Jillian Kjer: Review: EM Cosmetics Shade Play Artistic Eye Shadow Palettes

I had seen several reviews on the Life Palettes but none on the smaller palettes so when EM was having a sale for them I got two of the palettes I had my eyes on from the start! These palettes are $38/each which I do think is a little bit steep but I got mine on sale for $25/each which I think is much more reasonable. I would wait for a sale if you are wanting these. You can purchase these HERE. The pigmentation I think is pretty good. Some of the mattes are not as pigmented as the more shimmery ones but overall pretty good. I don't think these are very chalky. One down fall I think for a lot of people will be that there aren't more matte shades in each palette. I think there is only one maybe two in each of the ones I got. These palettes don't swatch great but when applied to the eyes they are beautiful and blend easily.

With Urban Decay or theBalm their shadows are extremely soft, these ones are a little bit harder. Also there can be a little fall out with some of the darker shades but, no more than other brands. One other thing that is a plus but also a downfall is not all the shadows are the same size. This makes it visually very cute in the packaging but some shadows are a fraction of the size of the main shadow in the middle. The palettes have a good range of colors in them and come with 6 shadows per palette. There are 15 different palettes to choose from. There is a lot of selection which I think is awesome.

I REALLY enjoy the packaging. Its has a HUGE mirror and is very compact. This will be really easy to travel with. The packaging also has a magnetic closure and is plastic. These will be super easy to keep clean. I personally really enjoy the palettes that I have and with such a huge variety of sets if there is another sale I may get more. I probably will not purchase at full price though because if you compare it to my Too Faced Boudoir Eyes Palette that has 9 shades and costs $36.