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Hi All,
Right before my wedding I went into a makeup frenzy..I guess we all do so it ain’t much of a surprise. I went bonkers with palettes at the time. I fancied myself as some gr8 artist and pictured myself with the palette as an easel and painting my lids and creating works of art. Suffice to say I used this during the course of my wedding ceremonies and after that it sat pretty in my vanity for the longest time.
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Then came A and Ups with their gorgeous looks and awakened the ‘palette-wali’ artist in me again! So I’ve been experimenting with this palette since a while and wanted to review it asap.
For starters, let me mention that this is a perfect wedding palette. It has the shimmery golds and taupes and peach along with the matte plums, rose and browns guaranteed to make us look our best for this time.
About Coastal Scents 26 Shadow Blush Palette:-
The 26 shadow blush palette comes in nearly nude, browns, taupes, peaches, pinks, rose, and rich plums. There are 21 shadows and 5 blushes in shimmer, pearl, and matte shades. Some of the shadows can be used as blushes with great results.
About Coastal Scent 26 Shadow Blush Palette :-
- 21 shadows and 5 blushes in a mix of shimmer, pearl and matte shades
- Great for day and night looks
- For those who love shadows and blushes
- Price: The CS palette costs about $19.95
- Palette Dimensions: 6 x 5 x 4 inches
- Pigmentation: 95% of the shades are superbly pigmented! No jokes…I’m amazed at how dense these shades come off and that too without a primer! The only shades which don’t show up too well are: the 4th shade in the top row and the 3rd shade in the 2nd row. I use these to blend out any harsh lines but can’t quite use them on their own. Of the 5 blushes, the 2nd is least pigmented and it took me a lot of effort to get the swatch as well. This may be intended to be a setting powder but I’m not too fond of it.
- Texture: This palette has the right combination of shimmer, matte and pearl finish shades. All shades go on softly..even the shimmer ones which surprisingly don’t look chunky or gaudy. All shades are easy to blend save 2-3 shades which look a bit chalky like the 4th & 5th shades in the top row.
- Staying Power: Without a primer these shadows retain their intensity for about 3hrs and then begin to fade. However, when a primer is used, the shades look much more dense and stay on for about 7-8hrs easily! What more could one want!
- Versatility: These shades are superb and a lot of the eyeshadows can even be used as blush or highlighters. There is a shimmery rose gold shade which would be the perfect blush for a wedding too!
All in all, this is one of the best palettes one can have. It’s perfect for a smokey eye or for a sexy evening look. If I had to pick out any negative at all, it would just be the lack of bright shades. I like using brighter shades as well and although this palette does have a few lighter shades, most of them are shimmery and more party-ish. Not that this takes away from the plus points of course.
Another thing I’d like to mention is that when we go for quads, trios, duos, etc, its very rare to find shades like a shimmery taupe or a darker gold shade for example. We end up buying a separate mono just for these kind of shades. This is one palette where you can find all these unique shades together! This palette is total value for money and the fact that it has so many finishes and so many hard to find shades together makes it one of the best!
What I love about the Coastal Scents 26 Shadow Blush Palette:-
- Get 21 eyeshadows AND 5 blushes!
- Get hard-to-find shades in this palette
- Worth the price
- Good staying power
- Pigmentation is good even without primer.
- The only palette I’ve seen which has 3 gold in different intensities.
- All blushes are different and hence you get a variety which is nowhere else found.
- Slim packaging which makes it easy to slip into your purse.
- Comes with 2 sponge applicators. Although these are not too gud, it may be just the thing in emergencies
- Didn’t break me out or cause allergies.
- Even the shimmery shades are butter soft and not at all chunky.
What I dislike about the Coastal Scents 26 Shadow Blush Palette:-
- Availability is an issue
- 2-3 shades were a bit chalky and had a bit of fall out.
Ratings:
- Pigmentation: 4.5/5
- Texture: 4.5/5
- Staying Power: 4.5/5
- Price vs. Quality: 5/5
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good buy. zara..i have recently ordered their smokey eye palette…it looks super pretty…
preethi recently posted..My Birthday Haul !!
ooh! ul luv the smokey palette too..
wow .. here comes our Blush Blush gal….
nice review Zee… <3 <3 <3 i got my kleancolor parcel yesterday.. just now posted abt it .. 
