product lust.....urban decay primer potion sin

any glamourista worth her salt has tried and loved Urban Decay's Primer Potion. nothing works as well to make your eyeshadow stay exactly where you put it ten hours before.

but now, UDPP has a shimmery little sister called Sin. she does the job that the original does, but she's a pinkish goldish champagne hue that makes any eyeshadow pop, or wears well on it's own.

it reminds me of what Two-Faced tried to do with their eyeshadow base (which was far too greasy for my oily lids). it was meant to illuminate the eye or wear alone.

i haven't seen this in person yet, but i have such a crush on the original that i'm bound to love this one too!!

have you tried this?

product cocktail.....urban decay liner and two faced gloss!

i'd much rather do up my eyes than my lips.

ask my favorite stylist friend, Beauty Queen, and she won't miss a beat while telling you that my lip line is not for the faint of heart. it's hard to get right. most days i don't even fight that battle. in addition, my lips don't take color well. nearly everything turns to sheer boring pink on me. it's strange....things that would normally would be very dark on one person just mellow out on me, almost like i just put on a transparent gloss.

it's not very often that i get fanatical about a lip look. lip products, yes. i can talk up gloss, stains and plumpers all day. truth be told, though, i don't have high hopes for a big difference. i've learned to be content with something that looks nice, and to expect a certain result.

yesterday, quite by accident, i combined two products that created a lip look that i could not keep my eyes off of.

Urban Decay's new 24/7 Glide On Lip Pencils are a loooong time coming. their eyeliners are already above the curve in my mind-creamy, highly pigmented, and long-lasting. these lip liners are the same.

i covered my entire lips with Naked, which is a neutral pink. then, i topped it all off with Two-Faced Glamour Gloss in Girls on Film, a pink-nude beige shimmer.

when i stepped back and looked in the mirror, i didn't immediately gasp that my look was all about lips. what i was impressed with was that i had found a lip look that made my face look polished....dare i say it? the perfect nude for me! it's a hard task to find one's perfect naked lip look.

i need to buy these two products in bulk.....i can't see myself living without them!!

hopefully i'll be able to post pics of this new look soon.....

product lust.......Urban Decay Loose Pigments

one of the best things about my part time job is that i get to sample out all kinds of goodies, thus developing all kinds of crushes.

Urban Decay continues to woo me with their colors and glitter.

Urban Decay Loose Pigments are vibrant and sparkly, and i have a HUGE crush on "Rockstar", which is (dark purple in black base w/ silver/purple micro glitter per sephora.com). actually, i want them all except "Shattered"(bright, greenish blue) and "Goddess"(midnight blue w/ electric blue micro glitter).

the container comes with a brush, which i find bulky. i'd be more likely to put a small brush into the bottle or tap some out into a lid or onto a tissue and use an eyeliner brush from there. i am discovering that my eyeliner brush can do a lot more than line eyes, but that's a different blog.

i'm also flirting with their 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Rock Star (dark purple). it goes on creamy and stays like a dream.

tried these?

urban decay primer potion rocks my world again!!!

just when i thought i couldn't heart Urban Decay Primer Potion any more.....i discover that it multitasks.

i wouldn't lie to you.

think about it. on your eyes, it keeps oil at bay and makes your product stick. so, logically, there are other places on your face that could use that kind of staying power.

like your lips! yes, put UDPP as a lip base and your bold/bright lipsticks stay a lot longer. i admit that i got that idea from somebody else, but this next one is all mine. i may be making history right here on this blog, because....

it works as an awesome mattifier! i put a thin layer on my t-zone and i stayed shine free! i purposely didn't use much because it's color is lighter than my skin tone and i didn't want to have a big, bright T in the middle of my face. but it virtually disappeared and did an awesome job of keeping my shine away for hours.

try these tricks and see if they impress you as much as they did me!

primer potion autopsy

sometimes you have no idea what you are truly throwing away. the buzz lately is how to crack open Urban Decay's Primer Potion and get out every last drop.

check out this blog and this blog to see how others have fared with their quest.

i thought i would post the pics of my own adventure. sorry they aren't the best quality, but you'll get the idea. i was completely amazed by what i almost threw into the trash-there was so much left!!

i used a steak knife, but i don't recommend it. it could have easily sliced open of my fingers. one blogger used an exacto knife, and that's probably a better idea.


the scene of the crime...this poor defenseless bottle was found sawed in pieces on the kitchen counter of a semi-young ohio woman. she could not be reached for comment.

a picture of the autopsy confirms that this bottle still had so much life to live!


the preserved remains now rest in a sample jar.

the amount that you can't reach with the wand actually might be a crime. i cringe when i think how much i threw away last time. if only i'd hacked it open before!!

product lust....urban decay de-slick

urban decay must have some serious problem-solving geniuses on their staff. once again, they are helpin a girl out!

brand new and available at sephora is the urban decay de-slick mattifying powder. i am always on a hunt for a long lasting mattifier that doesn't make my face look chalky. it's lavender-tinted to counteract redness, so that's an added bonus. nobody wants to be red and shiny.

the qualities of my perfect mattifier are one that lasts all day, doesn't infere with my makeup (causing it to slide off or lose pigment), and blends well into my morning makeup routine.

mattifiers are finally making their way into the mass market, and i'm excited to give them a try. i'm a UD addict already, so i can't wait to try this. you can be sure that i'll report my findings.....