Urban Decay Moondust Eyeshadow in Zodiac and Diamond Dog - Swatches and Thoughts

Well aren't these a thing of beauty? 

I absolutely love these kind of shadows because it amps up any look. They have small particles of glitter through the main base color. It's not as chunky as other glittery eyeshadows but sure packs a punch.

These Urban Decay Moondust shadows are beautiful and retail for $20 each for 1.5 g of product at Macys, UrbanDecay.com, Sephora, and other places that sell UD.

Out of the range of seven, I purchased two that I think I would use the most. I mean you can't exactly use these every day haha but they can add to any look if you want to achieve that glittery effect.

Zodiac - smokey black with a blue-green shift and 3D sparkle. SUPER gorgeous!

Diamond Dog - deep brown with white gold sparkle. Amazing with a brown smokey eye!

Left is Diamond Dog, Right is Zodiac.

I think that the best way to apply these is with your finger. I have tried with different kind of eyeshadow brushes and it does not compare to how it looks when it is applied with your finger. You really get the base shadow to show up, especially if you are applying to the naked (and primed?) lid.

Since I purchased these, I will be honest with you, that I have used these a hand full of times in the last year haha. But these are handy to have when you want to have that glittery effect to the look you have on.

I love the formula on these, not too much fall out and applies well to the lid with a finger. :)

Hope you found this helpful! Look out for my next post with MAC's Pressed Pigments :D

Bianca

Urban Decay Ocho Loco 2 - Swatches and Review

Hi again, I'm here with you again with a review on the Urban Decay Ocho Loco 2 eyeliner set that is on sale for the holidays. It retails for $59 at Sephora.Com , UrbanDecay.com , and anywhere else that helps Urban Decay products. It's a pretty good deal if you think about it, each of these pencils retails individually for $19 plus the Grindhouse pencil sharpener. So... $19 x 8 = $152 plus $10 for the sharpener... that's approx. $100 savings :O and you can probably get it cheaper if you took advantage of the Friends and Family sales happening this holiday season.

Photo Credit: Temptalia.com

Here are the swatches and more pictures:

Roach, Twice Baked, Crave, Perversion

Deep End, Mars, Ultraviolet, Tornado

Review: 

These are really great liners, especially the bright liners. So incredibly creamy and pigmented. You really cannot go wrong with UD liners. I will say that Roach is on the lighter/sheer side so it's nice as a light liner or a nice brown base for other brown eyeshadows. But other than that, the quality is amazing and a set for those that are not afraid to wear color. If you don't want the set because of the brighter ones, check out the Black Market set of the travel sized UD liners. 

All of these do apply smoothly and there is no tugging at the lash line and the waterline. They wear for many hours (not exactly 24 hours but who wears makeup for over 24 hours anyways? haha). The good thing is that you can use them for liner or for eyeshadow bases. So they are multi-use if you decide to use them that way. 

I have been using these pencils since I bought them and I love them! I recommend this line to people because they are such high quality and the color selection is out of this world. 

My faves from this set are: Mars (ugh...too beautiful for words), Ultraviolet (OMG, that is all.), Twice Baked and Perversion as every day staples for your makeup routine :)

Have you purchased this set? If so, what are you thoughts? Or are you considering getting this set? Let me know your thoughts down below! :)

Have a great day/night,

Bianca