Wednesday, October 26 - 12:05 PM: I placed the order at bhcosmetics.com.
Wednesday, October 26 - 4:47 PM: I received an email with the tracking number, informing me that the shipment would soon be on its way.
Thursday, October 27 - 5:23 PM: The tracking information updated that the package had been accepted at the USPS Origin Facility at North Hollywood, CA.
Saturday, October 29 - 1:00 PM: The package was delivered to my door.
The shipping and delivery said 2 - 6 business days, but I didn't expect it to take the actual minimum of 2 days to arrive! Incredibly fast delivery. A++++
I received four items:
- Blushed Neutrals Palette - 26 Color Eyeshadow and Blush Palette ($12.00)
- Be... by BubzBeauty Palette ($12.50)
- Blending Eye Trio - 3 Piece Brush Set ($6.00)
- Pride + Prejudice + Zombies - Eye and Cheek Palette ($12.00)
Note: These prices were the prices listed for each item during the time that I paid. All of the palettes were on sale during the time of purchase.
However! I paid only the total of $30.50 for the Blushed palette, Bubz's palette, and the brush set. Using the storewide event code OUIJA on orders $25+ will grant you free shipping on your order as well as the Pride + Prejudice + Zombies palette for free! The offer ends today: Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 11:59 PM (PST).
This is the package that I received it in. Well-packaged, nothing came in damaged. The packaging itself is not very high quality, Blush Neutrals palette is kind of like a cheap plastic that snaps shut while the other two palettes are in a cardboard packaging with magnetic closing. Still sturdy enough, though.
Brush set, Blush palette, Pride palette, Be... palette.
The brushes are nice and soft. I don't own many (hence why I purchased them), but they seem like good quality brushes and only costed me $2 a piece.
The Blush Neutrals palette is an okay palette. It's not incredibly pigmented upon first swatch, but it seems to be buildable enough for general use. I'm not really one to use very bright or out-there colors and generally limit myself to only a few shadows per day, so I think this palette will be good for a newbie like me. The texture is a bit stiff.
The Pride + Prejudice + Zombies palette seems pretty nice. A few of the shades (especially the light silver shadow) don't seem too pigmented, but the texture is far softer than the Blush Neutrals palette. The blushes and highlighter, however, seem somewhat chalky.
The Be... palette is by BubzBeauty, who I adore, so I bought it partly just to support her. I figured the color selection would be nice for the very unadventurous me because they're very elegant and beautifully simple shades, though I was particularly excited to try out the purples as neither palettes I already own have purples. But, unfortunately, I'm honestly a little bit disappointed. The texture is the same as the Pride palette which is nice, but the purple....
I tried to get it in as best lighting as I could. The very first swatch, Kind, is basically nonexistent. But to be honest, I'm liking every other shade, except maaaybe Optimistic. But oh lord, I'm so excited for Hopeful. I'm sO EXCITED. The moment I swatched it, I gave the softest little gasp.
Overall, aside from one or two shades, I'm pretty happy with the palette and can't wait to try it out.
Later, I will update on whether or not I would recommend the palettes.
Be... by BubzBeauty Palette
I already posted the picture of the swatches above and gave my general opinion of the palette. Aside from two of the shadows, I like the palette and would recommend it to newbies like myself.
Pride + Prejudice + Zombies Palette
*I apologize for the yellow lighting. I swatched these late at night on impulse and daylight had already run out by that time.
I do actually quite like the swatches of this palette. The silver shadow that I mentioned before does have a bit more pigmentation than I originally thought, but it's also 9x more glittery. I still don't entirely like the blushes (top row) because they do seem like they'll be a little too blotchy upon application, but if my opinion of this changes, I will update. The highlighter also seems a little too dark for me. The black isn't as pigmented as I'd like a black shadow to be. I like the other shadows besides the last three.
Overall, it's not great, but it's a nice palette for a cheap price when on sale (or free!).
Blush Neutrals Palette -
Alright, that's my haul from BH Cosmetics!
A highly affordable brand with okay to nice quality products, is my impression.
Bless their delivery service tho.
