Makeup Review: Elite Pro Cosmetics 88 Eye Shadow Pallet

May 11th, 2008 by Trisha

Today, I’m reviewing my favorite piece of makeup in my whole collection. You would expect, since it’s my favorite, that I’m going to give it an A+. Well, read on to see if you’re right.

I got the Elite Pro Cosmetics 88 Eye Shadow Pallet about a year ago. I was feeling particularly hard up for some eye shadow, so I did a search on eBay and found this pallet. 88 eye shadow colors! Needless to say, I bought the crap out of it. But is it really all it’s cracked up to be?

I bought this for $39.99 on eBay.

Pros: The biggest pro is the vast amount of colors you can work with. I can seriously match any outfit now. I also like how bright the colors are. They give you two different kinds of shadow: matte and shimmer. These colors blend really well.

They also last a really long time. As I mentioned above, I’ve had this pallet for about one year. I use it almost every day. Although each shadow is small compared to what you would get with other brands and pallets, none of them have run out. It comes with a mirror, if you ever want to take it out for a spin.

Cons: Just like with most eye shadow pallets, this comes with its own applicators. These are, as you may predict, the spongy variety. I don’t know about you, but I never use these. I use a brush, thank you. Also, this pallet is huge. I can’t fit it into my makeup box. It is 6.5 by 9 inches, so most people won’t be able to store this well. Then again, that is the price of beauty, right?

Accessibility isn’t that great for this product, either. I bought it on eBay. While you can buy it elsewhere online, it’s cheapest on eBay. You also can’t get it in any stores (at least that I have ever seen.) This can be a problem for people who don’t want to take a chance with an auction site.

If you’d like to see what this can do, I used this pallet in a few of my makeup tutorials:

Taking all of these pros and cons, I have made my decision. While I love this pallet, it is hard to find and too big to keep in any small space. Because of that, I am going to give the Elite Pro Cosmetics 88 Eye Shadow Pallet a…