Moriah Elizabeth Paint Set Review: Custom Pastel Colors for Craft Painters

Introduction

A long-anticipated release in the arts and crafts space, the Moriah Elizabeth paint set brings a collection of custom-blended pastel shades to ready-made bottles. The core appeal is simple: the soft, distinctive colors the creator is known for mixing by hand are now available without trial and error, at a price of around $35 that undercuts a lot of comparable craft sets.

After unboxing it and putting it to work on a plain white ceramic tabletop tree, here is how the set holds up in real use.

What’s in the Box

The set covers a lot of ground for the money. Alongside the paint bottles themselves, you get a genuinely lovely set of synthetic brushes in a variety of shapes, including filberts, square brushes, and round brushes, all presented in a branded brush roll. A set of two-sided dotting tools is included as well, and both the brushes and the dotting tools carry matching branding, a nice cohesive touch.

The color lineup reads like a character roster: strawberry, an orange shade, Georgie, pickle, derp, Bumble Bear, milk chocolate, waffle cone, and vanilla cake. Every shade is a custom color, which is the real story here, since these pastels are not the kind of tones most brands offer off the shelf.

How the Paint Performs

The consistency is immediately pleasant, with a smooth body that flows well and holds up under layering. Painting a pale surface with darker shades naturally takes two or three coats, but that is standard behavior for most paints, including professional-grade ones, so it is nothing to worry about.

The standout shades are the pastels. The mint green in particular is remarkable: it is a clean, balanced mint that is genuinely hard to find in bottled form, and the pink performs even better, going onto a white surface nearly in a single coat. The blend quality across the palette feels deliberate, as if a lot of back-and-forth went into getting each shade exactly right.

One small warning worth heeding: the names are so food-inspired that the paint looks almost edible. Chocolate mint ice cream and chocolate chip cookie dough are the flavors being channeled here, and the colors really do deliver on that promise.

The Dotting Tool Is a Quiet Highlight

Easy to overlook in the unboxing, the dotting tool turns out to be one of the most fun pieces in the set. It makes dots and crisp lines far neater than freehand work, and it is genuinely addictive to use. Once you start, adding extra details feels inevitable, and it elevates simple decorated surfaces considerably.

Who This Set Is Best For

The audience for this set spans a wide age range, which is part of what makes it work. The colors are blended beautifully, the brushes are a genuine step above typical included brushes, and the whole package feels thoughtfully assembled rather than rushed to market.

For longtime fans, it is a chance to paint with the exact palette they have watched being used for years. For everyone else, it is simply a very nice starter set with unusual pastel shades that are hard to source elsewhere, and it would make a fantastic gift, particularly around the holidays.

Conclusion

At around $35, this paint set punches well above its price. The custom pastel colors are the headline, but the quality synthetic brushes, the branded brush roll, and the surprisingly delightful dotting tools make it feel like a complete kit rather than just a paint purchase. If you want ready-made access to colors most brands simply do not make, this is an easy recommendation.