I have a confession to make. This is a haul post. And everybody knows what that means.
In my defence, I've wanted Comfort Zone for almost nine months. Purchasing something that costs less than $10 after wanting it for months and months is reasonable, non?
I've wanted to try the infamous Wet 'N Wild Color Icon eyeshadows for about 9 months, after seeing them spark off a huge flurry of beauty Youtuber praise. A couple of trios stood out (Walking on Eggshells, Silent Treatment), as did the brown and gold Vanity 6-pan palette, but the fairest of them all was Comfort Zone, an 8-pan palette containing such a variety of versatile shades (and a couple of MAC dupes) sufficient to create almost any eye makeup look. I had it on my BeautyJoint shopping list for a couple of weeks, but wasn't sure what other items I wanted, putting off placing the order while perusing NYX, Milani, Seche and Revlon. What rocked my happy-browsing boat was the fact that both Comfort Zone and the Revlon Mineral Finishing Powder in Brighten ran out of stock. The former because it was wildly popular and priced at $7.99, and the latter because it was discontinued. I lost all motivation to buy anything from beautyjoint.com and my life resumed normalcy. However, last week I placed the order for these after being made aware via Youtube comment replies that the Comfort Zone palette was back instock on BeautyJoint.com. Customer service was lovely and friendly, and I got a shipping confirmation email a day after placing the order. The parcel arrived, something which my other orders have yet to do, 10 days after my placing the order. Impressive. I was genuinely confused when I saw the parcel, thinking 'What is this? Sigma brushes?'. After having a full out war with the packing tape, I was faced with yet another battle: the bubble wrap. I'd been worried about Comfort Zone handling the journey across the North Pacific Ocean as Wet 'N Wild shadows are known for being incredibly sensitive, but I shouldn't have been: it was swaddled in enough padding to withstand a drop from a two-storey building (yay grade 7 egg drop projects!). I even dropped it whilst peeling off the first layer of bubble wrap and had a mini heart attack, but it survived in mint condition. A huge thumbs-up for BeautyJoint.
I was a good girl, and only ordered two things. Firstly, the Wet 'N Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow palette in Comfort Zone. Everyone's heard about this palette one way or another- Wet 'N Wild's eyeshadow formula is renowned for being 'buttery smooth, incredibly pigmented, super soft'. I have nothing original to add- I completely agree. The eight satin/shimmer eyeshadows do not disappoint. I do have to admit that the palette's smaller than I thought it would be, but it's all the more suitable for travelling. Though I'm not entirely sure I'd take it anywhere for fear of something happening to it- it's not exactly the easiest product to replace.
The left side- The right side
I particularly like the left Browbone and Eyelid shades, (*I've experimented with the browbone shade as a cheekbone highlight and the eyelid shade as a cheek colour and they both work nicely), the left brown Crease shade and the right Browbone shade. They definitely come out a lot warmer than they look in the pan. The left Browbone shade especially so (alleged MAC Vex dupe), it's a lot more golden when swatched. The left Eyelid shade reminds me of the olive gold-green shade in the Sleek Original palette. The left Definer shade (alleged MAC Club dupe) looks very pretty and fun to swatch (and boy do I get swatch-happy), but I don't see myself getting a lot of wear out of it. The right Crease shade is by far my least favourite- I like the look of it (reminds me of MAC's Black Tied) but it is so crumbly that one tap of the brush sends a puff of black speckles settling over the surface of the other shadows.
It comes with a double-ended sponge-tip and brush applicator, but you won't catch me using them when I got an Ecotools eye brush set not long ago.
This is a great investment of $7.99, and I daresay it was worth breaking the spending ban for it. :)
The only other product I bought was a Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick in 415 Pink in the Afternoon (refraining from buying anything else, after all, I AM on that makeup diet *cough*). I own a handful of lipsticks that I don't wear often because I'm more of a lip balm girl, but since the mark-up for Revlon lipsticks is ridiculous (at $21.95 AUD each), I thought it would be worthwhile to throw a wearable pink lipstick into the cart. For $5.99, this yellow-based rose-pink creme lipstick was definitely worth it. For my first pink/Revlon lipstick purchase, I don't think I did too badly. :) (Though MUA and this post did lend a hand. ;))
The entire order cost a little over $20, including shipping- well-spent, I should think!
Since slipping up with this order, I'm back on track with my makeup diet- a lovely 3.5 months left!
Thanks for reading, take care and God bless! xx