My Look: Pink & Purple - Using Vice 2

I've been so exciting playing with my new Vice 2 palette from Urban Decay! It's just so pretty! Yesterday I did a dramatic green eye look following a tutorial from ThatGirlShaeXO on youtube. So so gorgeous. Today I just played around and this is what I came up with. If you missed my post with swatches of all the colors, I will link it HERE.

Face:

NARS Laguna bronzer

Tarte 'Stellar' blush (shimmery brown nude)

Hard Candy Tiki highlighter

Lips:

Revlon gloss in Pink Pop

Eyes:

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Just Beige as a base/primer

"Habit" all over lid (creamy beige)

"X Rated" as a blending color (almost matte bubblegum pink)

"Voodoo" on outer half of lid (dark blackened metallic purple)

"Betrayal" on inner half of lid (shimmery blue/purple duo chrome)

"Coax" to blend out the crease (metallic rose pink)

"Dope" as a brow highlight (soft satin pinky beige)

Jordana FabuLiner in black

Rimmel ScandalEyes liner in Nude

L'Oreal Full Definition mascara

Swatches: Urban Decay Vice 2 Palette

    This morning I was given a $50 gift card to Sephora as an early birthday present. Needless to say, I was pretty fricking excited. So off I headed to the mall, because right now is Sephora VIB and I couldn't pass up that 20%! I really REALLY wanted this palette for my birthday, so I knew that's what I would spend my card on. I also got my birthday freebie, and after taxes I only paid 50 cents!

The packaging is gorg! It's a swirly vortex of purpley goodness. It also has the button on the front which opens it, just like the original Vice palette. Inside the lid is a huge mirror, which is a nice bonus. 

So pretty! I can't wait to play with it tomorrow!!!

Just to save myself from being redundant and saying each shade is "super pigmented, creamy, blah blah blah" I'll just say that now. There are only a few shades that need an extra footnote, which I will include in shade descriptions. Other than that, every shade is AMAZEBALLS.

Smokeout: Blackened brown, with a hint of a plum undertone.

Lovesick: Matte black with silver glitter. **This shade was pretty dry and patchy.

Shellshock: Extreme silver metallic.

Coax: Rosey pink with a satin finish.

X Rated: Baby pink with an almost matte finish.

Prank: Dark, dark navy with a teal shift and teal shimmer. **This shade was the softest and most pigmented. May stain lids.

Madness: Bright, electric blue with a silver reflect sheen.

Strike: Yellowy orange gold with metallic finish.

Stash: Metallic olive green with gold flecks.

Poison: Charcoal blue/black with small silver flecks.

Radar: Medium warm brown with a satin (almost frost) finish.

Damaged: Metallic emerald green.

Voodoo: Metallic blackened purple. Mostly purple, but definitely has some black in it. **Applied a bit patchy.

Betrayal: Lilac purple with a strong blue duo chrome. 

Derailed: Metallic taupe brown.

Dope: Metallic icy pink.

Toxic: Rose gold with a satin finish.

Habit: Matte creamy beige.

Ambush: Deep bronzy brown. Metallic finish.

Rewind: Matte medium cool brown.

Final thoughts:

I could have done without 3 dark black/charcoal colors. One of them, Lovesick, is not very good at all. I think one would have been enough. Of course I will say more matte shades would have been nice, especially a nice warm brown. The 2 pink shades, Coax and  X Rated are similar enough that one is enough. Other than that, I love everything about this palette. The new formula of Urban Decay shadows is beyond fabulous. They are so smooth, apply so nicely, it's wonderful. 

I give this palette:

My Halloween Look

      Yes, I so totally wore this all day. Even to my sons party at school, and he is in 2nd grade. 

It's how I roll haha!

Face:

Rimmel Stay Matte Liquid Mousse foundation (will review soon)

NYC Sunny Bronzer

Rimmel blush in Pink Sorbet

ELF blush in Peachy Keen

Eyes:

MAC Painterly paint pot

LA Colors jumbo pencil in purple (lid only)

theBalm Meet Matte Nude palette:

Matt Singe (buffer color)

Matt Malloy (brow)

Wet n Wild Fergie Desert Festival palette:

 Matte orange (crease)

LA Colors Holiday palette:

Bright purple (lid & lower lash line)

Shimmery white (inner corner)

Rimmel ScandalEyes liner in Black (smudged on upper & lower lash line)

Benefit They're Real mascara

I hope you all had a wonderful and safe Halloween!! 🎃👻

My Look: Purple & Teal (Vice Palette)

    Not too much to say today, I have to run out the door in a minute to drop my little guy off at Grandma's house. I have to get to school to help out with my son's Halloween Party this afternoon. 

