Urban Decay F&F Haul

Here are the (only) two items I picked up during last week's Urban Decay  friends and family sale. I picked up the new revolution lipstick in 'shame' and the Vice 2 eyeshadow palette. The palette also comes with a dual sided eyeshadow brush.  It's an okay brush, but I personally don't think it's as nice as the brush in the Naked 2 palette.  I also got a free sample of the zero eyeliner pencil. It's black, but not as black as perversion, my favorite.  Check out the pics below!

Urban Decay's Holiday Lineup (Fall 2013)

Urban Decay announced it's Holiday lineup today! The collection is available online now, but it looks like a couple of items are not yet available (the highlight powder and the anarchy palette).  The collection will be sold in stores in the next few weeks or so, but for now you can only purchase online.  I have not actually seen the collection yet, but once I do I will update with more details on each item as well as swatches. For now, my info was compiled from Urban Decay.  If you want a full scoop of all the details plus amazing swatches, check out Christine's amazing post at Temptalia.  Also, check out the pics below. 

The set includes two eyeliner pencil sets (Black Market and Ocho Loco 2), a Vice 2 eyeshadow palette, two face palettes (Anarchy and Shattered), Heavy Metal eyeliner glitters, and a Naked Illuminated Shimmering Powder.

Photo Credit: Temptalia

Photo: Urban Decay

Photo: Urban Decay

Photo: Urban Decay

Photo: Urban Decay

Photo Credit: Temptalia

Photo Credit: Temptalia

Photo Credit: Temptalia

Mini Ulta Haul

I stopped into Ulta last night because they are currently running their 21 days of beauty, and there are some great deals in there.  I went for the Too Faced Shadow Insurance (eyelid primer) which was half off, so $10 instead of $20 for a full sized bottle.  That was a good deal IMO.  While there I also picked up this Natural Rebel set by Too Faced, which is exclusive to Ulta.  The set comes with Too Faced's Natural at Night eyeshadow set (gorgeous browns), a full sized Eyeliner pencil in Espresso, and a quad of lip gloss and creams.  I think it's a great value, considering the palette alone retails for $36.   So it's like you got the pencil and lip quad free!  Oh, and it comes with a free gift, which makes it a better value! Deluxe sized samples of Too Faced's shadow insurance and lip injection plumper.  Awesome.I can't wait to do looks using this baby soon.  I promise!

Marc Jacobs Beauty--Swatched at Sephora

So during my Sephora trip I also swatched a few items from the new Marc Jacobs beauty line. I swatched a couple of the eyeshadow palettes (which were pretty impressive).  The palettes retail for $59, a bit steep.  Or a lot steep lol.  I swatched three of the glosses, which retail for $28.  They were okay, I wasn't overly impressed or anything, but lip gloss isn't my "thing" so maybe that's why.  They weren't magical or unlike anything I've ever had before. I think the standout item for me was Highliner Gel Crayon Eyeliner, which retails for $25.  There were six colors on display, Blackquer, Jazz(Berry), Ro(Cocoa), N(Ice), Intro(Vert), and Th(Ink).  These gel eye pencils are waterproof and color intense.  They really do not budge at all, and take some serious eye makeup remover and arm strength to completely remove.  I really really liked these.  Would I ever purchase them? Not sure, at least not right now.  I do love the Intro(Vert) color though! Check out the pics below.

Birthday Face

Hey y'all!! So here's my birthday face. On my eyes I have the original Naked palette, MAC's fluidline in blacktrack, and Nars org*** on my cheeks.  On my lips I have on Rihanna's Heaux in one pic and in the other Up the Amp with a touch of Lavender Whip in the center. Excuse my awkward poses lol.

Ulta Online Haul

I ordered some things from Ulta that came in the mail last night.  The Eco Tools and Real Techniques brushes were all buy one get one 50% off, and I also used the 20% off coupon.  The Eco Tools brushes were Detailed Lip brush and the Sharpen and Smudge Duo (1275 and 1245).  The Real Techniques brushes are the blush brush and powder brush. I'm super excited about these because my former brushes were Target brand brushes and of course, they sucked.  I find the Real Technique brushes to be a good value for the price!  The Ulta products were all buy one get one free, so I picked up an eyeliner brush and an eyeliner gel pencil in Peacock.  The nail polishes were $6 each. Overall I think I got a really good deal!! Oh yea, check out those free samples in the back (next to the bread) lol! Didn't open the pack, not sure what they are, but I will update...because you know I love my free samples!!

Urban Decay "Vintage" 24/7 Glide on Pencil in Deviant

In case you were unaware, Urban Decay recently reformulated it's old 24/7 glide on pencils with a new, creamier formula and new colors.  While some colors remain, Urban Decay launched "new" colors that would replace the old colors.  Long story short, in an attempt to get rid of all these "older" pencils, they are marked down to $9.50 at Sephora and Urban Decay online.  This is more than half the original selling price of $19, so if you've never tried the pencils out and would like to, I suggest picking up one of the marked down ones.  I think they may not be exactly like the "new" formula, but they are definitely a great pencil.  And the ones that are left are in fun shades!  There are currently six shades available at Sephora (Ransom-bright iridescent purple, Grafitti-bright green with silver sparkle, El Dorodo-gold, Lucky-deep copper, Lust-purple, Deviant-electric blue) and Urban Decay (1999-plum w/gold glitter, Binge-navy blue, Covet-peacock green, Crash-deep plum with silver sparkle, El Dorado, Deviant, Flipside-bright teal and  Grafitti). 

