12/29/15

Kat Von D Shade & Light Contour Palette || Swatches & Thoughts

 The Palette

The palette is exclusive to Sephora but you can also get them at Sephora.com or Kat Von D's new beauty website. It is $46 (3 x 0.08 oz. for the highlighting shades and 3 x 0.16 oz for the contouring shades), it is all matte, and the powder is very pigmented and very finely milled which makes it really easy to build-up and blend out. You can use ay of the three highlighting shades on their own or combine them together for a matte highlight, which makes it less intense comparing to a shimmery highlight, and you can also use them to set your concealer. 



Highlighters:
-Lucid- pinkish nude
-Lyric- yellow beige
-Levitation- soft peach

Contour:
-Sombre- true taupe
-Shadowplay- soft brown
-Subconscious- deep brown














Thoughts

I really enjoy this palette I've been wearing this almost everyday to contour, the only time that I don't wear it is when I totally forget to contour. I have no complaints about this at all. It's does everything that I want for contouring, and the quality is just amazing.  I love the options that you get especially for the contouring shades you can go from just warming up the face with the lighter contour shades, or go really intense for a night look, etc. with the darkest contouring shade.

 On a daily basis, I use Sombre and Shadowplay together, but when I want a more intense look I just add Subconscious near the sides off the face and not really go as far towards the center. I am in love with the MAC 135 Large Powder Brush to apply my contour, its flat and fluffy so its really easy to have a precise application and its easier to build up the product because its fluffy and less dense. The price range for the palette is okay it's around the same price as other high end contour palettes. I would recommend this to everyone except people with really dry skin. I love the slim packaging and the magnetic closure, just make sure to wrap it with cling wrap if you decide to travel with it.



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12/18/15

Hakuhodo Brushes x Sephora BOGO @ Sephora







Hakuhodo x Sephora Brushes are Buy one get One Free! (except for the brush set). I don't know when the deal ends but these brushes are amazing! They are the softest brushes that I own. I hope they had more brushes for other things because I don't need more concealer brushes or tapered brushes, I was looking for eye brushes and contour/face brushes. I love them so much they are softer than my Sigma Brushes (still love it though!). I got two brushes I got a small Tapered brush (Kotsubu) and the Wedged Face brush (Kusabi). They are all available online and at Sephora stores.