Twelve full-size loose powder eyeshadows, all named after the months of the year. I haven’t checked to see if the colors correspond to the months, or birthstones, or anything other than “twelve months, twelve colors”. The payoff when applied dry is a bit faint for most of these colors. December is a really gorgeous amped-up white glittery sparkle, though - a bit more bling than BE tends to release. I like the change up! At the same time, I’m glad that I waited to purchase this kit. It originally started out at $72, which is $6 per color, and a significant discount from standalone retail prices. Then in early January the collection price dropped from $72 to $48 ($4 per color.) And then in mid-month, during a 12-hour sale, the kit was available at…$33.60 ($2.80 per color.) Yeah, I can deal with that. (They did limit purchases to two per person, to avoid the Ebay sellers swiping up dozens then selling them off piecemeal. I appreciated that - it gave me the chance to get a full kit, instead of having to try and purchase them one by one and gritting my teeth at how much the colors were costing.)

Photos that show how the product actually performs...! See how I create my swatches

This kit contained:

• January — ice-blue matte
• February — valentine-pink shimmer
• March — semisheer pale green sheen
• April — grey-blue shimmer
• May — rich violet matte
• June — pale yellow shimmer
• July — rich blue shimmer
• August — old gold sparkle
• September — brown-green shimmer
• October — red-purple shimmer
• November — faded purple sheen
• December — white with multicolored iridescent sparkle

Another reason I was leery of this kit was that BE colors have a nasty habit of not really following through of the promise-in-the-pot. They'll look gorgeous and bright and pigmented but when you apply them, the colors are barely there. About a third of the colors in this collection "fell down" in the pigmentation department. Some looked far better applied dry than they did applied wet; and I found that if these colors are swept on, with either a brush or a cotton swab, they're a lot less opaque.

All in all, I'm glad I got this kit. But I'm glad that I didn't buy it at full price.

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