A colorful creation by Kylie Cosmetics has released and is inspired by none other than Kylie Jenner’s lovable social media star and toddler, Stormi Webster.
Jenner is well-known for being apart of the show “Keeping Up With The Kardashians.”
She is a social media icon and successful businesswoman with her skincare line “Kylie Skin” and makeup line
“Kylie Cosmetics.”
On Feb. 1, Jenner launched “Stormi,” a collection dedicated to her daughter who was born Feb. 1, 2018. It includes a mini eyeshadow palette, a blush, three lip kits and a gloss set.
Once the collection launched online, everything was almost immediately sold out, but luckily I was able to snag the mini
eyeshadow palette.
The packaging of the makeup itself brought fairytale imagery to mind.
The lavender background of the box scattered with white clouds and colorful butterflies creates a dreamy effect.
When I opened the palette, the scenery of spring became vivid, with purples, pinks and oranges with multiple shimmer and glitter shades. I immediately swiped my finger into the eyeshadow shade “4:43,” named after the time her daughter was born, to create a swatch on my arm.
The pigment of “4:43” created a gold foil on my arm with sparkles that flickered when the light hit.
Each swatch of the eyeshadows on my arm were pigmented and felt creamy. This is a good sign for the palette as it’s a good indicator it will blend nicely on the eyelid and still be true to color after blending.
One thing to remember is that eyeshadow’s work differently when swatched with a finger than applied with a brush on the eyelids with an eyeshadow primer, so I decided to create a whole makeup look with as many colors as I could.
I decided to test out the shade “Baby Girl,” a light lavender shade. It is well known, in the makeup community and makeup industry, that purple shadows are one of the most difficult shadows to create a perfect outcome and blend.
My first thoughts when applying this shade on my eyelid was that for a pastel shade, it showed great color payoff and felt like butter when blending the shade all over the lid.
The next shade I dipped into was “Angel On Earth,” a coral peach shade. As I packed the shade on top of “Baby Girl,” it came out as a pinky peach shade instead.
It turned out to be a cute color, but it was not what I expected upon first look of it in the palette.
“Stormi World” was a chromatic purple with gold glitter flecks pressed together to make a metallic frost finish.
The shade has a shine upon finish, but when sprayed with a little bit of water, the shade transformed into a high-shine metallic shade.
Since the theme of the palette is butterflies, I decided to create a shape of a butterfly to finish off the look.
Both “4:43” and “Stormi Weather” are pressed metallic golds, but “4:43” is a champagne-colored gold compared to the true gold color of “Stormi Weather.”
I liked the shades of both and couldn’t choose between the two, so I decided to use them both and mix them.
One problem I had with both of these shades was that since they are a foiled glitter shade, it was hard to pick up with a brush.
Even after spraying the brush with water, it was still hard to pick up the shade without having any fallout, or loose powder falling from the pressed eyeshadow.
I was finally able to put the shade on my eyelid but it looked clumpy and not smooth. Applying with your bare finger creates a better result.
Overall, the eyeshadow palette’s aesthetic is adorable with shades that were easy to work with and blended well together. Minor problems occurred when working with the glitter metallic shades, but that issue can easily be fixed.
For $28 the palette is a little overpriced, but the packaging is well done. You are able to do multiple looks with it and take it on the go.
It earns Bri-approval.
