Coastal Scents has a ton of shadows that can be purchased individually, for $1.95 each. They come in all shades and finishes. In my opinion their Hot Pots tend to be of a higher quality than the shadows included in the palettes. Hot Pots tend to have a smoother formula and are less likely to crease, from my experience.
I'll be reviewing and swatching a lot of these shadows as I try them.
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Island Breeze
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Island Breeze is a beautiful bright teal shade with a shimmery finish. It's a few shades darker than the photo on the Coastal Scents site (I know all computers are different, but it's something to keep in mind) This shadow applies like silk and is easy to blend. CS says it's semi-opaque, but it only just barely misses the opaque mark. In fact, I wouldn't be uncomfortable with giving it a fully opaque label, myself. You can sheer it out to a softer, and slightly lighter, finish and shade, but I wouldn't mess with it too much as you will lose some of its vibrancy.
Unfortunately the swatch above doesn't really do this shadow justice. It is much more bright and lively than I could capture on a cloudy day.
This shade will look good on most skin tones and will be especially good for those who have difficultly finding vibrant colors that will actually show up on their dark skin.
