A neutral eyeshadow palette should be an essential in any makeup lover's collection. Essence is a wonderfully affordable brand with a range of really good products to choose from, but this is not one of them. Give it a miss.

The colour selection of mattes and shimmers are nice enough, but it is the quality of the shadows that is sorely lacking. Most of them are chalky with little to no colour payoff, and the shimmer shades are too chunky with glitter.

You'd be better off buying a selection of Essence single shadows, which are of a much better quality, or even a different palette from a different brand.

Essence is a great, affordable brand. These range of palettes are not good quality.

Pros:
Price (R76)
Range of palettes

Cons:
Shadows are powdery and lack pigmentation
A lot of fallout - the pans are so close together that the fallout from one shadow falls into the pans of the shadows surrounding it
Do not last long - maybe an hour or two
Not many mattes in each palette
Many shadows appear ashy and grey on medium to dark skin tones (some do not even show up on the lid)
Difficult to blend
Some shadows are quite chalky and clump

i have my palette in the shade all about the nudes. Its a nice eyeryday palette perfect for daytime and work...very bendable and creamy...Its not very pigmented so you have to keep dipping your brush in the pan to build up the colour. it also doesn't last very long on the lids. It is quite affordable and great for those who on a budget.