If you're a fan of US beauty blogs or YouTube makeup gurus you may have come across Z Palettes, a system for storing depotted shadow pans. With its magnetised base, a Z Palette can firmly hold shadow (or blush) pans of varying sizes in one case. The huge advantage is if you've got a mix of differently sized shadows from varying brands - an Urban Decay pan is different to a Mac one, for example - you can store them together in shade and finish configurations that suit you, without worrying about how they'll all fit in together - not something you can achieve with standard empty palette offerings.
The other interesting news about Z Palettes is that an Irish makeup artist, Ann-Marie Carey Judd, has now imported the system and is selling them in varying sizes and patterns on her website. If you're into the mania of depotting - something I've never gotten personally as I like to keep my singles in their original packaging, but lots of people do it - then the system may well appeal as a handy way to simplify and store your makeup collection.
So, any downsides?
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Well, yes. These yokeys are made from coated card with an acrylic window through which you can see the pans. Acrylic, yes, card - well, it's the Benefit issue, isn't it? One of the reasons people like to depot is to make products more transportable, and unless you're very careful, I just can't see you getting years and years of service out of these.
If that's not a problem for you, then Ann-Marie has an offer running until the 6th where you'll get two of the large 8 x 4.75 inch palettes for €30 - a saving of €8. Don't forget, you'll also need to buy some magnets to attach to any of your shadows that don't already have them on their bases.
