Reviews: Kathleen Lights Palette X Morphe

So, about a month and a half ago, Kathleen Lights announced that she was coming out with a collab palette with Morphe, and I died of excitement. Died. I am dead. First of all, I just recently (in the last four months or so) discovered how epic Morphe shadows are, and I can't get enough of them. Secondly, I adore Kathleen Lights, her collabs are awesome, and I will proudly support all of her collabs. So...I ordered it approximately three seconds after it came on sale, and I didn't look back.

I've had this palette for about a month now, and I really love it. I find myself reaching for it all the time. I've been meaning to review it for a while, but, as you know, I have a backlog of palettes to review (I know, I know, I'm behind). I feel a bit bad about reviewing this palette because I know it was limited edition and you can't get it anymore. However, it's supposedly being re-released. So, if you're hoping to pick up this palette in the future, I hope this blog is helpful to you.

First of all, this is a super affordable palette. It was $14.99 for 15 eyeshadows, which is slightly less than a dollar per shadow. For comparison, each individual Morphe shadow is $3, so these shadows are about one third of the cost of ordinary Morphe shadows.

Secondly, Morphe has a bomb formula. Their shadows are super pigmented, super creamy, and they don't have a lot of fall out. However, I do find these shadows more difficult to blend than Lorac shadows, for example. This doesn't really bother me because these are such affordable shadows, but if you aren't willing to spend the extra time blending, this isn't the palette for you.

The color range is also bomb. There's a nice mauve shadow,  two fantastic transition shades, a beautiful cranberry shadow, some nice highlight shades, a few gorgeous shimmery gold/copper shades, and some pops of green. I particularly love the first and second shadows from the right in the second row. There doesn't seem to be a "theme" to this palette; it's not just cool tones, and it's not just warm tones. It sort of as if Kathleen made a Z palette with the shadows for her favorite Morphe looks, and I'm fine with that. I feel like I can create a bunch of different looks with this palette (although I haven't used the green shadows yet).

I'm also a big fan of the packaging. Most Morphe palettes are made out of this horrible, cheap-looking hard plastic. This palette is made out of cardboard, like Lorac's palettes, for example. I feel like the cardboard packaging looks much more professional and sleek.

The only thing I don't like about this palette is that the shadows don't have names. If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know that this is a huge pet peeve for me. I like eyeshadows to have names, and I like those names to be printed on the package. How am I supposed to refer to the shadows if they don't have names? You'll notice that I tried to refer to a specific shadow above, and I ended up saying "the second shadow from the right in the second row." I don't like that. It's super cumbersome and confusing.

All in all, however, this is a great palette. I highly recommend picking it up if Morphe brings it back.

Final rating: 9/10