I originally bought this palette as a gift for my best friend, but I really liked the packing so much that I opened it. I decided that if I really liked it, I would just get her another one as they're really reasonably priced. I was planning on giving her this gift as a Christmas gift in her stocking. It fits perfect in her Christmas stocking as it is a smaller palette. Don't let the size of the palette fool you!

The colors of this palette are very pretty. The eye shadows in this palette have pretty good pigment. I use my cosmetics brushes to apply my eye shadows. You get 8 different colors in this palette. This palette offers a good amount of colors. There is a color in this palette for everyone. Being a makeup artist, we like palettes that have a lot of different colors in it. We need all sorts of different colors when we do clients work. I plan on buying two more of these palettes. One for my best friend and one for my makeup kit I used on my clients.

These shadows come off easy with soap and water. I also use makeup wipes when I am lazy and don't feel like washing my face (which is a really bad thing to do). Some of the darker colors can be a little harder to get off. Most dark eye shadows are like that. A good way to get it off is to use a creamy facial soap that will break down the color and easily come off with one swipe.

The only down fall of this palette is that I cracked one of the eye shadows by dropping it off my bed. So be very careful not to drop this as the shadows will crack. I am still able to use the eye shadow, but it's cracked some.

This palette works well with makeup brushes. You could use the brush that comes with it as well. I just find for me that brushes work better. Any brushes would work just fine.