I don't say this lightly - and I have a **vast** collection of eyeshadow palettes - but the truth must be told. This palette has the best formula of any palette I own. The metallics are one swipe foiled, the mattes are creamy and blend with no problem, that black is the only black I even use; it literally swatches opaque and doesn't have any fall out applied to the eyes. I have high end palettes that don't come close to this. On my IG @shinebridabeauty I have a 6 Looks 1 Palette project with this palette (quite far back on my feed now, but it's there, as individual posts and then a collage of all 6) and I've used it in other looks since. If you enjoy this color story & are looking to bring home a new palette - YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS. It blew away my expectations.