Makeup "all in ones" aka palettes are some of the most tempting products out there. They are well designed and the packaging always draws me in. Not to mention I look at all those eye shadows and lip glosses and I think- what a deal! 25 eye shadows and 10 lip glosses all for $45? SOLD! Well of course what we all realize sooner or later is that more often than not, most of these package deals that make-up lines offer are not the greatest deals to be had. The colors do not work or you only use a few of the shadows (and the portions are miniature anyway), no one ever uses the lip gloss choices (a giant palette is not the easiest thing to stick in your purse) and so on and so forth. Most of the time what you get is one eyeshadow that you have spent $45 dollars on...um...not exactly frugal.

However, every now and again an all in one combo comes along that blows my socks off. The colors are great, you like everything in the pack and it is a good deal. My recent discovery that fits this bill?

Cargo's Holiday Nights Collection - $25 (exclusively at Sephora and Sephora.com)
This is THE holiday dream. The picture above does not truly do it justice. You get 4 FULL size shadows, a giant sized blush, a beautiful and once again full size eyeliner and a fun little tube of holiday sparkle - all for $25. Not only that, the colors are fantastic, perfect for the holiday season and they work beautifully together, alone or mixed in with whatever you already have in your make up kit. In other words, you just paid $25 for what you would pay almost 3-4 times for under normal circumstances. (To give you an idea, Cargo shadows normally run $16 each. ) It is a beautiful set and a heck of a deal.

A word to the blue/silver shadow nervous....I know you may be fearful if you have warmer toned skin...but this set is available for trial at Sephora and I am confident that the colors will look nice on almost everyone. Try the shadows on your inner wrist and see if you like the results...I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

Enjoy this great deal and keep looking fabulous,
BGND

P.S. I LOVE the Pucci- inspired satin covering the outside of this kit!