Wet n Wild Poster Child Palette, $4.99 at Walgreens
I was so excited about this new palette from Wet n Wild. I have several 8 pan palettes from them that I love but this one is different. It isn’t going to be limited edition thank goodness but…..the texture of the shadows is off. They are powdery and the pigmentation is off as well. It’s enough to make me wonder if this new shadow formula is for me. I had to dig to get these swatches for you and on my eye the shades just weren’t like the old 8 pans. I’m worried. They didn’t go on as smoothly. Yikes! This palette is so darn pretty though. Aghhhhhhh!
The darker shades on the bottom (black and dark blue) really need to be built up to show their pigmentation. It’s not as smooth and buttery as usual. Come on Wet n Wild….y’all are the go to for drugstore eyeshadow. Go back to doing what you do best!
The chalkiness of the lighter colors on the left side is worrisome. Here are the shadows swatched thickly on my hand without primer.
And the right side of the palette.
Poster Child isn’t a bad palette but she’s not great either. I’m glad I purchased and I will use this but I really wish since the color line up was so bright and beautiful the texture and pigmentation were just as amazing.
Let me know if you’ve picked this up yet and if you notice a difference in the shadows. Maybe its just me.
Thanks for the review! I agree the colors look really chalky. I’m glad I passed on this palette but that deep blue is gorgeous!
The colors are so amazingly pretty and bright that I had such high hopes! That deep blue is everything isn’t it!
There’s so much promise looking back at you from the pan, too bad!! BTW I’m loving your new blog look…go Bond Girl!!
I know isn’t it heartbreaking?. I practically ran out of the store with this palette in excitement to use it! Thank you!!!!
I saw this today, and started looking at it closely. There were lots of powdery bits in the palette. I’m a big WnW fan and I know my other palettes never looked like that. I looked at the other ones and they looked the same. I decided to pass and after reading your post I’m kinda glad that I did. Thanks for the great post
p.s.- I’m LOVING the new layout!
Smart move, I just hope they go back to the formula in the other palettes! Thanks I love the new updated version of the site. I should have done this a while ago!
Oh I really like the new website! Very clean and readable. Not saying that last one wasnt but white with neutral colors or not so vibrant colors is always eye catching.
I like the colors of the palette btw. Very pretty. Especially that blue!
Thank you! I love the new color scheme. I hope Wet n Wild keeps putting 8 pans/palettes out for us!
I love WNW but ladies! This palette is horrible. I would tAke it back, but I collect WNW products. They needed 2.00 coupons off, instead of 1.00 coupons.
Signed Disappointed Michigander.
I hear ya girl!
I purchased this, then I took it back and got two other smaller new palettes. I got the naked truth and the pick and purple one…. I forget the name. Nice review….. I don’t think I will go back and get this one.
Good move. So disappointing!
I bought the Paley and like it the pigmentation in fine perfect for me but then again I am pale as all get out. The black is not a black it is a charcoal grey which I love because black is too harsh on me. I think I got lucky my paet was not powdery and all the colors went on smooth.
I’m so glad it worked for you!
I hope you can work with yours because when I saw you haul it I was like 1. Those colors will look so pretty on you and 2. I need that pallet in my life lol
Oh I will make it work. With a NYX white pencil and patience I will make those lighter colors werk….lol!
Such a shame because the shade selection is beautiful. I dislike when W’n'W eyeshadows underperform because I have come to expect a lot from them xx
It really is a beautiful group of colors. I love it when they do something really bright and fun every once in a while!
I thought this’d palette might be “off” because the bright colored new 5 pan palette was really chalky and patchy on application. So sad =(
This is making me nervous Crystal, did they change the formula?
On the website it says they have macadamia oil in the five pan shadows. I wonder if thats new and if its in this one. I was so excited about this but was like darn!