Urban Decay Sets

Urban Decay is a brand that is known for it's crazy awesome eye shadow colors. Not to mention their purple packaging. They also had some innovative "Book of Shadows" come out, like the "Alice in Wonderland" palette and their recent "UD <3 NY" palette. They have such great palettes, it would take me forever to name them all but I must mention a couple that are top sellers that would also make great gifts:

Deluxe Shadow Box
Eyeshadow Ammo Shadow Box
Naked Palette
Show Pony Shadow Box
Vegan Palette
The Black Palette Sephora Exclusive
(can also find the others at Sephora and Ulta as well)


For the Holidays, Urban Decay does what they do best. Make exclusive palettes of their top selling products. And it is a great buy because they last throughout most of the year.

24/7 Jackpot

24/7 Jackpot
$39
Limited Edition

A collection of U.D. top selling waterproof eyeliners. The colors are very vibrant and they glide along the eyes for easy application. You have about 45 seconds to smudge them out before they set, to get budge-proof lines that last all day. No smudging, smearing or fading here. Works even better if used with a eyelid primer. Set includes 9 miniature sized pencils and 1 full sized pencil in "Zero". Great way of trying new colors without buying a full size pencil that you might only wear on special occasions.

For more info
Available at Urban Decay, Sephora, Ulta
Urban Decay
24/7 Jackpot
Ulta: 24/7 Jackpot

Little Sins Primer Potion Set

Little Sins Primer Potion Set
$29
Limited Edition

A cute primer potion set that includes all of the different finishes U.D. made. One exclusively made for this set, "Greed", has a metallic gold finish. The others, Original, Eden and Sin are available individually. Primers are made for the eyelid to control any oils and helps eye shadow pigments hold better, making them more brighter and last longer without creasing. The colored ones can be used alone as a natural look, or for adding more shimmer or evening out skin tone on the eyelid. Provides the perfect blank canvas for your eye shadow masterpieces.

For more info
Available only at Sephora
Little Sins Primer Potion Set

Beauty in a Box

Urban Decay Beauty in a Box
$52
Limited Edition

Sephora teamed up with Urban Decay to create a fun package to show the many different products U.D. has. This box contains unique items such as the "Gem Rocks" which are tiny gems that you can stick on your face. There is also the loose eye shadow, 2 glitter liquid eyeliners, 2 miniature 24/7 eye liners and a full size primer potion in "Sin". If you know someone who loves glitter and sparkle and fun colors, then this would be a great gift for them.

For more info
Available only at Sephora
U.D. Beauty in a Box






Black and Red Smokey Eye tutorial

I was inspired by an old Avril Lagvine picture I found on the internet. She was wearing a very bright red shadow with black to smoke it out. I'm sure if there are any Avril fans out there, you know what I'm talking about. I didn't save the pic to show for comparison and believe me I tried to look for it. It was from some random site. It stuck with me for a while and I just decided to do it to get it out of my head. Beautiful for Blue or Green eyes. brings out the green in Hazel colored eyes.

How to:

1. Apply a primer all over eyelid up to under brow. Use under lower lash if desired. I don't usually put primer under my lower lash because I use a waterproof eyeliner as a base for my shadows. I used Urban Decay Primer Potion


2. Using Kat Von D 'Love and Fury' palette. Apply the red cream Bloodletting, to the eye lid. Blend well into crease. Any red eyeshadow cream will work although I havn't seen alot.


3. Using Alice in Wonderland palette by Urban Decay, pat the color Queen, all over eyelid and into crease. The color is also known as Last Call.


4. Using AIW palette again, apply color Jabberwocky (also known as Oil Slick), to outer 1/3 corner of eye and blend into crease. Leave some Queen color on the inner eye corner.


5. Using AIW palette, apply color White Rabbit (also known as Polyester Bride), lightly under brow as highlight. I find patting the color on with a crease brush prevents any glitter fallout. Reapply if you need more color until you reach desired effect.


6. Line upper eye lash with any black eyeliner. I used Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Zero.


7. With same black eyeliner line bottom lashes and inner water line. Blend with smudge brush.


8. Apply color Queen from AIW palette on top of smudged black liner.


9. Finish with lots of mascara.


10. Lashes are optional. I used Makeup Forever # 27 Laura

Tools Recommended:

1. Eyeshadow Brush


2. Smudge Brush


3. Crease Brush


4. Small Detail Eyeshadow Brush (for outer corners and crease)