Kat Von D Spellbinding Palette

I've been doing looks with this palette for a while now and I don't think I've come close to coming up with all the possible combinations. So I am going to post a bunch of looks that I hope will give you a good sense of the range of this palette. 

The KVD Spellbinding palette is a mix of old and new colours. If you have all her other palettes chances are you already have some of these colours. I really like all the colours in this palette. Unlike most of her palettes there is no plain black, but the two dark colours--Dark throne and Oddfellow, are really great. You will be able to do some nice daytime work looks or more daring smoky or colourful looks. The palette is big so it might not be the best for travel, unless you have a big makeup bag. 

I did not swatch the colours but I think you can see them pretty well in the looks.

 

 

 

 

EYES: UDPP,
KVD Precious lash to brow,
KVD Piaf lash to crease,
KVD Babe in crease and blended down,
KVD Holy Bible inner corner,
KVD Odfellow wet lined top and bottom,
mascara.

CHEEKS: Tarte dollface blush
LIPS: Tarte Lipsurgence in Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 EYES all KVD: UD eden primer,
Galore lash to brow,
Queen in crease and outer corner,
Dark Throne wet lined on top dry on bottom,
IT cosmetics mascara.

CHEEKS: Tarte Darling blush
LIPs: Tarte Lipsurgence in Grateful

 

 

 

 

 

Instaglam lash to brow, Stupid autocorrect outer half and into crease, Dark Throne wet lined.

 

 

 

 

 

Countess under brow, Birdcage inner corner, Gunner outer half, 8bit in crease, dark throne outer corner, Tarte black liner, Tarte Dollface blush.

 

 

This would be a great look to wear to see Catching Fire!

 

 

 

Smile now under brow, Sunset blvd inner corner (this is a really sheer glittery gold), Fallen middle of lid, WTF outer corner and into crease, Cry Later outer corner, Bare Minerals liquid liner in Black.

 

 

 

 

Arcadia lash to brow, Wonderland outer half and into crease, Oddfellow wet lined on top, dry on bottom. 

 

 

 

 

 

Holy Bible inner corner and under brow, Dark Throne lash into crease on outer 1/2, Bukowski middle of lid and blended into dark throne, Oddfellow wet lined on top.

 

 

You can really see how blue Bukowski is in the last picture.

 

 

 

 

 

Kat Von D: Metal Orchestra

I love my Kat Von d palettes but i usually wear them when I am on vacation.

EYES:
PTFE, wr/cr,
KVD metal Orchestra I used the light silver lash to crease, the dark silver/grey in outer corner and lower crease, the sparkly blue in upper crease and in center of the lid, the white under the brow, and the navy as the liner,
Tarte mascara.

CHEEKS: Glee Radiance
LIPS: Gelato.

True Love

My husband and I are celebrating our 5-year anniversary this week. We try to go back to visit the falls where we got engaged every year. This was my look for our day of mini golf and go carts.

For this look I used the purple side of the Kat Von D True Love Palette. I think I'm wearing BE TTYL blush and gelato lipstick with NYX Pink Nude in the center.

Layered Looks

I've been doing a lot of looks using a layering technique. What I do is take a mid-tone shade and blend it from the lash line into and above the crease on the outer two thirds of the lid. I use a fluffly brush like the BE tapered crease brush. Then I take a darker colour in a bright shade and blend it into the outer corner and a little way into the crease. You can do this with a pencil brush, or a short stubby crease brush, or even something like the heavenly smuge brush. This will give the look dimension and a smoky quality that I really like. Then you can take a lighter colour lash to crease on the inner 1/3 blending it gently into the midtone colour. 

I think you could use any colours for this. Purple glow is an example of this technique. I also used this same procedure for the two looks I'm posting here. I bet this would also be a really nice way to do a smoky eye. Use a mid-tone gray with black as the darker colour and white as the colour on the inner 1/3. I will do that next week.

EYES: TFSI, wr/cr

MAC Spiritualize lash into crease and above crease,

KVD Gypsy palette greens,

KVD Lucifer dry as liner,

Rimmel Volume mascara in extreme black.

CHEEKS: Pink Diamond

LIPS: Straberry Daquiri Lipstick with NYX Pink Pearl in center of lips

EYES: BPTFE,

Dare lash into and abover crease on outer 1/2ish,

Lemon Merange lash to crease on inner 1/2ish,

Denim lash to crease on outer 1/4ish,

Fearless wet lined on top, 

mascara.

LIPS: Aveda Foxglove lip liner with BE muffin top over it.