Review & Swatches: Coastal Scents 10 Blush Palette

Hey everyone! So if you have been following me for a while now, then you would know that I bought this at the end of 2011. I am a huge blush addict and love collecting all different shades of blush. For me, blush makes a huge difference and can really change/complete a whole face look. Since I wanted to expand my blush collection and try out different shades, I thought it was time to buy a blush palette. I have been hearing a lot of reviews on Coastal Scents palettes from YouTube Makeup Gurus and thought it was time to buy myself one. I was kind of debating between the NARS Danmari Blush Palette and the Coastal Scents 10 Blush Palette. As you can see from the titles, you know that I decided to buy the Coastal Scents one since it was on sale plus the NARS one was around $60USD plus tax.

Coastal Scents describes the 10 blush palette as:
"Add a natural, warm glow to your face like a professional with our 10 Blush Palette. Containing four matte and six satiny finished blush/bronzers this palette is perfect for adding a rush of color to those cheeks. This travel friendly, Coastal Scents logo imprinted matte black palette is a must have for every makeup kit."

The Coastal Scents 10 Blush Palette comes with 10 blush shades. The palette is a black matte case. The case is really slim and thin, which makes it perfect for traveling. I love bringing this with me whenever I travel because it doesn't take a lot of room and I don't have to carry a bunch of different blushes with me instead I have a bunch of different shades all in one palette. The blushes are a nice size and big enough to dip a blush brush in. This comes with a nice range of shades and can pretty much work with any skin tone. This palette comes with six shimmer blushes and four matte finishes. You get both warm and cool tones ranging from different pinks, peaches, corals, and so on. This is a nice palette for all year around.

I would say that almost all the shades are pigmented. There is only one blush in the palette that doesn't show that much on my skin tone. It took me a lot of swipes to get some of it to show up on my arm and in the pictures. The blush that wasn't as pigmented as the others is the one on the bottom row and is third to last. I even circled the swatch of the blush that I am talking about, so you can see how light/sheer it is.

In my opinion, I think this is a nice palette to have for those who would like to expand their blush collection, makeup beginners, and those who would like to save some extra money. For those who have a couple high end blushes in their collection like MAC, NARS, and TARTE might not like these blushes because the quality and pigmentation isn't the same.

You can buy this blush palette from the Coastal Scents website. They sell them for $15.95USD but I bought this when Coastal Scents had a 40% sale a while back. I think that this palette is a great way to try out a variety of shades without hurting your wallet. This palette gives you the option to try out new blush shades and to see which will complement your skin tone.

FYI: One of blushes arrived broken, as you can see in the pictures. I just took all the broken pieces and stored it in different container.

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My First Coastal Scents Haul

Hey everyone! Guess what? I finally decided to take the plunge and order Coastal Scents. I have never tried Coastal Scents before and have always seen them on YouTube and on makeup blogs. I have always been interested in them but all the palettes were sort of pricey and I hate not being able to see and test a product in person before buying. Since so many people like Coastal Scents such as DulceCandy87, AllThatGlitters21, MakeupByTiffanyD and EmilyNoel83 but then again they did get the products all for free. Hmm.. LOL Don't get me wrong, I love them all! I follow them (not literally follow them  like in person LOL) and watch their videos all the time!

Since Coastal Scents was having a sale on their makeup. They were having a 40% off sale on their palettes and plus if your order totals over $50USD, you get free shipping. I thought that this was a great sale but I sort of wish I had waited a few extra days because after they had a 50% off sitewide sale. LOL Well lets just say that I was super excited and counting the days until my package would arrive into my arms. It took a week and a half for it to arrive, which was pretty good. The only problem that I had with them was that two out of my three palettes arrived broken. I was totally disappointed with that. The box was marked fragile all all sides and all the palettes were bubble wrapped like crazy, which I took a picture off. When I saw that, I was like "yes, my palettes must be safe and protected" but I spoke too soon. Both my blush palette and my 28 eyeshadow blush palette were broken. Only one pan in each palette was broken. It was a freaking mess when I opened everything up. All the loose blush and eye shadow got all over my bed spead. It took me forever to get everything clean. It was such a hassle. I think that Coastal Scents sent me those already broken because I just don't think with all that bubble wrap, fragile stamps, and paper that those two palettes would have arrived broken. But I could be wrong. Its just assumptions.

Okay, onto what I bought:
- Coastal Scents 10 Blush Palette

- Coastal Scents 26 Shadow Blush Palette

- Coastal Scents 88 Warm Palette

- Destiny Blender Brush x2
- Pro Blending Brush
- Large Chisel Fluff Shadow Brush x2

- Cool White Satin (Sample)

 

I didn't order that much. I just manly order from them because of their 10 Blush palette. I freaking love blush. I am a blush addict so I wanted to try out other shades and have them all in one palette that would be great for traveling and vacations. I also wanted to try out some of their brushes because I don't really have many different brand brushes. All I have are $1USD ELF, ELF Studio Brushes, and CVS brands brushes. I was so dissapointed that my palettes arrived broken. I already called customer service and it took forever to get a hold of them. I guess they only have one USA phone line because everytime I called them, the line was straight away busy. It took me 24 times (yes, 24 freaking times) to get through.

All of their palettes comes with their Coastal Scents logo on the front as well as the name of the palette. Plus the 88 eyeshadow palette has the ingredients printed on the back of the palette as well. I sort of wish that all their palettes just came blank without their logo on it. LOL
I will try to post up reviews on the brushes and palettes that I bought after I try them out for a while. If there is a particular palette or brush that you guys would like to see a review on, please let me know. Well I hope you guys liked my haul. By the way, have any of you ever order from Coastal Scents before? Did any of your palettes arrive broken or did you have any problems with their customer service?

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