Contest Entry #2 for Glamourdolleyes Twilight contest

I forgot to save pictures from this look, but there are four pictures at the end of the video. :)

Watch me!

I did this look to represent the Cullens in general. I wanted to basically enhance my own features without schmearing on the make up. By using Smashbox Artificial Highlight all over my face, I was able to create a sparkly glow like the Cullens have in the sunlight. I used MAC Studio Fixx foundation over that which subdued the shimmer a bit. I used Revolver from Urban Decay (matte gray) to contour my face, which worked out quite well. I thought that since the Cullens are often described as having skin like statues or marble it would be better to go for a white/gray scheme, and gray made a better contour color than brown.

It was a lot of fun to do, and I feel like I learned a little more about how to do my face make up in the process.

Urban Decay Book of Shadows: vol 2

I meant to post on this earlier, but I forgot. Also, I was planning on posting pictures, but instead I'm just going to post the link to my YT video on this. I showed the swatches on the video. Unfortunately, the lighting was not the best. I'm still trying to figure out what to do about that. I did take pictures of the swatches, so if I remember, I will also post those.

Here's the link to my video:
Urban Decay Book of Shadows vol 2

So, I'm an avid Urban Decay fan, so please consider that as I share my opinion on the BoS:v2. I LOVE it! I am consistently impressed with the products UD comes out with, and I was not let down with this one. I used to shy away from getting palettes because I would like three, maybe four, colors, generally the exclusive ones, but not the rest. However, as I've grown more in my make up knowledge (those lighter colors in a palette are to be used as highlights... go figure!), I've come to appreciate palettes more. Naturally, as an Urban Decay fan, that means that I want to own every palette they come out with. When the BoS:vol1 came out, I hadn't yet wisened up to the fact of how great they are, so I let that opportunity pass me by. And I almost didn't get the BoS:v2! I kept on hinting to my husband how much I wanted it for Christmas, so I was almost certain that I would get it. However, he went and got me something way better: a train case with a customer cover (post to follow with pictures). Anyway, after Christmas, I noticed that the BoS:v2 wasn't listed on Sephora.com or UrbanDecay.com, so I called up the nearest Sephora (two hour drive), and they didn't have it, so I called the nearest Ulta (about the same distance in the other direction), and they still had plenty. So, my husband and I took a mini road trip so I could get it. And they all lived happily ever after, the end!

On to my opinion of the BoS:v2....
First of all, I think the range of colors is pretty great. You have black, gray, purples, blues, greens, browns, pink, and one highly-impractical-but-totally-fun-more-glitter-than-you-can-handle shade.
Second, the quality of the shadows is great and exactly what you would expect from Urban Decay. They are all smooth and easy to blend. In general, I think that it's easier to make Urban Decay shadows look good even if you don't know exactly what you're doing because they blend together so well. Because the sheen is pretty uniform among the shadow, it helps your look to appear uniform and blended.
The next thing I like about the BoS:v2 is the fact that it comes with not one but two 24/y liners. One is Zero (black), and the other is Bourbon (brown with little silver glitter). They are my favorite liners, and although I already had both of those colors (Zero is a must!!), it was this added bonus! I had already seen reviews, but I guess I had forgotten about them, so when I opened it up, I was extremely pleased! Not only does it come with the liners, but it also comes with a mini primer potion! Yay!

So, I give this palette 10 stars out of 10 - **********. :D

Btw, my favorite colors are Sellout (high sheen, pale flesh color), Misdemeanor (deep sea green with some sparkle), Gunmetal (sheeny gray) and Mushroom (sheeny taup).

Urban Decay 24/7 Super Stash

In my opinion, Urban Decay has the best eye liners. These liners are smudgeable but smudge-proof after 30 seconds, and they are waterproof (great for lining the waterline). Urban Decay already has an impressive selection of colors (22 in the line of full size liners which can be purchased individually), and this set contains 9 colors total with two of those being exclusive to the set. The only letdown with this set is that these are almost like mini's when you compare them to the full length or even some of the other travel size sets they've had before. However, I wouldn't be surprised if they added those exclusive colors to the full line sometime soon.

These are the nine shades from the Super Stash: (l to r, top to bottom) Zero (black), Oil Slick (black with silver sparkle), Corrupt (cool brown with silver sparkle), Eldorado (yellow gold), Graffiti (medium green), Binge (navy blue), Ransom (purple with blue shift), Rockstar (eggplant purple), and Stash (army green).

This just shows how some of these colors compare with existing colors (ones I happen to have already). From the top: blues - Binge and Deviant; purples - Lust, Ransom, Rockstar; golds - Eldorado and Honey; greens - Graffiti and Covet; browns - Corrupt and Bourbon.

Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow Box

If I had to choose, Urban Decay is my number one favorite make up brand. So, it only makes sense that my first blog post would be about Urban Decay. I do not have everything they've ever put out by any means! However, what I do have, I will try to swatch and post so you are able to see it. Sometimes those little crumbled shadow pictures you see on various websites just don't do the trick when you really want to see what it looks like, and my hope is that you'll be able to get a better idea from the pictures I post. Currently, my lighting set up is not amazing (yup, I take pictures in my bathroom), but as much as I can, I will try to take swatch pictures during the daytime so they can be seen in natural light.

Here's the Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow Box:

Left to right: Zero, Underground, Shag, Fishnet, Ransom, Peace, Graffiti, Honey, and Scratch. This was swatched in rainbow order, so it is not the order from the palette. My favorites from this palette are Peace, Ransom and Scratch, and I especially like the result when you blend Ransom and Peace. It turns out almost like a sapphire blue.