MW's Review: Urban Decay The Vice 2 Palette

Hi Whirlers,

Today's post is on the beautiful Urban Decay Vice 2 Palette, which has come out quite recently! 

This palette is the partner in crime to the original Vice Palette, which came out around this time last year. It is now discontinued, unfortunately. I raved about the original palette in my review, however, I personally feel this second palette is much more up my street as the colours are much more subdued and more approachable by one who doesn`t have much confidence with bright colours. 

The size is exactly the same as the original and with exactly the same brush included. The packaging of the palette is much sleeker compared to last years palette, which had a more rubbery feel (like Nars packaging) and resulted in more dust/dirt attraction, resulting in less of a cleaning issue. Again, this year, they have included the faux diamond UD branding on the cover of the palette, which again could potentially cause an issue when storing away.

The colour pigmentation could cause no issue for me, as I feel Urban Decay have the best high quality eyeshadows out there (yes, I prefer them over MAC!) and I have not been left disappointed. The palette consists of a mix of mattes and shimmery shades (only 5 matte shades). The colours are long-lasting and vibrant. 

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L-R: Smokeout, Lovesick, Shellshock, Coax, X-Rated

First RowFrom the first row, you can see all five shades are heavily pigmented, especially Shellshock (silver). My favourite shade from this row is Smokeout, which is a deep matte brown, and I feel it would be gorgeous for a brown smokey eye, where you don`t want to use black for the outer corner. Lovesick (black shimmer) is probably the least pigmented on this row. This is probably my least favourite row, however.

L-R: Prank, Madness, Strike, Stash, Poison

Second Row

This row is most definitely my favourite row of shades from this palette. The colours are so gorgeous, heavily pigmented and rather vibrant for such deep colours. Just look at the swatch *love*. I love how gorgeous Madness (blue) is and how Strike (gold) is the perfect shade of gold for my skintone!! And, we all know how obsessed I am with the colour khaki, so Stash was very appealing to me! And, I just love how Prank (matte navy) is so pigmented. 

L-R: Radar, Damaged, Voodoo, Betrayal, Derailed

Third Row

This is probably my third favourite row, as Damaged (green) and Radar (brown) are just so heavenly...in an earthly kind of way! This row lets me down with the purple shades, being Voodoo and Betrayal, as I don`t really wear purple eyeshadow, as I don`t have many purple clothes, so I feel I wouldn`t get much use out of those colours.

L-R: Dope, Toxic, Habit, Ambush, Rewind

Fourth Row

The final row, is my second favourite row, as there are three matte shades in this row and they`re neutral colours, which make them wearable on an everyday basis. I can`t pick a favourite from this row, but Toxic (coral shimmer) looks absolutely stunning on my skintone and I`ve been using Habit (peach matte) quite a lot lately all over the eyelid and only using a matte brown to add depth on my sockets. So, I am loving this row.

Verdict: I love this palette, much more accessible compared to Vice, as the colours are more muted. Would make a wonderful present for a girl who wants to start experimenting with eyeshadows. As the Naked Palette 3 is out in December in the UK, I would personally recommend purchasing the Vice 2 palette as it is a limited edition and the Naked Palettes are part of the permanent line.

As for price worthy? I think these palettes are most definitely always worth it. Have a look at my original post, to see how I calculated and justified my purchase....just don`t blame me when you keep buying new things!

How about you? Have you already purchased this palette? Are you lusting after it?

RRP: £42.00

(but, currently on sale in Debenhams for £37.80!)

(Urban Decay can be purchased from Debenhams and House of Fraser)

Let me know, by commenting below!

xo

P.S. I also think my swatching has improved since last year - result!

P.S.1. Make sure you catch me on all of the social media platforms out there - just search for 'mangowhirl'!

MW's Review: Urban Decay The Vice Palette

Hello my lovelies,

How are you all? 

