Sephora's Pro Lesson Palette

The Sephora Pro Lesson palette in Natural Eyes was my first Sephora purchase.  I purchased this last year while vacationing at Virginia Beach.  At the time, there was no Sephora anywhere near me.  I walked all over the store, circling around for probably an hour and a half.  I finally decided to purchase this palette.  I do not think Sephora caries it any longer, but you can get it from eBay.  I payed $20 for this palette.  This was my first "high end" palette.  I immediately noticed the difference in quality from the drugstore shadows I was used to using compared to this palette.  

 Let's get to the swatches, and then I will let you know my full thoughts.  NOTE: This is not brand new, so it will not look exactly like this if you do get it.  I will explain after the swatches.

This image is without flash.  The colors down the left hand side are as follows: Universal Beige n8, light taupe, dark cocoa.  The colors down the right hand side are: golden beige, medium brown, dark brown.  There is also a small Sephora eyeliner in Chocolate included.

This photo is shot with flash.  The packaging is shiny, but flash shows the sparkle in the right hand shades a little better.

The left hand side of the palette are all matte shades.  I feel that the colors have a slightly purple hue.  I really like this because it complements my hazel eyes.  The right hand side is all shimmery.  They are mostly metallic shades.  The top two shades are more glittery and metallic than the last shade.  I find that the right hand side is much less blendable.  I think that the colors are great, but for me, it is hard to make a cohesive look with that side only.  I need to bring a matte color from the other side or another palette to complete the look.

Without flash.

With flash

You can see from the swatches the the matte shades are more purple than brown.  I also have never tried the brown eyeliner, so I cannot comment on that.  I find that the matte shades are much more blendable than the shimmery shades.  Also the shimmery shades have a lot of fallout.  Overall I am very pleased with this palette and I need to use it more, like I did when I first purchased it.  Let me know your thoughts on this palette.  Have you tried it?

Also, follow this link for more pictures of a brand new palette.

Erin