BRINGING BACK A CLASSIC: URBAN DECAY’S ALICE IN WONDERLAND PALETTE!

When you have as many palettes as I do, you have to go back to the older ones now and then to get some use out of them. Today I wanted to use a classic: Urban Decay’s Alice in Wonderland palette. I was a big fan of Tim Burton’s interpretation of the book and I really loved Urban Decay’s palette. The colors are phenomenal, bright and they scream: use me!


I decided to have a bright eye look today. Even though I have greenish-blue eyes, bright blue eyeshadow does look good on me. I Vorpal (shimmery medium gray) in the crease and Mushroom ( dark warm shimmery gray) on the outer part of the lid and under the eye. I put Alice (bright shimmery blue) and put that on the majority of the lid. I then put White Rabbit (shimmery, glittery cream) under the brow. Note: some of the colors are recycled Urban Decay shadows with new names. I don’t really care, as they colors are great and the payoff and pigmentation is wonderful! I lined the upper lid with Stila Sparkle Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner in Electric (shimmery turquoise) and for mascara I used MAC Haute and Naughty in Black.

On my cheeks I pulled out a really old Stila blush, Summer Bloom and used the Peach portion. On my lips I used MAC’s A Perfect Day from their Naturally collection. It is a peachy nude.

I think that sometimes we need to mix it up a little. I am tired of neutrals. I am looking forward to the spring color collections, especially MAC’s, as I see they are coming out with some cute stuff. January and February are always hard months. We find ourselves wishing for warm weather and lighter clothing. At least we can play with makeup to help ease the blues a little!



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RAIDING MY STASH FOR A CHANGE!

Today I decided that I was going to raid my stash for a change. I grabbed my Stila In the Moment palette for my eye look, a Too Faced blush and a Jemma Kidd lip gloss. Who says who have to use one brand for the total look? From the Stila palette I took Whim (shimmery copper brown) used it in the crease, then I used Captivate (shimmery mauve brown) deepen the crease. I then used Captivate on the outer edge of the lid and under the eye. Impulse (shimmery lavender) was used on the lid. Finally, Instint (shimmery cream) was used under the brow. I decided to forgo a liquid liner today, shocking I know! I used MAC’s Haute and Naughty Mascara in Black.

For the cheeks I took Too Faced’s Pinch My Petals Blush (light pinky-brown) and applied somewhat sparingly. On the lips I changed lip liners and decided to use MAC’s Morning Coffee under the Jemma Kidd Strip gloss (shimmery golden pink).

To me the look is generally the same of what I wear, except for the liquid eye liner, which I skipped today. I wanted to go and use some of my stash because I almost never get to use some of my older palettes. I tend to use some of the same items over, such as UD palettes, Illamasqua and Inglot. “Shopping” in your stash is a good idea because you get to have fun and create new looks.



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MAC NATURALLY: EARLY SPRING COLOR COLLECTION REVIEW

For early spring MAC has come out with a gorgeous collection that takes us on a “natural” journey through the world of color. Even though they are using colors that are considered muted and somewhat even toned for most women, there are some colors that will make your eyes pop and bring out the beauty in every woman. First off, always make sure your skin is in top condition. It is important that when trying out new colors or playing up your features to have your skin in top condition. If you don’t have it in its best form, start working on it now and that way in a few weeks you can have it in great form for when the snow starts melting and you are wearing spring clothes. Skin is the canvas for a work of art: your makeup.

 



 

For this look I used three of the mineralize shadows: In The Sun in the crease, Daylight on the lid and Cloudy Afternoon under the brow. I lined my upper and lower lid with Coffee liner and used False Lashes mascara in black. For blush I used mineralize blush in Early Morning. The mineralize blushes have very good pigmentation, so you have either be very careful with application or if too much is applied you can use a brush to blend it out afterwards. On my lips I used Sweet Sunrise Lustre lipstick over a plain brown lipliner. Yes, I am pretty pale. This would disappear on someone with darker skintones I believe.




For this next look I used Daylight Mineralize Shadow in the crease, Twilight Falls on the outer edge of the lid and under the lid. I then used Summer Haze Under the brow. I lined my eye with MAC Superslick liquid liner in Defiantly Feline and used False Lashes mascara in Black. For blush I used Subtle Breeze Mineralize blush. For the lips I used Fresh Air lipgloss.

 



I do like the colors that Naturally offers but that is because they suit my skintone. I am still a little miffed that some of the Mineralize eyeshadows have payoff issues. Some shadows are highly pigmented and some are just like putting on cheap dollar store items. I do have to say this about the Mineralize blushes. There is nothing subtle about them! They are super pigmented. It is very easy to go overboard with these. The colors are quite beautiful too. The lipstick colors are nice but I wish they had put out something shimmery. I am the QUEEN of shimmer!!! Overall there is something for everyone I think, especially if you are warm toned. Even if you are cool toned, you might like some of the shadows (Twilight Falls comes to mind) and Subtle Breeze blush. For someone like me though, this is a good overall collection to have around.

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REVIEW: MAC FOR GARETH PUGH

 

At certain times of the year MAC always puts out a collection that is tied to a fashion designer. This year they went with Gareth Pugh. He is known for being avant garde and artistic in style, similar to Alexander McQueen. The collection MAC went for is definitely Pugh’s style. I am only going to review the items I purchased.

I bought the Elude beauty powder, Restrict Cremesheen lipstick, Vacant lipglass, Deceit pigment and Guise pigment. There are a number of other items that came out but some were not on the site when I purchased and some were not colors that I thought would look good on me.

The Elude Beauty Powder ($60) is disappointing. I thought it would have more color to it. Basically it is an expensive powder. Very little color, a light cream. I am actually going to send it back and I never send products back. That is how upset I am about the product. Next we have the two pigments. These I love. There is Deceit ($32), a rich dark purple that is highly pigmented. It goes on very smoothly. Guise ($32) is a very shimmery silver also goes on very smoothly. It is more like the crushed metal pigments that MAC puts out. The lipstick, Restrict ($22) is a medium nude tone cremesheen formula and I haven’t worn it yet but when swatched it produced a nice color on my wrist. Finally, the Vacant lipglass ($22), which is a beautiful shimmery lilac color, goes on very nice and has the normal amount of payoff the you expect from a lipglass.

 

 



My look starts with Elude Beauty Powder over my foundation. I used Deceit pigment in the crease of the eye, in the outer corner and underneath the eye. Guise was used on the lid and under the brow. I used MAC’s False Lashes mascara in Black and for lining I used Sephora’s #13 Glitter Violet on the upper lid. For blush I used Pleasure Flush Mineralize Powder. On the lips I used a medium lip liner, MAC’s Pro Longwear Lip Liner in Morning Coffee all over the lips and then put Vacant gloss all over the top of the liner.

I think the look comes out to be a very nice one, with the eyes very smoky and really making my eyes look green. However, the items are WAY too expensive and you are paying for the designer name. I did because I love MAC and I wanted the colors. I really wanted the pigments. I think these should be up on www.maccosmetics.com next week. As I mentioned before, there are some other items, like Metal-X eyeshadows, that were not available for purchase. I am not sure I would get those though because last time they came out with them they ended up creasing a lot. Overall I am happy with everything except the Beauty Powder.

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