#Anastasia contour powder kit review skin#

Sephora Beauty Expert: Anastasia Beverly Hillsįor a future blog post: Contour Powder Kit or Shade + Light Contour Kit So the definite answer, which one is better? I didn’t think it was too dark even though I was a bit skeptical at first.

#Anastasia contour powder kit review skin#

In my experience with the Tan to Deep kit, I found that it was pretty adequate for my skin color. If you are starting out then this would be ideal to just be able to get your hands on everything in one palette. Now in this kit there is a mix of shades that can go on as a highlighter, bronzer and contour shade. It is also very pigmented but it is in such a way that it doesn’t seem excessive. I have tested this one out a couple of times and I can definitely agree that it is great for an everyday look. When picking this up, the wonderful associate at Sephora let me know that in comparison to the KVD kit, it was more subtle and better for an everyday look. Anastasia Beverly Hills’ Contour PaletteĬonsidering these contour palettes come in three different shades I will be reviewing the Tan to Deep kit.

If you want a more dramatic contour I would definitely push you towards this one. Overall this palette is pretty high end in terms of contour palettes. I wish I used the highlights a bit more because the times I have they seem very useful. The lighter shade() is also useful to me for areas around my nose where I don’t want too much contour. The darker shade I typically don’t use as much because it looks like I accidentally spread eyeshadow onto myself. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing but solely based on my preference.Īs you can see, I typically use the middle shade(), this one is the perfect shade for me because it actually lets me create a shadow on my cheekbones. I will say however that its really pigmented. One of my favorite parts is that it came with a mini tutorial which I definitely needed. I personally bought this kit awhile ago as many people recommended it for my first contour palette. So let’s get down to the nuts and bolts of each palette: Kat von D’s Shade + Light Contour Palette It is the training wheels for contouring apparently. It’s so much better for getting used to your face structure.

When it comes to contouring, if you have yet to endeavor I would ultimately recommend starting out with a powder. I currently don’t have the skill or arm strength to explore a cream kit. I would also like to add that this review is solely on their powder contour kits. For a bit of a reference, on the Sephora website the ABH kit is ranked one higher than KvD. To many, these contour palette kits are the holy grail of powdered contour palettes. I am talking about the fight between which one is better: Kat Von D’s Shade + Light Contour Palette vs. The epic battle between the contour palette kits. It’s kind of like Batman v Superman but without the pouty looks at each other (don’t get me started).