Kat D Beauty Palette Analysis

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If we're being completely honest,this palette didn't particularly excite me when I first saw it. Initially, I felt as though the palette was uninspired, but now that I know, that this palette was designed to resemble early Kat Von D Beauty palettes, I can appreciate the simplicity. I really enjoy that Kat has included her artwork on the front of the palette, as an artist, it's nice to see hand drawn art promptly displayed on the front of the packaging. Maybe I'm being overcritical, but the artwork does look somewhat blurry to me, but this could be a result of the textured finish. The palette is kind of hard to open and considering that my nails are short, I imagine girls with long nails will especially struggle to open this palette. I really enjoy the layout of this palette. …show more content…
Of the shimmers in the palette, I would personally label "Egypt,""Catherine²," and "Kelly" as glimmers. What makes the glimmer eyeshadows different from shimmers is that they're so sparkly, they almost mimic the finish of a glitter while still functioning as a shimmer eyeshadow. I first came across the glimmer eyeshadows in the Kat Von D Saint & Sinner Palette. I'm personally not a fan of Kat Von D Beauty's glimmer eyeshadows (despite enjoying the Shade + Light Glimmer Palette which seems to have an improved version of the glimmer formula). I don't particularly enjoy their glimmer formulas because you need a wet brush to really pick up the product, if you're not wearing a glitter glue base, the glimmer will be difficult to apply, and you'll have lots of fallout throughout the day. In addition to possibly being glimmers, "Catherine²" and "Kelly" function as duo chrome eyeshadows. "Catherine²" looks orange in the pan, but has pink reflects to it and "Kelly is a light brown eyeshadow with blue reflects in