Written Reviews

My go-to highlight and topper. Perfect, easy, smooth application with a bright sheen that lasts. It's a creamy very light gold. A+ in all respects.

This is a very pretty, but cantankerous, shade. Lots of fallout on application, needs to be patted on carefully, and doesn't wear very well. Too bad, because the color is gorgeous.

Looks amazing as a single color all over the lid. Complex, deep pinky-wine sort of shade with lots of shimmer. Lasts well on my oily lids. Great for an easy "dramatic but human" look.

This looks spectacular when applied on the lid, with a dark brown base and brilliant blue sparkle. Unfortunately it wore very poorly on my oily lids, and all the blue migrated to creases within a few hours. It looked like a hot mess in very short order.

I paid $35 for this at TJ Maxx because I wanted to learn to step up my makeup game, and this looked like a handy go-to. Pros: Great mirror. Included brush. One of the eyebrow shades works really well for me. Contour, highlight, and glow shades work well for my skin tone. Eyeshadows can put together some nice neutral looks. Dark eyeshadows work as liners when wet. Great to have so many different products in one box. Cons: Bronzer isn't great for my skin tone, would rather have a blush. Eyeshadows lack any interesting color pops, are only moderately pigmented, and are rather dry with some fallout (not as good as UD for example). If this thing stepped up its eyeshadow game, it'd be excellent. It's still a good learning box - but if I'd paid more, as in retail, I'd be really unhappy about the subpar eyeshadows.

Pluses: Nicely pigmented for the most part. Wide selection of neutral and colorful shades. Shades combine well with each other. Good value when you consider the price per shade and large mirror. Little fallout. Long lasting. Minuses: Both pinks under-perform in terms of pigmentation and application. Would like to see a good green and purple added. Some shimmers could be more intense.