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.
I got this little palette from the nude box by best ever beauty box. I've seen a lot of talk on these maybelline palettes, positive and negative so I was happy to be able to try one to put my 2 cents of opinion in the mix.
I think the packaging of this is pretty. I love pink so of course I love the rose gold metallic color of the palette. It's made of plastic and feels pretty sturdy. It doesn't have a mirror but it does have a clear Window so you can see all the shades without opening it.
The shadows do look really pretty to look at too. You get a really nice mix of pinks, bronzes and some browns. This also has a pretty even mix of warm and cool tones, a bit more warmer though. It is mainly shimmery shades though. There is a mauve matte which I've enjoyed using as a transition shade and a darker brown matte. I would have loved a light brown matte in here as well so I wouldn't have to incorporate another palette alongside. I find the shades blend well but they just don't have enough pigment in them. You really have to layer the shadows but even then, you don't get an intense look. The shimmers are best applied with your finger, a brush picks up more glitter than color. They last most ofethe day on my lids, I do use primer though.
I think this palette is marketed at beginners, so I think the it is an OK palette for that. I don't think it's amazing but it's not the most awful palette I've tried. I do really like a couple of the shades (the matte mauve and a deeper rose shimmer), so I think I'll reach for this occasionally. I won't bother to try out the other maybelline palettes though.