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wow Zee..nice palette..I have the 88 colour palette..but don get to use it at al..me too same..before my wedding I went shopping like as if there is no tomorrow
because no body says anything until thereis too much of disaster
hehehe..I am gonaa doo a hell lot of shopping for my marriage..m not even gona lose the engagement shopping and i want to get this toooooooo…!
well i guess u will have too much before yur marriage only
Hehehehe..Not Reallyy…A!
Abhi bahot lenaa hai..my collection is not even 1/4th of Zee’s collection!
Uske liye to bhaut time lagega
arre my collection isnt even half of wot alotta ppl hav…aur collection se kya hota hai? use bhi to karna hota hai na
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
Zeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee How can u not use ur lovely stuff???
Do 1thing courier it to me
hehe..sab kuch thodi na courier ho sakta hai…the day u come here and meet me na…kasam se ill give u somethin spl
tu bas aaja..
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
mekooooooooo
awww baby…tujhe bhi….tu to meri tupsi pari hai na??
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
awwwwww mei kush gayiiii
zee meko ek favour chahiye… 
will mail u 
arre definitely…tu bas bol…ill help anyway i can..
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
Hehhehee I will come to meet u soon..Zee!
Waise bhi kabhi pune nai aayi mein..
jaldi jaldi come Riccy!
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
baap re!! Ric i wonder where ul find the space to keep everything! Hardy will hav t buy a new house just for makeup!
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
Hehehehee..my colleagues also say the same thing..Zee!
hehe..ab aisa to karnaich padega na
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
gujrati hai woh…kya karega itne paisa kaa??? mere liye hi toh earn karaha hainaa
yeh ! galat fami hai
Gujrati’s ko ekhata karna bhaut pasand hota hai 
lekin Ric will change them..itni HOT jo hai
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
very gud point….pls buy a mansion and alot one room for me na???plsss1!!
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
hehehehee.. But luckily my Gujrati is full *dildaar*…mwaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!
hona bhi chahiye…sexy Ric jo hai
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
i sswear ya…i went totally beserk b4 marriage and i hardly used anythin…now slowly by slowly ive started
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
Blushses are not my kind but shadows look great for neutral makeup!
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absolutely..the es r really pretty…Blushes r quite commen kinds..the kind beginners wud use…
Darn I think I am the only one who did no makeup shopping before wedding..I was so obsessed with the clothes I wanted that completely forgot about the makeup…I love this palette though…great neutral shades for everyday looks
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really? Paro u did only clothes ka shopping? i hardly even luked at the clothes…every weekend i wud go and buy makeup
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
maine to dono kiya tha lekin mughe ab lagta hai ki kam kiya tha
haha!!! too much! i didnt give dhyaan on clothes n jewellery….i was hardly even at home at that time also..but wheneva i was in town, i was only either going for blouse measurements ro makeup shopping
i miss those days 
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
Good pallette, its my turn to go mad for shopping now
i know..did u check the Kryolan palette which i just posted.
kahan par post kiya? meko nahi dikh raha …
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
all the best shivi…and i luv the stuff u buy…very level headed
I have their neutral palette and totally love it! this one too is very pigmented na..lovely!
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neutral one..since the time i came across BB one i just don think of any other
BB kaunsa hai??
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
Ooh! Review it na pari?? The other one I have is the 88 warm palette…it’s so very versatile
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woooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww………. itne saare e/s
zee meri shadi jaldi karwa do na 
haha!!! mujhse hi karle….hum dono ka stash milake we’ll be makeup millionaires!
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
yup yup mei bilkul tayar
chalo done…
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
omg bhabs how can u not use this paletteeeee
mai hoti toh abi tak khatm kr dia h ota 
waiting for garam matka’s 
Upasana recently posted..Somewhere someday…
i dint kno u then na??? hardly knew to apply properly…ekdum tao me aake khareed to liya…but who knew to use properly??
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
Upasana recently posted..Somewhere someday…
thoda thoda….but honestly not utilizing it to its max…agar u were here, tujhe hi de deti…
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
awww ko nai
use it na 
Upasana recently posted..Somewhere someday…
haan…still learnin….tu aake sikha na pls
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
Oh wow. u gor Cs ka palette
amazing shades zee. 
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thanx Jyo..i just wish i used it more….shaadi ke time itne tashan se liya…hehe.
Zara recently posted..Bags! Bags! Bags! – Which type do you like??
this palette looks custom made for me
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