Hey Kids! Here's the goods:
Palettes in low light:
Palettes in bright light, L-R Ludvig, Beethoven:
L-R: MAC Russian Red, KvD Hellbent, MAC Port Red
Product Exteriors:
Autograph Liquid Liners, L-R: Turbo Lover, Romantico, Black Metal Love
I will swatch shadows shortly.
Packaging:
The first thing you notice is the tattoo-design packaging which really captured Kat's essence, IMO. The box it comes in is the same design as the palette exterior. When you take the palette out of the box, the palette itself is wrapped in a shimmery, asphalt-coloured tissue paper sealed with a sticker.
Quality for the Money:
I am pleased with the size. You get a lot for your money. Consider the brushes a waste though. They are impossibly tiny and made of a cheap, synthetic fibre, which doesn't pick up the shadow at all. I would recommend a good, natural-fibre brush, with medium to firm density bristles.
Autograph Liquid Liners:
The liquid liners have great colour payoff and mine stayed put.
+ Turbo Lover (Bronze Plum) is a really unique colour. Gorgeous.
+ I also purchased Romantico (Burnished antiqued gold). Romantico is the gold I die for. It's blackened to the point where it almost appears dark olive. Beautiful!
+ The third liner I purchased is Black Metal Love. It is a matte black with tiny flecks of silver. The colour is just as promised and very pretty.
Painted Love Lipsticks:
The only one that moved me was 'Hellbent'. I have swatched it above, between Russian Red and Port Red. It is definitely a blue-based red. 'Hellbent' might look intimidating and dark for some, but it has a nice buildable colour payoff. You could easily sheer it down with clear lip balm, if you wish. Personally, I love it full-on dark, so I pile it on!
The Palettes:
Like I mentioned before, a lot of bang for your buck. Great colours! Just a note: both palettes contain the colours: 'Lucifer' (black), 'Leather' (brown) and 'Tequila' (champagne highlight). 'Lucifer' is very similar to MAC Carbon and has great payoff. 'Leather' is a med-dark, neutral-based brown that will work on most. Might pull slightly gray on dark skin. It would be great in the brows on some, as well. 'Tequila' is a great highlight colour that is very similar to MAC Nylon. The formulation of the shadows aren't quite as fine as MACs, but still relatively good quality. I really think these palettes are WoC-friendly, as well.
Ludwig: The more neutral palette, has a lot of potential. All of the shadows have great colour payoff with the exception of 'Clay', which is a nearly invisible, MAC lustre-type formula. 'Nuf said.
'Downtown' reminds me of MAC Mythology, but in a formula that actually works. The stand-out winners are the two greens though. Gorgeous! They are described as: 'Orbi' (golden green shimmer), 'Dimebag' (metallic lime green). 'Dimebag' reminds me of MAC's DC'd Sprout, but 'Dimebag' is a much smoother formulation. 'Orbi' is better described as a darker, olive green with gold shimmer.
With the exception of 'Clay' (the crappy, lustre-type shadow), 'Lucifer' and 'Leather' (both mattes), the rest of the shadows are a shimmer formula similar to MAC's frost formula (maybe slightly more subdued though).
Beethoven: The cool-toned palette, with the more dramatic colours is my fave. With the exception of 'Lucifer', 'Leather' and 'Rad Purple' (all mattes), the rest of the shadows are a shimmer formula.
'Speed Blue' is similar to Flashtrack. 'Razor Grey' is the stand-out winner in this palette. It is a silvery, light-grey, with elements of blue and green. Very unique.
'Galeano' is described as metallic medium plum shimmer, but I would say it is better desribed as a soft, tauped lavender.
'Sinner' is a very soft light purple with slight black pearl. Doesn't really show up that strongly.
Final Take:
These are fun. I like them and am pleased with the money spent. I will swatch shadows and list MAC dupes shortly.
I would buy the brush set if there weren't 2137293 other things I wanted lol!
