Unii and Z Palette Reviews

Top: Unii Palette; Bottom: Z Palette

 After much deliberation, I finally decided to attempt depotting all of my single eye shadows in an effort to save space in my makeup drawers.  This decision led me to order Unii palettes and a Z Palette to store the depotted shadows in.  Both of these palettes are great, though I think I am a bit partial to the Unii palettes due to their durability, design, and over all cuteness.  So far, I am pretty happy with my new palettes and how my depotting experience went; I only had one casualty!  Though I did manage to slightly dent most my shadows in the process; I feel like I will get more use out of my single eye shadows now that I have grouped them together into palettes.  It definitely makes it easier to find the shadows I want to use!

Unii Palette filled with depotted NYX, MAC, and e.l.f. eye shadows

Unii Palette Features:

• Has a large mirror, which is good for travel or doing your makeup on-the-go
• Has thumb grip to prevent placing fingers in makeup
• Made of durable, hard plastic with a sturdy closure
• Comes apart for easy cleaning
• Comes with magnet strips
• Available in several colors
• Inner Dimensions: 2.8"D x 5.4"L x 0.4"Thick

Z Palette filled with depotted Cover Girl, NYX, and L'Oreal eye shadows

Z Palette Features:

• Large surface area for depotted pans
• Clear window for viewing makeup
• Easy to open magnetic closure
• Comes in designer prints
• Light weight design

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Pros of Depotting:

• Save space
• Organize eye shadows by color or coordinating groups for easy use
• Can create personalized palettes for traveling or on-the-go use

Cons of Depotting:

• May crack or dent eye shadows
• May be necessary to destroy original packaging to remove eye shadow
• Takes time and patience to depot eye shadows

Before you think about depotting your precious eye shadows, be sure to do some research.  I watched a number of videos on how to depot eye shadows, as well as how to fix eye shadows that have been cracked while depotting.  I've included links below to the most helpful videos.

EnKore Makeup Depotting
Depotting NYX Single Eye Shadows
EnKore Makeup Mending Cracked Shadows 
Kandee's How to Fix Broken Eye Shadows 

Happy depotting everyone!

Current Favorite Lip Products

Left to right: Korres Lip Gloss in Beige, Rimmel Vinyl Bronze Mirror Shine Lip Gloss in Summer Nude, Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in Summer Angel, Rimmer Moisture Renew Lipstick in Vintage Pink, and NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil in Fushia.

Swatches left to right: Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in Summer Angel, Rimmer Moisture Renew Lipstick in Vintage Pink, and NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil in Fushia, Rimmel Vinyl Bronze Mirror Shine Lip Gloss in Summer Nude, Korres Lip Gloss in Beige.

I really love the Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipsticks, and Summer Angel in particular is so nice and moist it is like a lip balm.  It's the perfect frosty, nude/pale pink.  Rimmel's Vintage Pink is a great rosy pink to go with any look.

I have only tried the one NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil, and it is really great.  It glides on smoothly and feels so nice on my lips.

I seem to use Rimmel's Vinyl Bronze Mirror Shine Lip Gloss in Summer Nude as my go to lip gloss.  It looks great by itself and compliments nearly any lipstick.  The gloss has decent staying power and isn't too sticky.

The Korres lip gloss is another great neutral pink shade that would look good on any lips.  I also love this gloss so much because it feels light on my lips and doesn't have much of a scent, not to mention that it is all natural.

Fab Neutral Eyshadows

Here are a few of my favorite neutral eye shadows at the moment.  I am wearing Peach, Nutmeg and Volcano today, along with the Tarte MultiplEYE mascara.  I got the Tarte mascara in a sample bag from Sephora and was instantly impressed by the thick, full lashes it gave me.  I may have to splurge on it when my sample runs out.

Shadows left to right: NYX Nutmeg (Sheer shimmery taupe), NYX Iced Mocha (shimmery brown), Sephora Peach (great highlight color), NYX Flamingo (shimmery pink with gold flecks), NYX Volcano (sparkly plum-brown)

Eyelook:  Sephora Peach eye shadow (highlight), NYX Nutmeg eye shadow (lid), NYX Volcano eye shadow (Crease), Revlon Colorstay Liquid Eye Pen in blackened brown, Tarte MultiplEye mascara