We Tried Kendall Jenner’s Glow-in-the-Dark Eyeshadow Palette and Here’s What Happened

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It’s official: Kendall Jenner has teamed up with the Estée Edit, Estée Lauder’s new younger-sister line, to bring us the coolest eyeshadow palette—we’re talking high-tech beauty here, guys.

The Estée Edit Eyeshadow Palette ($48, sephora.com) has 14 different shades (including Jenner’s signature browns, which she wears during the day, and her favorite color, purple) as well as varying finishes (matte, shimmer, etc.). “It’s all about getting many different looks,” says Sarah Creal, the creator of the Estée Edit line who worked with Jenner to conceptualize the palette. That’s all good and fun, but the most exciting part is the “transformer” shades: the silver and gold eyeshadows on the far left of the palette that glow in the dark. “They’re made with special pearls that are sheer and shimmery in daylight but that reflect back in black light,” Creal told us.

As the resident trend trier here at Lipstick, I asked Creal exactly how Jenner likes to mix and match the shades. Follow along as I test out the buzziest new products from the line and find out the answer to the inevitable question—does black-light eyeshadow really work?

NATURAL LIGHT

Step One: As with any makeup look, you always want to begin with primed skin. Right after cleansing, I applied the Estée Edit Rescue Balm for Face + Body, an oil-infused cream, to give my skin a happy, hydrated start. Instead of jumping right into coverage, I applied the Estée Edit’s Pore Vanishing Stick (which does exactly that) to give my base a smooth, airbrushed effect. From there, I applied my latest favorite BB cream, Erborian BB Creme, and touched up trouble areas with Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Complete Coverage Concealer.

Step Two: Time to build up the eye look using the bottom row of shades from the palette—but not in your typical style. “Kendall starts deep, which is very interesting, because a lot of times people start light and then add deeper shades,” says Creal. Start out by blending the shades in the bottom right two squares together (in total, four shades of brown/tan), and then apply this combo to the entirety of each lid. Make sure to start with a light touch, because some of the darker shades can go on heavy.

Step Three: Next, blend the two shades in the third square from the bottom right, and apply this mix to your creases. Where oftentimes a darker shade is used in the crease to add depth, I found that using this warmer, peachier blend in the crease still created that illusion, just in a subtle manner that mimicked natural shadows.

Step Four: Time for the transformer shades! As an accent, apply the gold shimmer shadow to the center of the lids, directly on top of the dark brown base applied earlier. Depending on how much shimmer you want, you can mix in the silver shade as well, add to the corners of your eyes (it’s a trick to make them look bigger!) or dot below the bottom lashes. The transformer shadows are very sheer, so you’re not going to get a full-on metallic eye here. They’re better for layering over other shades to add just a pop of shimmer.

Step Five: Define your eyes now with a couple coats of mascara. My favorite part about The Estée Edit the Edgiest Up & Out Double Mascara, used here, is the fact that it’s double-sided. One end has a longer, thicker bristle brush for the upper lashes, and the other has a thinner, shorter molded brush for the bottom lashes—clutch if you always end up with raccoon eyes.

Step Six: Finish off the entire look with a clear, shiny gloss. The Estée Edit Flash Photo Gloss is not just any lip gloss, though. It contains blue iridescent pearls to bring out the white in your teeth. The formula is thick and glossy, leaving lips shiny with no added color. Oh, and did I mention Jenner always keeps a tube in her bag?

True to Jenner’s natural approach to beauty, this final look is completely wearable during the day thanks to the neutral browns (“her home base”) and the subtle shimmer. When worn at night, though (or in black light, as the case may be), that is when it really comes to life. Drumroll, please…

BLACK LIGHT

As you can see, the transformer shadows are subtle and sheer but definitely noticeable. Focused in the center of the lids, they add soft, shimmery dimension to the eyes.

But what if you want even more shine? As I was taking these photos, I noticed how surprisingly well the Estée Edit Flash Photo Gloss also picked up the black light, which gave me an idea. To give the look even more of a glow-in-the-dark effect, I decided to add a swipe of the gloss to each lid, and here’s what happened:

The result: even more amped-up shine. The gloss helped pick up light and made for a fantasy-shimmer finish. So…who wants to throw a black-light party now?

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