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As pictured above, each palette has the "Crush Cosmetics" label on the front (I stuck a little 88W or 88S colour sticker so I could distinguish between the two). Although on the back of each is a small silver sticker "88W" for the Warm Palette or "88P" for the Shimmer Palette.
The palette/s come in a black box with the ingrediants listed on the back, & the expiry date.
When opening the palette there is a slight aroma, similar to "olive oil", but this is not unpleasant & I cannot smell this on the actual eyeshadows.
As shown in the pictures right & below, the colour range is mostly earthy from off-whites, greys/silvers, camo colours on the far left. Then moving into creams, a few berrys & sand & deep brown shades centre to far right.
The 88 Crush Cosmetics Palette has a variety of matte & shimmery shades & would be useful for those wanting an everyday eye look palette for neutral to gentle smokey eye looks.
I have only seen pictures & footage in reviews/blogs but the palette does look a lot like the 88 Neutral Palette from Coastal Scents but I am happy that I can finally get an 88 palette locally!
Left & below:
Closer shots of the 88 Crush Cosmetics Warm Palette
The eye shadows are softer & more powdery than some of my other "higher end brands" that I have tried, such as MAC or Nars. Some are even softer in consistency than Stila or Benefit shadows & are a bit "chalky".
However the quality of most of the eyeshadows are very good for the price. I bought the palettes on sale for about $27.95 which works out to approximately less than $0.32 each. Full price is $34.95 working out at less than $0.40 for each pan.
The size of the pans are about 15mm in diameter which for those of you in Australia is smaller than a 5 cent piece. However the pans do not seem very shallow & there is a fair amount in each one. There is also several shades in the palette/s that are very similar.
The texture & pigmentation in the 88 Warm Palette is similar to some other "lower end" brands I have like NYX & elf, BYS, Australis, Models Prefer & TCW.
Right: Close up of bottom centre colours that I have used both matte & shimmery shades
Below: Close up of colours bottom far right of the 88 Warm Palette
As the name suggests all the 88 shadows in the palette are shimmery. The list of ingrediants & expiry sticker on the box is the same as the 88 Warm Palette.
When opening the palette there is also the same "olive oil" scent but I could not smell this when using the eyeshadows.
Above: When opening the palette the colours appear very intense & from left to right colours range from golden hues to greens, blues, berrys, purples, pinks, reddy orange, greys & browns.
Below: Close up of palette bottom left
The eyeshadows are quiet soft & smooth & blend very nicely. Although the bright colours tend to leave a bright stain on the brush it is very easy to remove when spot cleaning or deep cleaning.
The texture of the shadows reminded me of Stila, Benefit, NYX, elf & Chi Chi brands although the pigmentation is not as intense as the colour first suggests.
I did a swatch of three colours the brightest dolly pink (row 7, far right of the palette), the green bottom right of the palette & the blue (row 7, bottom right). I did these with my fingers to show as best I could the texture & the colour intensity of the shadows. (Yes, I cleaned my hands but with the natural oils & surface area it won't really look like this on the eye). So I would recommend using a eye lid primer or good base with these colours if you want the intensity of the colours.
Right: Close up of the bottom far right but the colour
is washed out here.
Last Thoughts...
Overall for the price of this palette I am quite satisfied with the quality. It will not replace my other "higher end' shadows but will be a great addition to my eye shadow range & I can work the colours of both palettes with all my other brands. It will also be great to take the palettes if I am travelling away for a while & want to do a lot of different looks, for work or play.
