Friday, January 27, 2012

Something New: Urban Decay Naked2 Palette

Yup! I got the new Urban Decay Naked2! I'm liking the new packaging since it's more sturdy and shut close. I also love the brush included though I would have prefer that they included a mini udpp rather than a mini lip junkie. A more concrete review plus swatches and comparison with the original Naked palette to follow!

Monday, January 2, 2012

New Year Look EOTD

Sorry for the lack of post last month. November and December are always the most hectic months for me and my family. Aside from being the peak season for our restaurant, I had to go on several trips abroad too and of course there's med school!

Any way, I want to greet everybody a Happy New Year!

Let me share a look which I wore on New Year's Eve! I did a classic holiday look. Neutral and gold eyeshadows (matte brown on the crease, shimmery golden taupe on the lid, and matte skintone eyeshadow as highlight) then I lined both my upper and lower rims with black pencil liner, then I created a cat eye with a liquid liner then finishing it with 2 coats of volumizing mascara. Another go to for the holiday season is red lips, so I went for it, anyway, my eye makeup is on the neutral color palette. To finish the look I just dusted a matte bronzer on the cheeks.

Products I used:
For the eyes:
• Urban Decay Primer Potion
• Make Up ForEver Eyeshadow #93
• Loreal Infallible Color Eyeshadow in Sahara Treasure
• Laura Mercier Vanilla Nuts Matte Eyeshadow
• Stila Smudgestick in Stingray
• Loreal Liquid Liner in Carbon Gloss
• Maybelline VolumExpress Colossal Mascara in Glam Black

For the cheeks:
• Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder #01

For the lips:
• Mentholatum Clear Lip Balm
• MAC Viva Glam I