I received this eyeshadow palette in the ball season beauty box.
The packaging is a nude, pinkish colour and is made out of plastic. It is fairly typical of other Maybelline packaging. It has a clear window at the front so you can see the eye shadows inside, of which there are 12. The palette contains a good mixture of lighter and darker shades. There are two brushes inside which are completely useless.
I have used this a few times as there are a few nice shades however they are not very pigmented and rather shimmery. The biggest problem with this palette is if you don't wear a eyeshadow primer underneath there is little colour pay off with most of the lighter shades and they don't last very long.
While there are a few nice shades in this palette I would not repurchase for the above reasons.
This was on my want list for some time before I finally managed to get my hands on it.
The case layout is the same as the standard Maybelline "Nudes", clear lid so you can see all the colours, tips for colour combinations on the back, brush/applicator space and 2 double tipped sponge applicators. The sponge applicator ends are different with one slightly fatter than the other, I figure they might be good for smudging something so I haven't thrown them out but they are no good for applying the makeup unless you are desperate even then think twice, use a brush.
If you haven't heard the saying "its a crime not to prime" you will be committing a felony with using this as 4 of the light shades just show as sparkle without primer and the only matte is barely visible. Of the 12 colours in the palette, 2 are really metalllic, 1 matte and the other 9 have varying degrees of sparkle. There is no label for any of the colours and I wish there was so it would be easier to describe them,
- on the top line we have a white sparkle, pale peach pink sparkle, silver grey sparkle, pale pink sparkle, light dirty pink matte, and dirty rose gold,
- the bottom line rose gold metallic, mid brown with pink sparkle, grey toned pink sparkle, darker grey toned pink sparkle, mid pink metallic and black with pink sparkles.
If you are a matte fan, put the palette down and step away as this will blind you with sparkles. You could use the 4 lightest shades as highlighters, I have on occasion since I don't own any highlighters at present. The colours are great but the pigmentation could be better on some and even with primer I do think they need a touch up part way through the day, I am thinking of the lighter colours only. The colours are nicely milled but slightly more powdery than creamy. It is blendable but it does take a little work. I have used the darkest colour both wet and dry with no issues.
Would I buy this palette again, probably not but I will definitely finish it.