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Urban Decay Smoky Palette | Review & Swatches

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Urban Decay's latest palette release went down a treat in the blogosphere and I think it's their best palette yet... With 12 never-before-seen shades with a range of mattes, shimmers and glitters it's the perfect palette to create a sultry smoky eye or a simply daytime look. The shadows are buttery, pigmented and everything you would expect from an Urban Decay Eye Palette. The only shade that isn't as pigmented as the rest is Armour because it's a glitter. With a deep grey base or a black base it really helps Armour pop. Shade breakdown from UD's website:
High: cream shimmer w/micro-glitter Dirtysweet: medium bronze Radar: metallic taupe w/iridescent micro-glitter Armor: metallic silver-taupe w/tonal sparkle Slanted: light metallic gray Dagger: medium charcoal w/micro-shimmer Black Market: jet-black satin Smolder: deep plum-taupe Password: cool taupe matte Whiskey: rich brown matte Combust: soft pink-taupe Thirteen: light beige satin I'm a huge fan of a smoky eye so this palette has soared straight to joint top of my favourite palettes, sharing the top spot with LORAC's Pro 2. If you're a big fan of eye shadow and smoky eyes I would definitely pick up Urban Decay's Smoky Palette - it's perfect!

What's your favourite eye shadow palette? -Daniella

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Urban Decay Naked 1 | Review

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Urban Decay are famous for their buttery, smooth and pigmented eye shadows and their Naked 1 was the original palette that kicked off all the hype.
Housed in felt brown casing with a large mirror are 12 smooth, pigmented warm-toned neutral eye shadows. This palette is every neutral lovers dream - me included! With a mix of matte, shimmer and glittery shades you can get so many looks out of the palette, from a matte everyday eye or a brown smoky eye (my favourite). The shades blend together beautifully and last all day - I pair it with their Primer Potion for extra staying power.
Shade Descriptions:
- Virgin: Cool Pale Beige Shimmer
- Sin: Champagne Shimmer
- Naked: Nude Matte
- Sidecar: Beige Shimmer with Silver Micro-Glitter
- Buck: Fawn Brown Matte
- Half Baked: Golden Bronze Shimmer
- Smog: Deep Coppery Bronze Shimmer
- Darkhorse: Deep Mocha Shimmer
- Toasted: Antique Copper Penny Shimmer
- Hustle: Plum-Brown Satin
- Creep: Onyx Shimmer with Gold Sparkle
- Gunmetal: Dark Metallic Gray Shimmer with Silver Micro-Glitter
If you don't own this palette already - I'm sure most of you will - definitely pick it up, it is so worth the £38 price tag. Feel Unique have it on offer for £34.20 at the moment too!

I need to get my hands on the smoky palette now!
What's your favourite UD palette? - Daniella
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Urban Decay Original Primer Potion | Review

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Today’s post is all about the well-known and well-loved Urban Decay Eye Shadow Primer Potion. Priming my lids is a must for me as I have super oily eyelids. Sometimes I use the Primer Potion by itself or underneath MAC’s Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, for extra staying power.

Urban Decay’s Primer Potion comes in four formulas, Original, Eden, Anti-Ageing and Sin. The Original version is the one that I will be reviewing but I will briefly describe the differences. Eden is a matte-almost-yellow-toned primer which is great for cancelling purple on the lids. Anti-Ageing does what it says on the tin – it helps fight ageing on the eyelids, it is a similar consistency to the orginal version. Sin is a purple-toned metallic potion which will help shades appear more metallic.

The Original Primer Potion is a skin-shade that almost appears translucent when pressed onto the eyelid. It sets down to a tacky finish and I find putting face powder over the top so I can blend my eye shadows evenly.

Primer Potion is great at helping eye shadow stick around all day and it prevents shadow from creasing.

I can’t fault this product in any way and I will definitely repurchase it. I am interesting in trying the Nars Pro Prime Smudge Proof Eye Shadow Base though, but then again, I am a make-up addict!

Have you tried Primer Potion? Which one is your favourite?