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Urban Decay's Alice in Wonderland Palette Acquisition
So, I'm pretty pleased with myself. I managed to talk a sales associate at Sephora into selling me a palette that wasn't technically for sale yet. Apparently the Alice palette isn't going on the shelves until next week, but I managed to score it, because that's how I roll.
Here are some photos:
The pop-up on the top of the palette.
Overall view of the palette - along with the shadows are two eyeliners in Flipside and Zero, as well as a travel size Primer Potion.
All of these shadows exist elsewhere in the Urban Decay arsenal. Here are the new names along with the regularly named shades:
- Underland = Flash (from the Show Pony Shadow Box
)
- Alice = Painkiller (from the Show Pony Shadow Box
- Oraculum = Baked
- Queen = Last Call
- Chessur = Chopper
- White Rabbit = Polyester Bride
- Wonderland = Maui Wowie
- Curiouser = Grifter
- Muchness = X
- Mushroom = Mushroom
- Midnight Tea Party = Midnight Cowboy Rides Again
- Vorpal = S&M
- Absolem = Homegrown
- Drink Me, Eat Me = Sin
- Mad Hatter = Twice Baked
- Jabberwocky = Oil Slick
I'll be posting some swatches and looks soon!
Urban Decay Announces Alice in Wonderland Book of Shadows
Hello, gorgeous.
No real information yet on release date or where you will be able to purchase it, but head on over to the Urban Decay website to be notified ASAP on all the details.
I'm a huge fan of Urban Decay shadows - all of their line, really. I've never gotten a bad product from them. Will you be picking one up?
Estee Lauder Introduces the Blacker Than Black Collection
For a limited time this December, Estee Lauder is taking all their mascaras and offering them in the deepest jet black available.
To get this blackest of the black, Estee Lauder's scientists maximized color intensity and opacity by using select Carbon Black and Black Iron Oxides and placing the pigment through an ultrasonic process. Because the mascara is so concentrated, it creates a contrast that defines and frames the eyes with a dramatic end result.
Here is the breakdown on all the mascaras in the collection:
- Double Wear Zero-Smudge Lengthening Mascara in Blacker Black offers dramatic length, and sensationally long wear in one effortless stroke and won't budge, smudge, smear, or flake for upu to 15 hours.
- MagnaScopic Maximum Volume Mascara in Black transforms lashes with dramatic volume, making them appear extravagantly full for a powerfully eye-opening effect.
- More Than Mascara Moisture Binding Formula in More Black features a moisture-binding formula that conditions lashes as it defines and seperates them for a look that's smoother, fuller, and longer.
- Projectionist High Definition Volume Mascara in Jet Black envelops each individual lash with high volume and exceptionally sharp definition for a sleek, striking look.
- Sumptuous Bold Volume Lifting Mascara in Bold Black turns even your sparsest lashes into daringly full, lavishly lifted lashes without the clumping, spiking or weight normally associated with volumizing mascaras.
- TurboLash All Effects Motion Mascara in Turbo Black combines an innovative formula and brush design to penetrate deep into the lash bed and comb through lashes more quickly and effectively, delivering all effects - volume, length, definition, seperation, and curl - in one tube.
And if you needed another reason to visit your Estee Lauder counter, check out this Signature Eyeshadow Quad in Black Smoke, with four shades to help you create that perfect smoky eye for the holidays.
Fall Collections: Estee Lauder's Rose Gold
I've been meaning to write about this collection for some time now, but I haven't gotten around to it because I've been playing with it so much!This is a great collection to ease yourself into fall with. It's almost surprising that it is fall, since it has a touch of bronze to it, but as you put all the colors together you can see that it is much more rich than your typical summer bronze collection.
The standout is the quad eyeshadow, called (what else?) Rose Gold. It has a hammered gold design, but don't let the crazy shimmer of the shadows scare you - it's just a surface thing and quickly is swiped away to reveal beautiful, pigmented shades underneath.
As you can see, the colors work perfectly together and are very blendable. Super easy to work with, and the colors are lovely.
All the other products in the line match these colors perfectly, from the creamy moisturizing lipstick to the gorgeous shimmery nail polish. If you're a lip gloss fiend like I am, you will love the tri-color gloss. It's not sticky, but it's thick enough to stay put for awhile. Three shades of rose blend together easily as you pull the wand out to give you just the right shade.
You can pick this collection up at any Estee Lauder counter or at EsteeLauder.com.
I Love Products That Come With Instructions
At any rate, I'm wandering through and I came across this great little kit. Now, I love me some palettes. They are so easy to travel with, and if I can find one with just about everything in it, I'm thrilled. But eye palettes are especially valuable because I don't have to pack all my eyeshadow singles. But the best part about the 
Smoky Eye Kit by Too Faced are the three instruction cards they throw in there.
There are three looks: Day Smoke, Fashion Smoke, and Classic Smoke. The day smoke shades are primarily neutral. I've swatched them for you:
There really are three shades there, it's just that one almost exactly matches my skin tone. Nifty!
Fashion smoke isn't breaking any new ground, but it combines blue, green, and taupe. Might want to follow instructions carefully here if you don't want to look like someone punched you in the eye:
Again, nothing shocking, but really quite pretty.
Finally, classic smoke is your gray and black colors.
There are two shades of black here - one is more matte, one has shimmer.
