Coastal Scents Contour and Blush Palette

I can't say enough good about this product. So here is what I judge this product on: Quality: the powders in this palette are an amazing quality. They are pigmented very well without being so super saturated your afraid to dip your brush in, and they are silky soft and a dream to blend. And they are 100% matte. No shimmer at all, which to me is a good thing and hard to find especially in a highlight. Convenience: I literally have half a dozen bronzer compacts, two or three highlight compacts plus a few liquid/cream highlights, and even more blush compacts. And this takes the place of ALL of them (unless you want a shimmery effect, because these are all completely and utterly matte). I put on foundation, set it with a setting powder, and then grab this palette. End of story, it replaces three or four compacts for blush/bronzer/highlight, and in all seriousness, I could probably use a mixture of one or two of the lighter flesh-toned shades as a setting powder in a pinch. Versatility: I hate buying palettes most of the time because if you don't like even one of the products in the palette, it seems wasteful to me. But this palette is extraordinarily versatile because you can mix the shades. For instance,the blush in the upper right hand corner is way to bright for me. I can never imagine wearing that color even sheered out. So, I dab my brush in the that blush, and then mix it with the light pinky shade in the lower left hand corner, and it instantly dilutes that pink down to a very wearable shade for my skin tone. I can do the same with the white to get and even paler pink, or mix it with the upper middle for a peachier toned shade. I do the same with the bronzer (the dark brown shade) I mix it with the shade above it to warm up my face overall, but use it straight to contour. Price: When you think about it, buying six shades of blush/bronzer/highlight for under $20 is not going to happen, with a few exceptions. I will say that coastal scents runs this on sale for $11 pretty frequently but the shipping is more pricey.

The pans are huge, and the colors highly pigmented but easy to wear and layer. I've tried the colors on myself (very fair) and 2 friends, one Hispanic, one African-American. You can combine and build the products and it will work on anyone. The powder isn't anything special but works to tone down color that is too bright. The bronzer is fantastic, looks good on me and I am extremely pale (NC15 Mac). The highlighter is great because it isn't glittery. I can't imagine getting a better blush/contour palette than this one for the same price. ***I purchased this from Amazon, and the first palette delivered was broken. I notified them and had immediate communication regarding a replacement, which they shipped the next day. My new palette arrived to my overseas address in 5 days! Incredible. And as a bonus, I received an email stating I didn't need to return the original broken item. Very fast, professional service.A+++++++++

I was skeptical, but I wanted to try my hand at contouring so I figured this would be a good place to start. I didn't expect the colors to be as great as they were but for me, they did go on very pigmented but unfortunately didn't stay on too long. While all of this isn't too bad and pretty acceptable, all things considered, the big downfall was how badly it broke out my skin. I am acne prone (cystic, no less), but I have it under control and it isn't too easily irritated. I didn't go at my skin super heavy with this since I am new to contouring. I tried the dark brown and thought nothing of it hitting my main problem area (which hasn't bothered me in a while). I did it for a few days, getting the hang of this technique and started noticing the bumps :( Since nothing else has been different for me, I can't attribute it to anything else. I will still use this LIGHTLY around my face, mostly the white as a highlighter but around my eyes and brows. I'm pretty afraid to try the rest in heavy doses. I do have an event coming up so maybe a few trial runs with it and maybe for the actual day...but nothing too serious or often ever again. Hate to let this go to waste even though it was inexpensive, it was a decent enough palette. Seller shipped fast & I was also afraid of it arriving broken but alas, it did not!

Mucho pigmento.

good value for money

Its is so pigmented the contour shade is the best and the palette is huge i was amazed to see how big the pans were. the packaging was not the best though.

Its value for money and versatile product The pan of the shade are huge and highly pigmented