sorry if you already talked about it here, as I said, I just can't find it at all.
 
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