I was a little cheeky and purchased 'The Vice Palette' by Urban Decay, and I thought I would share photos/swatches with you:

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The palette is a gorgeous purple shade, with 'UD' in a faux diamond raised kind of effect. Unlike the Naked Palette One (velvet) and Naked Palette Two (metal), The Vice Palette is made of a soft rubber texture, which is smooth to the touch. It looks very cool, although, I`m sure when it comes to putting the palette away, the raised logo will be an issue. The outer packaging was a simple cardboard box, which tried to imitate the faux diamonds effect for the 'UD' and again in the same shade of purple as the palette, itself.

The palette comes with a full size mirror, which is fantastic, as the palette is fairly large (18cm x 14cm).

In the palette, you also get a double ended brush, blending brush on one side and a crease brush on the other. It is smaller compared to the other Karma brushes that you can purchase or the ones that come with a palette, but the width is exactly the same. 

 You are greeted with 20 colours in this gorgeous palette, all of which cannot be purchased individually (as I was told by the UD sales assistant in Debenhams). The palette consists of a large spectrum of colours, where majority are shimmery, and two neutral mattes. Perfect for Asian weddings, mendhi`s, etc!

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1st row: (l-r) Desperation, Muse, Jagged, Blitz, Penny Lane

2nd row: (l-r) Junkie, Chaos, Occupy, Unhinged, Black Market

These colours are absolutely gorgeous! The eyeshadows, being true to Urban Decay's reputation are highly pigmented. My favourite from the first two rows are Muse, Blitz and Junkie - amazingly pigmented. I mean, look at Muse, that was ONE swipe! Love it! Unhinged was also a highly pigmented shadow, which I cannot wait to experiment with. Chaos looks SO electric and vibrant in the palette, but it seemed a little chalky when I swatched it and needed to swipe it a few times to build up colour, which I was disappointed with. 

3rd row: (l-r) Provocateur, Rapture, Vice, Noise, Armor

4th row: (l-r) Nevermind, Echo Beach, Anonymous, Freebird, Laced

Amazing girly colours. Provocateur, Armor and Vice being my favourite from the 3rd row. Again, highly pigmented shades. Noise was also disappointing like Chaos, where I needed to swipe it a few times to build up the colour for the swatch. 

I was further disappointed with the 4th row, where they had two matte neutral shades Anonymous and Laced, which like Noise and Chaos, were very chalky and not very pigmented. This also meant having to build up the swipes simply for the swatch. Besides that, Nevermind, Echo Beach and Freebird are gorgeous neutral shades, Nevermind being my favourite. 

RRP: £42.00

(but, currently on sale in Debenhams for £37.80!)

(Urban Decay can be purchased from Debenhams and House of Fraser)

Verdict: I think this palette is most definitely worth the money, simply because an individual UD eyeshadow is £14.00, weighing at 1.5g. This palette consists of 0.8g (which is a little over half) making each individual eyeshadow a little over £7. 

If we stick to the price of £7 for each eyeshadow in the palette, then 

£7 x 20 = £140. 

Lets not forget the make up brush, a blending brush is £17.50 and a crease brush is £14.50, making the average between the two, £16.00. As the brush is smaller, we`ll knock off a few pounds - and I`m estimating the retail price for this brush to be £14.00. Even then, that is included into the palette price! Making the full price for the palette to be £154.00, retailing at £42.00!
Amazing, right?

Most definitely a bargain for what you`re getting (and, yes, this is how I justify my purchases haha).

Will you be buying this palette? Do you already have it? What is your favourite colour from the palette?

xo

P.S. I think I need to work on applying swatches...couldn`t do it in a straight line.

MW's NARS Day and Night Palette Review

Okay, background behind this NARS palette is that, I initially ordered the 'Danmari All About Cheeks' Palette. However, due to the volume of orders for that palette, they ran out and they didn`t notify me about it until a week later. I was disappointed with this customer servicing and as an apology they sent me this complimentary gift.

