Coastal Scents hot pots 'set 1' & Review of Coastalscents.com

Today ill be doing a review and swatches of Coastal Scents hot pots in:
Cloud White (matte), Paris Green (satin), Reef Blue (satin), Thunderous (satin)

As I mentioned in my previous post, I actually received these samplers in my Coastal Scents orders.
Still, I'm not sponsored or paid by the company~ they send the samples out to anyone to let you try out the shadows

First off, I'd like to talk a little bit about the company itself because I personally love Coastal Scents. It is an online website much like Sedona Lace, and BH Cosmetics. They offer free shipping for orders over $50 to the continental US but not to Hawaii or Alaska.
The shipping otherwise is extremely high--I've paid up to $40 for shipping before
That's extremely overpriced in my opinion.
However, the shipping is very fast -- I live in Hawaii and it usually takes about two to three days to come to me! That's very very good if you know how long it usually takes for other companies to ship to Hawaii
As for payment options, there are so many! You can money order, pay with credit card, e-gift card, and PayPal (which is what I typically use).
I've never had a problem with Coastal Scents or their customer service ( if I had a question, they'd always get back to me really quickly ).
Overall, I'd give the website a 4/5 (one point off because the ridiculous shipping cost)

Now, onto the hot pots review ~

I was actually really happy with this set.
I didn't expect to like the seafoam green type colors but I actually really liked it ~

One thing I really admire about Coastal Scents eyeshadows is the pigmentation. It is always really smooth and barely chalky~
I have quite a few palettes from them including all the 88 palettes (warm, color, shimmer, metal mania, mirage, etc)
And the 28 neutral palette
& 252 blockbuster palette
All of the palettes have been awesome and never disappointed me!



Coming soon will be reviews of two other sample hot pot sets! <3
Keep an eye out for them

Xoxo, Jammie


PHOTO
Here are swatches of Set 1:
The lighting is a bit yellow since I do these at night. The Paris green is actually deeper in person~

Coming soon! Coastal scents Hot Pots set 1

This will include a review and swatches of Coastal Scents: Cloud White (matte), Paris Green (satin), Reef Blue (satin), Thunderous (satin) hot pots

I received these in a deluxe sample size from Coastal Scents with my order ~
I also received two other sets but ill review those another day once I've tried them out:.

My New Years Resolution

The year 2013 is here!
We made it (:

This year I hope to upload more reviews and haul posts, to share things I love, hate, and just to generally show you guys my initial thoughts and experiences with items ~

Also, I've subscribed to iPsy or MyGlamBag and can share my thoughts about that with you <3
So far I'm loving the bags and think they are an amazing value (;
This will also allow me to review many more products for you guys

So that resolution was pretty general and not very clear.
I'll make it a bit more specific - so lets say at least 1 review each week. Then, by the summer ill have up about 15 new reviews~
I'll try to put up posts in between also (:

MUA Glamour Days palette review & swatches

I originally saw this brand on jodik76's channel on YouTube
She did a comparison between the MUA Undressed palette and the Naked 1 palette (urban decay)
I ordered a bunch of palettes from the MUA website and I have to say that for being international the price and shipping time was extremely reasonable. International shipping is a flat rate of £7.50 which is about $15 US.  When I ordered, the website was closing for a couple of weeks (around Christmas) to check stock, etc.  Taking this into consideration, my package only took about a week to arrive - and I live in Hawaii, so this is extremely impressive.  I didn't get any shipping confirmation, or tracking info, so it came to me as a surprise.  I would've liked if I had gotten shipment info but I don't mind, as long as I get my shipment. Everything came bubble wrapped in a shipping bag (not box).  The website sent me a couple extras including their bronzer and the Artist palette.

Today I'll be talking about the MUA Glamour Days palette (£4 = ~$6-7 US) - it has a mixture of bright and neutral shades ranging from matte to frosty/shimmery finishes.
The matte shades in the palette have very poor color payoff and I have to say I was a bit disappointed. However, the other shades are very smooth and feel almost creamy, especially when applied over a primer.


Overall, I'd give this palette a 3.5/5 because I had expected more, but it wasn't bad, and the price point was very good. I have to say I am impressed with the dimension that some of these shades have, like the teal, which has yellowy green undertones, and the top blue shade, which has some reddish hints in it.

For the swatches the top section is without primer and the bottom is with my Lorac eye primer.
It isn't as obvious a difference in the photos as you can see in person. For example, the second color on the top row reflects much more yellow and gold undertones in the blue base, giving it a teal look (with the primer).

 

Also, the dark brown matte shade has much better color payoff with primer.

 

Everyday Neutral smokey look

This was just an experiment ~

I did a smokier look with my Naked 1 palette ~

Emerald Green color of the year - makeup look

Another look I did yesterday ~
Or last night/this morning I guess
Sorry- late upload .. It's actually from January 1st.

Products used :
Bare Minerals eye primer
Hello Kitty palette (I forget the name but its the one with giraffe print and a brown bow) the lime green/yellowy color
MAC crushed metallic pigment in Rain Drop
Urban Decay Black palette - and black dog
Urban Decay zero eyeliner pencil
Maybelline the colossal cat eyes mascara

Nature Republic auto eyebrow pencil in dark brown
Too Faced teddy bear

Bath and Body Works semi Annual sale haul ~

I love BBW (:
Especially their sales ~
Here's what I bought during the sales this time !

I'm crazy about the 'fresh picked apples' scent and the 'winter candy apple'
:3
Yeaaaah (: