Wednesday, January 30, 2013

FOTD using the UD Glinda Palette

I finally got around to being able to apply makeup to my face again, so I created this look with the Glinda Palette from Urban Decay. Hope you like it :)


1. Apply a primer, I used Urban Decay Primer Potion and then applied NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk.
2. Apply Illusion to the lid.
3. Apply Tornado to the crease, and the outer V.
4. Blend Tornado out with Magic.
5. Ball South into the outer V for some extra definition. 
6. Then apply Tornado to the outer half of the lower lash line, and the silver half of Oz to the inner half, and then the blue undertone in Aura to the inner tear duct. Also use Rockstar in the water line.
7. Then take Rockstar and an angled brush to apply it to the upper lash line and wing out if you'd like, then take Tornado and apply it on top of Rockstar.
Then curl your lashes and apply your favorite mascara!
Done!



For the face I used my UD Naked Foundation in 7.0 and set it with my MAC MSFN in Medium Deep. For the under eye concealer I first used a peach tone concealer to cancel out the dark circles and then used MAC Pro Longwear concealer in NC30 to brighten up and highlight. I then set it with my Ben Nye Banana Powder. For the contour I used Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer, Blush is Nars Desire, and for highlight I used Nars illuminator in Copacabana. On the lips I used UD Super Saturated High Gloss Lip Color in Glinda. Then set it all with my UD All-Nighter Setting Spray.

I hope you enjoyed this look. I'll be working on the look using the Theodora Palette soon. Till next time, take care^_^ Also if you have any looks you'd like to see recreated just leave me a comment! 


Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Urban Decay Theodora Palette: Swatches and Review

Here's my swatches and review for the Theodora Palette inspired by the movie, Oz The Great and Powerful coming out in March 2013. Theodora is the good witch of the west in the movie, and she is played by Mila Kunis. She has an older, and extremely protective sister named Evanora who is played by Rachel Weisz. In the Wizard of Oz, the witch of the west is wicked, so this is the story before they became wicked. 


 Unlike the Glinda palette which is all bright and whimsical, Theodora is has a dark, sultry look to it. Now this palette is definitely my favorite between the two because I'm a neutral color, sultry look kinda gal lol. Now onto the palette itself with swatches of each color.


Again you get 6 full-sized shadows and 2 are duos, along with a travel-sized eyeliner pencil, and a full-sized Super Saturated Lip Color.


Broken: A pale cream satin finish eyeshadow. This would make a great inner tear duct color for that pop of brightness to open up the eyes.


Beware: A warm brown matte eyeshadow. This would be a great to use in the crease as a transitional color or just to give some nice definition to it. 


Bewitch: A dark charcoal brown satin finish eyeshadow. Another great crease color and a great way to darken up the outer V for some dimension. 


West: A deep metallic red brown eyeshadow. Another great crease color or a great lid color and blend out with Beware. 


Spell: First shades is a black satin finish with green and gold shimmer. Second shade is a gold metallic shade with tonal glitter. Now the gold in this palette is definitely better than the gold in the Glendora palette. 


Jealous: First shade is a dark green with a pearl finish. Second shade is a light green with a pearl finish. These could both be great lid colors, and crease colors or pop these on the lower lash line with a neutral lid for a nice pop of color. 


Now onto the eyeliner and lip color. Everyone who knows their UD would know about Zero. It is a black eyeliner pencil that is pretty creamy but Perversion is definitely 100x better! Now the lip color is in Theodora which is a bright red cream color. 

Like I said this one is my favorite out of the two, only complaints are the inability for the mirror to stand on its own and the fact that it comes with Zero as the eyeliner. I think they could have thrown in a whole different color or even a travel-sized Perversion would've been better. Overall I love this palette, and the fact that all the shades in both palettes are completely new! This also retails for $49 at www.sephora.com, www.ulta.com, and of course www.urbandecay.com 

Rating:
Packaging: 4/5
Pigmentation: 5/5
Blending ability: 4/5 
Price: $$
Overall: 4.5/5





Sunday, January 27, 2013

Urban Decay Glendora Palette Swatches and Review

So this week Urban Decay launched two new palettes inspired by two witches from the new movie coming out, Oz The Great and Powerful. When I first got the email about these new palettes being released I jumped at the chance to get them. If you follow me on Instagram you'll see that I just got them in the mail today! So I am now going to review them for you.

So the first palette that is up for review is the Glinda Palette. Now if you don't know the original Wizard of Oz, and have not seen the trailer to this amazing new movie I suggest you check out the trailers they have online. Glinda is a good witch, so her palette is all bright and whimsical. 


With the Glinda Palette, you get 6 full sized eyeshadows, which two of them are duos, you also get a travel sized 24/7 glide on eye liner in Rockstar, and a full sized Super Saturated High Gloss Lip Color in Glinda. 



 Tornado: This shade is a deep purple shimmer. It is very vibrant, and blends great.


Aura: This is an iridescent white. One half has a blue tint and the other has a pinky red tint. 


Magic: This is a pinky-blue purple color with gold shimmer to it. 


Illusion: pale peach satin color with like a goldish hint to it. 


Oz: One half is a gold shimmer with that infamous UD glitter and the other half is a silver shimmer with silver glitter.


South: A taupe-y gray color with again silver glitter. 



Next up we have the Lip color and Eyeliner Pencil


Rockstar is a deep eggplant color, and Glinda is a pinky nude shade.


This also come with a get that look card.

Now I love the new UD formula for their eyeshadows, it feels so creamy like. The blend-ability is amazing for a good amount of their colors. Now that being said, my favorite colors out of this palette would have to be Tornado, Illusion, and the Silver half of Oz. My least favorite is definitely the Gold half of Oz because the glitter makes it hard to blend in a way, and it's just too chunky. If you've been a fan of UD you'll know what I am talking about lol. I love the fact that this comes with a eyeliner that isn't Zero, and I love the color of Glinda lip color. The lip colors don't have any scent to them which is a good thing for most people who cannot stand some scents that a lot of makeup companies have on some products. I know a lot of people look at this and think that the price range is pretty high. I did my math and for $49 you're getting a BYOP, 6 full-sized shadows(which two are duos), a full-sized Super Saturated Lip Color, and a travel-sized eyeliner pencil, which would originally cost about $154.50 for everything individually. So in my personal opinion this is definitely not a bad deal.

I love the tin casing but not a fan of the mirror not being able to stand on it's own, like how the vice palette holds up. But that and the glitter chunks in the gold half of Oz are my only complaints about this. Although personally I feel that I am a Theodora. I'll be posting my swatches and review on that tomorrow. I tried to get this up earlier but mommy duties come first lol. I was also going to do a look with this but unfortunately I am not wearing makeup for a few days due to some facial issues at the moment, but once that is done with I'll be posting a look for sure. I hope you enjoyed this review, and I apologize for the "eh" pictures I'm saving up for a DSLR Camera right now though. Until next time, take care ^_^

Rating:
Packaging: 4/5
Pigmentation: 5/5
Blending: 4.5/5
Price: $$
Overall: 4.5/5







Wednesday, January 23, 2013

1/22/2013 FOTD

Yay for my first blog post of 2013! Wooo! lol So from now on I am going to start posting my FOTDs when I choose to wear makeup. It's going to be part of my New Years resolution. 


Products Used:
Face:
Tarte Clean Slate Poreless Primer
Urban Decay Naked Skin in 7.0
MAC Prolong Wear Concealer in NC30
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Medium Deep to set foundation
Ben Nye Banana Powder to set concealer
Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer to contour
MAC MSF in Porcelain Pink to highlight
MAC Blush Ombre in Azalea Blossom

Eyes:
Sugarpill Heartbreaker Palette
Acidberry on lid, Mochi in crease, Velocity in Outer V
Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil in Perversion on waterline
Kat Von D Tattoo Liquid Liner in Trooper
L'Oreal Telescopic Shocking Extensions Waterproof Mascara in Blackest Black

Brows:
E.L.F. Brow Kit in Medium

Lips:
L'Oreal Lipstick in Fairest Nude

I hope you enjoyed and try this look out. Also you should follow me on Instagram where I always post pics of makeup love lol. My username is bookworm_la88 Till next time! ^_^ I also hope everyone is having a great start to this new year!!