Many of you have been requesting of review of the palettes that I used to pack my makeup goodies for my Cali trip, and now that the weekend is finally upon us I've managed to set aside some time for this post! In a word these palettes are awesome - they're cleverly packaged, come in a variety of fun, vibrant shades, are ridiculously easy to use, and best of all, are super travel-friendly (and make fantastic gifts).
Check out the full review and find out where these palettes are from after the jump!
So where are these fun little palettes from? The clever mind of UNII Cosmetics creator Minna Ha who created the UNII palettes to enable you to combine magnetized products from all different brands into one convenient palette.
The palettes comes in this pragmatic yet cute envelope packaging that opens to reveal instructions on how to depot using a blowdryer (I have yet to try this method but definitely will in the near future) and much much more.
The palettes themselves are just all-around fantastic, albeit a tad pricey at $29 a pop (although worth it in my mind). They come with their own magnetic strips that you cut to size, and unlike the magnets that I purchase at crafts stores, these are actually strong meaning I can bang my palette around without having to worry about things popping out of place. The large, clear interior mirror is indispensable (I whip mine out on the airplane or at work to touch up my makeup and it' so nice not having to peer into some tiny little thing) and the rubberized seal around the edges prevents any leakage, but my favorite aspect of these palettes is the dimensions.
The UNII palettes (pictured in Pomegranate above) measure 3.7"D x 6"L x 0.7" thick - and what really ensures that I use these often is they're just thick enough that you can even pop a few eyeshadow brushes in there. I happen to hate having to carry a separate pouch for my brushes and always end up just using sponge applicators or my fingers for touch-ups, so the fact that I can now just pop a few of my MAC SE brushes or any of my shorter-handled shadow brushes right into the palette is just amazing.
The UNII Palettes are available in Lemonglass (yellow), Eggplant (purple), Snow (white), Pomegrante (pinky red) and Twilight (blue) and they're all just gorgeous. Each shade contains this nice multi-dimensinal shimmer that gives them that extra special something, and there's really a shade for everyone (how perfect is Snow to store your bridal makeup?).
Check out close-ups of Lemonglass and Snow below to get a better idea of the shades and the shimmer in them - how pretty, right?
I have last-minute makeup-requiring events come up all the time so I'm never without at lesat one of my UNII palettes. Now all I need is to buy one of Bobbi Brown's pan foundations so that I can pop one in one of my palettes and really have a face in a palette. I'd definitely recommend these as gifts for your make-up loving friends as they're practical, cute, wonderfully sturdy and oh so convenient.
Availbility: Online only at the UNII Palette site for $29.00.
This review contains a press sample - Minna, the creator of these wonderful palettes, was referred to me by the gorgeous Ana of Lipsticks & Lightsabers - gotta love your fellow bloggers! If you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please feel free to contact me at a.beautyful.sentiment@gmail.com.
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