Review: Smashbox Wish for the Perfect Palette
Smashbox’s Wish for the Perfect Palette!!
Smashbox has been coming out with some great gift sets this season!! I recently received an email about their newest “Wish for the Perfect Palette” and didn’t really look twice at it, until I heard rave reviews from other makeup artists. I just purchased mine today at Ulta and I’m REALLY happy that I did!
What is it??
This palette has it all! 64 eyeshadows, 8 creme eyeliners, 6 brow tech powders, 1 brow wax, 8 lip glosses, 2 blushes, 1 complexion brightener, 1 bronzer, 4 mini brushes (eyeshadow, eyeliner, brow and lip). All compactly held together in a portable palette that closes up into a little box.
Why is it amazing??
I love this palette because of how much you get for a VERY reasonable price! The quality is the exact same as item that you would buy separately from Smashbox. It comes with all colors of their brow tech powders (which I LOVE). It’s totally worth it for these alone, especially if you are a makeup artist.
How much is it??
It’s only $59!! (A $225 Value!)
Where can I buy this??
This is an Ulta exclusive item. You can only get it at Smashbox.com, Ulta.com, and at any Ulta retail store. If there is no Ulta near you, Smashbox.com is offering free shipping right now!
Are there any cons??
The only thing that I’m not thrilled about is the packaging. It looks super cheesy and cheap like the enormous makeup palettes you can find at Wal-Mart or CVS during the holidays. I wish I could take it apart somehow and arrange it in my makeup kit how I want it. Also, the brushes are kind of cheap and not that great of quality. HOWEVER, these are only cons for ME because I’m planning on using this palette professionally. It could definitely be great for women on the go because the palette is still small enough to throw in your car, or your bag to touch up, or change your makeup mid-day. It has everything you need in a compact set-up.
One other negative is that the complexion highlighter, and blushes are suited more for lighter skin. Ladies any darker will probably not be able to use these items. Laaaaaame 
Creme Liners/ Brow Techs
Lipgloss/Blush/Bronzer/Highlighter
Overall Rating: 9/10!
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November 16, 2009
What’s the color payoff for the shadows? I heard it was so-so, but I usually love smashbox’s shadows. Thanks.
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Lindsey Reply:
November 16th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Hi Hillary!
The color payoff is actually very good. I also really like Smashbox’s eyeshadows and feel like these are equal to the eyeshadows you buy separately. However, when I was testing them all, there were several that were not as pigmented as I wanted them to be. There were only a few of those though, the rest were great.
Also, I don’t recommend using the eyeshadow brush it comes with, the color was coming off horrible when I used it.
HTH!
Lindsey
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