little white truths

I'll comment on the colour of this quad very briefly because colour is so personal and what works for one doesn't work for all. Obviously I don't like the quad and the colours aren't ones I'll wear. Others might however love this and I suppose what's good about it is that it's different and the purple shade in particular isn't one I've seen before.

Colour aside, I don't think this is a good formula overall and the shadows are inconsistent. The champagne and violet colours aren't too bad. They apply well enough and last well throughout the day, but I suggest using them with a primer. 

The haze colour isn't great because the fall-out from that isn't something I can live with, but I guess you'd expect this from glittered shades so it's not unusual. Having said this, the fall-out is just as bad whether with or without a primer, and I'd expect it to adhere at least a little better with a primer but it doesn't.

The coal shade is the worst of the bunch - it applies patchily and I just can't get an even application from it, no matter what I do. Perhaps it's not meant to be a crease colour, but I wanted to use it that way because it's the most matte of the bunch and I need that in my crease because I have hooded eyes. If you wanted to use it as a liner, it might be fine for that but I haven't tried it this way because I wasn't sure about putting these shadows too close to my sensitive eyes (I felt they might be irritating).

All shadows feel quite nice to the touch and they're definitely pigmented, but that's where the good things end for me.

I also think the packaging looks/feels cheap and flimsy, plus it's far too bulky for what you get so it's not great for travel.

I've had a look online and seen a couple of people rave about these shadows, although they were using different quads or eyeshadow singles so perhaps it's just this particular quad that isn't as user-friendly as some of the others.

Obviously I don't like this product and I'll be passing it on to someone who can rock colours as bold as these. 

Colour aside, my main issue is that two of the shades are hard to work with, and life's too short to be spending heaps of time getting your eyeshadow to apply well and stay where you want it to.