LIMITED EDITION KISS NEW YORK EYESHADOW PALETTE REVIEW!!!
Hola Chicas! I know it's been a while since I last posted, and for that, I truly apologize! I'm still trying to figure out a way to fit my blogging back into my schedule now that I'm participating in a "back to work" program this month. (for those of you who didn't know I was a stay-at-home mom.) Wish me luck on getting back into the workforce!
Meanwhile, I did manage to treat myself to a few goodies for an early Mother's Day gift! The ever elusive, limited edition Kiss New York eyeshadow palettes! I recall seeing these palettes for the first time on Instagram...the lovely @Platinum_d, aka Nikki Darden posted pictures and swatches of them and I instantly fell in love! There are four palettes in all, and she stated that she purchased them at her local beauty supply store in Texas, so I immediately began searching for them in my town...unfortunately, with no luck.
Needless to say, I was dissapointed, but determined to find them! So I jumped on YouTube to see if anyone else had any info on these mysterious palettes. Surprisingly, there were only a few people who had also found these palettes, and had purchased theirs locally as well. I couldn't even find any info on Google or the Kiss Cosmetics website itself!!!
CAN YOU SAY FRUSTRATED???
Anyway, long story short, I kept searching and searching until I finally found them on the Style21 website! I purchased two of them as a gift for myself for Mother's Day and plan to get the other two for my birthday, ha ha! Below are some pictures and two quick eye looks I did with each palette.
THE NUDE SEDUCTION PALETTE
THE EYE CANDY PALETTE
Yes, I did each eye with a different palette, lol! First off, I must say that these palettes were beautifully packaged in velvet-like containers and also in their own individual plastic boxes. As you can see, the packaging itself is very similar to the Urban Decay Naked palette, with the exception of the inside material. If I had to describe the texture, I would say that it's spongy...which I think is a good idea, because it helps protect your shadows from impact during delivery. Each palette comes with ten shadows, an eyeshadow primer and a brush.
As far as quality, I've seen a few mixed reviews on these palettes, but I personally was very impressed! The colors are gorgeous, smooth, highly pigmented and easy to blend. You can actually view me swatching these palettes on my Keek video here!
For each of these looks, I used the primer that is included, as well as my NYX eyeshadow base in white for the Eye Candy Palette colors. The only exception, is the black I used for my smokey eye look, which is just my black gel eyeliner blended out like a shadow. I can honestly say that these palettes are on par, if not superior to more expensive makeup companies on the market today. I have not had an opportunity to use every color in each palette, but so far, I was exceedingly pleased with the few shadows that I've played with in creating these looks...great job Kiss New York Cosmetics!!!
I can't wait to get my hands on the other two palettes from this limited edition set, be on the look out for more looks once I receive them! Until then, stay beautiful! ;-)
