Urban Decay Elements Eye Shadow Palette

hello everyone, today i will be reviewing the urban decay elements eye shadow palette. this palette costs $65.00 CND from sephora. there are 20 eye shadows with metallics, mattes and satins with microglitter. the eye shadows in the outer ring are 0.03 ounces, the inner ring eye shadows are 0.02 ounces and the single eye shadow in the centre is 0.05 ounces.

so here are what the shadows look like in the palette. below i will post the swatches i did. these were done with just a finger.

first up we have heavy water, sapphire dream, electirc air and antidote.

next is secret keeper, earthbound, elemental and volcanic

next is lioness, fire started, dream waver and ego

next is hex remedy, fortune teller, silver burn and fools gold

finally we have moon rock, tectonic and luna

ok so on to the review. first off a few of these are dupes for other urban decay eye shadows. i feel like heavy water and sapphire dream are VERY similar to the two blue shades in the urban decay kristen leanne palette. they are nice colors so i'm not terribly mad at that. next fortune teller looks exactly like the urban decay single eye shadow in lounge. finally ego looks like a lot like the urban decay single eye shadow in the 1985, it even performs in a similar way.
the pigmentation on these is hit or miss when using a brush. most of the shades in the centre ring need a wet brush or a finger to bring out the pigmentation. there are only three matte shades in this palette, everything else is either shimmer or has microglitter. be warned, the shadows with microgltter have a lot of glitter fallout, which is a pain in the butt to get rid of. you can sort of see what i mean from one of my swatches how even after using makeup remover my arm and hand are still covered in glitter particles.
the colors in here are pretty, and i feel like you could get a decent amount of looks with it. i will say though that this isn't a must have, especially with how much of a pain these eye shadows are to work with. the quality of this is no where near that of the born to run or even the kristen leanne palette.