Wet n Wild eyeshadows - final review

On the whole, these have been a joy to find. Highly pigmented, smooth, easy to blend. There are some very unique shades and a lot of useable colors - if you like shimmery colors, that is!




It does seem like every palette has a dud, and usually it's a matte black with some sort of sparkle. The matte shades are not blendable and a little chalky, sometimes gritty too.

I have only got one trio and might go back to see if there are any more shades not found in the 8 pan palettes.

One little side note - the first time I tried to buy one of these, there was only one of each palette left on the shelf and they were a MESS! They had crumbled and shed until you couldn't see what was inside, they had totally disintigrated. I had to wait until they got a shiny new shipment in to get whole shadows. I have a feeling that they won't travel well due to being so soft (see my green trio after one use) so they will be depotted. This is mainly good though, I can take all of my favorite shades, keep them in one place and discard the ones I won't ever touch again.

I will totally be repurchasing all 3 of the 8 shade palettes for my kit and making a second custom Wet n Wild palette of my own. You can't get much better for the price!! ($4.99 for 0.3oz and $2.99 for the 0.12oz trios).

Which is your favorite Wet n Wild eyeshadow? Have you tried them all? I'd love to hear your opinions

Wet n Wild - Blue Had Me At Hello

This 8 pan palette was the first of the Wet n Wild shadows I picked up. I was looking for a good navy shadow and this had two shades that fit the bill.




All of the 8 pan palettes ($4.99 for 0.30 oz. of product!) have a little suggestion on the back of how to use them, and each shadow is stamped with the suggested placement (browbone, eyelid, crease and definer). It has suggestions for 4 different looks - Sweet look (just the browbone color), Flirty look (browbone and eyelid), Dramatic look (browbone, eyelid and crease) and finally Wild look (all 4 shades). Probably not something I would personally use, but very helpful for beginners.





Here are the shadows swatched over a little ELF essential eyelid primer:





1 - a very bright, shimmery white. Good for a more dramatic highlight.
2 - a blue-toned, shimmery silver
3 - a semi-shimmery, very dark navy which has shown up nearly black on the photo
4 - a matte black
5 - a very shimmery light blue - very 80s!
6 - a gorgeous shimmery turquoise
7 - a stunning, almost dual toned royal blue
8 - a matte black with silver sparkle (very similar to MAC Black Tied)

My first thoughts that there is a LOT of shimmer/frost but hey, I like me some shimmer so who cares! Also, the matte shades seem to be a lot harder to work with. The color payoff is not as good and they seem chalkier and harder to blend. Having said that, I have been using the matte black a lot to set gel eyeliner and it's a very true, blackest black.

On the other hand, the shimmery shades are a dream to work with, are very pigmented and a breeze to blend. LOVE them. My favorites are definitely 6 & 7, the turquoise and royal blue. They are both super creamy and just the most vivid colors. 7 is what I was looking for when I set out to find a bright navy. 2 is also a highlight in this palette, it's just so lovely and a great silver metallic. Their staying power is fine with a primer and I haven't had any noticeable creasing.

I love this palette and for $4.99 - a total steal. I will most likely be buying backups for my kit.

Wet n Wild eyeshadows - a pleasant surprise!

As a confessed YouTube beauty addict, I subscribe to LOTS of beauty channels from well known "gurus" to girls (and boys) with a few subscribers who like to talk about their makeup finds. From high end products to budget drug store items.

If you're anything like me, Wet n Wild has always just been a brand that were good for a 99c eyeliner when you were a teenager who wanted to experiment. Recently though, they've totally revamped their brand and there are a few pleasant suprises in there! After watching a video about their eyeshadow palettes, I bought one and loved it so much I went back and raided Walgreens for everyone they had in stock that day.




The first one I picked up was Blue Had Me At Hello, the other ones I bought were Petal Pusher (purples), Comfort Zone (browns, taupes and greens) and I Dream of Greenie (a trio). I really want to do a seperate post on each one individually - I think they deserve it and I don't want this to be a mammoth post! Keep your eyes peeled for more on these lovely eyeshadows.