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The colours are gorgeous, I`m not going to lie. I can totally understand why this palette, which was initially released for their 15th year anniversary is still available to purchase. 

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L-R TOP - ABYSSINIA - SUGARLAND - FATHOM

L-R BOTTOM - CLEO - UNDERWORLD - NIGHT BREED

Favourite colour? Sugarland. It blends SO well into the colour of my skin and looks so natural yet bronze-y. Cannot wait to experiment with this colour.

Least favourite? Cleo - not drawing to the pastel blue, if I`m honest, but thats because its quite in your face colour.

If I had to purchase a single colour? Underworld. So heavily pigmented and such a rich deep blue. Beautiful. Or, Sugarland <3

+ Pros +

+ Its in a small compact palette, so great to put into your make up bag and get out when you`re getting ready for the evening after work, which is what NARS, I`m guessing had aimed for.

+5/6 colours are approachable.

+ Packaging is adorable, but NARS always get it perfect for packaging.

- Cons -

- I don`t like Cleo.

- Not really worth £37, for a mere 6 colours, when the UD Naked Palette offers a greater variety of shades, which are amazing quality/pigmentation, etc - retailing for £35! So, for £2 less you get a much nicer palette? Much better for money's worth.

Would I purchase this once finished? Probably not, based on the price. But, if I really, really liked Sugarland or Underworld, possibly buy them as singles?

Once, I start to experiment with the colours, I`ll share with you some FOTD's so you can see what I created.

Does anybody else have this palette? What colour combinations shall I try?

xo

MW's EOTD: Au Natural Sleek Palette

Whirlers :) HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Lets kick the year off, with an EOTD!

To achieve this look, I used the five shades in the palette which have been circled:

CONKER = green

HONEYCOMB = lilac 

MINERAL EARTH = yellow

TAUPE = blue

NOIR = pink

These are the 6 brushes I used to create this look.

1. I applied eyeshadow primer on just the eyelid, I used Urban Decay Primer Potion.

2. Using the 'a' brush, I applied 'CONKER', which is the shade circled in green, all over the eyelid.

3. Using the 'b' angled brush, I applied 'MINERAL EARTH' (yellow) to the outer corner, concentrating on creating a triangle. I also drew a smudged line on the lower lash line in the same shade.

4. Using the 'c' brush, I applied 'MINERAL EARTH' (yellow) filling in the triangle  towards the 3/4 mark.

5. I then used the 'a' brush again and blended the two colour together, concentrating on 'CONKER' (green) going over the 1/2 line and into the 3/4 line. 

6. For more definition, I used 'NOIR' (pink) with the 'b' brush in the outer corner. Only a little bit is required.

7. Using a fluffy brush (which, I do not own) but I make do with my 'd' brush, I blended the edge out in small circular motions upwards, ensuring there were no harsh lines.

8. I then used my 'e' brush and applied 'TAUPE' (blue) to the inner corner (1/4) and blended it in with the 'CONKER' (green). I also applied the 'TAUPE' to the inner lower lash line, meeting the darker line from point 3.

9. Using my 'f' brush, I applied 'HONEYCOMB' (lilac) as a highlighter under my eyebrows and made sure its blended with my my eyeshadow softly.

10. Eyeliner, mascara, concealer and eyebrows defined...and, its done.

What do you think? Was this difficult to follow? What other colour combinations do you think is possible from this palette?

xo

MW's LUSTLIST

1. Pixi 'The Ultimate Beauty Kit - £20

2. NARS Danmari All Cheeks Palette - £45

<3

xo

MW's Goodies: Elf Make Up Purchases/Review

Hi Whirllers!

