by Diana Ajih on April 28, 2011
in beauty
When it comes to natural, fresh, pretty spring and summer makeup looks, you’d probably assume that glitter has no business creepin’ on the beauty scene. After all, it depends on how you use it, but typically you break out the glitter when you’re ready to incorporate a little Ke$ha flavor — it’s bold, it’s edgy, and definitely a little more on the “glam” side than “natural.” However, this season’s subtle glittery products (yes, there is such a thing!) are all about highlighting your features in a way that’s pretty, fun, and festive without going overboard for a daytime look. By sticking to strategic placement and glitzing one micro-feature at a time (brow bones, inner corners of the eye, or just the tops of cheek bones, for example), you can incorporate glitter in a way that simply accentuates features in a way that’s just a step up from subtle, and utilizes the spring sunshine to add a dash of dazzle to your barely-there day makeup!
Pictured above: Lancome Ombre Magnetique Eyeshadow in Disco Gold, Urban Decay Stardust Eyeshadow in Bobby Dazzle, NARS Glitter Pencil in Danceteria, Lorac 3D Liquid Lustre, and Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Midnight Cowboy.
- Alex Gambardella
Guest post from my friends at The Find!
by Diana Ajih on September 17, 2010
in beauty
Urban Decay Black Palette
Urban Decay New Black Palette is a eyeshadow palette with six black-based eyeshadows and one travel-sized Zero 24/7 Liner. It also comes with a mini-sized Eden Primer Potion. You can snatch it up at Sephora right now for $36!
This glittery black compact with mirror features a daring palette of five black-based, glimmering, jewel-toned eyeshadows, and Urban Decay’s darkest matte black eyeshadow, Black Dog, for adding dimension like never before. The set comes complete with a travel-size 24/7 Eye Pencil in Zero and a mini genie bottle of Eyeshadow Primer Potion, so your color stays deep, dark and alluring all day and night.
- Black Dog- Richest matte black
- Barracuda- Black with silver sparkly shift
- Jet- Black with purple sparkly shift
- Sabbath- Black with blue sparkly shift
- Cobra- Black with golden sparkly shift
- Libertine- Black with emerald sparkly shift
by Diana Ajih on August 11, 2010
in Fall
Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol. III
Here’s a sneak peek of the latest Book of Shadows Eyeshadow palette from Urban Decay. The Vol. III edition is inspired by New York City, its diversity, and everything we love up about The City. It features landmarks of NYC like the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty as well as Soho fashionistas, taxi cabs, NY coffee guy, and pretty much everything that New York City represents . The pop-up palette reveals an array of gorgeous colors that will give you glitz and glam. Also included are Urban Decay’s award winning 24/7 Glide-on pencils and a travel size Eyeshadow Primer potion. I love their primer potion. It’s a must-have!
Another neat feature….it lights up!
The Urban Decay Book of Shadows Palette contains 16 gorgeous eyeshadows:
- Bordello Purpley-pink with gold shift
- Kush Bright green
- Loaded Deep emerald/black
- Money Silvery pale green
- Radium Bright blue
- Rockstar Deep eggplant with metallic base
- Suspect Oyster with dimensional shift
- Haight Shimmering, mermaid blue
- Psychedelic Sister Purple amethyst
- Snatch Peachy-pink with glitter
- Last Call Plum punch
- Maui Wowie Medium gold with silver glitter
- Midnight Cowboy Rides Again Golden beige with bronze, gold, and silver glitter
- Smog Deep coppery bronze
- Perversion Matte jet black
- Uzi Metallic silver with big iridescent sparkles
Extras:
- Zero 24/7 Eye Pencil
- Ransom 24/7 Eye Pencil
- Travel-Sized Eyeshadow Primer Potion
The palette will be available this holiday 2010 at Macy’s, Sephora, ULTA, and urbandecay.com. Retail price $54
Want to Get Your Palette Before Everyone Else?
As a dedication to NYC, Urban Decay will host a one-day, sneak peek event at Sephora Times Square on Saturday, August 28th from 1pm to 9PM. On a first come, first served basis, 1,000 pieces of the limited edition Book of Shadows Vol. III will be available for purchase. The limit is only 3 per person. Also, the first 200 people will get a limited edition Urban Decay t-shirt with their consultation. Too bad I don’t live in NYC. 
Location: Sephora Times Square, 1500 Broadway #304, NYC, NY 10036
Time: Saturday, August 28th, 1-9PM
I so want my hands on this Urban Decay New York Palette!
More pics after the jump…
Guest post from my friends at The Find!
