Cherry picking [Reviewing the Naked Cherry eyeshadow palette, by Urban Decay].

If you've read a few of my other eyeshadow palette reviews, then you'll know that rosy tones are my favourites, so a palette focused around them is bound to grab my attention.

 Therefore it won't be a surprise that my top pick from Urban Decay's Naked line is last year's holiday release...

The Heat is on [Reviewing the Naked Heat eyeshadow palette, by Urban Decay].

I hadn't been going to bother reviewing Naked Heat here at all since there already hundreds of thousands of reviews out there, but enjoying Kat Von D Beauty's new Lolita Por Vida palette so much [also; finding old photos of when my palettes were new] has inspired me into taking a closer look at my favourite two Naked eyeshadow palettes from Urban Decay; I wanted to showcase another couple of  palettes with easily wearable & focused colour stories, with fantastic formulas and that aren't limited edition, so are readily available. 

Second place goes to the palette I think will make the perfect 'pretty but practical' makeup gift; a palette with a easily wearable colour story, that shades that someone can use every day and for any occasion...

EOTD: The Born To Run palette, by Urban Decay...

I was looking through my original demos for today's palette and realized that none of the ones I selected for my palette review featured one of the brand's OG shades - Smog. If you're a fan of Urban Decay, you'll recognize the suits-all shade Smog; it is a permanent single (when I was younger, I had loads of those silver dollar singles - for a few years, they were the only eyeshadows I wore) and it has featured in over half a dozen palettes over the years (including the iconic Naked palette), so it is undoubtedly my most-worn shade from Urban Decay.

Anyway: today I'm going to share a recent, more 'everyday' simpler look where I used Smog, as I just felt like giving a old favourite a chance to shine...

We were Born To Run (with Urban Decay)...

Hello Urban Decay, it's been a while since I've been excited to see you. You see, your move from fun and out-the-box to Naked and safe with the same style of Christmas palettes much of the time, has been boringly uninspiring to the point that I stopped paying attention to you.

However, we do have a long history together, so I'm back again, to see if the spark is still there...

Review: Book of Shadows NYC by Urban Decay

At first I wasn't sure about buying this - mainly because I already have Volume II [which contains Perversion and Midnight Cowboy Rides Again], and The Naked palette [which is entirely filled with neutral shades], plus three of the new shades are green - which is usually a no-no for my blue eyes. 

But when I saw the final palette in Boots and picked it up to read the description on the back whilst wandering around in a I-need-to-finish-my-Christmas-shopping-now panic, I noticed that a woman was following me around the store and telegraphically ordering me to put it back down, so I naturally flipped her off in my head and went ahead with my purchase...

Review: Naked palette by Urban Decay

Spoiler alert; I think that this palette is a must own - there's plenty here for every skintone AND all of the shades go with every eye colour. If you prefer neutral this is perfect and if you like a bit of colour this is still a fantastic set: you can easily blend a bit of coloured eyeshadow or liner - the possibilities are endless.

I've had my palette for a little while now and I've used every shadow at least twice and am very impressed by how versatile the colours are; Night, day, natural or dramatic - there are so many things to try here, so it doesn't matter if you are like me [a make-up junkie]...

EOTD: Supreme

After having a whole head of blonde highlights I decided to lay off the eyeliner and try a softer, more feminine approach to my make-up to match my lighter hair. This look was inspired by Boots 'No 7 Decades Collection; Supreme Seventies' print ads for their recent limited edition make-up collection.