The benefit to this kit is ease of travel. I'm thinking of taking mine with me to NYFW and calling it good in terms of eye makeup. I'd pretty much have everything I need. Except my mascara. The other benefit is the instruction cards. They aren't incredibly detailed, but they give you a direction in which to go. Plus pictures, which is handy.
YSL's Summer Collection Is Amazing
I am absolutely in love with the bold colors of this summer's YSL collection. Inspired by Africa, the eyeshadow palette called Tresor d'Afrique is my favorite of the bunch. It includes 5 shades: ivory, to be used as a base; turquoise, plum, and navy blue for definition, and toffee to brighten the arch area and bring warmth and contrast to the eyes.
Not to neglect the lashes, there is a limited edition Everlong Waterproof Lengthening Mascara called "Ever Peacock Blue," which, I am quite sure, is just gorgeous. What is unique about this formula, however, is that it contains eyelash conditioner - similar to what you can buy these days to boost the length and overall growth of your lashes.
Also in this collection are two beautiful sheer lipstick shade, a Tresor d'Afrique Sun Powder (also limited edition), which is a bronzer, and the Touche Eclat Radiant Touch in "light peach." Makeup mavens everywhere seem to rave about the Touche Eclat, and after watching the videos on YSL's site, I have to say I'm intrigued. She looks flawless!
What do you think? Are you as anxious to get your hands on this gorgeous collection as I am?
Today's Eye: More Urban Decay Deluxe Goodness
I am quickly becoming an Urban Decay junkie. I really liked them before, but now I absolutely love them after playing with all their Deluxe Eyeshadows in my Deluxe Shadow Box
I started today with Primer Potion
It's easy to be a little intimidated by the bright shades in the box. But with good blending, and using more than one color, you can really create some great looks. I took Graffiti down a notch by blending in Zero in the crease, so it wasn't so bright. The more I play with them, the more I realize how many looks I can get out of 9 shadows!
Holiday 2008 Collections: Urban Decay Sustainable Shadow Box
Just in for the Holiday 2008 collections, Urban Decay gives us another eyeshadow palette to die for. Includes an eyeshadow brush, a travel side of Primer Potion, and the following eyeshadows: YDK (bronzed mocha with golden microglitter), Midnight Cowboy Rides Again (golden beige with bronze, gold, & silver glitter), Flipside (electric teal with blue sheen), Flash (bright iridescent purple), Grifter (sheer lavender with lots of silver microglitter), Oil Slick (black with silver glitter), Uzi (metallic silver with big iridescent sparkles), Kiddie Pool (ocean blue with iridescent glitter), Twice Baked (brownie brown with gold glitter), Half Baked (subtle, lustrous bronze). What is super about this palette, unlike their others, is that the shadows are organized into duos, top matches the bottom. Not that you have to use them this way, but it does give you a starting point.
Today's Eye: MAC's Silversmith Mineralize Duo
I was looking around to see if this particular Mineralize was still available from MAC, and when it wasn't, I remembered that I grabbed it from the Cosmetics Company Store when I was at the outlet mall recently. If you haven't been to a Cosmetics Company Store, what are you waiting for? Amazing deals on Estee Lauder, MAC, Bobbi Brown and Origins. I loved it.
Anyway, I used only those two shades, plus my Chanel eye pencil in Blue Jean, which, unfortunately, was also a limited edition this past spring. Because I'm lazy, all that is on my lashes is a couple of swipes of Lash Injection by Too Faced.
Beauty Event at Nordstrom + What I Bought at the MAC Counter
Nordstrom's is having yet another beauty event that forced me into spending over $100 at the MAC counter. Seriously!
With every $100 purchase, you receive the following:
- Bare Escentuals® bareMinerals® Face Color in Pure Radiance (0.02 oz.)
- Bvlgari ‘Eau Parfumée au thé blanc’ Oshibori Refreshing Towel
- Clarins Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch (0.13 oz.)
- Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Body Lotion (0.2 oz.)
- Ed Hardy by Christian Audigier Eau de Parfum Spray (0.05 oz.)
- GoSmile Advanced Formula B1 Tooth Whitening Ampoule
- Kinerase® Intensive Eye Cream (0.1 oz.)
- NARS Potent EFA Cream (0.24 oz.)
- Pangea Organics Facial Cleanser—Egyptian Calendula & Blood Orange (0.1 oz.)
- St. John Signature Eau de Parfum Spray (0.05 oz.)
- Shiseido ‘The Makeup’ Pre-Makeup Cream SPF 15 (0.21 oz.)
What did I spend $100 on? All MAC, of course. Every single liner in the Starflash collection, Orpheus, Raven, Feline, and Mystery. LustreTwin in Red Flame/Orange Flicker (which is so beautiful I can barely bring myself to wear it), Mineralize Eyeshadow in Odd Couple from Electro Flash, and Mineralize blush in Gleeful from the Sonic Chic collection.
Time For Another Trip to Sephora
There are some great new products out at Sephora these days. The one I'm most excited about is Kat Von D Rock 'n Roll Eyeshadow Duos. It looks like they come in a nice array of colors and I'm dying to try them out. I'm already a big fan of her Kat Von D Autograph Eyeliner
Also coming out is Stila Backstage Beauty Ey
e Shadow Palette - The Red Carpet Look
Also in stores is the new Sephora by OPI line, which I've written about before. I can't wait to get in there and pick up a few shades - they look fantastic for fall.
Happy shopping!
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