KKW Beauty Classic Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches
Classic
KKW Beauty Classic 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($45.00 for 0.60 oz.) is a warm-toned, neutral palette with a mix of mattes and shimmers (though only three shimmers). While the colors may feel overdone to those who have already enjoyed quite a few palettes over the last few years, the palette performed well, so a high-performing product is always welcome in my book! I was impressed by the mattes as they had a “thicker” consistency that made them more pigmented but still very blendable and easy to build up if preferred.
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Classic
PPermanent. $45.00.
Saint
Saint is a soft, yellow gold with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. The pigmentation was opaque in a single layer, while the eyeshadow felt smooth, creamy, and dense without being difficult to pick up with a dry brush. It applied evenly to bare skin, blended out with little effort, and stayed on well for eight hours on me.
Top Dupes
- Smashbox Champagne (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Smashbox Inside Scoop (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- NARS Orgasm I (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Moon Struck (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury The Golden Goddess #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Cle de Peau Les Annees Folles #3 (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- NARS Let It Whip (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- Smashbox Revenge Bod (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- LORAC Sand (LE, $19.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Joie (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
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Saint
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Florence
Florence is a medium-dark yellow with warm, orange undertones and a matte finish. The color payoff was opaque in a single layer, while the eyeshadow had a smooth, silky consistency that was blendable and easy to work with as the color had good substance to adhere well on bare skin. It lasted well for eight hours before it started to fade on me.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Fox Trot (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Beach Blanket (DC, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Companion (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Drama Queen (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Paper Tiger (P, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Morning (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Full Send (LE, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Sahara (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Solar Hour (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Tart to Tart (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
Florence
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Selfish
Selfish is a muted, medium-dark orange with warm undertones and a matte finish. The eyeshadow was intensely pigmented and adhered evenly to bare skin. The consistency was soft, a smidgen powdery in the pan, but it was blendable and easy to work with on the lid. It wore nicely for eight hours before starting to fade noticeably.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Revenge (LE, $4.50) is more muted (95% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Rose in the Air #10 (PiP, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Baja (PiP, $19.00) is brighter (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Daybreak (Beached) (LE, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Sephora Spiced (PiP, ) is darker, brighter (95% similar).
- Anastasia Saturn (LE, $12.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Half Baked (PiP, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Amhara (LE, ) is brighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Riche (LE, $4.50) is brighter, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Elixir (P, $6.00) is darker (90% similar).
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Selfish
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Calabasas
Calabasas is a medium brown with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had good pigmentation with a smooth, silky consistency that had enough substance to adhere well to bare skin without sheering out too readily. The eyeshadow applied evenly and blended out with ease. The color stayed on well for eight hours on me.
Top Dupes
- BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel Deluxe Edition #13 (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Date Eyes (Prime) (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Chocolate Swirl (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Viseart Warm Mattes #7 (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Anastasia HOE (LE, $12.00) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Intuition (PiP, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Brains and Braun (LE, $19.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Inglot J321 Rich Gold (LE, $10.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Deja Vu (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Viseart Praline (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Calabasas
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Chicago
Chicago is a light-medium copper with warm, reddish undertones and warmer, gold sparkle and pearl. It had semi-sheer color coverage–it really needed to be applied with a fingertip or with a dampened brush–with a drier, dustier texture that was prone to fallout. If I used it with a dampened brush (even with just water), it had nearly opaque coverage that held together better. Applied dry, it wore well for seven hours with additional fallout, and applied wet, it lasted for eight hours without fallout.
Top Dupes
- Moira Top Notch (P, $8.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Passport (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Hourglass Foil (LE, $29.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Caramel Brown #7 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Too Faced Honey Honey (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- LORAC Rose (PiP, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC A Glimmer of Gold #2 (PiP, $21.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Put On Heirs (PiP, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- Too Faced Honey Dip (LE, $16.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Sleek MakeUP Sunset #10 (PiP, $9.99) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
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Chicago
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Fade
Fade is a muted, light-medium yellow with warm, peachy undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly opaque color payoff in a single layer, while the texture was soft, slightly powdery in the pan, but I was surprised at how well it kept its color and did not turn other shades gray. It wore well for seven and a half hours before fading noticeably.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Lil Birdie (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Hooked on Vinyl #1 (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Too Faced Spotlight (LE, $16.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Viseart Croissant (Warm Mattes #2) (P, ) is darker, more muted, cooler (90% similar).
- Anastasia Unity (LE, $12.00) is darker, more muted, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Taunt (LE, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- KVD Beauty Sylvia (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Zoeva MT040 (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Bae (LE, ) is lighter (85% similar).
