Review: UNII Palettes

Any makeup junkie knows well that makeup organization and storage becomes one of the more important aspects of owning makeup once your collection starts spilling out of drawers, shadows get dropped, and you start forgetting what you own. I had gotten tired of looking through a pile of single eyeshadows and blush compacts to find what I wanted (many had been forgotten and had long been tucked away in my la la land of a SINGLES DRAWER). Alas, I began looking into palettes...

MAC palettes. Coastal Scents palettes. Z palettes. UNII palettes. There are a ton to choose from, and many you can adjust to suit your personal needs. You can pop out the holder in many palettes in order to fit more pans. Depotting = super addictive once you get the hang of it. It's a necessity if you want to put all your powder products into palettes. 

As you can tell, I gouged the heck out of my Urban Decay Book of Shadows to depot. Be prepared for some numb fingers...but so worth it once you see your personalized palettes:). 

Now onto the review...

Specs:

  • Magnetized Palette
  • Adhesive magnetic sheet with writable labels
  • Large, full-sized mirror
  • Movable thumb grip
  • Tight, rubberized seal prevents leaks
  • Fold-out instruction box
  • Outer dimensions : 3.7"D x 6"L x0.7" Thick
  • Inner dimensions : 2.8"D x 5.4"L x0.4" Thick

Cost:

$29 each or $25 each if you purchase 5 or more 

Availability:

UNII's website or Amazon

Review:

I LOVE my UNII's. They're so pretty and remind me of tiny macbooks or external hard drives, with their sleek, sturdy plastic casing and fun color range. I ended up organizing my shadows/blush by color range--blues went into the blue (twilight) UNII, pinks and corals went into the red (pomegranate) UNII, purples into the purple (eggplant) UNII (my fave!), etc. They're quite sturdy, and the magnetic base keeps all my shadows from shifting inside. I managed to get these during their holiday sale for $20 each. Wish I had gotten their new COAL color too--looks super sleek and fancy:). Let's put it this way: if there was a fire, I'm pretty sure the only makeup items I'd save are my UNII's and my NARS blushes:).

As much as I <3 these, they come with a few caveats. I took these traveling, and everything remained in tact, aside from one shadow that crumbled. It might have been caused by a bad depotting job on my part, but I was still pretty bummed out when I opened my palette to a dust storm of powder everywhere. These are incredibly easy to clean, though. You can dismantle your palette and clean with water (major pro!).

I love the size for travel, but do wish they came in bigger sizes for home storage. Maybe in a few months? Hopeful wishing! I'm sure they'll expand to different sizes eventually--UNII is still relatively new. For the high price, they don't fit very much if you have a large collection. 


Recommendation:
I'd recommend this for people looking for a travel palette or people with a small/mid-sized collection, but if you have a TON of makeup, these probably won't suffice unless you want to buy about 20 of these. You definitely pay for quality when it comes to these palettes. They are NOT flimsy, but just keep in mind what your needs are when considering the UNII.

Grade:

9/10