Anastasia Maya Mia Eyeshadow Palette ($29.00 for 0.25 oz.) includes ten eyeshadows that range from light beige to deep brown to a pop of aqua and peach. Some shades are nice, other shades are a little powdery or dry, so it’s more of a mixed bag. There’s a dryness to a lot of Anastasia’s eyeshadows that keep them from feeling like a truly fantastic eyeshadow, but a good primer can help them go on more smoothly without having to really pack it on (to retain vibrancy). The Aqua shade was a total dud and shows up as a muddy mess on the lid without a sticky, white base. I am always surprised at how well they wear, despite the drier texture, though, even without primer (about eight hours for most shades). If you have a few of Anastasia’s palette, there tend to be a few repeats per palette.

Nude is a cool-toned, pink-tinted beige with a matte finish. It had good color payoff but was a smidgen powdery. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Deep Brown is a blackened brown with cool undertones and a matte finish. It was dry, slightly stiff, and difficult to blend on the skin. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Sienna is a muted, medium-dark copper-brown with warm, red undertones and a matte finish. It had nice pigmentation, and the texture was nicely balanced between soft and blendable. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Warm Taupe is a warm-toned, medium taupe brown with a matte finish. The texture was slightly powdery, but it was blendable and had good color payoff. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Vanilla is a light beige with warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. It was somewhat powdery but had decent to good color payoff. It wore well for seven and a half hours before fading. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Aqua is a light-medium aqua blue with a pearly sheen. It was very sheer, powdery, and prone to fading. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Fresh Peach is a lightened, medium orange with a frosted finish. It had a drier, powdery feel but decent color payoff, though it needed to be patted and packed on to stay reasonably vibrant. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Glisten is a medium-dark copper orange with a sparkly, metallic finish. It had good pigmentation. The version in this palette performed better than the one in Amrezy. It wore well for eight hours before fading, and there was a little bit of fall out over time. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Caramel is a medium-dark, copper-brown with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had fairly good pigmentation, and the texture was soft and blendable, though a bit powdery. It lasted for eight hours before fading. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Gold Bar is a yellowed gold with almost cool undertones and a metallic sheen. The texture was a little crumbly and dry, but it was blendable and had good pigmentation. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

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Anastasia Maya Mia Eyeshadow Palette

Anastasia Maya Mia Eyeshadow Palette

Anastasia Maya Mia Eyeshadow Palette

Anastasia Maya Mia Eyeshadow Palette

Anastasia Maya Mia Eyeshadow Palette

Anastasia Maya Mia Eyeshadow Palette

Anastasia Nude Eyeshadow

Anastasia Nude Eyeshadow

Anastasia Deep Brown Eyeshadow

Anastasia Deep Brown Eyeshadow

Anastasia Sienna Eyeshadow

Anastasia Sienna Eyeshadow

Anastasia Warm Taupe Eyeshadow

Anastasia Warm Taupe Eyeshadow

Anastasia Vanilla Eyeshadow

Anastasia Vanilla Eyeshadow

Anastasia Aqua Eyeshadow

Anastasia Aqua Eyeshadow

Anastasia Fresh Peach Eyeshadow

Anastasia Fresh Peach Eyeshadow

Anastasia Glisten Eyeshadow

Anastasia Glisten Eyeshadow

Anastasia Caramel Eyeshadow

Anastasia Caramel Eyeshadow

Anastasia Gold Bar Eyeshadow

Anastasia Gold Bar Eyeshadow