Look: Cut the Crease Attempt #1
Posted by Heather | Filed under Blue, Gold, Looks, MAC, NARS, Smashbox, Urban Decay, Yaby, Yellow
I’ve seen some online tutorials recently spotlighting looks that use a technique called “cutting the crease” where the color below the crease is drastically different from the one above, and they are not blended together. I did a crazy attempt. It’s wild, bold, and loud! I don’t expect that others would readily wear this look “out” but it’s something fun and different to look at :-) I don’t like it much, and I don’t really like the blush with this look either. Should have gone more pink I think.
For this look I used:
- Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Yaby Pearl Paints in yellow and blue, Yaby yellow shimmer e/s (lid), Deep Truth (crease line), Bang-on-Blue (above crease), Smashbox Oyster (highlight), UD 24/7 Deviant (liner), UD 24/7 Honey (lower lashline), Plushlash mascara
- Cheeks: Enough Said BPB + NARS Albatross
- Lips: Creme d’ Nude lipstick
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Collection: Other Eye Products
Posted by Heather | Filed under Beauty Support & FAQ, Bobbi Brown, Dior, Eye Products, Eyeshadow, Guerlain, Laura Mercier, MAC, My Collection, NARS, Stila, Urban Decay
I’ve posted all of my MAC shadows, so here is the rest of my eye products. Paintpots, eyeliners, and shadows/eye products from other brands. Oh man…now this means I have to move on to lip products…which will be a very difficult and work intensive endevor because my lip products are spread out in bags and purses etc. :-) Ah well, in the mean time, enjoy my other eye products
If you’d like to know names – please ask! Thanks!
MAC Paint Pots
UD 24/7 Eyeliners
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Review & Swatches: New Spring ‘09 Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eyepencils
Posted by Heather | Filed under Reviews, Swatches, Urban Decay
The Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eyepencils have a massive following with their original 16 or so colors. They’re known for their long-wear, true bright colors, ultra smooth and soft texture, and overall great wear. I can vouch…I think I have almost every color, and they measure up for me in everything they’re known for. Now, new for Spring, they have 4 new colors on the up and out!
Underground is a shiny medium brown color. It’s not too dark, but would work great with a neutral look.
Grafitti is a grass-green color; a lot lighter than the other green liner they have. It would definitely brighten up the lower lashline.
Flipside is a bright aqua blue, not quite what I would call turquoise because it’s closer to a light blue…like what my husband would just call ‘blue’….oh but it’s so much better than that!
Ransom is almost indescribable because it’s so beautiful. A bright true purple…not sure what else to say. It’s deep but bright…did I say bright? It would make any eye POP!
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Review & Swatches: Urban Decay Primer Potion in Sin
Posted by Heather | Filed under Reviews, Swatches, Urban Decay
I am no stranger to the long-time cult favorite Urban Decay Primer Potion (UDPP). I hadn’t discovered it until I started reading beauty blogs, and once I did, there was no turning back. I use it pretty exclusively with a MAC Paint Pot on top. When used alone, I found that it still creased a little by the end of the day, but NEVER when layered with a PP. It’s my HG (holy grail) of eyeshadow primer+base.
And now Urban Decay has released a new version of the ever popular Primer Potion in a shade called Sin. It’s a champagne beige color and very shiny/shimmery. The original is flesh colored and doesn’t look like anything is even on your lid once blended in. Sin adds a great shimmery sheen and could easily just be worn alone for a simple eye. I’m loving the deeper color. My shadows cling to it like glue and it brings out the shimmer that’s already in non-matte or satin shadows. I don’t generally wear many matte looks anyway, so Sin will be what I use most often from now on I’m sure. Another thing I noticed is that Sin seems to be a little thinner and more liquidy, but I’ll have to observe if that’s still the case once I saw that universally-hated bottle open to scoop out the contents and store them in other containers.
Overall Coloruza Rating: 5/5 – At it’s base, it’s a stellar product, yet with an even better twist than the original. It works, it’s pretty, it’s got shimmer, and it stands on its own (the product, not the bottle…though the bottle does too…nevermind). Only drawback: packaging (but you can get around that).
I got this from Sephora.com because I’m a Beauty Insider (anyone can be one – just sign up). Otherwise, it’s slated to launch for Spring.
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