This Or That: Palette Minis or Individual Full Sizes?

Published On March 5, 2012 | This Or That

This Or That: Palette Minis or Individual Full Sizes?

As cute and travel-friendly as palette minis are, I love having the individual full sizes of my favorite products. If it’s possible to have both (full size for home and palette minis for my travel makeup bag), then I will…but I think I’d choose full sizes over minis if I had to make the either-or choice.  If I want to try out a whole bunch of products that I haven’t tried before, then I’d reach for a palette of minis!

What about you…which do you prefer? If you have an idea for the next This Or That, let us know! We’d love to feature (and answer) your question!

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  • http://mostlysunnybunny.wordpress.com/ Sunny

    Palette minis! I have never ever hit pan on anything yet, and I want to try a whole bunch of different stuff out!

  • Michelle Binder

    I definitely prefer minis cause I love to try out new products and would never finish anything if I had only fullsize products. The only downside is that minis often are not as good as the original size, especially with mascaras. I hate it when I’m excited to try a new one and it’s empty before I even tried it.

  • http://www.warpaintandunicorns.com/ AniBEE

    Mini’s, whenever I can I want to get pro sizes of stuff as they travel better.

  • jem83

    I prefer full size for my favourite prodcuts, instead I like to have mini size to try new products

  • beckysmakeup

    I actually like the idea of the minis. I never hit pan on the larger ones so it would just make more sense. x

  • lovem

    i like mini products to try things out for sure. for products such as foundation, i’d be reaching for a full size product. however, if i were to pick up something like a blush, i’d definitely prefer a mini instead of a full sized product as blushes aren’t something you’d use everyday/same one everyday

  • http://macyxmakeup.blogspot.com/ Macy

    I love having full size products just because I like to keep the things individual instead of in a palette.

  • http://skin-depth.blogspot.com/ Emily

    I agree with you! Full size if I really like it, and if I wanna try things, then minis!

  • Laurie

    I would prefer to have the full sizes of my favorite products, because then I’ll have them for a very long time. But if I’m Trying a new product, the mini’s would be better since they are less expensive.

  • http://twitter.com/TwistedFoolPT TwistedFool

    I prefere minis because I hardly ever get to the end of products before they go bad so I think it’s less wasteful to have them in smaller sizes. Plus you get the added perk of trying out different product usually for a smaller amount of money than if you were to purchase each product in full size.

  • http://twitter.com/Hi_Im_Holly Holly J

    Minis. I love trying multiple things at once for around the same price or cheaper. And I often don’t finish a product or get bored of it halfway through, so mini’s are ideal because I get several products at once with smaller sizes.

  • Ladybug

    Palette minis! I don’t wear makeup enough to EVER hit pan, or finish all of it.

  • Erin O’Neill

    palette minis… its a great way to try out a product without feeling like you’ve wasted it if you don’t lik the product. :)

  • Becca

    I like the idea of palette mini’s…there’s something so darn alluring about mini sizes and palettes in general. But once the excitement has kind of worn off, I always go back to my full-sizes and much prefer them in the end

  • Hermano Buster Bluth

    I like mini’s because they’re cute (I’m a sucker for cute), and because I’m still trying to find my HGs. However, I’d take back my vote for minis if it meant that I couldn’t purchase my favourite items as singles.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001781415629 Kamu Napoleon

    If I’m just trying a product out or if it’s something that I know I won’t use much of I’ll go for travel sizes. I got the mini version of coralista off points for my beauty insider around a year ago and I’ve barely made a dent and I actually use it often. If it’s a product I know I’ll use much of (like a foundation or powder), however, I’ll get the full sized.

  • melodyy

    I love that you can try so many more things with minis because you don’t actually have to commit to a full size and have the ability to try different products, but there’s just something about a full sized product that gets me. I always think they’re better lol!

  • Oshin SR

    I love palettes but not the bulky palette packaging that companies like Too Faced, Urban Decay or Benefit sometimes make.

  • angel charm

    i would prefer mini so that i could try new one and it doesnt expire without too much usage

  • Valeottantadue

    I prefer full size for my favourite products, even if, I know, it’s hard to get to the end of them

  • Susana

    I prefer both: the minis to try out the product and the full size to buy it if I liked the mini size

  • http://www.facebook.com/dreammakeup Dream Makeup

    Definitely palette minis. Travel friendly, that’s a big win!

  • Sara Ferreira

    i NEVER hit pan on anything, so i’d absolutely say palette minis! i prefer variety over quantity.

  • PazCS

    I like the minis, I hate buying a full size product only to find it doesn’t work for my skin after a few goes, so mini sizes are better for me.

  • http://twitter.com/prettyblissful prettyblissful

    I only have a hand full of blushes and there’s only one I wish was a mini. The rest I love and wish were full size or that I bought back ups of like MAC’s ripe peach blush ombre.

  • Run4theroses

    I prefer minis because im always on the go. I can stash them in my makeup bag and take them wherever i may be. Plus i have so many products i never get to hit pan on them with the exception of my Mac Coygirl blush.

  • Virussa

    I prefer minis because I can never hit the pan of the full size products and the minis offer more colors in one. So, I’d say minis!

  • http://twitter.com/arianjaymee arian santos

    I prefer palette minis, because I’m always on the go, travelling. And the minis are for travel friendly and when I need to touch up.

  • Cristina

    I prefer minis because they are so adorable and you never use all of the bigger size anyways

  • http://admiredelements.blogspot.com/ Kathy

    I like full sizes of things that I use daily and use up quickly. If something is going to take years for me to finish, I don’t mind a mini. I also like mini mascaras, as I don’t use mascara everyday. I don’t feel so guilty dumping a mascara “sample” as I do a full size. I’m not as huge of a fan of palettes though, as many are bulky and difficult to travel with.

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