I like this palette, I have to say. It has a pretty variety of shades in different finishes, and they all have decent colour payoff. I like colour payoff! And I LOVE a decent palette! Whilst the shades are not ZOMG UNIQUE, they are all quite nice and usable, and the 8 of them give many options for combinations. They apply smoothly and I have no troubles blending them, which is always a plus.

My primary concern with these is that unless you use a strong base, the colours can fade and bleed together a bit after a few hours - but this is certainly something you can likely avoid by playing with different shadow bases. For the $34 price tag, I think this palette is well worth the money and certainly a decent purchase. Unlike some of the other Kat Von D palettes, all of these shadows are powder. Also, if you're a fan of using included brushes with a palette, you should note that this plan won't work here - the brushes are utter crap, and are more something I'd expect to find in a lip palette.

So, in short, use your own brushes and a strong base, and you'll likely be decently please (especially if you wait til Sephora has a sale!). Swatches, of course, are under the cut.

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