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So finally did some swatches of my new purchase, the Coastal Scents Creative Me #1 Palette. The colors are so vibrant and PRETTY! :)

Here's how the casing of the palette looks like.. it measures 5 3/4 inches long by 4 1/4 inches wide.



My Quick Review:

PROS:
+ High color payoff.. VERY pigmented, colorful
+ Afforable! It's only $21.95 @ Coastal Scents and you get 12 colors!
+ Matte (I prefer matte!)
+ When used with an eye primer, it'll stay on the whole day!
+ Texture wise, it's very finely grinded, not coarse/rough
+ Goes on smooth, and easy to blend colors together
+ Smell/Scent? No odor
+ Colors are SO PRETTY and VIBRANT!!
+ Casing is very small, you can take it with you in your purse when you're on the go..
+ I've read a couple other reviews on the hot pots, and the individual hot pots are said to fit in MAC palettes.. so if you have an empty MAC palette, the Coastal Scents hot pots can fit.

CONS
+ No individual color names for hot pots! It can get a little confusing, they have it labeled by an alpha-numeric code like this:
Hot Pot #M11 - "M" stands for Matte
Hot Pot #S25 - "S" stands for Satin or Shimmer
Hot Pot #B04 - "B" stands for Blush

+ Since the texture is really fine, expect fallout, so be sure to prime your eyelids and pat some translucent powder underneath your waterline to catch any fallout..
+ Casing has that "BRAND SPANKIN' NEW" smell... I was trying to smell the eyeshadow, and originally thought the eyeshadows had a weird smell, but after taking out an individual hot pot, realized it was the case of the palette that smelled ODD.. :\

Other than that... I LOVE this palette, and will be doing more looks with it soon.. ;)




So here is the long awaited swatches.. there are 12 hot pots in this palette.. they are matte colors, from the swatches, there seems to be mostly pairs of colors, one lighter than the other. 2 shades of YELLOW, 2 shades of ORANGE, 2 shades of BLUE, 2 shades of GREEN, 1 shade of RED, 1 (what looks like) HOT PINK?, 1 DARK PURPLE, and the last 1 looks like a shade of LAVENDER, or like a lighter to medium shade of PURPLE. Sorry this is semi- in order, because I had no space left for the last row, so ended up putting it on the top instead! Hope you can still follow the color pattern.. :(



Make sure to prime your lids with an eye primer. I used Micabella Eye Primer.


EOTD: My 1st Eye of the Day!



Hope this little diagram helps!


I used the Creative Me #1 Palette for this look. For the inner 1/3 of my eye, I used the 2nd Yellow from the palette. On the Center 1/3 of my eye, I used the Hot Pink (which is directly beneath the Yellow). On the End or the "outer V" of my eye, I used the Darkest Purple. I did the same to bottom of my eye, underneath my waterline.

To add a little pop to this look, I added some Micabella Shimmer Powder "81 Resonance" and finished off with Maybelline Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner, Neutrogena Healthy Volume Mascara, and Rimmel Soft Kohl Eye Pencil on my bottom waterline.






Sorry, I wasn't able to do a FOTD, because my eyebrows were horrible when I did this look! :P I've since then got them done, so expect more upcoming looks!! :D



On another note.. I've FINALLLY found my MAC 224 Blending Brush! OMG, I have been looking for this for MONTHS! I was so determined to find it so I could do more looks with my new palettes.. I scoured my room looking through every nook and cranny!

Low and behold! LMAO! It was behind my vanity this whole time! I had my hubby help me pull it forward to look behind it, and he started laughing at a Duracell battery stuck on the wall.. and my eyes automatically zoomed in on another item stuck on the wall.. LOL! MY MAC BLENDING BRUSH!! Hallelujah!


I just HAD to share.. it was too hilarious! ;) Have any of you ladies lost something precious, and found it in an ODD place? LMAO!