I wish I used the highlights a bit more because the times I have they seem very useful. The lighter shade() is also useful to me for areas around my nose where I don’t want too much contour. The darker shade I typically don’t use as much because it looks like I accidentally spread eyeshadow onto myself. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing but solely based on my preference.Īs you can see, I typically use the middle shade(), this one is the perfect shade for me because it actually lets me create a shadow on my cheekbones. I will say however that its really pigmented. One of my favorite parts is that it came with a mini tutorial which I definitely needed. I personally bought this kit awhile ago as many people recommended it for my first contour palette. So let’s get down to the nuts and bolts of each palette: Kat von D’s Shade + Light Contour Palette It is the training wheels for contouring apparently. It’s so much better for getting used to your face structure. When it comes to contouring, if you have yet to endeavor I would ultimately recommend starting out with a powder. I currently don’t have the skill or arm strength to explore a cream kit. I would also like to add that this review is solely on their powder contour kits.

For a bit of a reference, on the Sephora website the ABH kit is ranked one higher than KvD. To many, these contour palette kits are the holy grail of powdered contour palettes. I am talking about the fight between which one is better: Kat Von D’s Shade + Light Contour Palette vs. The epic battle between the contour palette kits. It’s kind of like Batman v Superman but without the pouty looks at each other (don’t get me started).

Anastasia contour powder kit tutorial