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I, along with thousands of other Vancouver girls and boys, waited in line and braved the crowds at the Sephora grand opening in Pacific Centre last Friday. Even after 6:30 pm it was PACKED; I’d never seen anything like it! Pretty exciting. As I wriggled through the displays I focused mainly on looking at brands that previously hadn’t been available in our neck of the woods.

Now if ya didn’t already know, Sephora teamed up with celebrity tattoo artist Kat von D and released a line of cosmetics. She’s pretty much the only reason I watched Miami/LA Ink (do people really think Ami James is hot…seriously?), and I love her heavy metal persona and style. Okay, so I’m not gonna walk around in a ripped t-shirt and gold lamé bra but I can at least take a cue from her signature makeup look: sexy, smoky eyes and red lips.

I snagged the True Romance Eyeshadow Palette in Beethoven. It comes with 8 shadows, housed in a slim black case adorned with silver roses. Cute! You also get 2 double-ended brushes but they’re useless for eyeshadow application. They’re stiff and flat…hell, I’d use ‘em for gel eyeliner, lipstick or concealer.

The shade descriptions on the website are bang-on: there’s Lucifer (matte charcoal black), Speed Blue (dark metalic blue), Razor Gray (warm gun steel shimmer), Tequila (metallic cornsilk shimmer), Sinner (metallic purple black shimmer), Rad Purple (matte purple black with purple glitter), Leather (matte dark brown), and Galeano (metallic medium plum shimmer). Everything you need for glam, smoldering eyes like Kat’s is in here. Or try pairing the cream or silver with the lighter purples if you’re not in the mood for full-on smoke. The shades don’t run too cool so warm-toned ladies like me can rock this palette. I gotta say, the quality of these eyeshadows is excellent! Pigmented, creamy, and easy to blend.  Colour me impressed.

Currently there are 3 palettes available: Beethoven, Ludwig (muted greens and browns), and Gypsy (bright green and yellow). They retail for $44 CAD at Sephora, which is about $5.50 per shadow. Not bad. I will definitely come back and explore more Kat von D products.

Have you tried this palette or anything else from the Kat von D line? Share in the comments!

– Jacks