I thought that this would be a cute little palette for travel. And, I was craving some new purple eyeshadow. The shadow quality is generally pretty good. Most of them are smooth and apply evenly. One of the dark purples applies patchy and is dark blue-purple streaky when applied. Most of the others are ok. There are two with glitter, which I feel I am really too old for. In general, color payoff is good with these purples.
The glosses underneath are frosty, with medium pigmentation. I generally do not go for frosty glosses, but it works out ok with a purple smokey eye.
I have to say that I found that this palette is not good for traveling. For me, one purple smokey eye is not significantly different and another purple smokey eye. Well, there are probably 2 looks that are possible. A dramatic dark purple smokey eye and a lighter purple smokey eye. There are in between options, but when I'm on the road, I'd prefer a larger color selection to choose from. I travel light, so my wardrobe is already limited, so I do not like that my eyeshadow selections are limited as well.
Let's hope this quells my need for more purple eyeshadow. I think that it has. At least for 6 months. Purple is still my favorite color, after all!
Update... (11/5/10) this palette is not a keeper for me - most of the shades of purple are warm and not cool. Not good for my coloring. There are maybe 3 shades that are not warm, so I'm giving this to one of my warm skin toned friends. She loves purple too, so I hope that she enjoys it!
