Yesterday was a busy day filled with studying, but then again when is it not? At the end of my night I decided to reward myself by joining in the St. Patties Day festivities and since I don’t have much green in wardrobe I did a St. Patrick’s Day inspired makeup look. I had one hour to go from bare-faced and frizzy haired to lets-hope-I-look-pulled-together-out-the-door.

My favorite part about this look was using Urban Decay’s Loaded, a green/black colored eye shadow.  I used it over a dark Coastal Scents green and it gives the outer corners such great dimension.

I had done so much studying the week before and doing this look put some excitement back into my day. Good thing my heavy duty concealer covers my heavy eye bags from lack of sleep!

Makeup used for this look:

1. Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer potion in Eden
2. Coastal Scents 88 Color Eye Shadow Palette – lightest shade of nude as highlighter
3. Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Ecstasy applied as base color over lid (in The Book of Shadows Vol. II)
4. Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Rockstar blended into outer corners (in UD NYC palette)
5. Urban Decay Eyeshadow in AC/DC in crease (in The Book of Shadows Vol. II)
6. Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Haight in inner corners (in UD NYC palette)

I lined my eyes with Urban Decay’s 24/7 Glide on eyeliner which I love because it glides on so smoothly, and applied my usual Cover Girl Lash Blast Luxe in Black Royale.

I was browsing on Sephora.com and found Urban Decay just came out with a new eyeshadow line called Stardust Eyeshadows! Urban Decay is one of my favorite beauty brands so hearing this is really exciting. (I’m also excited for their Alice in Wonderland Book of Shadows to launch.) As part of their Spring collection they have introduced a  new line of eye shadows has 40% more glitter than their most sparkly shadows. The effect is a sheer wash of color with tons of iridescent sparkles. I know what you’re thinking, what about color and glitter fall out? This new shadow claims to have no chunky glitter, no fall out for easy application. The glitter is a pricey ingredient called reflex and that’s what helps the glitter stay adhered to your lids. The wash of shadow is similar to wet snow and  the colors range from neutrals to bright colors that pop. The colors can be blended with other Urban Decay eyeshadows, and Sephora.com suggests pairing it with 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencils. The new packing  twice as much product than the other Urban Decay eyeshadows.

I really want to get my hands on a few of these new shadows to try. I’m interested to see how the new formula was made and how it works. The colors I want to try are Atmosphere, Bobby Dazzle, and Void. Atmosphere is a deep turquoise w/iridescent sparkle, Bobby Dazzle  is a white w/iridescent sparkle, and Void which is  a black w/iridescent sparkle. My birthday is coming up at the end of this month, I think I know what to say when people ask me what gift I want this year =).

I got the Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol. II as a Christmas gift this year. Someone obviously knows me really well; I can only speak of good things about this brand. I felt lucky to have gotten it as a gift knowing that it is no longer available in most Sephora stores or from UrbanDecay.com. I was thinking of buying it for myself back in November and now I’m glad I didn’t give into my guilty pleasures.  

   This is the first Urban Decay palette I own that includes their 24/7 Glide on Eye-Pencils, which I am very happy about. I have the Deluxe Shadow Box, the Eyeshadow Ammo Shadow Box and the Sustainable Shadow Box and I use them all, especially when I travel back and forth from LA to the San Francisco Bay Area.  They’re really convenient to throw in your bag when you know you’re going to have to do your makeup away from home because you’re not lugging around a train case filled with bulky single eyeshadows and eyeliners. Now I’m really glad since I have one less thing to pack when I am on the go.    

 In the Book of Shadows Vol. II palette there are 16 shadows; 7 of which are exclusive to the palette. I’m glad to see that out of the 16 I only have 5 shades from previous palettes. Having too many of the same shades in palettes has stopped me from buying some of the others because I already most of the shades from single eyeshadows and the palettes I already own.    

 Overall, the color variety in this palette is very wearable and versatile. There are many colors that you can mix and match for a multitude of different looks to take you from day to night.  My favorite shadows from this palette are Perversion, AC/DC, Mushroom, and Misdemeanor. I also love the way Sphynx looks in the pan, but I am skeptical how it will look on my skin tone.     

 There is a mini Urban Decay publication that I get a kick out of included in the palette, such a cute idea. It’s like having a mini Urban Decay inspiration look book, and when you find yourself clueless about how you want to look that day you can always refer to the booklet. The model who featured throughout the booklet is Daniela Freitas and she is absolutely gorgeous. I like that Urban Decay used her as their model for the booklet be because I noticed that she has smaller eyelids from her lash line to eyebrow just like me and it’s nice to see I’m not the only one.     

  I am totally diggin’ this palette- two thumbs way up!