I’d actually love to put Urban Decay’s“8-year-old” claim to the test if I didn’t think it would be a waste of a perfectly good pair of lashes, but regardless, I do agree that applying lashes is much easier than most timid beauty queens seem to think. In fact, I thought the same thing about fake lash application once upon a time — too complicated, too messy, too easy to mess up –
but I quickly mastered the craft (with only one drugstore pair casualty) and now I’m completely addicted to fake lashes! While I
blame Sephora’s huge Lash Bar for converting me to the fringe side, I’m convinced that Urban Decay’s new Urban Lash line would have done the trick if I wasn’t already obsessed by now!
Boasting an impressive array of over 18 different lashes, conveniently categorized by length, style, difficulty and drama factor (Color, Drama, Easy, Natural), it’s hard to find a pair of lashes that doesn’t suit your style, or doesn’t make you tempted to try them on! Plus, while the lashes look a bit intimidating in the package, the Urban Decay site provides a handy photo with each pair on a model, so you can see the actual effect on an actual pair of eyes. Trust me, I’ve spent quite some time studying each pair, and after some careful consideration, I can’t wait to try out Vamp, which the site describes as long spiky lashes w/ shorter criss-cross hairs. If you’re already a lash queen, or are open to taking these for a test run, be sure to check out Urban Lash for yourself!
- Alex Gambardella
Save on Urban Decay Urban Lashes at Sephora from TheFind.com’s coupon site
by Diana Ajih on July 15, 2010
in Fall
I’m always thrilled to hear more beauty brands going vegan. Urban Decay‘s new limited edition eyeshadow palette for fall is made from all vegan products. The Vegan palette has an array of warm, earthy colors. It features six eyeshadow colors, an eyeliner, and a miniature sized eyeshadow primer. By the way, I think Urban Decay’s Eyeshadow primer potion is one of the best primers out there.
I think my favorite part about this palette is its packaging. It’s so cute! I love the designs and colors on the palette and its very functional.
Eyeshadow shades in:
- Minx is shimmering aqua green with flecks of teal glitter.
- Urb is a softly shimmered olive green with a golden sheen.
- Gunmetal is a blue-toned gray-black with silver sheen. Lots of pigment!
- Twice Baked is a satin dark chocolate brown.
- Smog is a shimmering bronze with a copper-gold sheen.
- Half Baked is a lightened copper with a near metallic finish.
Also seen in the vegan palette is a miniature 24/7 liner in true black and Sin Eyeshadow Primer potion (a shimmery, burnt champagne base).
The Urban Decay Vegan Palette is available at Sephora.com, UrbanDecay.com as well as Sephora stores and Urban Decay counters. Retails for $34.
by Diana Ajih on June 25, 2010
in Fall
Urban Decay Fall 2010 Collection
Naked Palette ($44.00)
We don’t do modesty here. Full Frontal is how Urban Decay does neutral! A far cry from ‘G’ rated, the Naked Palette by Urban Decay features a shade range that runs from the nudest champagne to the grittiest gunmetal.
- Virgin- Satin chamois
- Sin- Champagne color
- Naked- Matte Nude shade
- Sidecar -Cocoa with golden sparkle sheen
- Buck -Matte nutmeg
- Half Baked – lustrous bronze
- Smog- Deep copper bronze
- Darkhorse- Bronze patina
- Toasted- Rich copper
- Hustle- Plum brown
- Creep -Onyx with sparkles of gold
- Gunmetal- Gray with silver glitter
- Double-ended Liner with Zero – in Black / Whiskey- a Creamy brown
Lip Junkie Lip Gloss ($19.00)
Don’t blow your fix on glosses that don’t live up to their hype. Get hooked on Urban Decay Lip Junkie LipGloss and experience super-shine and long-lasting color without the sticky hangover. Pick your poison: choose from 11 chic shades that range from pretty neutral to high voltage brights, in sheer and medium coverage formulas. Guaranteed to turn even the straightest-edge chicks into fiends.
Our luxe mini-flavored formula is laced with Maxi Lip, a key collagen boosting ingredient that moisturizers and actually plumps lips an average of 40% when used daily for a month! Being an addict has never looked so lovely!
Lip Junkie Lip Gloss features a slimline tube crowned by a signature, stained glass style metallic cap: gunmetal layered over rich purple lining. The soft and durable Surlyn tube is molded as a single piece, not crimped at the end, so no need to tweak out about lip gloss explosions in your bag ever again! Stash your gloss anywhere worry-free! The precious applicator tip has a soft feel and ensures perfect, mess-free application every time.
- Crush- Sheer coral
- Jilted- Hot pink with blue shift
- Heavy- Shimmering nude
- Midnight Cowboy Shimmering beige
- Love Junkie Deep but very sheer wine
- Naked- Pink nude with pink shift
- Red Light- Sheer candy apple red
- Perversion- Sheer sparkling obsidian
- Peroxide- Palest pink
- Runaway- Shimmering deep coral
- Wallflower- Medium nude
Available: June 29th on Urban Decay website!
More pics after the jump…
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