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Shimmering Stardust Eyeshadow By Urban Decay Review | Highly Pigmented Shadows Blend Well & Glide On

Sunday, October 17th, 2010

Urban Decay Stardust EyeshadowUrban Decay has devised a shimmering set of eye shadows for spring 2010 called Stardust. These shades aren't for the faint heart! Apparently there is even more glitter than ever before, 40% more to be exact says Urban Decay.

The 9 different shades are listed below:

  • Space Cowboy- shimmering champagne beige
  • Bobby Dazzle- shimmery white
  • Griffith -shimmery yellow green
  • Diamond- shimmering brown
  • 54-sparkly purple
  • Retrograde- shimmering deep purple with a tinge of red
  • Atmosphere- shimmery bright blue
  • Moon spoon-sparkly greyish mauve
  • Void-greyish black with sparkles (like the night sky)

The stardust set has been designed not to have big chunks of glitter that gets every where, it should stay put. The eyeshadow has a long last formula and should glide onto your eye lids with ease. The amount of product you get has doubled compared to the other Urban Decay shadows.

Users Conclusions

Pros

  • Shimmery
  • Blends well
  • Glides on easily

Cons

  • Glitter fall out ( only a small amount but enough to notice)

Tips

To get less glitter fall out from an eye shadow try using a damp sponge to apply it. Stardust would work well for a sexy shimmering smokey eye look. I personally think void and retrograde would work well together.

Ingredients

All shades contain: Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Dimethicone, Talc, Zinc Stearate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Octyldodecyl Stearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol.

To Sum Up

A nice selection of colors that most ladies love, unfortunately they aren't as pigmented as Urban Decay promise. Still very desirable though, personally I prefer more subtle shades anyway.

There is a small amount of fall out also which lets stardust down, although if used with a damp sponge fall out should lesson.

Even though Urban Decay have doubled the amount of product you get for Stardust shadow, it is still expensive at $20 for one shade.

To see a color swatch on skin visit: http://www.temptalia.com/urban-decay-stardust-eyeshadow-review-photos-swatches

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Black Smoky Eyes Palette by Sephora Review | Blendible Long Lasting Matte Colors

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Smoky Eyes Palette by SephoraThe Smokey Eyes Palette by Sephora is a selection of 4 shades of eyeshadow, a eyeliner and a mascara. Sephora put these colors together to create a sexy smoldering smokey eye.

This set comes with handy picture cards with 6 steps showing you how to create the smokey eye. It all comes in a handy travel size palette.

The dark black, grey and beige colors in this collection are all matte effect to contrive a natural subtle smokey eye.

Users Conclusions

I have compiled the list below from the users opinions about Sephora's smokey eye kit:

Pros

  • Long lasting color
  • Great color combo
  • Compact kit
  • Blends well
  • Easy to follow picture cards

Ingredients

Eyeshadows: -Talc, Mica, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Isostearyl Neopentanoate Magnesium Stearate, Dimethicone, Capryloyl Glycine, Undecylenoyl Glycine, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Methicone, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77492 (Iron Oxides), CI 77491(Iron Oxides), 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77288 (Chromium Oxide Greens. Eyeliner Pencil: -CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Cera Peel Wax, Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Hydrogenated Coco Glycerides, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Beeswax, Stearic Acid, Mica Jojoba Seed Oil, Stearyl Stearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Tocopherol, CI 42090 (Blue 1 Lake), Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Propylparaben. Gradual Volume Black Mascara: -Water, Synthetic Beeswax, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), Glyceryl Stearate, Stearic Acid, Carnauba Wax, Acacia Senagal (Gum), Acrylates Copolymer, C18-36 Acid Triglyceride, Triethanolamine, Butylene Glycol, Kaolin, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyethyl Cellulose, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Potassium Sorbitate, EDTA.

To Sum Up

I was unable to find any negative comments about this collection, although I couldn't find many reviews on it at all.

The comments from users I found said, the collection has a great color combination that is long lasting and easy to apply.

It is a little lavishly priced at $36 but the patrons using it think it is worth the price.

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Natural Eye Neutral Eyeshadow Collection by Too Faced Review | Smudge-able Long Lasting Shimmer & Matte Shades

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

Too Faced Natural Eye Neutral Eye Shadow CollectionAll the shades in the Natural Eye Neutral Eyeshadow Collection were hand picked by the creative director Jerrod Blandino. He picked the natural colors he thinks will flatter any skin tone for any season or occasion.

The eyeshadows are devised to last all day without fading. The kit includes all over lid colors, highlighting shades and they all should smudge easily to create a natural look.

It comes in a small palette form for portability and also has three how to cards with easy to follow instructions on the best technique to create a sexy natural look.

Listed below is what is included in the collection:

  • A double ended sponge/brush applicator
  • Heaven 0.07oz – a matte ivory shade
  • Velvet revolution 0.07oz– in a matte taupe shade
  • Sexpresso 0.07oz – a deep matte brown
  • Silk Teddy 0.03oz– peach champagne shimmer
  • Push up 0.03oz– light bronze shimmer
  • Erotica 0.03oz– soft charcoal shimmer
  • Nude beach 0.03oz – champagne shimmer with gold glitter
  • Honey pot 0.03oz– gold shimmer
  • Cocoa puff 0.03oz– warm chocolate brown shimmer

Personally I adore these shades, really like some of the names too. Just a little bit naughty!

Users Conclusions

The list below summarizes what the users think about this collection:

Pros

  • Easy application
  • Long lasting
  • Natural colors
  • Helpful instruction cards
  • Good value

To Sum Up

Great reviews for the Too Faced Natural Eyes collection. All the reviews I read say how much they adore the natural colors and how easily they glide on.

It is good value for money at $34 for the kit. The patrons also like the handy instruction cards on how to create different natural looks.

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