Review: Sonia Kashuk Eye on Neutral Matte / Shimmer Palette (limited edition)

In my Christmas 2013 gift guide, I mentioned the ( limited edition Sonia Kashuk Eye on Neutral Matte / Shimmer Palette as something to gift to someone because I wanted it at the time. I did end up buying it in the end, and now I regret it. 

I wanted the palette because Emilynoel82 said really good things about the Sonia Kashuk Eye on Neutral shadows. This palette (although not available anymore; if it is give it a pass) is a combination of both the matte and shimmer palettes. 

When I first saw it in person - I ordered it off Target.com - I was super disappointed. I thought it was going to be as big as the two palettes stuck together would be. Nope. The palette is probably the same size if not a bit smaller than one of the Eye on Neutral palettes, but the shadows are teeny (they had to squish 24 of them in here somehow). 

The rest of the packaging is okay (although the gold "Sonia Kashuk" has already worn off the outside of my palette). I like the cream packaging, and the mirror inside is really nice. 

However, the actual product inside is really just not good. The shadows are super hit and miss. Some of the shimmer shadows are nice, and there are some really good matte shades. However, some matte shades don't show up at all, and all of the shimmers have wicked fallout. Even tapping off the brush doesn't help. I have to apply the shadows to the lid with my fingers, and then after finishing my eyeshadow, I have to go back in and clean up the fallout from my cheeks. 

It's really disappointing because I absolutely love and would use all the colors in here. I even use the matte brown second to bottom row, second to right shadow to fill in my brows, and the black is super pigmented. Some of the shimmers are really pretty, too, and could probably dupe some colors in the Urban Decay Naked palettes.

If this is a reflexion of the normal sized Eye on Neutral palettes, just don't do it. They're 19 bucks each. This palette was way overpriced at 30 bucks. I should've just gotten the Naked palette... Damn.