Likes:
There's a variety of finishes. Dust, Buzz and Burnout are shimmery. Burnout, Liar, Factory, Mugshot, and Darkside are satin finishes. Strange, Limit, and Nooner are the only mattes in this palette. Blackheart is a black matte with an overlay of plum burgundy glitters. There's a good balance of light. medium, and dark shades so you can create endless looks with it
The packaging is also very sturdy. The shadows are housed in a metal container with a nice rippling effect on the top. This palette also includes four trial size versions of the 4 primer potions that Urban Decay is so famous for in Original, Greed, Sin and Eden. For swatches of Greed and Original, check here! If you're curious as to how Sin and Eden look like, click here! I don't have the packet with me but each bubble is supposed to last for a week. The brush that comes with this palette is doubled ended. It is soft and great for picking up and packing on the eyeshadow, especially the glittery ones. You can also use it to do some crease work or blending out the harsh edges of your shadows. the mirror is also very big so I don't need to bring in another one, making it handy for travel.
Dislikes:
Though some of the shades were pigmented and easy to apply, the texture is not consistent across the palette. I found that the glittery shades were harder to evenly swatch and when applied on the eyes, all I got was glitter and barely any color. The colors in the pan do not accurately reflect the color you get on your eyes. Though they look brown-ish in the pan, they come off way more pink, which was to be expected. I don't know if it's just my weird eyes but even when using UDPP, these shadows apply a bit patchy and crease within 6 hours in the inner corners of my eyes, which doesn't happen when I use cheaper primers and shadows. When using my Maybelline Color Tattoo Eyeshadow in Inked in Pink, I don't get any creasing or weird color payoff. I'm going to play around a bit more with these but I don't know if that's going to be a deal breaker for me, especially since this palette costs $52. I've also picked up the Lorac Unzipped Palette which has a similar concept with the rose tones eyeshadows, but we'll see how that performs.
I've included close up pictures of each shade and the swatch as well for an in-depth look.
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| From left to right: Strange, Dust, Burnout, Limit, Buzz, and Trick |
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| From left to right: Nooner, Liar, Factory, Mugshot, Darkside, Blackheart |
Bottom Line:
I'm sad to say this, but save your money. Ever since I've gotten this palette, I've used it maybe 3 times. When I'm in a rush, these are not the shadows to reach for as the patchiness and shimmery-ness is not that great for everyday, at least for me. I'm usually rushing about in the morning and I don't have time to remove or fix it if it looks bad. That might just be a me thing that the palette's fault but I like things to make my life easier, not complicate it. The shades are gorgeous but if I'm not going to use it every day, that's kind of a waste, especially since it costs $52. I recommend going to Ulta or Sephora to swatch it first before you commit to buying it. Sephora has a great return policy so I'd buy from there (I did originally too). You can also find in on Urban Decay.I've also picked up some nail polishes! They were so sparkly and holiday perfect so I grabbed a few.
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| From left to right: Twinkle Lights, Angel Wings, Some Like it Haute, and The Ten Man |
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| From left to right: Twinkle Lights, Angel Wings, Some Like it Haute, and The Ten Man |
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| From left to right: Twinkle Lights, Angel Wings, Some Like it Haute, and The Ten Man |
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| From left to right: Igniting Love, Seashell, When Stars Collide, and Holly-day |
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| From left to right: Igniting Love, Seashell, When Stars Collide, and Holly-day |
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| From left to right: Igniting Love, Seashell, When Stars Collide, and Holly-day |
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| A look at the brush. Smaller than the ones included in my other nail polishes. |
MWAH Musings ♥
- Have you picked up the Naked 3 palette? If so, do you like yours? Do you have any other Naked palettes and if so, which one(s) do you like better?
- EEEK! Christmas is less than 24 hours away now (For those who celebrate it)! I still haven't picked up anything for my cousin and I still haven't written in my dad's card yet >.< Shopping tomorrow is going to be crazy at the mall...Gah....My brother still hasn't picked up anything for my mom or aunt yet so I have to go help him tomorrow...or later today actually >.<
- My skin is full of these little bumps...I'm hoping they won't erupt or anything until after the holiday season so my pictures will come out nicely. So vain of me but I can't help it >.< Or can I? O_O
So that's it for this post! I hope y'all enjoyed this post and got something useful out of my ramblings lol. I hope that I'll get back on schedule and finish this year strong! Can't believe I've been blogging for 4 months now--yay!
XOXO,
MWAH ♥
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