Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit + Contour Refills
★★★
This best-selling, easy-to-use palette contains
six highlighting and contouring powders that work together to help you sculpt,
define, and enhance your natural features. Create the illusion of higher
cheekbones, a smaller forehead, a softer jawline, or a slimmer nose with these
soft, silky formulas that can be applied as subtly or dramatically as you like.
Contour
Kits
There are 3 sets available. Each set contains 6
Shades ($84 Value)
Size: 6 x 0.11
oz
Price: $40
Contour Refills
These highlighting and contouring powder singles are
available in 29 shades to suit any skin tone.
Size: 0.11
oz
Price: $14 each
(6 for $40)
(6 for $40)
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kits retail for
$40 for 6
x 0.11 oz of product.
There is now a bounty
of contour kits and duos to choose from on the market.
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kits are one of the cheapest contour kits on the market and even come in cheaper than most contour duos from mid-to-high end brands. Of course, cheaper alternatives can be found from drugstore brands such as the new NYX Cosmetics Highlight & Contour Pro Palette ($24.99 for 8 shades).
In addition to the pre-made contour kits, there is a unique option to choose your own shades from a collection of 29 various highlight and contour shades. This option is available on the Anastasia Beverly Hills website only.
In addition to the pre-made contour kits, there is a unique option to choose your own shades from a collection of 29 various highlight and contour shades. This option is available on the Anastasia Beverly Hills website only.
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kits are currently available for purchase in store and online at the following locations:
- Sephora Stores and on the Sephora website (2 kits available)
- Ulta Stores and on the Ulta website (2 kits available)
- The Impulse Section in Macy's Stores as well as online at Macys.com
(2 kits available) - Anastasia Beverly Hills website (all 3 kits available)
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Refills are currently available for purchase online at the following locations:
- Macy's online at Macys.com
- Anastasia Beverly Hills website (all 29 shades available)
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kits are packaged in all black slender hard cardboard palettes. It is a very basic palette with no see-through lid or internal mirror. Inside the palette are magnetized cut-outs to fit each contour/highlight shade. Each pan is remove-able via integral slots for easy replacement, rearrangement or removal.
The palette is functional for makeup artists or those with limited storage space. It definitely does not have any of the bells and whistles of a fancy palette but that is up to personal tastes.
I have removed all my singles and placed them in z-palettes (with see-through lids) for easier access and better visibility.
If you do purchase the refill singles separately, they come packaged in clear protective plastic packets which are then placed inside a cardboard envelope decorated with the product information and the Anastasia Beverly Hills logo. I found this quite impressive since the design of the shipping packaging ensures that your powders arrive damage-free. If you purchase 6 or more refills then the complementary (free) empty palette would be separate in its own cardboard sleeving.
"Create the illusion of higher
cheekbones, a smaller forehead, a softer jawline, or a slimmer nose with these
soft, silky formulas that can be applied as subtly or dramatically as you like."
COLORS/SHADES
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kits and refills come in 3 kits with 6 pre-selected shades ranging from light to medium to tan to deep and 29 individual shades.
The majority of the shades lean on the warm side (yellow, orange) will work well on warm and golden skintones. There is a good mix of highlight shades and contour shades to select from with a handful of a neutral toned contour shades tossed in.
I think the range is great for natural highlight colors with peach and yellow undertones which work extremely well for brightening the skin and neutralizing blue and purple colors under the eyes.
The contour shades can be used as bronzers for paler and cool skintones while for warm skintones they can double as bronzers as well as contour shades.
These can also be used as eyeshadows, in case there is a shade or even two that don't work well on your skintone.
The majority of the shades lean on the warm side (yellow, orange) will work well on warm and golden skintones. There is a good mix of highlight shades and contour shades to select from with a handful of a neutral toned contour shades tossed in.
I think the range is great for natural highlight colors with peach and yellow undertones which work extremely well for brightening the skin and neutralizing blue and purple colors under the eyes.
The contour shades can be used as bronzers for paler and cool skintones while for warm skintones they can double as bronzers as well as contour shades.
These can also be used as eyeshadows, in case there is a shade or even two that don't work well on your skintone.
TEXTURE & FINISH
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kits and refills come in a natural demi-matte finish with a couple shimmery highlight shades. The demi-matte finish is great for using on the skin since they create a natural look on the skin rather than a flat matte (chalky) finish.
They are smooth and finely milled so they blend easily on the skin without being stark.
They are smooth and finely milled so they blend easily on the skin without being stark.
PIGMENTATION
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kits and refills have light to medium buildable coverage. They are not overly pigmented on initial application which is what we truly need in face powders. They allow for building up color and blending to the desired effect - subtle or dramatic.
APPLICATION & WEAR
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kits and refills are quite easy to use. They are almost foolproof since they blend easily with any face brush.
Wear time will depend on your skin type and the products that are used beneath them. For me they work well and last all day over liquid foundation (even when set with powder firsthand). I have oily skin and I don't find these fading or oxidizing over time.
Wear time will depend on your skin type and the products that are used beneath them. For me they work well and last all day over liquid foundation (even when set with powder firsthand). I have oily skin and I don't find these fading or oxidizing over time.
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kits and refills are good contour kits for anyone who loves to contour and play with shadowing and highlighting. However, these may not be reasonable for the average makeup user since contouring is typically reserved for special occasions or events.The price is right if you do wish to invest and you get a variety of shades to mix and match as you like.
Have you tried these palettes or contour/highlight powders yet? Interested?
Light to Medium KIT (Original)• Havana (also in Medium to Tan KIT) - medium caramel brown
• Fawn - grey toned medium brown
• Java - medium neutral orange brown (I know...warm + neutral)
• Sand - shimmery pinky champagne
• Banana - light yellow toned ivory
• Vanilla - light peach ivory w/ a satin finish
★★★★★
• Sand - shimmery pinky champagne• Champagne - shimmery light yellow golden champagne
• Cream Soda - shimmery pinky champagne
• Banana - light yellow toned ivory
• Mellow Yellow - rich bright yellow
• Golden Peach - light peach toned nude w/ a hint of yellow
• Peaches & Cream (Medium to Tan KIT) - light peach toned nude
★★★★★
• Espresso (Medium to Tan & Tan to Deep KITS) - deep espresso brown• Cinnamon (Tan to Deep KIT) - deep orange/caramel brown
• Copper Brown - deep orange brown
• Clay - deep neutral red/orange brown (I know...warm + neutral)
• Earth (Tan to Deep KIT) - deep caramel brown • Nutmeg (Medium to Tan & Tan to Deep KITS) - medium deep caramel brown
★★★★★
• Mink - medium neutral brown
• Ash Brown - medium deep neutral brown
• Camel - medium tan nude
• Macchiato (Medium to Tan KIT) - medium peach brown
• 10K (Medium to Tan KIT) - shimmery medium gold
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