Kevyn Aucoin Deep The Sculpting Powder Review, Photos, Swatches
Kevyn Aucoin Deep The Sculpting Powder
Kevyn Aucoin Deep The Sculpting Powder ($44.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a muted, dark brown with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. NYX Hollow (P, $5.00) is warmer (90% similar). KVD Beauty Subconscious (PiP, ) is warmer (90% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Moss Agate Sculpt (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar). NARS Talia (Contour) (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar). LORAC Deep Contour (P, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar). Viseart Sculpting #2 (PiP, ) is brighter (90% similar). elf Vacay Mood (P, $7.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar). LORAC Medium Contour (P, ) is lighter (85% similar). Dior Independent (823) (LE, $48.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar). Cover FX Sunset (P, $38.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.
The Sculpting Powder is supposed to feel lightweight and have buildable coverage from sheer to full. Recently, the brand expanded the Sculpting formula to include two new shades–Light and Deep–to complement the existing Medium shade. Deep is several shades darker than Medium, which is a good thing, and still retains the more neutral undertone that made Medium so beloved by those who enjoy contouring. It’s a very pigmented formula that’s more blendable than it is buildable; if you apply less, you can sheer and blend out the color enough for a subtler contour, but it has a tendency to apply rather true-to-pan. The texture was very soft, smooth, and finely-milled with a bit of excess kicked up in the pan. The color could have been slightly more blendable in practice, but it wasn’t too much work to diffuse the edges. The contour wore well for eight and a half hours on me.
Deep
PPermanent. $44.00.
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Kevyn Aucoin Deep The Sculpting Powder
Kevyn Aucoin Deep The Sculpting Powder
Kevyn Aucoin Deep The Sculpting Powder
Kevyn Aucoin Deep The Sculpting Powder
Kevyn Aucoin Deep The Sculpting Powder
Kevyn Aucoin Deep The Sculpting Powder
Kevyn Aucoin Deep The Sculpting Powder
Kevyn Aucoin Deep (your left) | Light (your right) The Sculpting Powder
Kevyn Aucoin Deep The Sculpting Powder
I gotta check out that eyeliner…
ooohh from an evil LE box of eyeliners… Zoeva Taupe to the rescue. It’s really close. and better still…already have it ayyyynnnd a backup. 😛
Aww! Taupe is close enough and really a nice one!
Looks dark (and daunting) in the pan but the result is so natural and nice.
You can definitely use a light hand and blend!
Wow, this should look great on darker skintones! I like how it’s not too red or orange looking
Agreed!
Blended out, this is nowhere near how deep I thought it would be! It could actually work on darker toned medium complexions, perhaps. Although I still love my Nyx Taupe (newer) best of all for giving me nice, natural looking sculpting.
I will say, this one looks pretty darn good on you, even if a bit darker than you’d ever need. I’m guessing that’s because it has a very neutral base.
It can definitely be darker/true-to-pan if desired 🙂
I love how subtle this is on you.
Thanks, Erin!
I am dark skinned and wonder how this would wear on NC45 skin tones. I have been looking for a good contour powder and really need to know.
I think it could work on NC45 skin – I am wearing it subtly on my face, but the swatches show heavy vs. blendfed out!