- Make Up For Ever M510 Vanilla (DC, $21.00) is lighter (85% similar).
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Fade
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Dash
Dash is a soft, light-medium mauve with strong, warm undertones and a matte finish. The texture was smooth and silky, which made it easy to work with as it blended out with little effort. The pigmentation was opaque in a single layer and stayed on well for eight hours.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Tongue Tied (PiP, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- Zoeva Nuanced History (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Stardom (LE, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Sandcastle (Light) (PiP, $5.25) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Dog and Pony (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Contigo (PiP, $8.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Very Velveteen (PiP, $4.50) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Pink Sienna (LE, $17.00) is cooler (85% similar).
- Rare Beauty Loyal (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Viseart Caramel (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
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Dash
PiPPermanent in Palette.
North
North is a dark, coppery brown with a frosted sheen. It had nearly opaque color coverage with a denser, lightly creamy texture that applied fairly well with a brush, but it wasn’t quite as blendable as expected dry. If I used it with a dampened brush, it was richer, more pigmented, and blended out better. The color lasted for just over eight hours on me before starting to crease faintly.
Top Dupes
- Pat McGrath Copper Toned (PiP, $25.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Makeup Geek Roulette (DC, $6.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Too Faced Good as Gold (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty O MG (P, $29.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Too Faced Spicy Mami (LE, $16.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC She-nanigans (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Juvia's Place Boronu (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Oro Grande (LE, $19.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Too Faced Wet Kisses (LE, $16.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Faster Pussycat (LE, $19.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
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North
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Family
Family is a medium, coppery brown with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had excellent pigmentation with a smooth, silky texture that was a smidgen dusty in the pan, but it blended out easily on my lid without losing its intensity. The color wore nicely for eight hours on me.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Good Thing (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Viseart Nude Caramel (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Master Mattes #7 (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Kaleidos Promenade (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Makeup Atelier Honey Brown #3 (P, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Viseart Cider (5) (LE, ) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Heist (PiP, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Check Please (P, $6.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Beige (P, $18.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Morphe Roxanne (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
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Family
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Gemini
Gemini is a deep brown with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-opaque, buildable coverage with a soft, slightly powdery texture that had some excess product that kicked up in the pan. The eyeshadow applied evenly to bare skin, blended out nicely, and didn’t sheer out too readily. It stayed on well for eight hours before it started to fade on me.
Top Dupes
- Anastasia 1988 (LE, $12.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Dose of Colors Stay Sassy (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Famous (LE, $19.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Viseart Ganache (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Ur on Mute (PiP, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Confidential (LE, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Like Butter (LE, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
- Smashbox Barista (P, $22.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop The Decision (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Lil' Boat (DC, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but I’ll risk it…
Even if this palette held any interest for me—which it doesn’t, being that it’s just another warm-toned collection—I could not bring myself to give my hard-earned money to this family.
Then it’s an easy skip!
Seraphine, I feel much the same as you. These shades are not for me and they’re done to death but like you, I dislike the way that family presents itself so I wouldn’t be sending any of my money their way.
There are many choices we have. I agree with you.
My money. My choice.
I agree completely.
This palette has quickly become one of my favorites and I’m pleased it rated so well. It’s such an incredible every day palette!
I can totally see why!
No secret, but my feelings on this palette are all over the place. It has excellent quality, but I do own ABH Modern Renaissance. Always said (and adamantly believed) that I would never buy anything from their family, and then saw a very different side to Kim during her interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live that softened my opinion about her to some degree. Like I said; all over the place! ?
Well, if you’re covered on this territory, no need to do any soul searching quite yet!
This is a very nice palette. If I didn’t have so many warm toned palettes, I’d definitely purchase it.
I hope they’ll have more palettes – so far their formulas are pretty good there!
That would be nice. Even though I love warm toned palettes, I would love to see a really nice cool toned, or cool/neutral palette. I really love your reviews. They have been extremely helpful to me. I’ve been really happy with what I have bought because of them. I appreciate your dupe list as well.
No Kardashians will be harmed by my refusal to buy their stuff.
And a complete copycat palette, so absolutely no residual pangs.
I think this is a beautiful everyday palette, although I do wish that Chicargo was much better quality and perhaps a few more shimmers. Even so, the brand has done the mattes really, really well and not all brands do this.
Me too! I was surprised Chicago wasn’t better based on the other shimmers and the Mario palette by KKW!
So is this item permanent?? I think it’s beautiful and the colors totally speak to me, but I need another neutral palette like I need a hole in the head haha!
I would love to purchase after finishing at least one more neutral palette I already have…..
It’s so hard to tell with these brands – they seem to keep restocking items that seem like they were LE 🙁