Kat Von D Shade Shifter Eyeshadow: Love Letter

Like the true romantic at heart, Kat Von D Shade Shifter Eyeshadow in Love Letter is meant for those romantic, sultry nights as your foolproof purple smokey eye.  Unlike the gold-copper Devotion, this is not for either the faint of heart or for the 9-5 world.


I love that each box is unique and allows the customer to easily identify which shade is in the box.

Like I mentioned in my review of Devotion, I'm a huge fan of the packaging on the Shade Shifter eyeshadows, which retail for $16 each, contain 0.09oz of product, and are available at Sephora exclusively.  The matte black case, clear window to allow easy identification of the product, and white tattooed flowers make a visually beautiful piece.

The ample compact, opened outside, in indirect natural light:

Another photo because it looks so different depending on the angle:

As I previously mentioned, each Shade Shifter comes with a large foam applicator meant for the custom wet/dry application.

There are 3 ways to apply these shadows.

1. Dry, with a regular eyeshadow brush (leaves a wash of color)
2. Dry, with provided foam applicator (dense, less duochrome)
3. Wet, with provided foam applicator (rich payoff, most duochrome)

My swatches are of the final 2 methods.  All are dry (left) and wet (right)

Outside, in indirect light.  Dry--- wet

Inside, with no flash.  Dry--- wet

Inside, with flash. Dry--- wet

Overall, this is a rich color best suited for an alternative smokey eye.  It's beautiful, but I don't see myself using it on a daily basis for obvious reasons.  This is more of a metallic shade than a duochrome, but beautiful nonetheless.