Sculpting and Contour No 1 Contour Palette

I am having a really hard time utilizing this palette. I'm pale, and even with a light hand, these colors often look like bruises on my skin. There is also a strange issue of the pigment settling...

I love contouring my cheekbones and you name it and I have tried it. One of my favorite sculpting and contouring palettes is by Natasha Denona which I love using by combining her cream and powder...