This palette was $9.99 when I purchased it, making it an highly affordable rainbow collection. In the week I’ve played around with it, I have been unable to stop thinking about fun color combinations I want to try! I have the NYX ultimate palette containing16 bright colors, and that was my only experience with rainbow palettes before this one. I find this palette to be on par with NYX as far as quality, blendability and pigmentation. I can’t really comment on the staying power of these shadows on their own, because I have not tried them without a good primer and setting spray. But with those tools, I have found these hues to remain where I want them to be! I have enjoyed the pinks, yellows, oranges, and violets so far. Going to move on to greens and blues soon… If you want to experiment with fun colors without shelling out a wad of cash, this one would fit the bill! I’d reorder this if I ran out, but given the array I have to choose from, it might be a while… Maybe I should just get a backup. 🙂