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Ok, I've bought so many brushes from Coastal Scents, and I know I've talked about them tons on this site.
They were at their very first IMATS. I got to meet with the President of the company, who told me that their hottest items right now, are the 252 shade make up palette. Seriously. 252 different colors. It was $24.95 at the show, $39.95 online. In a few weeks, all 252 colors will be available as individual magnetic hot pots that can be placed inside any of their custom blank palettes (they come in sizes of 4, 12, and 28 pots) so it can be more convenient to carry around if you know you'll only need a few colors.
I always thought that Coastal Scents was just a distributor, and I used to be right. They now have their own production department, and are trying to get a patent on their 252 shade palette. They said that they try to come out with new and unique ideas and palettes, and everybody else ends up duping them, which is why you'll see so many palettes everywhere that look alike. (the funny part is, on the other side of the tradeshow, I actually saw a dupe of the 22 piece brush set that Coastal Scents showed me, but the brush fibers were obviously rougher.) They've also started producing their brushes in house too. He was not happy with the quality of the brushes he was getting as a distributor, so now they have both synthetic and real fiber brushes that they're producing on their own.
Having purchased 2 brush cases from them in the past, I was really impressed with the quality of the case on the 22 piece brush set. It feels very heavy duty (the first one I bought was super flimsy so I never ended up using it) and the brushes are quite soft. I'll need to wash and try out a few to compare with the old brushes to see how well they work with makeup, but I'm happy with my first look at them.
One sad thing to note, is that they are phasing out their liquid color correctors as they didn't sell very well. He believes that they might be more for the professional community and not the public community, so most people aren't even sure how to use them.
They do have new different shaped brushes in development, and since everything is being produced in house (and cruelty free with no animal testing), he is positive his quality will be great!
They were at their very first IMATS. I got to meet with the President of the company, who told me that their hottest items right now, are the 252 shade make up palette. Seriously. 252 different colors. It was $24.95 at the show, $39.95 online. In a few weeks, all 252 colors will be available as individual magnetic hot pots that can be placed inside any of their custom blank palettes (they come in sizes of 4, 12, and 28 pots) so it can be more convenient to carry around if you know you'll only need a few colors.
I always thought that Coastal Scents was just a distributor, and I used to be right. They now have their own production department, and are trying to get a patent on their 252 shade palette. They said that they try to come out with new and unique ideas and palettes, and everybody else ends up duping them, which is why you'll see so many palettes everywhere that look alike. (the funny part is, on the other side of the tradeshow, I actually saw a dupe of the 22 piece brush set that Coastal Scents showed me, but the brush fibers were obviously rougher.) They've also started producing their brushes in house too. He was not happy with the quality of the brushes he was getting as a distributor, so now they have both synthetic and real fiber brushes that they're producing on their own.
Having purchased 2 brush cases from them in the past, I was really impressed with the quality of the case on the 22 piece brush set. It feels very heavy duty (the first one I bought was super flimsy so I never ended up using it) and the brushes are quite soft. I'll need to wash and try out a few to compare with the old brushes to see how well they work with makeup, but I'm happy with my first look at them.
One sad thing to note, is that they are phasing out their liquid color correctors as they didn't sell very well. He believes that they might be more for the professional community and not the public community, so most people aren't even sure how to use them.
They do have new different shaped brushes in development, and since everything is being produced in house (and cruelty free with no animal testing), he is positive his quality will be great!