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Who doesn’t love the look of a beautiful butterfly? Add in the appreciation for pigmented and well-performing eye shadows and you get the Kat Von D Monarch Eyeshadow Palette, which I recently picked up at Sephora.
The outer packaging design matches the inner packaging – it’s that black, thick cardboard with a ombre orange swirly design (those are technical terms).
The interior of the palette houses a nice sized & decorative side with a mirror and another side with 12 eye shadows:
- Entomology (matte cream)
- Telepathy (pearl gold)
- Tiny Death (glitter cream)
- Wrath (deep pearl orange)
- Papilio (pearl chocolate)
- Summerfly (glitter gold)
- Killing Jar (pearl copper)
- Delaney (pearl silver)
- Vanish (matte taupe)
- Disintegration (pearl brown)
- Shadow Box (matte chocolate)
- Deadhead (matte black)
Being a first time Kat Von D user I was really impressed with the quality of each of the eye shadows. Obviously, good things have been heard around the interwebs about this brand and this palette in particular, but you can’t really appreciate it until you put it on your eye balls and wear it. I have nothing bad to say about any of them – all super buttery, pigmented and easy to work with. I love that it’s got the neutral shades that you can wear every single day no matter what you’re doing, but there are also some deep, smokey shades and that fun fiery orange shade (hey there, Wrath).
In addition to the Monarch Eyeshadow Palette I also picked up the Immortal Lash 24hr Mascara ($20.00) since I’d heard such good things about it. In my experience with this mascara it didn’t really do much at all for me. The wand was way too pliable and I found it hard to work with. If it would have done amazing things to my lashes that would have been excusable.. but all it did was make them look blacker. No lengthening, no curling like the description said. It’s rare that a mascara literally does nothing for me. But sadly, this is one of those times.
In the eye look below I primed my eyes with Urban Decay Primer Potion. Papilio is all over the lid and through the crease with Wrath worked into the crease and blended upward. Blended into Wrath and even a little more upward is Summerfly and I have a wee bit of the ol’ Killing Jar at the inner corners of the eye. Entomology was used to highlight. The liner is Marc Jacobs Ro(cocoa) Highliner Gel Crayon and the mascara is the Kat Von D Immortal Lash 24hr.
If the warm shades of the Monarch aren’t your thing the Chrysalis Eyeshadow Palette is much more cool-toned and should make you very happy. 😉
The Kat Von D Monarch Eyeshadow Palette retails for $46.00 and is available now at Sephora.
Kendra says
This is a really cool palette! I love the orange shade..so stunning.
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XO, Noelle says
This is one of my favorite palettes from her!
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Emily says
I’m going to have to try this one, I had something similar from her awhile back, but I went through the lighter colors too quickly and couldn’t justify a repurchase. This one has more usable colors, I think I’d get my monies worth.
Brooke says
I think you’ll love this one a lot more. If you work a little of that brownish-orange shade in your eyes are going to pop right off of your face (in a good way!).
Betzy says
i have been wanting to try kat von d and this palette is on my list.
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Leelo R says
Those eye shadows look so pretty! Too bad the mascara isn´t any good.
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Honeygirlk says
Beautiful palette. I have eyed it but am surprised I didn’t purchase it yet.
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Phyrra says
I love your look with this palette!
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Brooke says
Thank you!
Kath TheFabZilla says
I just got my VIB promo, it’s Nov 6-10 so I’m putting this in my humongous list of must-try!
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Kimmi @ The Plastic Diaries says
Oooo this is pretty. We are finally getting Kat Von D in Australia soon!!!
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Justina says
This is so gorgeous! I love it!
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Laura MyNewestAddiction says
I don’t own the first Kat Von D palette. I am crazy.
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Cindy (Prime Beauty) says
This palette wasn’t even on my radar, so glad you reviewed it!
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Sheila says
This palette is so pretty. I’m torn between picking up this one and the Anastasia Maya Mia palette.
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Miranda | Slashed Beauty says
Love these shadow shades for fall!
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Genevieve says
A very pretty palette, but no greens!
Kimberly says
I love Kat’s shadows. Rats! on the mascara, though.
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Erin says
Overall I think it’s too warm for me but I do love the colors in it. Not sure I could pull it off though.
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Min says
Love the colours! That silver one in the middle is amazing!
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Chloe says
This looks so beautiful! I’d love to try some of her cosmetics x
Aleya Bamdad says
This palette is screaming my name!! I love the shimmers!
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Nidia - Lit From Within says
I haven’t tried a wiggly mascara brush, but I can’t image being successful with it… This palette, though – so pretty! Love that orange.
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Brooke says
Yeah… I kept trying to use it, place it… all the while going “da fuq”?!
Erika says
This palette has been in and out of my cart a couple of times, I just haven’t pulled the trigger on it, yet. Maybe during the next VIB sale. Say, shouldn’t we be getting one of those, soon? Now that I am actually VIB, I want my sale, dangit! LOL
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Brooke says
I think so… it usually comes closer to the holiday I think… like end of Nov, maybe??
Amber says
What a beautiful palette! I love the warm neutrals on you. Bummer about the mascara. I hate wiggly brushes too.
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VanityMonastery says
I usually like KVD palettes, but this one is too shimmery for me.
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