Kat Von D Alchemist Holographic Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 15:00:00 +0000

Alchemist

Kat Von D Alchemist Holographic Palette ($32.00 for 0.20 oz.) contains four shades that can be used on the eyes, lips, or face and are designed to be used over other products as transformers. The formula is supposed to be pigmented. Three of the four shades have real shifts, so depending on the viewing angle, can appear more like one color or another distinct color. One shade was more iridescent in its effect.

The texture of the formula was dustier, a little drier to the touch, and I found they layered best over still-drying cream products or shimmery eyeshadows but did not work well over a dried, matte cream eyeshadow. The dustier formula made them very blendable as a cheek highlighter, though, and of all the ways I tried the product, they were easiest and had the most noticeable shift applied as highlighters, whether alone or layered over another cheek color. They layered best over matte and satin finish lip products, as they seemed to get absorbed and muted by more emollient formulas.

The pan size is that of a standard eyeshadow (MAC, Urban Decay, Anastasia, etc.), but there is good spacing between each shade to use them as cheek highlighters as well. The palette itself is unusually shaped, and that extra space means that it seems unnecessarily large, though I felt like the whole palette ended up being rather small.

Alchemist

PPermanent. $32.00.

B+

8.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

88%

Total

Emerald

Emerald is a pale, greenish-white that shifted from pink to golden green. It had good color payoff with a soft, lightly dusty texture. The product lasted for seven hours as an eye product and eight hours as a cheek product.

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Urban Decay Lucid (PiP, $19.00) is less shimmery, more muted (95% similar).
Sephora Julie T (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Chanel Delicatesse #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
ColourPop The Big 3 (P, $4.50) (100% similar).
ColourPop Ocean Breezy (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
ColourPop Snuzzle (LE, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
Urban Decay Brixton (LE, $19.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Huda Beauty Neon Green #5 (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Raw Jade (Left) (LE, ) is brighter (90% similar).
Urban Decay Leo (LE, $19.00) is warmer (95% similar).

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Emerald

PiPPermanent in Palette.

B+

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

88%

Total

Saphyre

Saphyre is a bluish white with pink base that shifted to a cool, bluish sheen. The pigmentation was mostly opaque, while the texture was a touch dusty but blendable and easy to use on the skin. It wore well for eight hours as a cheek highlighter and seven and a half hours as an eyeshadow.

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ColourPop Snuzzle (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
Urban Decay White Walker (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Crushed Indigo (Left) (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
Make Up For Ever 6 Frozen Turquoise (P, $21.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Sydney Grace Blue Mist (P, $6.25) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Fenty Beauty Chillz (P, $36.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Makeup Geek Sugar Rush (P, $12.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Viseart Coy #9 (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
Viseart Moon (GPV2 #4) (P, ) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
ColourPop GRLFRND (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).

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Saphyre

PiPPermanent in Palette.

B+

8.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

88%

Total

Amethyst

Amethyst is a light-medium lavender with cool undertones and a bluish-violet sheen. It had semi-opaque pigmentation that applied well to bare skin, both on the eyes and on the cheeks, as well as most products I attempted to layer it with (but it seemed dustiest over cream eyeshadows that had dried down completely). It wore well for eight hours on as a highlighter and eight hours as an eyeshadow.

Top Dupes

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ColourPop Cake Walk (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Brilliant (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
Looxi Beauty Luna (P, $7.50) is cooler (95% similar).
Sephora Moonstone (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
KVD Beauty Astrological (LE, ) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
Makeup Geek Celestial (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, lighter, brighter (90% similar).
Chanel Tisse Beverly Hills #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
MAC Humblebrag (P, $17.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Smashbox Techno (P, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Tarina Tarantino Diamond Dusk #1 (DC, ) is brighter (95% similar).

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Amethyst

PiPPermanent in Palette.

B+

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

88%

Total

Opal

Opal is a muted, dirty beige with a pink to violet shift paired with a pearly sheen. The consistency was soft, blendable, and just a touch dusty. I felt like it looked drier on my bare eyelid, but it was fine over another product. On cheeks, I did not notice any dryness from the product itself. The product lasted for eight hours as a cheek highlighter and seven hours as an eyeshadow on me.

Top Dupes

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Natasha Denona Illusion (423DC) (LE, $29.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Smashbox Sparkle Pony (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Sydney Grace Red Mist (P, $6.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
ColourPop GRLFRND (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
Anastasia A1 (Norvina Mini Vol. 3) (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Cuddle Close (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Ripe Plum (Left) (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Milk Makeup Mars (P, $30.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
Too Faced Le Marais (LE, $16.00) is darker (95% similar).
NARS Cassiopeia (P, $29.00) is darker (90% similar).

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Opal

PiPPermanent in Palette.

B+

8.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

87%

Total

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Kat Von D Alchemist Palette over Giorgio Armani Shadow Eye Tint

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KVD Beauty Opal Holographic Transformer

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Kat Von D Alchemist Palette over Giorgio Armani Shadow Eye Tint

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Kat Von D Alchemist Holographic Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

Alchemist

Alchemist

PPermanent. $32.00.

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Emerald

Top Dupes

Emerald

PiPPermanent in Palette.

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Saphyre

Top Dupes

Saphyre

PiPPermanent in Palette.

Quick Shop: Sephora, Sephora (CA)Sephora (CA), Sephora (FR), KVD Vegan Beauty

Amethyst

Top Dupes

Amethyst

PiPPermanent in Palette.

Quick Shop: Sephora, Sephora (CA)Sephora (CA), Sephora (FR), KVD Vegan Beauty

Opal

Top Dupes

Opal

PiPPermanent in Palette.

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