This arrived in the BBBE and I normally love Green eye makeup but the shade didn't wow me at all. I liked the little black box and Dome compact, simple yet easy to hold and open etc.
The colour is kind of what I would call an army green, it has gold fleck through it and it builds up and blends nicely. I have hooded eyes and used this product dry. Jade didn't stay put on my eyelids for long and it folded into the creases within half an hour of application... the colour became so muted it looked silver (it was quite dark before hand) and had almost completely disappeared after less than two hours.
Another BBBE score! I've never tried Mellow eyeshadows before and when I saw this I was pretty happy, especially upon opening it and seeing the colour. This is such a pretty green!
TBH, the packaging is very cheap looking but ultimately, I guess it's quite hard to make an individual eyeshadow really pretty and keep the price down at the same time.
I have slightly oily lids, and if you do too, I recommend a primer. It stays on my lids for around 6 hours before starting to disappear, so it's pretty long lasting, BUT I did find it faded out to a silver colour after about 3-4 hours. That was a real shame as I LOVE this colour on me. I'm yet to try it wet, perhaps that will make the colour last longer and stay true.
Blendability is very good and that's important to me. I own way to many eyeshadows that don't blend well, without adding another one to my collection. All in all, it's a thumbs up. $12.95 for a beautiful colour, that's NZ made and seems to be good quality.
Tips: Try primer if you have oily lids as it will slip off after a while.