RANKING PASTEL PALETTES // My 10 pastel eyeshadow palettes from worst to best

[@EricaConger]

I’m so glad I didn’t pick up the Beauty Bay pastels palette. I almost did so many times. I really enjoy my Nomad Tokyo Harajuku palette. But it is a sort of tricky palette. Your makeup in this video is BEAUTIFUL! And your hair looks amazing, as always!! I love the curls and the color is soooo pretty!💗

[@didigardenofbeauty7426]

Hello sis. Wishing you a good night rest. Hugs and love💕💖💕💖

[@EricaConger]

@@didigardenofbeauty7426 Hey my beautiful sister!!🌷🌷🌷 I’m wishing you a peaceful and restful evening, as well. I adore you!! Hope your day tomorrow is wonderful. Loves and hugs!!😘😘😘

[@FloatinginDreams]

Thank you! Yeah I really don't like that palette. lolz

[@mirandabryant6862]

This was so helpful since I am in the market for some pastels for summer. Thank you!

[@FloatinginDreams]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cymonearcher4882]

Excellent video! Very detailed and informative. I watched some reviews from 2020 and some KZbinrs said that they didn't like the quality of the Pastel Pup palette, but maybe the formula improved since then or maybe they weren't using the best methods for the shadow formula. Either way, I was hoping that palette would be on the list and I'm glad that its #1!

[@jessicaramirez-auman2072]

great vid. i was googling around for new pastels and some of these were on my list -- now i know which ones i definitely SHOULDN'T get

[@jennifersoriano778]

Just last night I decided I needed a pastel palette and saw your video today , was this meant to be ?’ 😂 thank you !!!

[@FloatinginDreams]

That would be the coolest coincidence!

[@lenac7671]

Your reviews are always very thoughtful. Thanks for posting this, it was interesting. I am still waiting for Menagerie Cosmetics to open up shipping to the UK.

[@FloatinginDreams]

Yeah, due to Brexit they now have to pay taxes or need certain forms before they can ship to the UK.

[@lamenzies]

Have you ever considered the Glamlite Ice Cream palette? It's pricey but the quality is phenomenal and the potential looks are endless. The yellow matte is perfection!

[@FloatinginDreams]

I didn't get that as I a) do not like Glamlite quality (I tried the Cake palette and it wasn't a success) and b) I don't find it a pastel palette. It's mainly warm toned neutrals with a few pastels. Too expensive and too big for my liking and makeup preferences so I skipped it.

[@toughmom7597]

love my ice cream palette! Very pastel and shimmery👍🏻👍🏻

[@effrayechilde1363]

I also have mint to be and love it! Also, like pairing it with the just my luck to add more depth.

[@FloatinginDreams]

I want to put some shades from Just my Luck into my Mint to Be for sure.

[@effrayechilde1363]

So happy I got the sugarpill fun sized palette before it was discontinued. Also, agree about wish they had a different shade than the two pinks. I would liked light grey in place of one of the pinks. And that should have been called game over.

[@FloatinginDreams]

It was such a great little palette. I wish it had stuck around for longer.

[@naurrr]

I love using the fun size and Tokyo harajuku palettes but you're correct that the harajuku palette isn't as unique or versatile as it could have been. i do like that the neutral tones can be used for brows or eyeliner or something if I'm in a pinch. the blues and purples in fun size are incredible and very blendable!!

[@FloatinginDreams]

Yeah I feel ya! But I don't need a neutral for that if I am buying a palette for the colors if you know what I mean.

[@Starfruit613]

Oh my goood, that Pastel Pup-palette looks like perfection! Such a shame that intl shipping and customs would amount to more than the palette itself. 💔

[@pumpalunk6290]

Great video, thank you for the well thought out recommendations!!

[@geniej2378]

Very useful video! I'm after some nice pastels and I didn't realize they're such a unicorn to find! Almost all the palettes you mentioned are discontinued or out of stock :( I'll just have to be patient since it seems brands bring out pastels for Spring / Easter.

[@FloatinginDreams]

Yeah especially indie brands struggle to keep up with demand. If you're interested in something, I would highly suggest following some brands on Instagram or signing up for their newsletters. That is usually a great way to stay up to date with releases and when things come back in stock.

[@geniej2378]

@@FloatinginDreams I bought my first indie shadows last year and the quality is so much better that I'm committed to only buying indie shadows now. I agree that Instagram has the latest updates for most indie brands!

[@FloatinginDreams]

Indie brands deliver some amazing products. You have to be patient sometimes, but I almost always find it worth it in the end.

[@mignonnevaniersel1020]

Haha well, that BeautyBay palette came as no surprise indeed. Interesting video & you look great! I’m actually curious about the pastel shades from lethal cosmetics. Do you own any of those? 😊 can’t wait to see your other ranking videos!

[@FloatinginDreams]

I just got my Lethal order in and I did get a few of their pastels. Haven't even swatched them yet though!

[@angelic3450]

Since you mention longevity. What do you do to make your makeup last? Are your GRWM videos representative for what you do day to day for a long workday?

[@FloatinginDreams]

Yes my GRWM are exactly how I always do my makeup. I have dry to normal skin though and I don't need much coverage. What works for me: good skincare that is left to sink in before makeup application, a good primer, only setting with powder is targeted areas, double priming my lids and a setting spray. Working in thin layers and allowing time to set in between is key too.

[@angelic3450]

@@FloatinginDreams Thank you ! That was very helpful!

