I 100% purchased these due to Cat's review on here!! So my addicted can be blamed on someone I guess (yeah like I need to blame anyone)
I purchased 4 of the foiled eye shadows and 3 of the matte eye shadows to fill up the remaining space in my Z-Palette. They turned up pretty darn quickly from the states so the whole purchase to your door was smooth sailing. Packaged in little sleeves of cardboard with their logo and signature black, pink and white design. The little pan of colour pops through the clear view panel so you can see what you have purchased. Once ripped out of its container then solid pan which must be steel or some form of metal as it has that cool touch to it, is rather a generous size in depth and width. Easily attaches itself into the Z-Palette without the need for additional magnets to be attached to the underside which is a bonus so you can still see what the shade is when you lift it out of the palette.
Formula wise, the mattes are solid, pressed colours that have a soft creamy texture to them which means they aren't crumbly and transfer from pan to eyelid by finger or brush without falling off mid transit and making a mess. The foiled are similar to the mattes in texture but slightly more creamy, press to hard and you'll leave an indent in the pan, but not too creamy that they need to be sealed tightly with a lid. The shimmer and glitz powers in the foils are out of this world!
Colours owned (at the moment, I know I will be buying more if not all of the remaining)
Mattes:
Homecoming (light brown with a slight gold hue to it)
Mocha (deep brown)
Hipster (sandy beige with slight shimmer)
Foiled:
Magic Act (my fave!! intense gold)
In the Spotlight (pink to peachy corals)
Showtime (dirty brick red, rusty colour)
These eye shadows are also long living even the foiled shades keep there metallic effect throughout the day, they are blendable, smudgeable but once compacted into an area and settled won't be budged. Simply wash off at the end of the day as you normally would any other eye shadow they come off with a makeup remover wipe super easily. Highly recommended to those who want to create their own palette of colours.
I am a massive fan of anything MUG!! They have a huge range of shades and formula's to suit everyone. What I also like about the shades are thier names e.g. Cocoa Bear, Simply Marlena . . . they have meaning/ personal touch and were well thought out. The shadows are so pigmented and super easy to apply and blend out. I was so impressed with these shadows that I ended up selling my naked palettes as I found myself not reaching for them as much as I was for my MUG shadows. I also love how you can purchase the shades in pan form to create your own palette unlike say an urban decay palette were most of the time there is 1 or 2 shades you never reach for in there because a shade just aint your thing and I find that a waste. The price point for these is also very good. Shipping to NZ is reasonable and takes on average 2 weeks. And they have the BEST customer service to date. If you haven't tried these yet you need to!!