Sunday, February 13, 2011

Wet 'n' Wild 8 Pan Eyeshadow Palettes

Last weekend I picked up the 3 new 8 pan Wet 'n' Wild eyeshadow palettes at my local Walgreens. They retail for $4.99 and are a great value for the money. For the most part I like them, despite generally being a total brand whore, but Wet 'n' Wild has always been one of those exceptions for me; the quality is always great.


First up is the beautifully neutral toned Comfort Zone. The quality on this one is nice; it's soft and pigmented and delightful to apply. I do feel like the left side of the palette is too warm for my taste, but I love the green side of the palette (minus the ugly warm brown duochrome shade)

The second palette is Petal Pusher, the purple toned palette in the new collection. Again, one side is cooler toned than the other. The cooler toned left side is far less pigmented than the other. I had a bit of trouble applying the lid shade without packing it on, and even then it didn't show up too well. I haven't applied the right side yet, but it swatched pretty nicely. I would say that this is the least pigmented of the 3 palettes, which is a bit dissapointing to me because I'm fond of purple eyeshadows.

The last palette; Blue Had Me at Hello is the most pigmented of the 3 palettes, and oddly enough my favorite. I'm wearing the right side of the palette today, and it applied smoothly and coordinated perfectly. The silver shade is also the most amazing silver I've come across. I feel like this palette is worth it for that shade alone if nothing else. I am a little bummed that they shoved two black shades in this palette that are nearly identical; the glitter in the right side of the palette falls off pretty much immediately leaving it identical to the other black shade. The blue on the left side is also black based; making it come off as nearly black on my lids. I really wish that the creative team at Wet 'n' Wild had seen fit to put a different shades in here, but I'm still happy with the palette overall.

The last thing I have for you ladies today is my manicure for the day; China Glaze Cracked Concrete over ORLY Cashmere Cardigan. It's not my favorite combination, but it works I guess.

7 comments:

  1. Love these, but i havent seen it in my area! :(

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  2. I gotta find someone in the US to pick me up some of these.. in Canada we don't have them and I don't know if we will (never got the special edition christmas ones).

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  3. I'm getting those 8-pans!!!! That is, as soon as I can find them!

    I do like the crackle mani. It's an unusual look and that's fascinating.

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  4. another review on these awesome palette! LOL..
    I am having trouble breathing now..XD (because of the fact that we won't get them here in malaysia) *sigh*

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  5. Aww...well when they become more readily available here (they're still a bit understocked) I'm thinking of picking them up and offering them to international ladies at cost (what it costs me to buy and ship these) Unfortunately, shipping overseas tends to be a bit pricey, so I'm not sure how many people would want to end up paying for it.

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