[@lorainemcgillivray77]

Hi Maaike an interesting video. I don't think I need a completely pastel palette as I don't have a massive collection, but it was interesting to see what is available. I'm super pale so theoretically pastel palettes would be good on me (I'm always complaining there aren't enough light shades in palettes), but many of these aren't well rounded enough for my makeup needs. I never use black shadow (I did when I did the goth thing in my teens lol), as it's just too much on my skin tone. If I want a black liner then I use a black liner, rather than an eyeshadow. Having a lighter palette with some pastel shades, rather than a pastel palette is probably more of what I would want. I never wear yellow and rarely wear peach, blues are usually a more muted part of my eye look and greens I usually pair with neutrals. Pinks and purples I love, but I can find those in pink or purple themed palettes. At 49 I think I perhaps want a slightly more muted look - pairing pops of colour with neutrals, or a gradient of the same tone in an eye look. That's not to say I don't like more colourful looks on other people and in fact like the blue look you're sporting today. I was a teen in the eighties and perhaps feel like I would be trying to recapture that makeup style again with so much colour. I will be interested in the other top 10 videos to come - especially the purples lol. Best wishes.

[@FloatinginDreams]

The purples will be more than 10 palettes I'm sure as I have many more purple palettes. But in your case I think you might like the Huda pastels palettes as those still have quite a few light neutrals or her Mercury Retrograde as that also has mainly neutrals with some pastels thrown in the mix.

[@lorainemcgillivray77]

@@FloatinginDreams Yes the retrograde is on my wish list and something I will buy soon. I think that and the lilac pastel palette from her (both recently shown by yourself) are more my aesthetic. x

[@sarahelkot5950]

Waiting ur video of mixing up the colourpop palettes..I always do this😅😍

[@FloatinginDreams]

I do love mixing up singles, but actual palettes? That will be a first for me.

[@IwMk]

I've been wanting VV Sugar Crystals for a while now. Buying it from Amazon would cost me about 55€ 🙈 I wish it was available in EU... 😔 It's a beautiful palette.

[@FloatinginDreams]

That's what I paid for it. It's the same if it had been available from the official website (if you account for shipping and handling fees) and probably similar if it had still been available from Beauty Bay (they used to sell VV). I paid around €55 for the Hashtag palette when they were still available in Europe. Even if a brand like this becomes available in Europe you will often pay a premium as you still have to pay for the fact that the product was imported. You are just not importing it yourself. That's why we also pay much more for brands like Milani and Flower Beauty.

[@Lennroe]

The violet voss just randomly pops up somewhere from time to time, but it's like hide and seek. I was actually looking for a perfect pastel palette for so long, that I just ended up getting some CP (mint to be, sailor moon and the new Lizzie) and the Lost in LA by BH and I think I'm good now. I may grab the Sugar crystals or one of the pastel Huda palettes, when I see them on sale. Or I'll ditch my moral standards and get Voldemort's Jawbreaker 😁

[@FloatinginDreams]

The Lost in LA looked like it was something I might like at first, then I thought nah, now I'm like: hm maybe it might be nice. I'm still very much on the fence about that one. Jawbreaker has only a handful of true pastels. It's mainly brights.

[@Lennroe]

@@FloatinginDreams The Lost in LA has some kinda unique shimmers and the colour story is just a bit diferent from the others, on one side it's cool, on the other side, you kinda have to think before you create a look, but the quality is really nice. For me it was an easy choice as I didn't have any pastels, so they were all new to me. With the Jawbreaker, I like the overall palette, but I'm mostly tempted by the blues in it as I'm not really excited about any other pastel blues, that I've seen anywhere else.

[@mlszn]

Among all the palettes you showed, I only have mint to be palette and I don’t know what to do with it to be honest. I want to get in to pastels but I don’t think I know how to make them work😅

[@FloatinginDreams]

They are definitely more difficult to get a hang of. Keep practicing to find color combos that work. If you want to see a look I did with Min to Be, I posted an hour long review of 10 of the monochromatic Colourpop palettes last year in April. I do a look with each of the palettes, incl. Mint to be.

[@AmoBolivia66]

Now u gotta add the natasha denona!

[@FloatinginDreams]

Nah I won't be getting that one. You can only have so many colorful palettes.

[@gem2148]

What you think of give me glow pastel dreams palette?

[@FloatinginDreams]

I don't own that one and making this video made me realize I have all the pastels I need.

[@lovingfragrances]

Do you know the Klarity Cosmetics So Mermaizing Palette? I love that brand and their palettes.💓✨

[@FloatinginDreams]

I have heard of that palette yes, but I feel I am good on pastels.

[@pureprophecy]

have you heard of the pastel dreams palette ?

[@FloatinginDreams]

Yes, but Give Me Glow is too expensive for me to buy from and since I already own some lovely pastel palettes at the moment not worth it for me to buy.

[@Brilliantnash]

Bye bye Beauty Bay. Not a fan of pastels. The Sugarpill one I liked best, for obvious reasons.

[@FloatinginDreams]

I like some if they are done well, but often they just aren't done in a great way which is why I think so few people like them. It's so easy to turn them into a chalky mess.

[@karencorban607]

I so wasn’t surprised that this was your least fave pastel palette!

[@FloatinginDreams]

I know! Everyone seems to love that little palette, but I just couldn't make it work for what I need.

[@mewmila]

too bad the #1 uses some harmful ingredients that may cause irritation

[@brianaschino4903]

Too bad the last palette didn’t work, it’s beautiful

[@FloatinginDreams]

It is but looks can be deceiving sometimes.