As a
die-hard Urban Decay fangirl, it
only seemed appropriate that this blog started off with a review on a few of
their eyeshadows. I recently purchased five of their 1.5g pots in S
& M, Cobra, Last Call, Rockstar
and Zephyr
and was as impressed as ever with what I received.
Firstly, I
particularly like Urban Decay’s
packaging, especially for this product. It’s attractive and edgy but also very
robust and solid, giving the impression that if you were to stand on or drop
them, you wouldn’t have to scoop smashed, powdery lumps onto your eyeshadow
brush next time you wanted to use it, but they’re compact enough to easily fit
into a handbag or purse. The powder itself has a gorgeous, soft texture, which
make them a dream to blend but of course, this is quality you have to pay for
and just one of these 1.5g pots will set you back up to £14.
A big tip
when buying Urban Decay eyeshadows
online is: don’t rely on the provided image of the colour you’re buying to
decide which one to purchase. A quick search on Google images will bring up
dozens of lovely people who have made swatches and these will give you a far
more realistic view of the colour you’re getting. Colours such as Cobra,
which can look kind of dull on the artificial online picture, look amazing when
seen on skin. They’re not cheap, so make sure you know what you’re buying
before you get it.
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| S&M |
S&M is shimmery grey, silver in some
lights and gunmetal when blended. It’s this multi-tonal pigment, which draws me
to Urban Decay again and again. It
means that you can mix or team it with other colours to create different
affects. This particular shadow does lose pigment slightly if blended too much
but this almost begs for it to be used with other shadows, such as in your crease
when wearing a dark, monochrome, smoky eye.
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| Cobra |
Cobra is a completely unique colour and
probably the most surprising out of the five, as I wasn’t sure I liked it when
I purchased it. It looks brown, almost grey at first glance but upon closer inspection
is a dark greenish-brown with distinct gold shimmer. When I first swatched
this, I felt as if I hadn’t seen anything like it and it’s that childish glee
that I always get when trying out a new Urban
Decay colour. It would look gorgeous blended up from lash line for an edgy
twist on an autumnal look.
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| Last Call |
Last call is a passionate pink with attitude;
shimmery with purple tones, it’s my favourite of all the five shadows. Pink’s
not usually a colour I wear, especially on my eyes, but this month I’ve been
wearing it almost every time I’ve gone out. The colour and way it reflects the
light looks striking on any eye colour, making your irises pop. This particular
shadow blends beautifully and I’ve personally been blending it into my crease
to spice up a smoky eye.
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| Rockstar |
Rockstar is a dark, shimmery, velvety,
purple; a colour I often adore. However, this was my least favourite of the
five shadows. It looks stunning in the pot, so upon first inspection I was
excited to try it out, especially since purple looks amazing on brown eyes, but
when blend, it seems to turn into a dirty brown-looking purple. It’s still very
pretty, but just not up to the standard of the other shadows. However, it could
work with well mixed with brown eyeshadow to add a feminine element to an
autumnal, earthy look.
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| Zephyr |
I’ve been
hunting for the perfect, pigmented, shimmery white to wear as a highlighter for
a while and I seem to have found it with Zephyr. ‘A shimmery highlighter?’
you say, ‘but they’re everywhere!’ Well yes, you’re right. Shimmery
highlighters are ten a penny these days, but until Zephyr, my incredibly
pale skin merely cancelled them out, taking the ‘high’ out of highlighter. Zephyr
is not only light enough to do its job, but is pigmented enough to show up. Use
it in the inner corners of your eye to really make your eyes look bigger and
more alert, as sometimes heavy eye makeup has a habit of making eyes look
swamped.
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