Eight of 20 new Maybelline Expert Wear Eyeshadows ($3.99 each) coming soon

I?ve been having a moment with Maybelline lately. I really, really like their new Dream Cushion Foundation, their Inti-Matte Lipsticks, the 24K Nudes Eyeshadow Palette, and I just had a long conversation with a friend last week (Hi, Shakun!) who loves their Matte and Poreless Foundation, which is apparently the ish, so I?m dying to try it.
With all of that said, I started testing the new Maybelline Expert Wear Eyeshadows, which come out this month (Jan. 2017), assuming they?d be great.
Buuut?

Maybelline Spring 2017 Expert Wear Eyeshadows from the top in Linen, Cool Cocoa, Khaki Camo, Gold School, Night Sky, Made for Mocha, NY Silver and Fierce Fuschia

They aren?t my favorites. I love the range of colors and finishes (there are 20 of them) and the fact that they?re only $3.99 each, but I just haven?t been able to get them to work for me. I?ve used eight of the 20, and every one has been consistently sheer, rough and chalky. They go on patchy, and I have a heck of a time blending them.
I dunno! I mean, I know that my blending skills have deteriorated over the past month (the holidays?), but I don?t think they?ve gotten that bad. After five solid minutes of blending the khaki color with my blending brush on my lids, I still couldn?t diffuse the edges.
Sadly, these are a miss for me. I think I?ll stick to the 24K Nudes Eyeshadow Palette instead.
Kale: IT?S EVERYWHERE.
I sent El Hub to the groc...