Electropop

Kevyn Aucoin Electropop Pro Eyeshadow Palette ($57.00 for 0.60 oz.) is a new, limited edition 12-pan palette that featurse 11 very shimmery/metallic shades and one more satin shade (Blackout). The formula is described as having "one swipe payoff" with a "smooth texture [that] glides on effortlessly." For "maximum color payoff," the brand advises to use fingertips for application. The texture of most shades was quite dense, more emollient/cream-like, and worked best with flat, firm or dense synthetic brushes. Fingertips worked well for all-over the lid application, but I felt like a fair amount of product stuck to my fingertip and wouldn't transfer well onto my lid as it was too much pressure to do so (compared to using fingertips and applying swatches on an arm, where that amount of pressure is just fine).

I also found that sometimes the formula skipped a bit over primer, so it may take some experimenting with the type of primer or how thin of a layer to use with this formula. I was able to pickup product the best by pushing at the surface and then going over the loosened powder to get it onto the brush and then patted it onto my lid and used gentle pulling motions to spread the color outward. The majority of the eyeshadows in the palette were pigmented, fairly blendable, and lasted between six and eight hours but most had creased after eight hours of wear. They were a little finicky to use due to just how dense the formula often was, and a few shades were either prone to emphasizing lid texture (like Light) or were tough to spread out without getting a more ragged application (like Laser and Hardwire).

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