Aerin Fall New York City Colour: Fall Colour Palette & Madison Lipstick

I've been meaning to try the Aerin range for a while, the products seem well regarded by many bloggers and the line looks well edited and very appropriate for a minimalist, effortless look.

The Fall collection contains two lipstick, a deeper merlot shade called Mercer and the lighter one I bought called Madison (£24) which is a cream finished berry.

Its a great shade for giving that typical fall lip look without veering too dark, bright or cool. It feels very creamy, has good coverage and an average wear time. It does have a old fashioned rose scent which I find quite noticeable.

The fall colour palette (£45) contains three eyes shadows; a warm, yellow toned cream with a matte finish, medium navy with midnight blue shimmer and a matte deep navy. There is also a blusher which is a soft, hazy beige/peach.

All the products are a good size and the compact is sturdy with a large mirror. 
The blusher feels quite smooth and the colour is very buildable, it blends in well and has an average wear time. The colour adds a warm natural healthy look and coordinates well with the smoky look of the shadows.
 
Onto the eyeshadows and one thing they all share is a very dry texture. Swatched below are all the shades dry and then the darker shades used wet,

The deepest shade, whilst it has good pigment, is impossible for me to use other than a liner as over a larger area its extremely patchy and unblendable. The middle shade, is where it really falls apart for me, first off this does not apply how it looks in the palette, instead I get a much murkier version as shown below.

It has a very patchy texture and flaky finish and I find it impossible to get an even application, it just looks messy. Used wet and the colour is noticeably better, though still difficult to use, as such I can only use this as a liner.
Used wet below,

So I have trio of a base shade that makes my lids look crinkly and two liners, certainty not what I was expecting from the brand, which to my mind should be on par with the Estee Lauder shadow formula, not so far below it as these are.
If anyone else has Aerin shadows and has bought the fall palette, I would love to know if you have noticed a discrepancy of quality, as I would not like to think that this is representative of the brand.

A mixed bag but I feel so disappointed by the shadows that it has made me reconsider buying anything more from Aerin.


I bought these from Harrods.com