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Showing posts with label mascara. Show all posts

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Sephora/Urban Decay Haul

So for those of you who know me, I'm a pageant girl... Or was a pageant girl.. Not sure how you want to say it but I have competed in the Miss New Mexico Teen USA competition and since then I was hooked on watching beauty gurus on YouTube to learn more about how to do hair and make up flawlessly. Ever since I competed and did my research I learned a lot about different brands of makeup and hair tools and styling techniques. So of course when my family and I went to Las Vegas for Christmas I had to go to Caesar's Palace because I knew there was a Sephora store at the forum shops!!
For those of you who don't know what a Sephora store is, it's make up heaven!! They have so many different brands of make up and hair products. So you could guess that when I walked in, I was content to stay there forever! But since I couldn't I picked up some Urban Decay products that I had heard about and wanted for a while now.
First up is Urban Decay's Naked 2 eye shadow palette!

There are 12 different eye shadow shades and if you can't read them they are, from left to right, Foxy, Half Baked, Bootycall, Chopper, Tease, Snakebite, Suspect, Pistol, Verve, YDK, Busted, and Blackout!
I just love the names of these shades! My favorite combo right now is Tease/Suspect (on eyelid) Snakebite (in crease) and Bootycall (under eyebrow as a highlight).
This 12 shadow palette was $50 and for those who think its expensive, I'm right there with you but let me tell you, I absolutely LOVE this palette and wouldn't give it up for anything. It's my go-to shadow right now!! I've had it a couple weeks now and it still looks new so I'm guessing the shadows will last me a while!

The second thing that I'd been seeing on a lot of YouTube videos was the Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Perversion. This eye pencil was roughly $20 and it was worth every penny!





I've seen this exact eyeliner used by Kandee Johnson (www.youtube.com/user/kandeejohnson) and also by the Queen of Blending (www.youtube.com/user/QueenofBlendingMUA
). If you haven't seen Kandee's or the Queen of Blending's videos check them out! I love the difference in their make up styles.
Anyway, for as long as I've had this, I've loved it. It lasts long and, doesn't smudge and glides on easy! It's like the perfect eyeliner for those long nights out.

The third item I bought was Urban Decay's, Big Fatty mascara, also $20! I've been looking for a mascara that lengthens lashes and curls them and I'm glad to say that I've finally found it!! Just as a warning, if you're one of those who puts on coats and coats of regular mascara (like me) you don't need to do it with this mascara! I absolutely love it!


The next item I bought is also from Urban Decay and its their Brow Box in Brown Sugar and this nifty box was around $30.





This Brow Box includes a pair of small tweezers, a small slanted brush and two colors (dark and light) depending on which color palette you buy. I have seen a video where the girl used wax to do their eyebrows and when I saw this at the store I wanted to buy it to try it out and I LOVE it! I wasn't sure if you we're supposed to put the wax on before or after you put the color on your eyebrows but I've done it both ways and I don't see much of a difference. The only thing that I could think of is if you use the wax before putting on the color it'll tame your eyebrows more.

Another Urban Decay product was their All Nighter setting spray (mini). A friend of mine bought the regular size bottle but this 1 oz. bottle was on sale for around $10 (orginally $14) so I picked it up! It helps your make up set and last all night (hence, the name)! I absolutely love it and most likely will be investing in a regular size bottle next time I visit a Sephora store!



So to all you make up fanatics like me, next time you go to a Sephora store I recommend these products! I'm also still kind of new to this whole blog thing so if there's anything you'd like to see more of (or less of) please leave me a comment and let me know!

xoxo,
Grace ❤