hey guys! i'm super excited to share these awesome unii palettes i bought! (pronounced: unique) they're from http://uniicosmetics.com/ and, pending on how many you purchase, the price changes. the cost of 1 is $29+shipping, buying 2+ gets you free shipping (in the US), buying 3 is $27 each, and 4+ is $25 each. ships via usps, no tracking. i also got two pro z palettes from beauty.com; you can buy them through zpalette.com for other color options, but beauty.com has reward dollars, free shipping with tracking at $25, and ebates*--so why not?!
after watching this video, i bought and used this $2 tool from sally's to help depot/debox some of the following products. and i bought a pack of dots to label the pans. both brands of palettes come with magnetically attractive stickers to put onto your non-attractive pans; but, unlike the z palettes' stickers, you can write on the sheets that come with the unii's. (edit: and i got some 91% isopropyl alcohol.)
yes, the unii's are sparkly--you're not seeing things! i love both brands of palettes, and i ordered my first pro z palette after about a week with the unii's (the second z was purchased shortly after). i think the unii's will be traveling with me more than the z palettes due to their snap closure, which seems safer to travel with than z palettes. but i wanted the z palettes because they will let me keep my other depoted pans safely stowed in a more compact palette than their original packaging. other differences between the two: z palettes have a large window so that you can see into them (so, no mirror), and unii's come with a large mirror, a thumb grip, and very detailed instructions.
midnight, turquoise, crystal unii palettes
unii palette packaging, interior of palette with the movable thumb grip magnet (left) and "not a magnet" strip (right).
in the palette interior photo: the clear part under my thumb is the snap closure for the case.
pro z palette with pack of 20 round magnetically-attractive stickers (i ordered the palettes at different times, so i didn't get a picture of them together, empty)
size comparison of z pro to unii
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i depoted my urban decay book of shadows iv and midnight emergency kit. look at how much space i'm saving!!!
this palette is missing 2 of the above 20 shadows (see why below)
it fits about 18 square urban decay shadows (& 1 sample clinique shadow and a brush) with the thumb grip.
i tried turning them to diamond-orientation and only about 14 fit, without the thumb grip.
i tried turning them to diamond-orientation and only about 14 fit, without the thumb grip.
moved all of my eyeshadows around into a pro z palette; fits approx. 45 square urban decay eyeshadows + some skinny brushes
finished palettes, after some rearranging:
please forgive the appearance of some of these pans; there were a few casualties ^^; --i didn't use heat and i tried repairing some that broke..thus the weird bubbles and gashes. >.>
please forgive the appearance of some of these pans; there were a few casualties ^^; --i didn't use heat and i tried repairing some that broke..thus the weird bubbles and gashes. >.>
turquoise unii: everyday palette
midnight unii: clinique, etc. palette
crystal unii: tokidoki palette
black pro z: eyeshadows & tarte palette
zebra pro z: benefit/too faced palette
see benefit boxed powders review/rant here
@lilactinggirl's birthday unii palette
~Lin-chan ^.~
edited.
the verdict: go for either palette. just know that the unii is smaller for the price, but it does have a hinged lock and a mirror. the only thing i don't like about it, after using them for a while is that the metal pieces that hold hinges to the palette come loose over time and need to be pushed back in. otherwise, it's a great palette. and i feel that, for the money, you may as well get the pro sized z palettes rather than the large ones. but that's just me.
updated photo from august-september favorites post
other related unii/z palette posts:
- makeup collection and-storage updated & updated unii/z palettes (12/22/12)
- updated unii & z palette comparison review (pic heavy) (7/11/13)
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