Review & Swatches: NYX Caribbean Collection Palettes, I Dream of St Thomas and I Dream of St Lucia

by Row on October 7, 2009 · 5 comments

in Make Up,Swatches

TAGS: Beauty Bargains • Brights •

I found an excellent seller on eBay to pimp NYX for me, so guess what – I pimped away! A big stash of NYX palettes arrived for me a week or so ago. Here are two of the Caribbean Collection palettes, which are named after…well, Caribbean Islands!

St. Lucia!

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Oooh how I love my brights. These are on the matte side but aren’t they pretty too look at? Look after the jump to see swatches!

Swatches:

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This palette is the brightest one of the collection and its really lovely. I paid about £8 for it and I am really happy with how soft and pigmented they are (I am not saying the are uber pigmented, I am not saying they are the best ever. But they are great for the price).

They are matte – these kind of colours, I think, really pop once they have shimmer in them but ok, they are sort of nice, a bit pastel like when matte.

I dream of St. Thomas also has a bright green (always wins me over) and some soft greys and pinks. More of a muted palette but is still a little fiesty:

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This one swatches better. The black and the green especially, with the soft shimmer come across well. The peach and silver are just there to fill in the spaces.

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Lovely stuff. These two are probably the brightests sets you can get and they are well worth it!

The sponge applicators are rubbish and the case is a little bit on the ugly side but the palette itself is good. Recommended!

{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }

rhania escueta October 8, 2009 at 7:50 am

i like the second palette more.. you like greens too? are you a gemini?

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Row October 9, 2009 at 4:51 pm

Hi Rhiana

Nope I am a scorpio :) I like the second palette too – actually I like both and both affordable!

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Mackenzie October 15, 2009 at 12:46 am

I love NYX palettes! I’m a huge fan of the three-color sets! Those colors seem like fun!

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rhania escueta October 21, 2009 at 3:56 am

hahaha.. i was wrong i thought you’re a gemini =)

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Julia September 5, 2010 at 11:33 am

Hi
What seller do you buy from on ebay?

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