Kat Von D Metal Matte Palette. Review and Swatches.

I had an eye on this limited edition Kat Von D metal matte palette since it had launched. Couldn't get it unfortunately in Dubai, and I totally gave up hope about ever getting this palette. Then, one fine Friday, I wake up and it was there on the Sephora Middle East website. 

 At first, I didn't believe my eyes. I had been searching for a local Dubai seller with this palette only the night before. Then, I started drooling. Literally drooling! I couldn't rest, or eat, until I ordered it online.... 
Bad decision.

Why? 

Because it was right there in the Sephora store when I went to the mall a couple of hours later. Could have gotten my hands on it a whole 24 hours sooner!

Yes...you can tell how impatient I was about this palette. 

So, it finally arrived from Sephora in lots of bubble wrap, which was hogged by my 7-year old.

The artwork on the palette is gorgeous! It reads metal or matte depending on which direction you flip it to.

The back of the box has the palette drawn on it with the names of all the eye shadows printed on it as well as on the palette.

 The eye shadows come in a long, but slim high quality, light weight cardboard box. There have been lots of complaints about how large this palette is, but honestly there is no wasted space. There are a total of 22 eye shadows in the palette, with 9 Metal Crush shadows and 13 matte eye shadows with cool and warm undertones. So, there is a versatility of looks all from one palette, which is perfect if you need to travel, as all you need to pack is one palette. Yes, it's long, but it's quite comprehensive. 

This is the only palette I've packed for my vacation to Pakistan, where I will need to attend a variety of events, from weddings, to dinners  to family events, and serves me perfectly for all kinds of looks I need.

The palette is pricey, at AED320, but each Kat Von D metal crush shadow is AED95, which makes 9 metal crush shadows double the price of the entire palette. Therefore, overall, the price seems fair for 22 eye shadows.

The formula is amazing! 

The metal crush eye shadows are immensely pigmented, and go out smoothly with no fall out. The shimmers are subtle and can be easily worn during the day as well as night. The mattes are smooth and buttery, easy to apply even without a primer. There are a variety of colours from dark vibrant shades to medium neutrals. The palette does lean to mostly cool toned shadows, but since personally I love using cool toned colours I am very happy with it. 
The shadows were incredibly smooth, finely milled and easy to blend out. They lasted for almost 12 hours, from a morning beach outing to dinner at night. Even I was surprised that there was absolutely no need to touch up my make up. The eye shadows did not even migrate to the under eye area, even after 12 hours. So, Yes I'm impressed with this palette.

These are the swatches for the first set of metals. I've broken them down.
Nebula: Cool medium royal-blue with a frosted finish.
Watt: Muted teal green with a metallic sheen.
Ignite: A beautiful aqua with a metallic sheen.
Tinsel: A glittery pewter with silver and champagneflecks. This has a                  chunkier texure, with a little fallout.

Glitz: Metallic pale pink with warm undertones.
Twinkle: Lavender with a frosted finish.
Volt: Metallic violet with brown undertones.
Synergy: Golden brown with a metallic finish.
Flash:Bright gold with orange undertones.

Now on to the mattes:

Linen: Stark white, with cool undertones.
Jet: Dark black.
Velour: A vibrant royal blue with cool undertones
Stone: Dark grey with warm undertones.
Moss: Forest green with warm undertones.
Ribbon: Muted purple.

Silk: A warm mauvy-pink. (We need more nail polishes in this colour!)
Fringe: A pastel peach with orange undertones.
Feather: A buttery yellow.
Oak: Dark olive brown, with warm undertones.

Suede: A warm beige brown. This hardly showed up in the picture as it               is close to my natural skin colour. Though it looks very nice as a             base colour on the lid or a crease shadow.
Bone:  A light cream colour with warm undertones.
Velvet: Warm muted burgundy.

Is it worth buying? 

It's not essential for your make up stash. However, if you like shimmer and glitter, and want a palette that can take you from a day time look to night time, this is a very good option.
I can rave on and on about the metals, as I'm a sucker for glitter. The