I was eager to try this out after hearing that the shimmers were more of a topper. The day I got it I played around with it but didn't wear it for a full day until today. I am so happy with this palette! After a full 12 hours of wear I checked my eyes and they looked exactly as they did in the morning! No creasing (I use a glitter glue), the topper didn't lose any of it's sheen or color, and the mattes still looked spectacular.

I feel like there a lot of different looks you can get with these 9 shades. The toppers are hard pressed, but pick up really easy with a stiffer brush. I am excited to use this thought the holiday months!

Was not sure what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised!! For reference, I have very light skin with cool undertones. I have been putting one of the mattes all over the lid and applying the shimmer shade right over the top. I use my finger to apply the topper shades and use a bit of NYX glitter glue and it works so well. You can obviously use it however you want but I have been pairing the shimmers with the adjacent matte. So "Santa" with "Rudolph" or "Korvatunturi" or "Sauna".

Peace is this amazing blue/violet shade that has a "ghost-like" effect. It shines and shifts in the light but will "disappear" at certain angles. "Winter Lights" looks amazing on "Fir Tree". It becomes this turquoise/blue color with an amazing violet shift. "Fir Tree" is the perfect smokey forest green. "Santa" is a smooth, pigmented, easy to blend red. If you have the Husdon Valley Palette, the reds are similar but different. "Apple Picking" is bit of a deeper red than "Santa" which I think is a true bright red. "White Christmas" is great for blending out the other mattes. "Elf" is the perfect dark smokey grey, it is darker than "Odin" from the Fire & Ice palette.

Seconding what the other review said about pairing this palette with other nomad palettes. It so versatile! Fire & Ice is another palette that pairs beautifully with this one.

What a powerhouse of a palette! !
Those shimmer toppers -- just incredible -- I don't have anything like them in my collection. I'm so impressed and feel lucky to have gotten this before it sells out.
As usual, the mattes are buildable, not patchy, and last all day. I'm fair and was concerned that the dark grey "Elf" and the forest green "Fir Tree" would make me look like I was kicked in the face by a reindeer. Nope, with a light hand they were fine, as usual for Nomad mattes. BUT, those shimmer toppers! They are CRAZY different from anything else I have and hard to describe. They're almost like the older siblings to Pat McGrath's special shades. The gleam to them looks so sophisticated. I just use the littlest bit and people compliment me and want to look at my eyeshadow more closely (a tad awkward in the grocery store). It can go more intense and editorial, but I like an every-day-with-a-twist kind of look on me. "Rudolph" and "Sauna" seem duochromatic. Really, those 5 shades are so cool and work well with the mattes. No fall-out, either. Very interesting palette. You really have to swatch it; pictures just don't do it justice. It works beautifully with Nomad's 'Whistler Snow Lodge,' 'Hudson Valley' or 'Haunted Europe' palettes. If they aren't sold out, grab one for a friend, the gleam is so sophisticated and interesting I kind of can't get over it, obviously. Just my experience, but I hope that it is useful for someone! :)