I tried these with primer and without. I have Biscotti and Giola. With the primer they stayed on all day no problems. Without the primer they suck, cause they melted about 3 hours alter. The shadow itself is a shimmery like all Mark products seem to be, smooth, and pigmented. I'd advise to only wear with a primer. They do come in plastic cases, but if you have the compact case they look very nice, I got a blush, 2 shadows, and mezzo case for 10.00, so watch for sales.

All of mark's I-marks provide excellent color and blend easily. I own almost all the shadows and use them on a regular basis. I have too many favorites to name, they are all wonderful. All of the shadows are highly pigmented and show up great on all skin shades.

    -Airy: Matte light sky blue

    -Apple: Shimmery peachy pink

    -Biscotti: Shimmery beige

    -Cake: Shimmery light pink

    -Daybreaker: Shimmery medium blue

    -Dragonfly: Matte light-lime green

    -Fairy Dust: Shimmery pink beige

    -Glitterati: Shimmery white-silver

    -Heavenly: Shimmery light teal/seafoam green

    -Java: Shimmery dark brown

    -Living Doll: Matte light-pink

    -Luvstruck: Matte hot pink

    -Magic: Shimmery light bronze

    -Minx: Shimmery dark grey

    -Night Owl: Shimmery dark midnigh blue

    -Nomadic: Shimmery light beige/soft gold

    -Plum Velvet: Shimmery deep purple

    -Pool: Shimmery teal

    -Retro Peacock: Shimmery deep teal

    -Tart: Shimmery lilac

    -Tiki: Dark shimmery bronze

    -Tough Luxe: Shimmery copper/light brown

    -Victorian Lace: Matte soft grey/tan

    -Vintage Khaki: Shimmery dark olive green

    -Wings: Dark shimmer gold