Real Colors Regal Eyes in Buff

It's been awhile since I posted something other than nail polish, so here ya be! I snagged this baby while at Sally's the other day because I am on the search for a perfect shimmery taupe eyeshadow.

Real Colors Regal Eyes in Buff is a pretty shimmery golden brown. Standard packaging. Not much to say about it.

It does come with a gorgeous pattern on it, which sad to say, is ruined as soon as you use it. I hate when that happens.

Soooo, then I swatched it, it kinda lost all it's shimmery-ness. Now it's just frosted looking. And soft frosted, not sparkly frosted. I'm so bummed. I bought it because it was sparkly, but as soon as the top layer is removed, it's just this ...

Real Colors Regal Eyes in Buff, swatched on bare hand

Here it is on the eyes without a whole lot else, just to see what it would look like.

I just used Urban Decay Primer Potion, Real Colors Regal Eyes in Buff, and Maybelline The Falsies Flared mascara in black. Standard work look. 

I'm seriously disappointed in this eyeshadow. Has that ever happened to you? You buy something because you think it's one thing, and then as soon as you swipe a finger/brush over it, it looses whatever appealed to you in the first place?