Kat Von D Smoke Quad - 5 Different Tutorials with One Quad

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Today I’m sharing the Kat Von D Smoke Quad tutorials with you. I created 5 different tutorials, each one building upon each other. I bought this quad at the Makeup Show Orlando a few months ago. I wanted to show the versatility of the quad and how to take it from a simple look to a more complex one. I think my blending has greatly improved since I last played with this palette. Kat Von D’s mattes are my favorite matte formula to work with. I find them the easiest for me to build up and blend out.

The Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye Contour Quad in Smoke is supposed to be made up of matte cool greys. On me, the base shade reads more like a warm grey or grey taupe. The rest of the colors do seem cool-toned though.

The Kat Von D Smoke Quad is $22 at Sephora.

Kat Von D Smoke Quad – Quick & Easy One Eyeshadow Look

Lips
KVD Lovecraft pencil
Bite Beauty Agave lip mask in Champagne

Eyes
Tarte lid lock in Buff
Kat Von D Smoke Base shade – lid and lower lid and hood
Laura Geller LashBoss mascara
Wunderbrow in Jet Black

Quick and easy eyeshadow look one has only two steps.

Step 1, apply your eyeshadow primer. I used tarte Lid Lock in Buff. Any neutral tinted eyeshadow primer will do.
Step 2, apply the Base shade to the lid, lower lid, and crease of the eye.

This eyeshadow primer says it’s a neutral, but I think it appears slightly yellow-toned on my skintone.

Cruelty-Free Makeup Tutorial | Kat Von D Smoke Quad – Quick & Easy 2 Eyeshadow Look

Lips
Nudestix pencil in Pulse

Eyes
Tarte lid lock in Buff
Kat Von D Smoke Base shade – lid and lower lid and hood
Kat Von D Smoke Contour shade – outer lid, outer v
Laura Geller LashBoss mascara
Wunderbrow in Jet Black

The quick and easy two eyeshadow look builds upon what we did in the first look.

Step 1 apply your eyeshadow primer.
Step 2 apply the Base shade all over.
Step 3 apply the Contour shade to the outer lid, outer crease and outer lower lid. Then blend the two together.

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Face
Pur no filter primer
Urban Decay Liquid Aura
Tarte foundation stick in Fair Neutral
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Makeup Geek Celestial Highlighter
Milani make it dewy setting spray
Tarte Seduce blush
Tarte Blushing Bride blush

Lips
KVD Sexer pencil
BareMinerals Shameless Statement Matte Liquid Lipcolor

Eyes
Tarte lid lock in Buff
Kat Von D Smoke Base shade – lid and lower lid and hood
Kat Von D Smoke Contour shade – outer lid, outer v
Kat Von D Smoke Define shade – smudged at upper lash line, slightly winged out, outer lower lash line
Kat Von D Smoke Highlight shade – under brows and at inner corner
Urban Decay Walk of Shame – waterline
Laura Geller LashBoss mascara
Wunderbrow in Jet Black

This builds upon the foundation of the previous tutorials.

Step 1 apply your primer.
Step 2 apply your Base shade all over.
Step 3 apply Contour to the outer lid, outer crease and outer lower lid.
Step 4 smudge Define at the upper lash line and outer lower lash line.
Step 5 highlight with Highlight under the brows and at the inner corner. Optional: line the lower waterline with Urban Decay Walk of Shame pencil.

Kat Von D Smoke Saphyre Tutorial

Face
Pur no filter primer
Urban Decay Liquid Aura
Tarte foundation stick in Fair Neutral
Aromaleigh Illuminata Luxe Light
Makeup Geek Celestial Highlighter
Milani make it dewy setting spray
Tarte Seduce blush
Tarte Blushing Bride blush
Urban Decay Shapeshifter Palette in Light Medium – contour
Glamour Doll Eyes Skeletina blushSkeletina blush

Lips
Colour Pop Marshmallow Pencil (discontinued)
Sugarpill Kim Chi Liquid Lipstick

Eyes
Tarte lid lock in Buff
Kat Von D Smoke Base shade – lid and lower lid and hood
Kat Von D Smoke Contour shade – outer lid, outer v
Kat Von D Smoke Define shade – smudged at upper lash line, slightly winged out, outer lower lash line
Kat Von D Smoke Highlight shade – under brows and at inner corner
Kat Von D Alchemist Saphyre – lid
Urban Decay Walk of Shame – waterline
Laura Geller LashBoss mascara
Wunderbrow in Jet Black

This was really just to add some shimmer to my look. I needed a bit of shimmer after all the mattes.

Step 1 apply your primer.
Step 2 apply your Base shade all over.
Step 3 apply Contour to the outer lid, outer crease and outer lower lid.
Step 4 smudge Define at the upper lash line and outer lower lash line.
Step 5 highlight with Highlight under the brows and at the inner corner. Optional: line the lower waterline with Urban Decay Walk of Shame pencil.
Step 6 apply Saphyre to the lid and inner corner.

The Kat Von D Alchemist palette is perfect for adding a bit of glow to your lid to help open up the eyes. See my review of the Alchemist & Pastel Goth palettes.

Iridescent Smoky Tutorial

Lips
KVD Lovecraft pencil
Stila Perla Liquid Lipstick

Eyes
Tarte lid lock in Buff
Kat Von D Smoke Base shade – lid and lower lid and hood
Kat Von D Smoke Contour shade – outer lid, outer v
Kat Von D Smoke Define shade – smudged at upper lash line, slightly winged out, outer lower lash line
Kat Von D Smoke Highlight shade – under brows and at inner corner
Kat Von D Alchemist Saphyre – lid
My Pretty Zombie Unicorn Pee (applied damp with UD All Nighter Spray) – lid and inner v
Urban Decay Walk of Shame – waterline
Laura Geller LashBoss mascara
Wunderbrow in Jet Black

It just didn’t feel right to end the night without a little bit of glitter, so I used My Pretty Zombie Unicorn Pee. Unicorn Pee is an iridescent white blue with multi-colored glitter.

Step 1 apply your primer.
Step 2 apply your Base shade all over.
Step 3 apply Contour to the outer lid, outer crease and outer lower lid.
Step 4 smudge Define at the upper lash line and outer lower lash line.
Step 5 highlight with Highlight under the brows and at the inner corner. Optional: line the lower waterline with Urban Decay Walk of Shame pencil.
Step 6 apply Saphyre to the lid and inner corner.
Step 7 apply Unicorn Pee with a damp brush to the lid and inner v.

I really enjoyed putting together 5 easy looks using the Kat Von D Smoke Quad. I hope you find it helpful for putting together eyeshadow looks with this palette. I may do some more complicated looks with the palette soon.

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