Kat Von D has been killing it lately with her products.

What started out as “just a Sephora brand” has definitely carved out a pretty big name for themselves in the beauty world. Their Everlasting Liquid Lipstick is now cult-worthy (umm hello Lolita) and their Shade + Light palette rivals some of the most popular competitors.

Speaking of the Shade + Light palettes, Kat Von D released an eyeshadow version to contour the eye area last year, and this month they released a smaller travel-friendly quad (C$34 each) to the line up. Available in four shades, these palettes are designed to transform your eyes through the art of colour contouring.

Each palette contains matte shades of Kat Von D’s pigmented blendable eyeshadows in their own mini coffin case. You have a neutral colour, a crease colour, a defining colour and a highlighting shade. The package also contains a how-to insert incase you want some inspiration on how to use this bad boy.

I got the quad in the colour Rust, which has matte, brownish reds. The other three palettes are Sage (matte greens), Plum (matte purples), and Smoke (matte cool greys). Each quad is designed for your eye colour. So if you have blue eyes, Rust would be perfect; green eyes your would choose Plum; brown eyes would go with Sage; and you can do Smoke with all eye colours.  Rust has a nude-pink colour as the base, a mid-tone brown as the definer, an orange-rust colour as the crease, and a cream as the highlight.

The shadows in here are quite soft and blend nicely. I do find with Kat Von D shadows though that they tend to have a lot of fallout. So definitely tap your brush prior to applying the colour on your lids, so you don’t have it falling all over your face.

Since I always lay down an eyeshadow primer to lock in the colour, I used the new Kat Von D Lock-It Color Correcting Eyeshadow Primers (C$33 each), which have been out since the beginning of this year. Available in five different shades (Fair, Light, Medium, Tan, Deep), these eyeshadow primer pencils colour correct and primes lids according to your skin tone. Apply these to your lids prior to your eyeshadow to create a blank canvas close to your natural skin tone.

I used these products last Saturday for a natural, glowy look. Rust is definitely a daytime quad, however, with that brown you can transition it to night if you place it in the crease.

1.Lay down an eyeshadow primer like the Kat Von D Lock-It Color Correcting Eyeshadow Primer (I used the colour Light).

2. With the base colour (the pink) apply that to your lid area.

3. With a crease brush, lightly place the contour colour (the orange) into your crease. These are quite pigmented, so work slow and then build up the colour.

4. Using that same brush, lightly dab the brush into the brown and place it gently into the crease to darken it up a smudge.

5. With the highlight, go over the lid area again, but stop about halfway just to brighten it up. Also place the highlight onto the brow bone and on the inner corner of the eye.

6. Curl your lashes and apply mascara and some falsies.

7. With the orange colour, lightly sweep that along your lower lash line and then with the brown, place that in the outer corner to darken it up. Apply mascara to your bottom lashes to finish.

I’ve used many Kat Von D shadows in the past so I knew the formulation would be amazing with these. The concept of eyeshadow palettes designed to your eye colour isn’t new and you certainly don’t have to follow the rules and pick up the palette for your colour.

As for the eyeshadow primer pencils, at C$33, they are quite pricey in my opinion (for a dollar more you can get the palette), but they do work quite nice and I like how they are targeted towards different skin tones. You obviously don’t have to go with what colour would suit you best, as I have the dark one as well and use it for a brown smoky look.

I’ve always been a fan of Kat Von D’s eyeshadows and the size of these palettes make them great for travelling. Make sure you stop by Sephora to check them out IRL!

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Please note, this post contains products sent by PR. All opinions are my own.

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