I picked up a Deviant from Sephohra when I picked up the Lorac Pro Palette. Again, these are fun colors, and a great purchase for those of you who would never pay $19 for a bright green or blue eyeliner!! I will say though, that if you aren't a fan of glitter, I'd be wary of these because Urban Decay's old everything was super glittery.

MAC and ULTA Haul

Picked up a couple things this week, nothing much.  Got my MAC order in the mail yesterday and today I picked up a couple of things from Ulta.  Below is a list of what I picked out, and there are pics further down.   The MAC blush I picked up to use for contouring.  I'm not really great at contouring, especially with liquid.  I've read that Blunt is a favorite in the contouring world because its a matte brown, with no shimmer.  Perfect for a good contour.  Now since my skin is tan, it isn't going to be as "sharp" of a contour, but i'm only looking for something slight anyway, and I think Blunt will be perfect.  Also, I'm trying to get back into liquid eyeliner, and I haven't had a fluidline in ages! Fluidline is great because its formula is forgiving and a bit easier to apply than regular liquid eyeliner.  Blacktrack is very black, and as soon as I use it in a look I will post an updated picture.  I did not want to swatch it today.  

NYX and Almay was on sale at Ulta, so that's why I picked up a couple of things (none of which I really needed lol).  I also picked up another "Chic Red" lipstick for my cousin, and my daughter picked out a  NYX 507 lipstick (for her cat--which is a purse). LOL!  

MAC:
*Powder Blush in Blunt (a warm matte brown)
*Fluidline in Blacktrack (ultra smooth black gel eyeliner)

ULTA:
*Almay Liquid Lip Balm 800-Rosy Lipped
*Almay Liquid Lip Balm 400-Lilac Love
*NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Cobalt
*NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Purple Velvet
*NYX Studio Liquid Liner in Extreme Black
*NYX Studio Liquid Liner in Extreme Purple

**Disclaimer: Excuse my squiggly lines on the eyeliner pic.  I was swatching with my left hand and clearly I'm not good at being lefthanded lol.**

REVIEW: Too Faced Review: Eye Shadow Palette

I've debated about doing this review for a week now, only because I never used the eyeshadows for an entire day.  Specifically, after using the "looks" created with the palette I never wore them out of the house.  I picked this up during Sephora's VIB event, so it was 15% off retail price (which is $48).  You can check the deets out here.  I walked past this palette but my friend directed my attention to the gorgeous purple shades and upon swatching, I fell in love.  I really really really really wanted to love this palette, but I just couldn't.  After much debating, I returned it to Sephora instead.  There are pics below (no swatches unfortunately) and the palette itself is gorgeous.  It comes in a wonderful case with a nice mirror, and also comes with a free FULL SIZE Too Faced Eyeliner (which was surprisingly great, comparable to Urban Decay) and a mini sample size of the Eye Shadow Primer Potion (which is equally good as well).  What's also tempting about this palette is that it comes with three card inserts, that have "day and night" eyeshadow looks with instructions for you to follow as well.  That's a bonus for newbies needing help blending the colors. It is a nice palette thru and thru, with the exception of the eyeshadows themselves.  

I guess I was so enthralled with the palette that I failed to realize that each and every shade was a glitter shade.  There were no matte shades at all, and while this isn't necessarily a deal breaker, the quality of the shades and the fall out were.  The shadows applied poorly IN MY OPINION and the only thing they left behind was glitter and streaky color.  I even tried using wet, but I just could not get past the amount of glitter.  Each shade had glitter, even the highlight.  I'm not a fan of an entire eye of glitter, especially when that eye of glitter runs down your cheeks and nose.  No bueno.  So I could not get with this palette.  If I had to grade it, I'd probably put it at a C/C-.  It would be less if it didn't come with the eyeliner and the primer.  I regret not swatching it, but that's how sad I was about the color performance.

I also swatched some samples of the Urban Decay Eyeliner and the Too Faced eyeliner together, so you guys could see.  It is def a contender for me, because it applied creamy, evenly, nice and black with no tugging on the eyelid. But...if it ain't broke don't fix it. So I'll be sticking with my Urban Decay.

Ulta Mini-Haul

I stopped at Ulta yesterday because I had a coupon that expired soon and I needed makeup remover wipes. I picked up a couple other things while I was in there. They had a decent clearance on some Maybelline products so those lip stains I got were only $2.29. NYX was also buy one get one 50 percent off so I picked up an illuminater and matte bronzer that I can't wait to try. I'm not good at highlighting and contouring so hopefully these powders will make it easier for me!  I also got a travel kabuki brush for powder and blush application and NYX's Jumbo Eye Liner pencil in Milk. 

These Maybelline colors were only $2 after my coupon.  I swatched them on my wrist.  The colors were okay, the Fresh Fuschia was definitely prettier than the Plum...which had a lot of brown undertones.  These definitely live up to their title of "Super Stay"...after I washed them off they left behind a nice, dark stain.

UPDATED: Makeup Of The Day (MOTD)

Makeup of the day today.  Pretty neutral, had meetings and definitely wanted to keep it office appropriate. (Although I don't wear makeup everyday, most days lip gloss is enough :) ).

Lips: The Balm's Mai Billsbepaid Cheeks: Nars Or***m

 

Eyes: Covergirl mascara, Naked 2 Palette, Rimmel Eyebrown Pencil in Dark Brown

Face: MAC studio fix concealer, Lancome foundation and powder

 

Those pics kind of suck so I updated with this one, so you guys can get a better look: