Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Beauty Haul: Urban Decay, Elegant Lashes, and Beauty Books

So I did a little online shopping not too long ago and made some pretty awesome purchases.  I wasn't able to take any good quality pictures of the items I purchased, but I will leave links to the products so you call can check them out for yourselves.

The first few items I bought were from Urban Decay.  I have always heard really good things about this makeup brand, but I wanted to judge for myself. 

The Vice Palette, newly released, really caught my attention.  There are tons of reviews for this product all over YouTube and other beauty blogs, so I won't go into too much detail about this palette, but I will say it was definitely worth the money.  You get 20 brand new eyeshadow colors; in Urban Decay's new formula, in a mix of textures (matte, satin, shimmer) and a dual-sided eyeshadow brush.  A few of the shadows are a little chunky with a lot of glitter fallout, but the majority are very smooth and have really great color payoff.

The Ocho Loco 24/7 Glide-On Eyeliner Set is my favorite purchase.  These eyeliners are so smooth and definitely live up to their name 100%.  The set comes with eight full-sized eyeliner pencils in a great mix of colors; four of which are brand new.  The color pigmentation on these eyeliners is sickening!  (And if you're not familiar with "the lingo" that's a good thing.)  I know I am definitely going to have a lot of fun testing these out.

The last thing I bought from Urban Decay was the De-Slick Oil Control Makeup Setting Spray.  I can't really say a whole lot, good or bad, about this product yet.  I'm still in the process of testing it out, but I'll let you all know my thoughts in a few weeks once I've given it a chance.

Click here to check out all of Urban Decay's products!

The last few items I bought were some false eyelashes from Elegant Lashes and two makeup books about applying makeup to eyes.

I'll admit it, I'm kind of a lash whore.  Anything full-on and dramatic is right up my alley!  I think they can take any regular makeup look to a whole new level.  I can't wait to try these out...especially the feather ones.  I'm sure you will be seeing them very soon.

Click here to check out the great assortment of lashes!

The two book I got were Beautiful Eyes:  The Ultimate Eye Makeup Guide by Rae Morris and Style Eyes by Taylor Chang-Babaian.  I read the first one in about 45 minutes.  I have to say I was a bit disappointed.  The book had some really nice photos and makeup ideas, but the information was not presented as clearly as I would have liked.  It seemed like the author had some trouble explaining what was going in each picture.

Click here to check out Beautful Eyes: The Ultimate Eye Makeup Guide.

 
The second book has taken me a little bit longer to finish.  I am finding this book a lot more informative as it covers a wider range of topics and goes into a more detail about each one, but in a clear and concise manner.  I have definitely learned a lot.

Click here to check out Style Eyes.

Well, hopefully you all found this somewhat helpful or interesting...until next time!

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