Kat, hey. She keeps on saying stuff and upsetting people. And then she keeps on making really great make-up. It’s absolutely a dilemma whether to talk about this brand or not – and believe me, people do make (especially in light of the anti-vac comments she made) it clear when they don’t agree with her views. Actually, more than ever before there are controversies in beauty world – whether it’s the never ending story of Lime Crime, the behaviour of Jeffree Starr or the confusion of Deciem … there’s always something. Which doesn’t help, but I’m just saying. So, I’ll crack on with the review but please do feel free to express your views if you wish.
They’re called ‘extreme’ for good reason – the light beaming off these highlighters when the sun hits them is extraordinary. Funnily enough, they’re not very swatchable because you use them very diffused for a shimmer scatter that is almost electric. Trying to swatch them at intensity is impossible because it’s such a fine powder that doesn’t want to behave that way.
The golden shaded highlighter is Gammaray while the silver is Stephonik. The latter is shot through with blue and pink so you get a kind of iridescent sheen, while Gammaray is a peachy gold with pink.
I think you can see that they’re super-super reflective, but then, so many highlighters now are. A lot of them have gone extra dimension so perhaps these aren’t completely unusual but they are lovely quality. They’re £24 each HERE. It’s worth noting that Debenhams has the Metal Crush Highlighter Palette (with Gammaray, Thunderstruck and Roseshock) for £21.44 HERE – over £10 off.
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It’s odd how most people thought her anti-Semitism was bearable, but her anti-vax comments were a line too far. She’s always been a hateful individual. But, cute makeup in bendable textures! /s
I never have bought her cosmetics and I never will. Anti-semitism, anti-vax,”Celebutard” lipstick…
Besides, Wet N Wild’s highlighters perform beautifully if you want highlighters on acid.
I definitely have a problem with her. The anti-Semitism, the use of her position to promote and spread dangerous anti-vax propaganda (and let’s be clear: she very much IS abusing her fame and power here) make me sick.
I’m really not her target demographic at 47 years old, but my teenage daughter is, and thankfully at the moment whenever she’s saved enough pocket money to be able to treat herself to higher end makeup, she veers towards Urban Decay and MAC. If the day comes that she heads in the direction of the Kat Von D counter I’ll be making sure she’s aware of all of this.
I stopped being a fan of Kat Von D when I found out that she was anti-vaccines, but now that I know she’s anti-semitic as well, I’m never going to buy any of her products again (I’m Jewish). I agree with Cath that she’s definitely abusing her power.
I must admit I have never seen her anti-semitic comments – I really didn’t know that. I just remember her more for the Jeffree Starr kerfuffle and the anti-vac. I went off Jeffree Starr when he took a hot knife to a Chanel bag and cut it in half… I just felt that it was flouting privilege in the most thoughtless way possible. I’m really sorry that you feel upset by Kat’s comments but please know there is no anti-semitism on this site or any other racial or religious judgement.
You promote brands which test on animals subjecting them to heinous atrocities in labs for makeup, but you’re disinclined to review products where the owner has said a few things you disagree with? You’d never review any products if you were aware of what was said by other brand owners behind closed doors…
and you’re so angry about that because…… ?