The tools are better than I had anticipated, and I even temporarily got over my inherent fear of using this kind of eyelash curler to test it for you, and I have to say it's not bad at all – I would definitely consider using these regularly (if I can properly get over the fear of trapping my eye in them haha).
I love the colour of the tweezers, and they’re pretty decent too; they feel a bit thicker than my tweezerman tweezers but are still very useable and do the job just fine.
Below I have swatched both the shadows and also the liner - apologies that they're perhaps not the best swatches, but I am dosed up on painkillers and struggling to get a post up today.
Flash:
No flash (daylamp):
The shadows are lovely colours, they do feel quite powdery but I think with a little blending this really wouldn’t be a problem and they are very easy to blend because of their texture. I’m actually very impressed. The pigment isn't too bad really, I do feel that you need to build the colour up a bit more than I'm used to but actually that probably gives you a bit more freedom to do a lighter eye look with them.
No Flash:
With flash (purple arrow pointing to where I've used it as a light highlighter):
They do have a shimmer to them too, but it’s not over the top and I do feel these could be used for daytime looks as well as evening without looking ridiculously overdone. The gold would also be quite good, in my opinion as a highlighter if used quite sparingly as it has a nice sheen to it and I do like products that can multifunction – especially if going away over night!
L: Flash, R: No Flash (day lamp)
I am especially impressed with the eyeliner, I like that it has a firm applicator as I feel more in control when applying the liner. I have also found that the liner had fantastic staying power, much better than I had anticipated. It has a great deep black pigment which I love, but it is a bit shiny – this doesn’t bother me at all, but I thought it worth a mention for the sake of anybody who it would bother.
The swatches below show a thinner line and thicker section, just to show the application - it's not my best application I'm afraid, sorry.
Top: No Flash, Bottom: Flash
All in all I still think this is a great offer and that the products included within the set are worth owning and do present great value for money, especially as they basically only cost the price of 2 Sunday newspapers (or completely free/a bonus if somebody you know buys it, or if you buy this paper usually).
