Hubby Update and Urban Decay Goodies

First off - my husband had surgery yesterday and is doing well. I will still not be able to post as often, so my hiatus is being extended. lol. You prolly get tired of all my yapping anyway right? :)

Second, Urban Decay has put together an awesome little eye make-up set. Genius really, and just in time for the holidays.

Yes, it's gaudy and a little blinding to look at, but it's what's on the inside that counts. ;) In two color choices, "Spandex" (black) or "Baked" (gold), this Best of Urban set contains a liner pencil, liquid glitter liner, eyeshadow, (and they have the cutest shadow pots out of anyone!) and a travel sized bottle of primer potion! The potion bottle isn't as cute as the original genie bottle, but it's great to have travel sizes of all your goods, for your handbag, or for, well, TRAVELING! It sells for $32 bucks, and as always, if you spend $75 or more on their site, you get free shipping.

With the country in a financial crisis, i'm all about pinching my pennies, believe me. But sometimes i need a pick me up when times are tough, and for a little over $30 bucks, this set lifts my spirits just looking at it. LOL!

I just so happened to have my camera...

I was at Target last week and saw some new make-up displays. Since i had my camera in my bag, i snapped a few pics amongst the looky-loo's that wondered why i was taking pictures of make up. (See how committed I am to you? looking like a crazy person in aisle 1 of HBA?)

Pixi by Petra Strand: (Love the Shadow pallettes...)

$28 price tags for the palettes.

NP Set by Napoleon Perdis:



JK Jemma Kidd was not displayed when i was there last week but i did see it this morning. I didn't have my camera. They had a very pretty purple shadow though. :)

Anyhoo, this isn't Loreal. Or Revlon. And it certainly isn't Wet & Wild. Prices are between $16 and $40 for the things i actually looked at. Maybe even higher. But this could help you meet the $50 requirement for free shipping on Target.com. My store had plenty of samples and little tissue/q-tip stations for testing the stuff. Fun for sure! It just makes me believe a little more that someday ULTA may appear within Target, the way Sephora does inside JC Penney.

Basic Eyeshadow Application

For my first ever eye shadow tutorial, I decided to do what I consider the easiest and most versatile eye. This is basic make up application. No smokey eyes, no upsweeping, not a tremendous amount of layering and blending. Just a few colors, some liner and mascara.

It only takes a few minutes to apply, but delivers a very put together look. My usual go-to colors on a busy day are pink & green, or purple & green. The great thing is, you can use your imagination and many color combinations.

For a subdued look, use neutral colors and minimal liner.

For a fun & vibrant look, use bright colors and colored eyeliner.

For a dramatic look, use dark colors such as black and silver or eggplant, add heavy liner and fake lashes.

Here are the items I used in this video:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

NYX Lime Green shadow

NYX Violet Shadow

Urban Decay Last Call (pink) shadow.

Bourjois Eyeliner pencils:

• Duochrome #61 Vert Doré
• Métallisé #52 Brun Inoxydable

Maybelline “Linen” shadow

Loreal Clean Definition Mascara in Black.

Putting My New Eyeliner to Good Use

So I am feeling a lot better today and decided to go do some more shopping. Since it's sure to be a FUN day I thought it would be the perfect time to try out my FUN new Bourjois liner that I got yesterday. (I got the one linked there: "Bleu Cliquant 54")


I LOVE it! So pretty and such a quick way to add a little something extra and different. Plus the texture of this pencil is awesome. Glides on super smooth and creamy. In fact - you have to be careful not to use too much!


Today I used my Urban Decay Primer Potion as a base, then, using a large shadow brush, i swept NYX single shadow in FLAMINGO onto my lids. I used a shading brush to put a light layer of Maybelline Expertwear eyeshadow in ETERNAL FLAME (a bronze-y gold color) into the crease and up toward my browbone. I lined with my new Bourjois pencil, smudged both upper and lower lines with a smudger, and finished up with my Loreal Clean Definition Telescopic Mascara in Black.

DON'T BE A CHICKEN!!! TRY SOMETHING NEW!!!

Palladio Cosmetics

I took Baby Caleb for a walk a few days ago and we somehow ended up at Starbucks, to feed ONE of my addictions, (Iced Venti NF White Mocha, 2 pumps white mocha, 2 pumps vanilla, 2 pumps caramel, with whipped cream.) then we found ourselves wandering around the drug store and you'll never guess where i ended up...

I'm proud to say i didn't buy anything...
Not anything NYX anyway. ;>


When i tore myself away from the NYX rack, i walked past this display for "Palladio" Herbal & Vitamin Enriched Cosmetics...

I'm not sure about vitamins in my make up but I was curious so I bought an herbal eyeliner in "Eggplant" for $3.99. I prefer retractable liners - i'm no good at applying liquid liner, and I don't like cheap pencil liners that are dry and tug at my eyelids. This one said it was waterproof and I did wear it for an entire day with no smearing or anything. I did a little research and found that Palladio is originally an UK brand, but my liner says made in the USA.
I'm not sure that I'll be trying any of their eyeshadows anytime soon, since I'm pretty well stocked up, but i do like the liner so far and might try their glitter pencil liner since the tester seemed creamy when i tried it on my hand. They also had some nice make-up brushes, and a lot of brow grooming products, so I may give those a go after my new brow-do. *Eyeliner Rating ~ 3 & 1/2 STARRS*