Whats Your Vice [2]? | Urban Decay Palette Review & Swatches

Although it's been out for a couple of months I have only just got my hands on the Urban Decay Vice 2 palette, which is my first "colourful" one from them! I knew I wanted it ever since i missed out on the first addition last year.
It's a bit sad that Urban Decay doesn't ship internationally, and I wasn't sure where else I could get one without going through a mail forwarding service, so when I posted about it on Instagram one of my US followers who I've "known" for a few years offered to buy it & send it over for me, I was so happy!
Of course afterwards I found the website www.tarazz.com.au which is basically is a mail forwarding service from Sephora so the prices are different to what you'd find through Urban Decay, and then I didn't realize it was actually on Beautybay which I've used a fair few times!

I'll start out with the packaging... I absolutely love the design of this case with the hard, sturdy plastic cover with the gorgeous shades of purple & the raised diamond UD logo. It has an easy press button where the case glides open gently, unveiling the 20 gorgeous shades & the huge mirror which occupies the entire space of the lid, which balances the palette when it's open so it doesn't inconveniently tip over.

As always, the palette comes with a dual-ended brush. It has a flat shader on one side and a blending brush on the other, but I don't find them dense or sturdy enough to pack on the colour. However I prefer to use the flat shader for highlighting and precision blending, but the blending side is probably more stiffer and smaller to apply colours directly into the crease.

This palette features a variety of jewel-toned shades amongst the not-so-average neutrals which I find are very complimentary against each other. It consists of mainly shimmery metallic shades, some with glitter accents & flecks of shimmer against a satin base, which can be easily blended out if not careful. There are only two matte blending shades and one highlighting shade which may be a bit limiting but it works as that is not the focus of the palette.

The finish that I prefer in the palette are the metallic eyeshadows, they are definitely the most pigmented and the colours are so eye catching! If you are not used to colour, of course this wouldn't be as appealing but you could start with a hint of colour on the lower lash line or as an eyeliner.
I also thought that I would have plenty of dupes in this palette... I certainly have many similar colours with Inglot & a few other palettes but nothing is ever too similar now, isn't it?? :)

Swatches
All swatches are done without a base but of course will show up differently, the different flecks and textures in some colours would have stood out.

unforuntately the colours don't show up as bright as they are IRL!

[First two rows, top-bottom, left-right]
Smokeout: Dark Chocolate brown bordering on black; Satin
Lovesick: Intense black with silver glitter that tends to be blended out easily; matte w/ micro glitter
Shellshock: Intense metallic silver, with loads of pigmentation; Metallic
Coax: Cool toned pink; Shimmer
X Rated:  Cool toned light pink; Satin
Prank: Dark navy blue with a teal shimmer,which unfortunately blends away too easily; shimmer-matte
Madness: Cool toned medium blue; Frost
Strike: Muted yellow-gold; Frost
Stash: Olive-brown with gold shimmer; Shimmer
Poison: Black with dark green undertones; Shimmer

Radar: Medium-Dark Brown with gold glitter, minimum fall out despite a chunkier texture; Metallic
Damaged: Emerald- Forest Green, ; Shimmer/ Metallic
Voodoo: Cool, Mid-Toned Purple with slight purple glitter, a bit dryer so not as pigmented; Metallic
Betrayal: Duo-chrome purple that shifts to blue; Metallic
Derailed: Medium Brown-Taupe, very pigmented & smooth application; Frosty / Metallic
Dope: Light peachy pink, good for highlighting; Satin

Toxic: Coppery Gold-Pink; Frosty/ Metallic 
Habit: Light Beige Nude, good for blending out crease colours; Matte
Ambush: Everything I wanted Radar to be, it is a Medium-Dark Bronze & is very creamy; Metallic
Rewind: Neutral Brown, good for applying lightly in the crease as a transition colour; Matte

Depending on where you get the Vice 2 palette from, it is between $59 (US) to $72 (AU/ EURO sites) which still makes the eyeshadows only around $3.60 each! But then if you'll only use a couple of the shades then it wouldn't be worth it! (But trust me, you'll want to use them all!) My favourite colours would have to be Madness, Radar, Betrayal & Ambush. Another thing is this palette is very fall/autumn coloured, so I probably wont get as much use out of this summer as I'd like to!

