I needed a good, sturdy palette that will house and protect my eye shadows during traveling. I do not find MAC palettes to be sturdy or protective at all. They are great to keep eye shadows organized as long as you are at home. But for traveling, no. I have learned it the hard way. As you can see from below photos a good number of my eye shadows have chipped and cracked inside the MAC palettes during air travel even though I always have my eye shadows with me on board. I even had a gorgeous shade (MAC Humid *tear*) shatter into pieces in a MAC palette. Though I haven't traveled with the Z palette just yet I am pretty confident in it because I can definitely see the big and positive difference between the two.
Before receiving my palette I was afraid it would be too fragile and flimsy because the outside material is actually cardboard. Today I was proven wrong. It looks and feels very solid and well-made. I think this will last through many trips!
Before receiving my palette I was afraid it would be too fragile and flimsy because the outside material is actually cardboard. Today I was proven wrong. It looks and feels very solid and well-made. I think this will last through many trips!
I love that it has a clear lid so you can see what's in it. It has enough space for 28 MAC eye shadows. Yep, it's an eye shadow lover's dream come true. No more worrying about what to take or what to leave behind when you're going out of town you may as well take it all :)
The base of the palette is fully magnetized. However unless you have MAC/Inglot or other brand's eye shadows in already magnetized pans, you will need to magnetize the back of your pans that way they will stay in place. Lid is also magnetized and very strong, in fact it's a little tough to open it with just one hand.
Of course there is no rule that this palette is for eye shadows only. Here is how it looks with 4 MAC blushes and some eye shadows. I don't have too many MAC blushes in pans so I have done a little research to find out exactly how many blushes a Z palette can hold and the answer is 8.
Z palette is much thicker than a MAC palette but only a little over half an inch longer and wider.
Z palettes come in three sizes, small ($14) large ($20) and Pro ($28). Small and large come in 4 colors; pink, black, leopard and zebra. Pro, the biggest size, comes in only black. I have purchased mine from the Z palette website. There is currently a 10% off discount code if you 'Like' Z palette's Facebook page. They have also just e-mailed customers about a discount on their pink palettes (both small and large) in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. This offer is valid until October 31 and looks like the discount is already reflected on their website so there is no need for a code.
What do you think about the Z palette? How do you store/travel with your eye shadows?