Happy Halloween everyone!! 🎃👻

Eyes:

MAc Painterly Paint Pot

Maybelline Color Tattoo - Tenacious Teal

Urban Decay Vice Palette:

Junkie (lid)

Maybelline Cinnamon Spice (crease)

Anonymous (brow)

Echo Beach (blender)

Milani Shadow Eyez - Champagne Toast

24/7 liner - Ransom

Vice & Rapture (lower lash line)

Wet n Wild Fergie gel liner - Gunmetal Grape

Rimmel ScandalEyes liner in Black

Benefit They're Real mascara

Smashbox Full Exposure mascara

Face:

L'Oreal True Match Lumi foundation

Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer

Maybelline Dream Matte powder

NYC Sunny bronzer

ELF Candid Coral blush

Lips:

NYX gloss in Nude Peach

My Look: Pink and Grey

     I am seriously loving my original Vice palette lately! I really hope I get the Vice 2 for my birthday, because these palette are AWESOME! It's just a lazy Sunday afternoon here, but that never stops me from glamming it up ;-)

Eyes:

MAC Painterly paint pot

Maybelline Color Tattoo - Inked in Pink (lid only)

Urban Decay Vice palette:

Anonymous - brow highlight

Laced - blender color

Desperation - outer corner and crease

Freebird - lid

Ulta liner in grey on upper and lower lash line

Desperation to blend lower liner

Benefit They're Real mascara

Face:

NYC Sunny bronzer

Milani blush in Dolce Pink

My Look: Blue, and Green and Gold.... Oh My!

    I don't really have any clever stories to tell today. Just that I am back in love with my Urban Decay Vice Palette lately. I've been searching tons of YouTube tutorials for different ways to use it, and have been finding good looks. I got this particular look from ThatGirlShaexo . 

Eyes: 

MAC Painterly paint pot

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Gold Shimmer (lid only)

Urban Decay Vice Palette:

Blitz - inner lid

Jagged - outer lid

Junkie - blend between both colors

Chaos - over top of Jagged on outer corner

Muse - crease

Anonymous - brow highlight

Lined lower lashes with UD Junkie eyeliner, smudge out with Chaos

Line water line with black liner

Smashbox mascara + Maybelline Rocket mascara

Face:

NYC Sunny Bronzer

Tarte blush - Dollface

Dollar Tree Finds!

    I wondered on over to the Dollar Tree the other day (I honestly can't remember what for) and I decided I needed a new hair brush, and found some other goodies there also. I thought I'd share what kind of things can be found at the Dollar Tree lately, and a few swatches too!

   The ELF Lip Exfoliator pictured above was actually purchased at Target for $3, not at the Dollar Tree, but I thought I'd include it. Basically it's an exfoliating lip scrub in the shape of a lipstick and it tastes like vanilla. Simple enough.

     I did pick up the hair brush, and also a couple larger clips for keeping my hair out of my face while putting my makeup on, or doing my hair. They came together 2-in-1. 

The LA Colors Rapid Dry Top Coat is a bit of a disappointment for me. It's super runny like water, and it drags through my polish leaving little track marks. It also doesn't dry rapidly AT ALL. Granted it's only a $1, but pass on it. 

     If you watch my YouTube videos you know I am LOVING the ELF Matte Lip Colors. I have 5 out of the 6 available shades now, and found all of them at the Dollar Tree, although they are still available at Target and online. The shade I passed on is Praline because it's just too dark brown for me. The color I did pick up this time is Coral, which I was super pumped up about. It's a beautiful peachy nude color, and reminds me a bit of Just Peachy by Wet n Wild (one of my all time faves!)

   I also found a bunch of the Rimmel Glam Eye quads. I didn't however realize they were quads and not trios, until I was swatching the last one. So the first 2 palettes only show 3 swatches, not 4. Oops! They did have a few more shades available, I just picked up the ones I was interested in. I have worn the gold one already, and it is pretty nice. The only complaint I have is that the little strips of eyeshadow are really hard to get into, even with the little sponge applicator. While it is pretty to look at, the packaging leaves much to be desired in terms of usage. Swatches of everything is below!

Green Park

Royal Tea

Heart of Gold

ELF Matte Lip Color - Coral

My Look: Rose Gold & Purple

    This was a look I wore a day last week. I've worn a look very similar to this before, as I quite like the pairing of colors. Of course in these photos, I'm wearing no lip color as usual. (Seriously what kind of makeup blogger am I? lol) In the closeups my brows look totally whack, like I don't know how to match brow color. I assure you it looks fine in real life, it just looks weird in these pictures.

MAC Painterly paint pot

Wet n Wild Brulee (crease to brow)

Wet n Wild "Lust" palette - medium matte purple *MAC Fig 1 dupe* (crease)

MAC Trax (blend out crease)

L'Oreal Infallible Amber Rush (lid)

Rimmel ScandalEyes black eyeliner pencil (lid and tight line)

Maybelline The Rocket Mascara

Benefit Their Real mascara

Cheeks are Peachy Keen by ELF