Obviously my final verdict is that I love this palette, what do you think of it??
xoxo

Neutral Eyes with Bright Lips | Collective Makeup Looks

Hello lovelies! Today is a collection of, as the title suggests, recent Neutral eye looks with bright lips. I'm sorry that I'm not going to go into too much detail but I will list the main products used! Hope you enjoy <3

Pinkini

Cheeks | Bourjois #54 Rose Frisson blush,
Eyes | Urban Decay Naked 1: Sin [inner lid] Smog [Outer lid] Darkhorse [crease] Naked [blending] Virgin [Highlight]
Lips | Sleek pout paints in Pinkini with a hint of Peachykeen

Shocking Pink

Cheeks | MAC Peachykeen
Eyes | Vani-t Bronze Shadestick, Naked 1: Smog [lid, lower lash line] Half Baked [center of lid] Darkhorse [Outer v] Buck [crease] Virgin [highlight] Whiskey pencil [eyeliner, waterline]
Lips | Maybelline Coral Crush w/ Rimmel Shocking Pink

Harem Pink

But

Cheeks | Jordana Coral Sandy Beach
Eyes | Coastal Scents 88 warm Palette: Shimmery white-gold [lid] Taupe-brown [crease]
Nyx JEP in Baby Blue [waterline] Shimmery brown [lower lash line]
Lips | Ulta 3 Harem Pink & Sportsgirl Lighten up gloss in Doll Face

Morange

Cheeks | unsure but Nars Laguna for contouring
Eyes | Mac Satin Taupe [lid] Inglot P 420 [crease], Maybelline Master precise
Lips | MAC Morange

Impassioned

Cheeks | Milani Dolce Pink, Bourjois Delice de Soleil
Eyes | Bh Cosmetics Day & Night: Shimmery peachy-pink [Lid], Dark brown [Outer V, Crease], Taupe [Crease] Shimmery White [Highlight], Maybelline Master Precise
Lips | MAC Impassioned

Once more there are some older & some more recent looks here, I'm sorry again for being so vague! But of course if you're wondering about the highlight and contour, it never changes anyway haha.
xx
 

Youtube Inspiration #3: Shaaanxo

So by now it's probably no secret that I love Shaaanxo from Youtube. I love her style and wish I could keep my makeup looking so polished from day to day. What I've done here is not a recreation but actually an inspiration, using similar products from brands she likes & colours she would use.

Please ignore my bad hair day, I ended up just sticking it up in a bun for the day. I wish I could get right into the recreation by doing my hair or dressing a similar way, but it's all mostly just what I've done in the morning to get ready for work, so I never have time.

The lip colour here is more accurate compared to the pictures with flash, which make it look almost more lilac-y

 Face | Rimmel Wake Me Up, Rimmel Stay Matte powder, Nude By Nature Eye Definer {Contour} Nars Laguna Bronzer (a fave of hers), The Balm Cabana Boy
Eyes  | MAC Paintpot in Bare Study, Stila Kitten Eyeshadow {Lid}, MAC Satin Taupe {crease, lower lash line}, Naked 2: Tease {Blend out Satin Taupe slightly}, Blackout {Outer V, slightly}, Foxy + Bootycall {mixed together, highlight}. NP Set black liquid eyeliner, Nyx Wonder pencil, Bourjois Volume Fast & Perfect mascara.

Lips   | Wet n Wild Mega Last Lipstick in Dollhouse Pink {meant to be a dupe for St Germain which is another fave of hers}

This is obviously not the look I was going for, but she wears many makeup looks very well!

I think most beauty-obsessed girls would know about Shaaanxo! What do you think of her makeup style? Although I like how mine turned out, I think that no matter how differently I try to do my eyeshadow, it always looks the same! Because my crease isn't as defined like hers what I do will  look different than how it would on her.

Check out her channel here .

xx

Elegant Night Time Smoky Look | FOTN

I loved wearing this on a night out for an elegant smoky eye look, I basically copied it from Lilpumpkinpie05 on Youtube from her Mila Kunis Smoky eye look which I have admired for a while now & I would say it is a relatively easy go-to glam look.
Oh & is any body else having trouble with some photos looking squished when uploaded to blogger through your computer files? Anyway I hope you like this, thanks for looking!

My hair was a bit of a fail, I've recently gotten a new hair straightener that I got through a sale (post coming soon) and was trying to create waves but it wasn't going in my favour but I still don't mind how it turned out, I like the messy look anyway!

Taken before I was finished with the eyelashes, hair & outfit.

Face | Australis Paparazzi Perfect foundation mixed with Garnier BB Cream, The Balm Time Balm concealer in light, Nars Laguna bronzer, MAC Lightscapade highligher, MAC Peachykeen blush
Eyes | First I used tape on the outer corner for a sharper edge, Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil in Black Bean {lid}, Urban Decay Naked 1: Creep {Outer v into crease}, Naked & Buck {blending} Toasted {lid}, Smog {lower lashline}, Naked 2: Verve {pressed with finger on center of lid} Foxy {brow bone} Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil in Cottage Cheese with Urban Decay's Bootycall, {inner corner highlight}
 Maybelline Master Precise eyeliner, Nyx Eyebrow Cake Powder, Maybelline The Falsies mascara, Carie lashes.
Lips | Revlon matte lipstick in Smoked Peach, Nyx Glam Lipgloss Aqua Luxe in VIP (unfortunately this must have fallen out of my bag when I was out! I'm always so paranoid if I bring makeup out I try to make sure it's cheap and easy to rebuy if I need to!)

