Urban Decay NAKED palette review

I finally got my hands on the new Urban Decay Naked palette ($44) and boy am I glad i did! It’s amazing! I was originally planning on not purchasing it but after hearing awesome reviews about it, I had to make it mine. After searching at Sephora, Ulta and Macy's with no luck on finding it, I turned to the internet and found it on Ulta.com.

The palette comes with a mixture (12) of matte, shimmer, satin and sparkle eye shadows, a mini primer potion and a dual liner (Zero - black & Whiskey - medium brown). There are five new eye shadows shades in this palette, Virgin, Buck, Darkhorse, Hustle and Creep. All the shadows are super pigmented and smooth on absolutely gorgeous. The colors range from soft neutrals to sultry smokey.

 
Here is a rundown of all the colors in the palette from left to right.....

Virgin -  pale nude satin

Sin - champagne pink shimmer

Naked - matte buff

Side Car - beige sparkle

 

Buck - matte medium brown

Half Baked - bronze

Smog - golden brown shimmer

Dark Horse - plum bronze shimmer

Toasted - taupe bronze

Hustle - mocha shimmer

Creep - near black metallic

Gunmetal - dark grey metallic

I found that in true Urban Decay style, all these shadows are super pigmented and smooth to the touch.  They are super blendable and really long lasting when paired with the primer potion.  I would have to say my favorite colors in the palette are Sidecar, Smog & Darkhorse.  I am so glad I changed my mind and decided to invest in this palette. There are so many looks you can create, it’s insane.  I will probably try to create a different look everyday this week just to prove that statement. Talk to you all soon!

NARS Fall 2010 eye shadow duo in Tzarine

I stopped by Sephora the other day and decide to pick something up from the NARS Fall 2010 collection. The eyeshadow duo in Tzarine($32) was the only product from the collection that really called to me. It’s a beautiful duo of champagne gold shimmer & steel gray shimmer with flecks of gold.

Both shadows are very pigmented and are very long lasting.  Some of the NARS shadows can be very buttery in texture and some can be too chalky. I was glad to see that both of these shadows were very buttery and smooth when applied. Over all I am very excited about my fall NARS purchase and can’t wait to create a great smokey look with it.

Edward Bess Haul & Review

I had been hearing a lot of buzz around other beauty blogs about Edward Bess Cosmetics. Everyone has been saying how amazing his line is, so I had to check it out for myself. Edward Bess' line in stores is exclusively sold at Bergdorf Goodman but his products are available on his website EdwardBess.com. His line started out with lipsticks and glosses, but now it has expanded to eye shadows, bronzers, compact rouges, highlighters, etc. Here is what I purchased....

Pure Impulse Ultra Slick Lipstick

I picked up two lip products, Ultra Slick lipstick in Pure Impulse ($32) and Deep Shine Lip gloss is Soft Whisper ($30). Both products are a warm peach nude color with a creamy finish. Together they are the perfect warm nude lip, which is perfect for me because I have very pigmented lips. Most light nude colors look awful on me, so this combo has made me very happy. Each product has a slight figgy smell to it and is not overpowering at all.

Deep Shine Lip Gloss Soft Whisper


L to R: Soft Whisper, Pure Impulse

I also purchased three of Edward's Ultra Luminous Eye shadows ($30) in Intimate (a golden khaki), Mystery (chocolate brown shimmer) and Dusk (green gun metally gray).

Intimate eyeshadow

Mystery Eyeshadow

Dusk

All of the shadow are finely milled and super smooth going on. Intimate and Mystery are great for a neutral day look. Dusk is a beautiful color to use for a soft smokey eye. Although Dusk was said to be gun metal gray, it definitely has a tinge of green in it, which was a pleasant surprise. That made the color different than other gray shadows I have.

I was so impressed with my first Edward Bess order, I have already placed my second. Coming soon in an upcoming review, Luminous Bronzer in Daydream, Ultra Slick lipstick in Secret Desire and Deep Shine Lip gloss in Desert Glow. I have also heard that Edward will be releasing some new shades and products in September, so I can't wait to see what those will be. Bye for now!