I can't remember the last time I bought a smoky eye palette...I have fair skin and I find that the super dark shades in a lot of "smoky" palettes look too harsh on me. So when I have a big event and want to rock a smoky eye, I tend to reach for deeper browns or plums versus black and gray, because it looks a little bit softer. That's why I decided to take a chance on the new Coastal Scents Revealed Smoky Palette ($19.99 at CoastalScents.com)... the price was right and it has the perfect shades to create "my" kind of smoky eye (as well as everyday makeup looks too).
Let me just say, I'm so glad I did and I'm excited to share my review and swatches with you today. Let's have a look...
When I first saw the Revealed Smoky, I thought of the new Urban Decay Naked Smoky because it has similar shades of bronzes, browns and taupes, as well as a few gray and black shades. In fact, I almost bought the Naked Smoky because it seemed like I could easily create that softer smoky eye look I love with it, but the almost $60 price tag held me back because I don't wear a smoky eye all that often.
The Revealed Smoky offers a similar color lineup of bronzes, browns, taupes and grays, with the addition of some plummy shades and even a navy blue. Plus, this palette has 20 shades for $19.99 while the Naked Smoky has 12 shades for $54.
There's a beautiful range of finishes in the Revealed Smoky Palette as well, including mattes, satins, shimmers, and metallics. The best part is, every single shade applies beautifully whether you're using a brush or your fingers. You know how a lot palettes have shimmers that swatch beautifully but the mattes end up going on dry and patchy? That can happen with budget-friendly as well as high-end palettes but it's not the case here! The mattes go on as smoothly as the shimmer shades and are highly pigmented. The metallic shades that have chunkier glitter in them (there are a couple in the bottom row) have a little bit of fallout but the rest of the shades had remarkably little fallout. Overall, I am blown away by the formula of these!
The swatches below are without primer. I rubbed my finger back and forth in each pan a few times and then swiped...and the results are amazingly pigmented.
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The Revealed Smoky palette is available for $19.95 now at CoastalScents.com
I like the color selection in this better than the UD version. Too many cool browns go muddy on my very fair skin. This looks promising!
ReplyDeleteI prefer it also. Its one of my favorite palettes ever!
DeleteI have the revealed 2 palette and just love it. The quality is great. You really can't beat it for the price.
ReplyDeleteSo true! I bought the other Revealed palettes but haven't swatched them yet. :)
DeleteThis looks so awesome!!! I absolutely love the look of this palette!
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Me too! When I first saw it, I knew I had to have it! :)
DeleteThat top right burgundy color is speaking to me!!!
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