So I really loved how this turned out and I think it would look so nice for any night time occasion,
I also would have taken an outfit picture if I had decent lighting at night time but it is a tight fitting nude dress with a lace overlay and sort of like a tank-top type sleeves (bad way to describe but you can kind of see anyway).

What is your go-to glam eye?
Thanks for looking!! xx

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In The Light & Morange // FOTD // Double Post

Orange lips with light neutral eyes was a favourite look of mine a few weeks ago, sometimes I would even incorporate blue eyeliner into the look as well. I haven't been using my Stila In The Light palette too much lately but at this time I was getting good use out of it.

Look 1

~Products
Face: Bourjois Healthy Mix & Rimmel Wake Me Up Fdtn, Model's Prefer Illuminator, NARS Laguna, MAC Lightscapade, Nyx Stick Blush in Orchid, Bourjois Blush #16.
Eyes: MAC Painterly Paintpot, Stila In The Light: Champagne [Lid], Bliss [Blending], Sandstone [Outer V, Lower Lash Line]. Maybelline Master Precise Eyeliner, Maybelline One By One mascara + Max Factor False Lash Effect.
Lips: Bourjois Levres Lip Liner #11, BYS Neon Orange eyeliner [Used as lip liner, cannot remember name!], MAC Morange Lipstick.

Look 2
I muted the orange lip down by mixing 2 lipsticks together & made the cheeks a little bit bolder, and added a pop of blue into the inner waterline. I've also done a very similar recent look with the Urban Decay Naked 1 Palette. For this look I used pretty much the same shades as in the first look but they looked really intensified here.

~Products
Face: Same foundation/ bronzer/ highlighter mix as above. Jordana blush in Redwood.
Eyes: MAC Painterly Paintpot. Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil in Cottage Cheese. Stila In the Light: Champagne [lid], Kitten [inner corner over top of Champagne], Bliss [blending], Sandstone [crease] Gilded Gold [lower lashline]. Make Up Store eyeliner pencil in Crazy Lazy [Bright blue, waterline & inner lashline. Maybelline Master Precise. Unsure of mascara combo.
Lips: MAC Morange mixed with Maybelline Coral Crush

Here is my very similar eyelook using Urban Decay Naked 1: Half Baked, Darkhorse, Buck, Smog, Virgin. On the lower lashline I used Sugarpill's pigment in Darling. Both extremely similar but slightly different makeup looks.

As per usual thank you for looking, what are your favourite eye and lip combo's at the moment, or your favourite makeup palette?
xx

Extreme Winged Eyeliner //FOTD Ft Wnw Dollhouse Pink

Do you ever have the days when you do your eyeliner thicker on one eye, so you go back in the other eye but over compensate on that and it just gets bigger and bigger? Yeah, I had that problem. But I ended up liking it in the end and thought it went with the eyeshadow & the lipstick look. Probably definitely a bit too much for daytime makeup but I work in a salon, not an office! Although I def. would love to wear this makeup look on a night out.

Just being silly, my lipstick seemed to match my nail more IRL.

~Products
Face: Bourjois Healthy Mix, Rimmel Wake Me Up in Soft Beige
Nars Laguna, MAC Lightscapade. ELF HD Blush in Headliner, Bourjois Blusher #54
Eyes: MAC Painterly, Urban Decay Naked 2 palette: Verve [silvery-white, lid,], Pistol [grey, inner & outer corner of eyes], Tease [taupey-mauve, crease], Bootycall, [shimmery skin tone, middle of verve, highlight], Foxy, [blending, skin tone]. Maybelline Master Precise Eyeliner, NP Set Black Liquid eyeliner.
Lips: Nyx lipliner in Dolly, Wet N Wild Mega Last lipstick in Dollhouse Pink

Wet n Wild Mega Last Lipstick

This was another recent buy from Cherry Culture, and my first WnW lipstick. It is meant to be a dupe for MAC's St Germain but from what I've seen St Germain is lighter. None the less it is still a really pretty cool toned lipstick. It has a satin finish and the lipstick itself is amazingly pigmented & as it claims, long lasting. Great quality for $2.75! They have a huge colour selection & Pinkerbell is meant to be a dupe for MAC's Viva Glam Nicki , I should buy it just to test it :)

Thanks all for looking!
Have you tried any Wet n Wild Mega last lipsticks and what did you think of them?
xx