[courters]

I was actually disappointed with the MES. The gold/bronze shade in Engaging came off looking really garish on my skin tone - it was way too pigmented for that color (for me). I thought I would like Earthly Riches, but it looked too dark and kind of muddy on me (NW15). I did end up getting Silversmith, because on a whim my husband swiped the two together across my hand and it was gorgeous.

I'm pretty sure the palettes are metal...either I'm hallucinating or they definitely make a metallic sound when you close them. They also cool down quickly like a metal does...maybe they are plastic with a metal coating??

I thought the eye brush set felt a lot better than some previous years...I actually compared it to the full size they had on display and they felt just as soft.

I was disapointed with the cool eyes palette...the colors were just too bright for me. Also, with the warm eyes, I already had half the colors so I didn't even bother swatching that. I did get smokey eyes and I am quite happy with it, I am trying to expand my gray selections. I know some people are disapointed because it doesn't give a really dark smokey eye, but this is perfect for me since I never do dramatic makeup!