See the Kat Von D Alchemist Holographic Palette in Action Before It's Released (Update)

Update (December 23, 2016, 9:30 a.m.): It's a Christmas miracle! Kat Von D Alchemist Holographic Palette is available a day earlier. Check it out at katvondbeauty.com for $32. But jump on it now before Santa's little elves buy them all up.

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While we anxiously count down the days until December 24, Erik Soto has been getting a head start on experimenting with the Kat Von D Alchemist Holographic Palette and teasing us with pictures on Instagram. If you have no idea why we're so jealous of Soto, who is Kat Von D's global makeup artist, here's a quick recap. The tattoo artist–meets–beauty mogul has been working on a holographic palette for seven years—yes, almost a decade. Last month, she did a special pre-release at The Makeup Show Chicago, and we finally got a peek inside the triangular creation. There were four "prismatic transformers," which is just a fancy name for iridescent powders that shift colors depending on the way light hits. There's {Green} Emerald, {Blue} Saphyre, {Ultra-Violet} Amethyst, and {Pink} Opal. When each shade is used alone, the finish is sheer and holographic, like a particularly moony highlighter. When patted or brushed atop other lipsticks, shadows, or liners, they kind of come to life in delightfully unexpected ways. Soto showed us how the latter looks in action. You might want to take a couple of deep breaths before scrolling down because the Kat Von D Alchemist Holographic Palette is s-t-u-n-n-i-n-g.

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Soto used all four shades to create this wintry, alien eye makeup look and oil-slick lips.

{Green} Emerald was used as a highlighter here.

If you're into the current metallic liquid lipstick trend, you're welcome.

Soto also showed us the palette's holographic box.

Also, Kat Von D posted swatches of each shade on three skin tones.

Seriously, how many days until Christmas Eve? We need this palette in our lives, like, yesterday. Just as a reminder, the Kat Von D Alchemist Holographic Palette will be available on sephora.com and katvondbeauty.com December 24.

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