'Sin'-tillatingly Neutral

So yesterday my package from Sephora arrived containing my bottle of Urban Decay's new 'Sin' Primer Potion. Hoorah! The UPS man comes at night here so I decided to put off trying it with a new look until today. I did try it out on my hand and absolutely could not WAIT to try it out today!

Two things about this primer vs. the original UDPP:

1. A little goes a LONG way with 'Sin' because it is very shimmery. I applied it as I do my regular stuff and my eyelids looked like they were 'chromed out' so to speak.


2. I recommend using a brush to blend the color onto the lids vs. using the wand that comes with the product or a finger. I use my fingers to blend the original stuff but the brush worked so much better for 'Sin'. I used a 3/8" Maxine's Mop by Loew-Cornell. (Yes, Loew-Cornell as in paint brushes. You can find lots of great deals on brushes at your local craft store!)

I am calling today's look 'Sin'-tillatingly Neutral. As in scintillating...? ;-P This is a little more 'glamourous' than my everyday 'neutral' look (which I will post pics of one of these days) as I used shimmery colors vs. the mattes I use for my every day look. And I used a dark liner vs. a light liner. Anyway... without further ado.

Colors Used:

• Urban Decay 'Sin' Primer Potion: all over lid and brow bone area.


• Urban Decay Side Car (bronze sparkle): all over lid.


• Urban Decay Twice Baked (brownie brown with gold sparkle): in outer corner of lid, blended into outer crease; as a lower liner.


• M·A·C Pigment in Your Ladyship (creamy white with gold shimmer): brow bone highlighter.


• Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner Pencil in Zero (rich black): top liner, blended out with a brush to create a smoky effect.


• L'Oreal HiP High Drama Volumizing Mascara in Ultimate Black.

The Results:













[gasp!] Yes, my hair is actually done in the last two pictures. Since I started walking I wait to shower until the afternoon (or evening, depending on what I'm doing that day) and putting the waves in my hair takes a good hour. :-P

Cotton Candy Eyes

Sometimes pink, sometimes blue... Always sweet and delicious. This look is brought to you by a State Fair favorite -- Cotton Candy! The look I originally wanted to portray wasn't working out for me today so I came up with this look instead. So stay tuned for a Cotton Candy Eyes part Deux at some point. :)

Colors Used:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion: all over lid and brow bone area.


• M·A·C Shadestick in Beige-ing: all over lid.


• LA Colors Metallic Palette in Eye Candy (bright pink color): inner corner of lid.


• Prestige Eyeshadow Single in Love (shimmery medium pink): outer corner of lid, blended into crease.


• LA Colors Metallic Palette in Eye Candy (vanilla color): brow bone highlight.


• LA Colors Metallic Palette in Eye Candy (aqua blue color): applied wet and used as liner for inner corner -- both top and bottom.


• LA Colors Metallic Palette in Eye Candy (ocean blue color): applied wet and used as liner for outer corner -- both top and bottom.


• Max Factor 2000 Calorie Waterproof Mascara in Blackest Black.

The Results:

an ode to Drugstore brands

This is an informative entry to let you know that you don't have to spend oodles of money to get a good product. I've seen some people on YouTube use a brand called LA Colors before. It's a Dollar Store brand. Curious, I went to our local Dollar General and, lo and behold, they carried LA Colors. Being the M·A·C / Urban Decay / L'Oreal HiP addict that I am, I was a bit skeptical. Still, the palettes I found were only a $1 so I broke into the spare change collection in my car and bought the two palettes. Both palettes contain six metallic finish shadows. The lighter colors have less of a color pay off than the deeper colors. They're not as smooth applying as, say, Urban Decay shadows but what do you want for a dollar?? I recommend using a creamy base (I used M·A·C Shadestick in Beige-ing as the base for the swatches below as the colors didn't come out quite as vibrant with UDPP alone.) If you don't want to spend $16 on a M·A·C Shadestick, Sally Hansen makes a similar product for $4.99 (ColorStick) that you can find in Rite Aid.

So here are the palettes in all their frugal glory:





The first one is called 'Eye Candy' and has an off-white/vanilla, a bright pink, an aqua blue, a deep lavender, a melon, and what I'd call an 'ocean' blue.



The second one is called "Precious" and has a nude color, a yellow-gold, a bronze color, a copper, a brown, and what I would describe as a pinkish/reddish plum. (The pinkish/reddish plum actually reminds me a LOT of Urban Decay's Last Call!)



So there you have it. Pretty colors at a 'I-don't-wear-makeup-because-I-don't-like-to-spend-money-on-it' price!

Peachy Keen

Today's look brought to you by peaches and the letter Z.

Colors Used:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion: all over lid and brow bone area; along lower lashline.


• Urban Decay Scandal (peachy pink): blended with Chopper; applied all over lid; liner on the inner half of lower lashline.


• Urban Decay Chopper (coppery fawn w/ silver microglitter): blended with Scandal; applied all over lid.


• Prestige Eyeshadow Single in Love (shimmery medium pink): applied to outer corner of lid and blended into outer crease; liner on the outer half of lower lashline.


• L'Oreal HiP Pigment in Fiery (bright fuschia): applied to outer crease


• Bare Minerals Glimpse in Queen Phyllis (shimmery vanilla): brow bone highlighter.


• L'Oreal HiP Color Truth Cream Liner in Black: applied with a thin eyeliner brush to upper lashline.


• Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Zero (rich black): applied to waterline.


• Max Factor 2000 Calorie Waterproof Mascara in Blackest Black.

The Results













I'm not thrilled with the eyeliner. The L'Oreal eyeliner was crappy. I've only used it a handful of times. When I first bought it application was easy because the product with smooth and creamy. Now it's dried out. I won't be buying it again and next time I do an actual liner versus using a shadow wet I will stick to my 24/7 pencils by Urban Decay. They have never let me down.

Prismatic Eyes

Who says you can only use two or three colors for an eyeshadow look? Today I was feeling daring and decided to do my own interpretation of the ever popular 'rainbow eyes'. It took me two tries to get it right. The first time around I used MAC Shadestick in Beige-ing and the colors 'popped' a leeettle too much. I had to laugh because I seriously looked like a poorly made up clown. So my second attempt I used just my Urban Decay Primer Potion. The 'Sin' Primer Potion is going to complement this look wonderfully! I can't wait until it arrives!

Colors Used:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion: all over lid and brow bone area; under lower lashline.


• Urban Decay Absinthe (electric green with gold shift): inner corner of lid and lower lashline.


• Urban Decay Kiddie Pool (ocean blue with iridescent sparkles): blended just after the Absinthe on lid only.


• L'Oreal HiP Pigment in Beckoning (deep bright blue): just a tiny bit blended slightly into and outside of the Kiddie Pool.


• Urban Decay Flash (bright iridescent purple): blended over top of and slightly away from Beckoning. (This gave a kind of "is it blue or is it purple?" kind of look. Gradiation is key!)


• Pretige Eyeshadow Single in Love (shimmery medium pink): outer corner of lid and lower lashline.


• NYX Ultra Pearl Mania in Yellowgold (bright yellow gold, as the name implies): applied using a dampened (not wet) brush to lower lashline.


• L'Oreal HiP Eyeshadow Duo in Flamboyant (orange side only): blended into the Yellowgold and Love on lower lashline.


• Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Zero (rich black): applied to waterline.


• Max Factor 2000 Calorie Waterproof Mascara in Blackest Black.

The Results:

Ocean Eyes

Today I did my eyes in neutral colors because I was in too much of a hurry to fuss around with matching up colors and experimentation. I had to get the cat to the vet this morning.

However, yesterday I did "Ocean Eyes" to match my blue aqua blue shirt. I need to tweak my "formula" for this look because it didn't have much contrast.

Colors Used:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion: all over lid and brow bone area; under lower lash line.


• Urban Decay Matte Trio in Asphalt (matte white shade): brow bone highlighter.


• Urban Decay Kiddie Pool (ocean blue with iridescent sparkles): all over lid.


• Urban Decay Flipside (electric teal with blue sheen): outer corner of lid and blended into the crease.


• Urban Decay Goddess (midnight blue w/ lots of electric blue microglitter): very lightly in outer crease; used wet as a liner for upper lashline.


• Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner Pencil in Electric: liner for lower lashline topped in Kiddie Pool on the inner corner and Flipside on the outer corner.


• Max Factor 2000 Calorie Mascara in Blackest Black

The Results:

Urban Decay Sin Primer Potion

After hunting down a swatch of the new Urban Decay Sin Primer Potion I decided to take the plunge and shell out the $17 for it. I mean, why not? The very first bottle of Primer Potion that I bought lasted me over a year. And that was with consistent every day use. Okay, yes, I did just get an oversized bottle of the original Primer Potion for Christmas; but this one is new and shiny and different and special and I just had to have it, understand?

So now to wait the usual five-ish days it takes for Sephora to ship stuff out. I can't wait to try it out! I just know it's going to be spectacular!

Feeling Bubbly

Today's look is a purple, blue, and green look dubbed "Bubbly" because I couldn't think of anything else to call it. Enjoy!

Colors Used:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion: all over lid and brow bone area; under lower lashline.


• Urban Decay Flash (bright iridescent purple): inner corner of lid and lower lashline.


• Urban Decay Graffiti (bright green): outer corner of lid and lower lashline.


• Urban Decay Kiddie Pool (ocean blue with iridescent glitter): blended between Flash and Graffiti on lid and lower lashline. (


• Urban Decay Matte Trio in Asphalt: used the matte white in this trio as a brow bone highlighter.


• NYX Ultra Pearl Loose Pigment in Pearl White: used just a tiny, tiny bit over top of the matte white to add a touch of shimmer.


• Max Factor 2000 Calorie Mascara in Blackest Black

The Results:

Purple & Teal

Here is today's look: Purple & Teal. (No creative name for the look, sorry!) I've been searching for halfway decent matte shadows in bright colors. I really need to find a good yellow. I've been searching Cherry Culture but I'm not sure how much I should trust some of the brands on their site. I know NYX is decent but I haven't used it enough to warrant putting a bunch of their shadows into my collection. Especially if they turn out to be junk. Dilemmas, dilemmas. Anyway, without further ado...

Colors Used:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion: all over lid and brow bone area.


• M·A·C Shadestick in Gracious Me (lavender): inner corner of lid.


• M·A·C Shadestick in Sea Me (deep teal): outer corner of lid.


• Urban Decay Grifter (lavender with silver microglitter): over top of Gracious Me.


• Urban Decay Flipside (bright blue/teal): over top of Sea Me.


• Urban Decay Polyester Bride (shimmery white with subtle glitter): brow bone highlight.


• Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner Pencil in Electric: lower liner with Flipside over top.


• Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner Pencil in Lust: upper liner with Urban Decay Flash over top.


• Max Factor 2000 Calorie Waterproof Mascara in Blackest Black

The Results:

Pretty as a Parkeet

Today's eyes brought to you by the color yellow. (Specifically this sunshiney yellow shirt that I love that I just had to match my eyes to today.) And also by brightly colored birds. Enjoy!

Colors Used:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion: all over lid and brow bone area.


• Urban Decay Honey (bright golden yellow): inner half of lid.


• Urban Decay Flipside (electric teal with blue sheen): outer half of lid blended into the Honey.


• Urban Decay Absinthe (bright green with gold shift): lightly blended between the Honey and Flipside to create a 'gradient' look.


• Urban Decay Midnight Cowboy (pink champagne with silver glitter): browbone highlight. Tap your brush numerous times to knock off the fallout and most of the glitter.


• Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner Pencil in Electric (bright aquamarine): liner for lower lashline.


• Urban Decay Shattered (bright blue/green shift): blended lightly over top of Electric.


• Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner Pencil in Zero (blackest black): waterline.


• Max Factor 2000 Calorie Waterproof Mascara in Rich Black

The 'gradient' look can be acheived by using a creamier base (such as a M·A·C shadestick). The eyeshadow colors then blend together and, duh, yellow and blue make green. I tried using MAC shadestick in Corn under the Honey and Sea Me under the Flipside but the color was way too vibrant/bold even for me! So I just went with my primer potion as a base instead and layered the colors until I acheived the desired intensity. To acheive the 'gradient' look I wanted, I used a green in between the colors. Sneaky, sneaky, no? ;)

The Results: