I purchased this from makeup.co.nz as I wanted an all matte palette that wasn't going to cost me a lot of money. An all matte eyeshadow look is something I have admired for a while but never attempted, so I thought this palette would be ideal to try out the all matte look.
You get 12 shadows in the palette and a large mirror. The packaging is sleek (pun not intended), and feels sturdy but not overly heavy.
The shadows are all beautifully matte and the colours are as below;
Orbit - A deep blue/teal shade Ink - A deep inky navy blue Highness - A blueish bright purple shade. Noir - A deep black Dune - A sandy yellowish shade Pillow Talk - A very white colour Thunder - A stormy deep grey Maple - A beautiful deep maroon colour (this is one of my faves) Flesh - Resembles Dune but is slightly deeper and a more yellowish pink sand coloured shade Paper Bag (Love this name) - A deep cool brown Villain - A very dark, cool, almost black purple Fern - A true, cool green.
All of these shades swatch well on your arm and are pigmented when swatching. They feel soft but aren't extremely buttery like higher end matte shades.
Most of the shades are very easy to apply and blend, but I found the colours 'Flesh' and 'Ink' applied patchily on my lid - even when wearing eye primer. They are still useable but their patchiness requires a little more work on your behalf to make them look smooth on the lid.
All of these have amazing pigmentation for the price and maple is the most beautiful crease colour. They all blend with a little bit of work but aren't difficult - they just require a little more work than the matte shadows from a higher end brand like Stila.
When worn over primer (I haven't worn them without priming my eyes), these last all day and don't fade noticeably.
I really like this palette and - even though these are slightly harder t use than more expensive matte shades, I would recommend this. If you aren't prepared or confident in your blending skills though, I would suggest maybe you skip this until you feel more confident, as they are a little difficult to blend - so I wouldn't recommend this for beginners.
Overall I think the pigmentation is amazing, the colour range is interesting and I loooove that they are all matte.
This is a really great, cheap palette! I use this almost every day. Unfortunately I don't use all the colours and I don't particularly want to purchase the whole palette again just to replace a few empty pans. Still, it's a good product. They are all pigmented and blend pretty well. Throw away the brush that comes with it though, it's bad, as included brushes almost always are!