This kit is okay. Not great, not bad. With my ELF Contouring Blush and Bronzer duo, my ELF bronzer brush worked perfectly to blend out powder. With this, I can't use it.
First of all I love the packaging. Super small, sleek, matte black and it fits in my make up bag to take the place of up to 4 products.
But when it comes to the actual products, I don't love them. Firstly they're all super powdery, no matter how lightly I tap into them. Two of the highlights aren't intense enough for me while the banana shade can't be used to set under my eyes because the yellow really shows up on my skin. Not pretty.
There is one colour that I feel is suitable for contouring, but it's very intense. One's super warm toned and the other is slightly warmed toned, but still enough to make it useless for contouring. I can barely get away with the shades on my skin. One up side is that they are all super pigmented, the downside is that I often end up with streaks of brown on my cheeks that wouldn't look flattering on anyone. None of my brushes except my Real Techniques ones work when trying to blend this harsh line out. Also the powder gets everywhere. Inside the palette, outside the palette, on my vanity... Ugh.
When it comes to contouring and bronzing I prefer shades that AREN'T super pigmented, cos then I can build them up to the intensity that I like. With these they're just too much even when using only a little bit of product. My hopes for this palette being a low cost dupe for the Anastasia Contour Kit have gone down the drain. Now while I don't hate this kit, I think it's overhyped and I prefer my $6 duo from ELF much more.
Update: I'm loving this product a lot more now. I've found after a bit of practice as long as I use a super light hand, I can get a nice contour from this. I'm loving the warmer shade as a bronzer and the shimmery highlight shade is stunning. Just wish the contour would last better on the face.
The contour shades in this are very dark. They should have at least one shade that's more suited to pale people. I can use 2 of the colours if I'm light handed but the third I will never use as it too orange and too dark. I feel this is suited to only those with medium to dark complexions. The highlight shades are all nice though so I will use it for highlighting only. The consistency is very powdery but it is easy to blend. I will only repurchase if they make a better colour range.
Tips: Make sure you set your foundation with powder before you try use this or it will grip and be impossible to blend.