Kim Kardashian West and her longtime makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic have finally unveiled their KKW Beauty makeup collaboration, and we need it in our life.
The pals have shared plenty of sneak peeks of their new products on Instagram, with Kim modelling the makeup in some sultry promo shots.
The collection consists of one nude lipstick ($20), two high shine lip glosses ($18), and an 10-pan eyeshadow palette ($45).
The palette includes some warm matte neutral shades, golden metallics, a bright cobalt blue – and they all look super pigmented shades.
The collection is set to officially launch on April 5th, which is a particularly special date for Mario and Kim as it marks 10 years since they first met on the set of a photo shoot.
“10 years ago when we met I never dreamed we would be launching our own products together! @makeupbymario has taught me everything I know about make up! I’m so proud of this collection of our favorite eye shadows and lips! Stay tuned…. KKW X MARIO,” Kim said on Instagram.
Meanwhile, Mario wrote, “10 years ago I met my muse on set and I’ll never forget how inspired I was by her beauty. 10 years later and I’m equally inspired every time she sits in my chair. #KKWxMARIO collab launches on April 5, 2018. Exactly ten years to the day we met.”
Leading up to the announcement, Mario posted a photo of his calendar from 2008, and explained how he was once told to never work with Kim, as she would “ruin his career”.
“This is my calendar from 2008 that I still have. 10 years ago, on April 5th, 2008 I met @kimkardashian on a cover shoot. I almost didn’t take the job because I had to work at Fox that afternoon where I did makeup for the anchors on the weekends for extra $.
“At this point I had been a makeup artist for 8 years in NYC, honing my craft, building my portfolio and paying my dues. Retail, weddings, editorial, TV, personal clients, assisting,” he wrote.
“After all my years paying dues and assisting some of the big fashion and celeb makeup greats, I was being groomed to begin working with A list stars- actresses & recording artists.”
“I had an agent who demanded that I stop working with Kim immediately. They said I would ruin my career and my career would end within a year or 2. That all of my hard work and struggles until then would be for nothing.”
“Was I going to sit and worry about what the elitist industry would think of me and try to fit into their mold? I refused. I chose to stick with Kim because it felt right in my heart. She was hard working, loyal and sweet. She kept me insanely busy. She appreciated me and my artistry and I had too much respect for her,” he continued.
“We’ve grown together, set trends, inspired and impacted an industry along the way. Through all her milestones and achievements and through her rise to global superstardom she has taken me along the way and impacted my life greatly, helping me to achieve unparalleled success of my own as a celebrity makeup artist.
“I am so excited to finally announce that on April 5, 2018 – exactly 10 years to the day we met, our #KKWxMARIO collaboration with @kkwbeauty will launch!” he added.