So, I get an email from elf saying theres a special offer at the moment, if you spend £10+ and include a specific code, you get a £10 worth of 'Luxury Gift Set Mystery Box' plus free postage and packaging! So, I thought, yea, why not? I need new bronzer, anyway and I HATE paying for postage and packaging (lol). So, I went ahead and spent exactly £10 and this is what I got:

Massive box! Postman had to deliver it in his van as opposed to bike/on foot. I crawled back into bed with the box, which is why you can see my bedspread in the photos lol:

Whoever packed it, was having fun, it was STUFFED with bubble wrap. Kept it, might need it in the future to send goodies in the post:

These are the goodies I purchased:

Warm Bronzer - £3.50

Mineral Lipstick in Ripe Rose - £3.50

Nail Polish in Dark Red - £1.50

Nail Polish in Mod Mauve - £1.50

What I got for free in the Luxury Gift Set Mystery Box:

Beauty Book in Smokey Eye Edition - £6.00

Smudge Brush - £1.50

Nail File - £1.50

Nail Polish in Golden Goddess - £1.50

This is what the Beauty Book Smokey Eye Edition looks like! Its got one side filled with a mirror, eyeshadows, eyeliner and an applicator. Whilst on the other side are the steps on how to do a smokey eye. Quite nifty for someone who is new to eyeshadows (i.e. me)!

Here are swatches (is that the correct word to use?) for the nail polishes. The first one I tried out was 'Dark Red' and the ring finger has the polish with only one coat. So, you`ll need to wear two coats to achieve the Dark Red colour. I love elf nail polishes. They`re long lasting for the price. And, they have quite a wide choice of colours to choose from. They also have Vitamin E in them, so helps look after the nails.

This is 'Mod Mauve' on the ring finger and I absolutely LOVE this colour on my nails!! Its like a salmon colour, so its not too much in your face, which I love. You could wear this to work and it would seem like a professional colour, I think, anyway.

Here is the 'Golden Goddess' - on its own not very nice, but over nail polish it looks nice. Probably more ideal if you`re going out in the evening and wearing gold to match it. 

I actually wore this over black nail polish, and it looked great! The glitters don`t fall off easily, unless you put force on them to come off. The polish does dry with a matte effect, so it looks great! I would recommend if you ever wanted to 'dazzle' your nails, quickly and cheaply!

Here is the Mineral Lipstick in Ripe Rose. Cute packaging. Its simple. And, you can see its a nice nudey pink/red colour.

Here it is as a swatch on my hand. Its described on the website as a matte creamy deep pink, and I would say this is an accurate description of the lipstick. It was creamy and not drying on my lips. I did add vaseline over it for a slight sheen. I would probably buy different colours from this range, as I`m starting to experiment with lipsticks.

Also, the Warm Bronzer is a fav item of mine. I`m obsessed with it and its my go-to bronzer after recommendations from Lil Miss Rosh, ages ago!! Everyone should purchase it. And, at £3.50 you literally cannot go wrong with it!

So, thats my recent purchase from elf! Do you buy anything from elf? What would you recommend for my next elf shopping basket? 

xo

MW's Playtime: EOTD

Hiiiiii Whirllers!

Okay, so I like to play around and experiment with make up for special occasions. I never wear eyeshadow on an everyday basis. So, when I do and it comes out nice, I have to take a photo of it lol!

So, I thought I`d share with you Whirllers! :)

Make up included:

Foundation: Christian Dior Forever in 030 Medium Beige 

Face Powder: Christian Dior Compact Powder in 300

Eyebrows: Rimmel Professional Eyebrow Pencil in 001 Dark Brown

Highlighter: Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Virgin [Naked Palette]

Eyeshadows:

Outer eyelid: Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Mildew

Middle eyelid: Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Smog [Naked Palette]

Inner eyelid: Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Half Baked [Naked Palette]

Mascara: L'Oreal Volume Million Lashes in Black

Lips: Lancome Juicy Tube in 15 Candy

Cheeks: NARS Bronzing Powder in Laguna

Sleek Contouring Kit in Light

I liked the look, to be honest, it went with my favourite khaki scarf. What do you guys think?

xo