Swatches + Review: Kat Von D's "Saint" palette.

I got this from Sephora for $36 dollars. I think this is kind of a good alternative (as in cheaper) for the Naked palettes, more along the lines of the Naked2 because of the color layout.

You get a really nice soft white gold, a light bronze (which I've put a dent in already), a pink with flecks of glitter, two full fledge bronze tones, a dark dark bronze, a close to matte brown with chunks of glitter, and a completely matte brown on the end, which by the way is the perfect eyebrow color for me.

So, you get 8 shades and a reallllllllllllllllllllllllly black eyeliner.

Honestly this stuff does not budge when you have it on your waterline.

I typically do not wear pencil liners on my top lash line when I'm going for a precise line or a cat eye effect, because I just feel like there's more certainty in a gel liner or a nice liquid liner. But, I tried this one out and it surprised me. It stayed put longer than expected and I was even able to get a nice looking line with it without having to get pissed off.

And here are the eyeshadow swatches.

Honestly the reviews on Sephora had me kind of iffy about buying this palette because a lot of them mentioned that they were disappointed with the staying power. Now, I don't know what kind of primer these people were using, but this eyeshadow has one of the best staying powers in my whole collection, honestly. I have a few urban decay eyeshadows that I'd say stay forever, but these Kat Von D shades are close behind.
The first time I wore this eyeshadow I used the second light shade on the left, and the third from the right end - light glittery brown.. I wore the ELF jumbo eye pencil in French Lace (which the pink shade in this palette is the EXACT same color, glitter and all, just in a powder form.), as my base instead of a primer.. I generally do this when I'm running late or it's just a grab and go kind of morning. I went to school, which I'm on campus from 7am to 5:30pm, and I was literally shocked when I looked at myself in the mirror when I got home. Not only was my eyeshadow intact still, but it had very little creasing going on. It didn't look FLAWLESS, but it looked GOOD. And I think it's hard to find eyeshadows that have the effect after such a long damn day. Like if I were going to go out once I got home, I probably would've just added a little of the white color to my inner corner, and revamped the brown color in my crease and left, easy peasy.

I'm really glad I splurged and got this palette for myself. It was pretty much my christmas present to me this year. :)

Have ya'll tried any of the Kat Von D products?

Love, Noralee

ELF's Baked Eyeshadow Palette in California

The Baked Eyeshadow Palette in California. This is brand new from ELF, and costs $10.00

As you can see in the right hand corner, and if you watched my ELF haul, mine broke during the shipping process. Which makes it look messy, sorry! However, I emailed them that very day, and they sent me a new one. Last I tracked it, it is supposed to be here this week. But, since this is fairly new, I just wanted to get all the swatches up for ya'll.

 This is a part of the Studio Line, so if you wanted to get it for half off you can use a code I'll be leaving at the end of this post. :)

Elf has great customer service, so if anything is ever wrong with your order you shouldn't hesitate to ask. I actually wasn't going to say anything because I figured they wouldn't do anything about it. But, my Mom who sells Avon, told me I should at least send an email and I'm glad I did.

Swatches:

The whole top row.

And, the whole bottom row.

I'd just like to say, these are very pigmented. These are simply one swatch, I did not try to build up the color ton make them look like this. They are EXTREMELY pigmented, and have wonderful staying power. The California palette has the exact layout of Sephora's Moonshadow Baked Palette in In The Nude. I don't own it so I can't compare quality. But, I figure since ELF is infamous for doing dupes, that must've been what they were going for. I think this is an amazing compact palette. I am already considering buying the other palette in NYC. 

All in all, I am totally in love with all of the colors and their color pay off. :)

Love, Noralee

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