Kat Von D Star Studded Eyeshadow Book

Is there such thing as makeup porn? Because it kind of feels like it with the Kat Von D Star Studded Eyeshadow Book ($66 CAD, exclusively at Sephora). Never have I felt so strongly for a formulation of eyeshadows together in one awesome palette. The Kat Von D Star Studded Eyeshadow Book is a palette of 24 eyeshadows in varying colours and finishes. The palette is split into 6 different colour combos of 4 eyeshadows for easy use - a neutral base shade, lid shade, crease shade and accent shade. 

Before I get into the nitty gritty of the swatches and whatnot, I'd like to make a comment about the packaging. The raised studs in the shape of a star are cool but the cardboard seriously detracts from that. I hate cardboard palettes. For one, they look cheap... and what if I'm doing my makeup while drinking coffee and have a little spill? Goodbye, pretty palette. 

In terms of formulation... 

The Good: Holy ASLKDFJSDFASF. The Kat Von D eyeshadows are some of the best I've ever tried. According to the almighty Sephora website, it's a patented, triple-milled formula, which explains why every single one of the eyeshadows is soft and smooth and almost creamy, easily blendable, ridiculously pigmented, and long-wearing. 

The Bad: Nothing. Aside from formulation I'll be nit-picky about the colour varieties in the palette. There's 5 matte brow bone colours. Yes, they are all slightly different, but I wouldn't mind having a satin peach champagne or a shimmery light gold. Perhaps for someone who's into more neutrals, this set of shadows may be a little too much over-the-top colour. 

The Sephora website says this palette includes matte, pearl, shimmer and iridescent finishes. But I'll call it how I see it and label the shades as such: 

• Mattes (M) - no shimmer, glitter, or iridescence 
• Satin/Shimmers (S) - fine shimmer with no chunky sparkles
• Glitters (G) - a ton of chunky sparkles
• Loves (❤) - particularly awesome eyeshadows 

Solar (M), Nephilim (S) (❤), Platonic (S) (❤), Mandala (M)

Anti-star (S), Estrella (S), Black Star (G), Starflyer (M)

Moz (M) (❤), Heaven Knows (M) (❤), Smiths (S) (❤), Leather (M) (❤)

Damned (M), Division (S) (❤), Depeche (S), Brass Knuckles (S)

Banshee (M), Violator (M) (❤), Gothica (G) (❤), Fascination Street (M)

 Crosses (M), Covenant (S), Craft (G) (❤), Cult (S) 

After testing these all out on my face, I have strong attraction to a few of the quads. Firstly, the neutrals. They're so beautiful *faints*. Secondly, wearing the purples makes me feel like a unicorn. Oftentimes the wrong kind of purple can make one look bruised or swollen but the pastel lilac shade livens things up. Lastly and most surprisingly, I love the warmth of the orange-toned quad. I had expected Mandala (matte peach orange) to make my eyes look like they were inflamed but it's is actually quite flattering on the eyes, especially when paired with Nephilim. 

The other three quads contain beautiful shades but personally, they're not for me. I had a hard time thinking of ways to use the dark green and blue quads because I find that dark shades close off my already small eyes. 

Overall, if you're in a neutrals comfort zone then you probably won't be interested in this palette. But if you've ever flirted with the idea of coloured eyeshadow, then the Kat Von D Star Studded Eyeshadow Book will tickle your fancy. It's got ridiculous colours and while some are not particularly wearable, others somehow manage to look quite flattering. 

Have you tried Kat Von D eyeshadows? They're AMAZING! 

P.S. stay tuned for 6 eye looks featuring the 6 colour combos in this palette :) 

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