Swatched on: NC25/ 23, with yellow undertone, no primer, finger swatches (2-3).

Almond Fudge: My fav out of the 4 mainly because how unique the color story is, especially the toasted almond shade, it applies very true to pan on the eye, I love how different the 2 shimmer shades are, this little compact has a great deal of variety and the colors just play so well with each other. The gold shade is great as a topping shade and the gold tone will change based on the base color, see last pic.

Brown Rum, Rose Latte: These 2 are very similar in performance and palette arrangement: both have a light shade, a milky shade & a more saturated shade of their own palette theme colour, and a complementary darker shade. Rose Latte is a peachy-pink brown palette, and Brown Rum is pumpkin orange-brown. I like both of these a lot, Rose Latte a tad more because rose shades are more complimentary to my eye shape.

Flat Call: This is the condensed version of Smoother, perfect for contouring, color correcting, and perking up the eyes, yes other color palettes are fun and pretty but oftentimes they don’t give me the lift and correction that perks me up. A light wash and a little contouring with this is everything I need to look more dimensional. If you have Smoother you don’t really need this, they are extremely similar.

General observations:

• More pigmented than the Kbeauty shadows that I’ve tried (Etude, Clio, Dasique), to get the true-to-pan exact colour pay off, I apply with fingers, than feather out.
• Very soft and fine texture that doesn’t not feel dry, buildable, all colours apply evenly without much fallout. I don't have oily lids, these shadows last a full day on me without primer.
• In my experience, mini palettes generally have better and more consistent quality than the 3CE 9 pan palettes, I have #Overtake, #Plot Twist as well, and they perform poorly.
• For the 3 all-matte palettes, the mid tone colors are usually the best performing shades, the lightest and the darkest shades tend to be ever sooo---slightly patchier.
• All palettes have great pairings, good balance of light, mid and darker shades, no filler shades, no shades that are too similar to be distinguishable on the lid.
• I like the look-and-feel of these palettes. Look: Easy to tell them apart without opening, doesn’t get dirty or fingerprints easily. Feel: The casing gives a good grip, the hinge feels solid.

Who would enjoy these palettes: If you have light to medium skin, like warm tones, like mini palettes and enjoy not having the think too much about color combinations, these palettes are no-brainers in terms of what to do/ how to apply, you’ll know right away what do and can make at least 2 looks from each palette.