The Z Palette!
The Z Palette is something I have wanted for a while given my obsession with organisation. To make my collection "smaller" is what I am always trying to do. I am forever trying to squeeze as many eye shadows as I can into a palette and beautify my makeup storage.
The Z palette is available in 2 sizes, large and small.
Here's the large Z palette, I have my Urban Decay book of shadows on the left, with some Illamasqua, Mac and random other brands of eye shadows mixed together.
When closed it's a tiny bit larger than a standard Mac 15 eyeshadow palette.
However, when open the inner perimeters are roughly the same size as a Mac eyeshadow palette with the insert removed.
I can fit 26 Mac eyeshadows into a Mac palette (no insert) and 27 into a large Z palette. I have kept my Mac eye shadows in my Mac palette as the 1 extra isn't worth the move!
The smaller Z palette fits 9 Mac eyeshadows...
Points to consider:
The Z palette is available in 2 sizes, large and small.
Here's the large Z palette, I have my Urban Decay book of shadows on the left, with some Illamasqua, Mac and random other brands of eye shadows mixed together.
When closed it's a tiny bit larger than a standard Mac 15 eyeshadow palette.
However, when open the inner perimeters are roughly the same size as a Mac eyeshadow palette with the insert removed.
I can fit 26 Mac eyeshadows into a Mac palette (no insert) and 27 into a large Z palette. I have kept my Mac eye shadows in my Mac palette as the 1 extra isn't worth the move!
The smaller Z palette fits 9 Mac eyeshadows...
Points to consider:
The Good:
- The lid of the z palettes have a see through plastic lid which enables you to see what's inside.
- By depotting your make up you get to save plenty of space!
- You can fit 27 Mac eyeshadows into the large z palette, which is 1 more than you would fit into a Mac palette.
- The small z palette holds 9 Mac eyeshadows and great for travelling.
- As the z palettes don't have inserts you can fit any depotted size of products mixing and matching brands.
- The Z palettes are quite sturdy, with a magnetic closure.
- Available in 4 different colourways, zebra print, leopard print, pink and black.
The Bad:
- They are made out of cardboard and can get scruffy looking after general wear and tear.
- The large palette is extremely heavy even when empty, making it a 'no no' in my books for travelling. I understand that the magnet was made stronger which is why it's heavier as they had a problem with the previous style, but regardless I don't like how heavy it is.
- The inner perimeters of the large palette could have been a bit larger so that a few more Mac eyeshadows fit.
- I thought that I would have been able to fit my depotted book of shadows into the small z palette but it was too tight by about 1mm, which was a shame.
My final thoughts: I would recommend the small z palette as it's great for travelling, a decent weight and can fit 9 Mac eyeshadows and isn't that much larger than a Mac quad. My favourite colourway is the zebra print.
I would only recommend the large z palette for a way of organising your makeup at home and not for travelling due to how heavy it is.
Z palettes are available worldwide, find out more HERE.
UK prices: Large £14.99 & Small £8.99
Disclaimer: I was sent these products for review as I contacted them directly, I was not paid to blog about them and I am not affiliated with the brand. This is my honest opinion as always!
Comments
xx, Mary
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fab review xx
Maybe they chose to go with cardboard to counter the heavy weight of the magnet?
do you have a way of keeping track of which shadows are which colour and brand after you've depotted them? I always forget, if you do, please share!
I really hope I can meet you one day at one of the Illamasqua events :) *couldn't attend this one as flights were incredibly expensive*
xoxo
Ether looks GORGEOUS as well... might be going on my wish list!
i can't see myself removing product from certain packaging (the book of shadows, for one) but this would be fantastic for traveling!
i love how you've arranged the large z palette as well, it looks like something that would be done for an editorial shoot :)
-dani
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Have you ever tried them?
I've seen the Z palette before, but it didn't seem that well made to me (hard to clean, cardboard material). But for home use, I guess it's fine.
I have thought about getting an UNII palette and putting my "daily face" into it - face powder, blush, bronzer and eyeshadows. Then all my products would be in one sleek place. But part of me loves all the cute little containers my make up comes in - especially my Dior and Chanel items.
@Ella Pretty - I really want to try a unii palette, they seem very sturdy and perfect for travelling, but my only concern is that it's quite chunky but I guess if it wasn't it wouldn't be that secure. I know what you mean about depotting certain packaging, it's a hard decision to make :) x
the leopard design looks gorgeous!!
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