Review: Wet N' Wild ColorIcon Palette in "Blue Had Me At Hello"

I finally bought a Wet N' Wild palette! It was actually a spur of the moment purchase because my boyfriend needed to go to CVS, and as he was checking out I saw that all Wet N' Wild cosmetics were 40% off so I couldn't resist. I picked up the palette in Blue Had Me At Hello because I figured I didn't have any blue shades in my collection and since it's a color I don't wear often, I wouldn't want to spend too much money on it.

The first thing I looked at was the packaging. It comes in a very cheap plastic package that looks like it would shatter if I ever dropped it. There are 8 shades in each of the ColorIcon palettes and every shadow is labeled as to how they should be used. Of course you can use an eyelid shade in your crease or vice versa but it helps to give a good idea on how to mix and match the colors if you need some inspiration.

The shadows do live up to their high quality standards that everyone sets for them; they're definitely well pigmented for a very affordable drugstore eyeshadow. However, the lighter shades don't show up quite as well as the darker shades but that's fine with me since I did only pay a few bucks for this entire palette. Also, since you get a lot of shadow in each pan, it doesn't feel as wrong if you have to swipe your brush a few times to get enough pigmentation.

I probably wouldn't wear these shades on an everyday basis, since I have monolids and using any bold colors sometimes can look too overdone. However, I would definitely go out and purchase some more Wet N' Wild palettes in softer colors that I'd be more likely to wear.
Overall, I was very impressed by this product and it definitely met my expectations. I plan to hunt the drugstores for more sales so I can get more palettes but until then I'll keep experimenting with Blue Had Me At Hello. I'd definitely recommend these palettes to anyone who's looking for some good shadows at affordable prices.