I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited about this review. To celebrate the launch of my blog as well as my progression on Instagram, Vlad and I decided to take to Sephora and pick up a couple of new products for reviews. I had heard from somewhere that if you ask nicely about what they have in the back and there are no heavy regulations surrounding it, you can sometimes score new release products early. Of course, I decided to try this out for myself. I asked an employee if they happened to have the new Kat Von D Shade & Light Glimmer palette (Due to release 7/11/17), and she was happy to show me the stock as well as the tester. By the time I was about to leave the store, I saw a gaggle of employees swatching the product. One even turned around to tell me "Oh yeah, we're just over here in love with your new palette! I hope you like it!"
I left a happy camper to say the least. The new and unreleased Glimmer palette was in my hands and I was ready to roll. What's the first thing that I do with it? Besides stare at it, marvel it, and take pictures of it, I swatch it and get ready to write a review!
If Kat Von D's Shade & Light palettes are new to you, I'll break it down quickly: Kat Von D created a face contour and highlight palette named Shade & Light, and later created one for causal, smoky, and light pop-of-color looks to enhance the eyes instead of dramatically color them. Her layout of three larger pans with three below it indicate a simple, or given look that you can create. Basically, these shadow palettes come with their own personal looks as well as give you the ability to mix and match. The palettes are simply genius, and useful. You'll likely find yourself reaching for it every time you wear makeup, because it's versatile enough to use for casual day to night glam.
If matte is your favorite and you prefer not to wear shimmer or glitter shadows, I would highly suggest skipping this palette entirely, because the matte spectrum is very small. Not that it doesn't have matte shadows - it does, there's just so few that it almost makes the palette unusable as a standalone for matte lovers. If you're looking for a palette that doesn't beat around the bush when it comes to making a true metallic or glittery statement, look no further. The Shade & Light Glimmer palette contains 3, arguably 4 (for this I'll say 3) true glitter shadows, 4 metallic shades, 2 shimmer shades, and 3 mattes, making it a grand total of 12 shadows.
I'm sure that before I go any farther, you'll want to see swatches. I had Vlad be my test subject and let me swatch the shadows on his arm so that I could take pictures. I must say, they aren't the easiest things in the world to swatch. They are glitter shadows though, so I give them the benefit of the doubt. Wet your brush before application for intense pigment!
Admittedly, again, these didn't swatch well. I do strongly believe that some of this had to do with my boyfriend's skin tone blending in to the color of some of the shadows. Either way, these were taken with flash but provide such a high shine! I was absolutely blown away by how much pigment was packed into the shadows and just how beautifully they work together. I did try out a few shades on the eye and I also noticed that they felt soft and blended in a matter of seconds.
Now the big question... is the Kat Von D Shade & Light Glimmer palette worth the big $49 price tag? To me, definitely. I love shimmer and metallic shadows, I love natural shadows, and I love how well these will pair with almost any occasion. I feel as if I can get my moneys worth out of this palette and enjoy the quality as I do so. There really aren't any losses in this palette unless you would rather have mattes. I think the quantity measures out to reasonable (3x1.5g, 3x2.2g, and 6x1g pans). I also think that for how little you have to dip in to pans, how little I noticed fallout, and how minimal kickback comes out of it, I would say it's definitely a top shelf item.
I'll be playing around with this palette much more on my beauty Instagram @Lys_Glitz, which if you're interested in more photos - definitely check it out! Now, I'm off to do face masks with my boyfriend! Hope you liked my first review!!!
xoxo,
Lys
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