Kat Von D Shade Shifter Eyeshadow: Devotion

Like I teased earlier, I recently picked up the 4 shades in Kat Von D's Shade Shifter eyeshadow collection.  Like all Kat Von D products, these are carried exclusively at Sephora in the US.  They weigh in at 0.09oz net weight, and retail for $16 each.

 Each of the four shades have a slightly different box that gives the consumer a glimpse into the look that can be created with the eyeshadow.

The lightest shadow in the Kat Von D Shade Shifter eyeshadow collection, Devotion is a stunning copper duochrome. By far, I've reached for this shade the most often even while testing the full collection.  It's one of two that are possibly office appropriate.

The packaging itself is beautiful. Like all of Kat Von D's products, the shadow is contained in a matte black compact with white tattooed flowers.  I'm particularly a fan of the window onto the shadow.  It's nice to be able to easily identify the color without opening the product itself. As an aside, that's one of my usual gripes with shadows that don't allow the user to see the color easily.

The flash on this photo helps to give you a sense of the metallic duochrome, but it washes out the ample mirror hidden inside the cover.

This should give a better sense of the mirror (photo taken outside in indirect light):

Devotion, along with the other shadows, comes with a customized foam applicator.  One of the secrets to this product is that it's meant to be applied either dry or wet.

There are three main ways to apply these shadows:

1. Dry, with a regular eyeshadow powder brush (This provides a sheer wash of color, more appropriate for daytime wear)
2. Dry, with the supplied foam brush (This provides a denser application, but less duochrome)
3. Wet, with the supplied foam brush (Most duochrome and packed in tight)

I swatched scenarios 2+3.

Outside, in indirect light (L: dry application, R: wet application):

There's a slight difference in the color payoff between the two.  Wet is a little lighter in tone, and more duochrome.

Inside, without flash, you can see even more of a difference:

It's hard to believe that both of these looks came from the same shadow.

I also tested this with flash (L: dry. R: wet):

Bottom line: all of these are beautiful.  With a light hand and sheer application, this is daytime-ready.  With so many looks possible from one gold/copper duochrome, it's a great buy.