Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Friday, December 26, 2014

Urban Decay Black Magic First Impression

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! I thought I would share my first impression of the Urban Decay Black Magic eyeliner set that I received for Christmas this year.


So this is what the set looks like. I believe it was limited edition because my I cannot find it online at Sephora anymore. I was sent an email back at the beginning of the month that listed it as a gift idea at the same time I was replying to an email from my cousin, so I mentioned it to her (because we like to talk about makeup, naturally) and she took the hint and now here it is! :) 
A few months ago I bought my first eyeliner from Urban Decay in the shade Psychedelic Sister, a rich purple colour that I absolutely love, so I was so excited to receive this set!
This set (I keep wanting to type palette because I'm used to talking about eyeshadow :P) comes with four double ended eyeliners, all different colours. 


Here are all the swatches of the colours (L-R):
LSD (sparkly grey-blue) + Perversion (deep, rich black)
Tornado (dark purple) + Black Market (dark grey)
Smoke (light grey) + Black Velvet (black with a slight brownish undertone when you really look at it)
(bottom row): Demolition (medium brown) + Zero (black-brown)
So far I love all the different colours! They go on easily, actually, so easily that I accidentally broke the tip of the purple one while swatching it! Oops...
As you probably noticed, each pencil has a black shade and a different colour on the other end, hence the name Black Magic for the set. The only two I have a hard time distinguishing are Zero and Black Velvet, as they both look quite similar. If you look at the two carefully you'll find that Zero is a bit lighter and less harsh than Black Velvet. 
As it was limited edition I cannot really recommend this set, but I can recommend Urban Decay eyeliners in general- have fun testing them out in store, as there are so many shades to choose from!


Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Manicure Monday (a day late)

So yesterday I decided to get into the holiday spirit by painting my nails. I didn't go crazy and do nail art because it probably would have gotten ruined with all the baking and cleaning that I've been doing lately to get ready for Christmas, but I did add a bit of sparkle to my usual basic red polish.


I put gold glitter on my ring finger after putting two coats of red polish on my other nails. The glitter polish that I used was a little sheer so I had to layer on three coats to make it stand out. I'm sure I'll love taking that off in the coming weeks! :P I really like the idea of putting a different colour on the ring finger, I'll probably be doing that in the new year as well!


Polishes used: Sally Hansen Salon Nail Lacquer in Ruby or Not to Be, Love & Beauty by Forever 21 (doesn't say the name but it's a gold glitter and it came in a set of three- light pink and coral were the other colours in the set)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! :)