Comments on: Review Revue: Coastal Scents Cosmetics (ZOMG an actual positive review!)

By: Sara A.

Sara A. — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:45:40 +0000

I’m gonna put another vote in for Medusa’s for your “screaming yellow” They have every color you can imagine plus neons and lipgloss!

By: La BellaDonna

La BellaDonna — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:33:03 +0000

Also, if you have black eyebrows and a certain kind of colouring (i.e., mine,), grey eyeshadow (a fairly light medium grey) makes a DANDY filler for the aforementioned black eyebrows. Much better than brown, which tends to turn reddish on my skin, and not so harsh and fake-looking as filling it in with black pencil or powder.

By: Jeni

Jeni — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:38:58 +0000

http://www.aromaleigh.com – my fav place for eyeshadow! You can get samples of all the colors (around $1.00-$1.60 each), and they last (me at least) a long time. I don’t buy full size anymore. Shipping is free on sample orders (there is a $10 minimum) and you get free samples (I think its usually like 2 eye shadows and a lip color) which each order.

Under their “Rocks! Sonic” eye colors- Atomic is a bright matte yellow (on me).

By: mdegraffen

mdegraffen — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:48:32 +0000

Mally makes some wonderful highly pigmented colors. You can get them on QVC.

By: sarahbyrdd

sarahbyrdd — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:21:27 +0000

“The browns are almost exact duplicates of MAC mushroom and bark, which are great browns I use for eyebrow powders (apply it with an angled brush).”

Thank you. I’d completely forgotten about using shadows to fill in eyebrows. I’m generally a minimal make-up kind of lady, but lately I’ve been loving the red lipstick and it unbalances my face as my eyebrows have been bleached out by the summer sun. I’m going to have to spend a little time playing at Sephora to find the right thing.

By: ChloeMireille

ChloeMireille — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:21:20 +0000

I lurk on LiveJournal’s Eyeshadow Sluts community, and I’ve heard a lot of good things about Coastal Scents, especially their gigantic 88 and 120 palettes. That group has taught me a lot of things, like how Make Up Forever’s #92 eyeshadow is the greatest purple on earth.

And I understand the skepticism about buying the huge cheap makeup set. My teenage years were positively littered with them, and I finally tossed my last one 2 or 3 years ago…at 26.

By: Lady A

Lady A — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:49:44 +0000

Limecrime is great. Also look at Medusa’s makeup for your Holy Grail yellow. I believe the color you want is called Big Bird.

By: Frances

Frances — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:35:15 +0000

Mmmm, not so sure I agree about the shimmer thing. I have golden/dark skin, and shimmery colours look absolutely wonderful. I like mattes as well but those tend to look very 70s on me :-)

It’s not a shadow, but maybe if you’re looking for yellow, Shu Uemura Painting Cream Liner in Citrine would be a good bet. Here’s a swatch : http://www.temptalia.com/shu-uemura-primitribe-collection-reviews-photos-swatches#more-11951

Thanks Frances. The Shu Uemura looks great, but I can’t do anything with oil in it because of my lashes. Oh the price of being high maintenance! – Plum

By: dcsurfergirl

dcsurfergirl — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:02:12 +0000

Check out the Makeup Geek blog for makeup looks using Coastal Scents makeup. You can also try Michelle Phan’s YouTube channel and site (ricebunny) for other looks..

By: Limespark - Please Feed the Bears.

Limespark - Please Feed the Bears. — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:42:29 +0000

Try limecrimemakeup.com – this girl has a bright screaming yellow that I think you’ll fall head over heels for.

And I’m totally with you on the MAC pigments being so pricey, I get this horrible sense of guilt when I spend money on something and then don’t use it, haha.