Urban Decay's Heat is such a gorgeous and unique shade. In pan form it looks like a soft brick red. On lid it sometimes looks like a burnt orange, sometimes that soft brick red and a little bit pink. It can go along with so many other colors and is perfect for sunset eyes. It sadly is one of the Deluxe shadows they didn't include in the palette but I think it's a unique enough color that I don't mind paying the $18 price tag. If you've never used one of their Deluxe shadows the texture is so buttery smooth and soft- I highly recommend them!

UDPP in Eden

UD deluxe eyeshadow in Honey

UD deluxe eyeshadow in Heat

UD eyeshadow in Sellout

L'oreal Telescopic liquid liner

Lash Blast Length mascara

Milani brow kit

Whenever I don't feel like putting in the effort of selecting shades to use (aka can't decide on a color combo) I turn to one of my quads. No thinking required. This time I tried Maybelline's Eye Studio Eyeshadow Quad in Give Me Gold.

Products Used:

UDPP in Eden

Maybelline Eye Studio Quad in Give Me Gold

L'oreal Telescopic liquid liner

Maybelline Great Lash BIG mascara

Tarte Clean Slate primer

Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse

Mary Kay mineral powder foundation

MAC Bite of An Apple blush

NYX Honey lipstick (I think this is too much for my skintone)

Blue and gold together always remind me of the Ravenclaw house colors, although this wasn't meant that way that's what I'm calling it :P

I really lacked any good photos of this look so today there are only 2 photos...

UDPP in Eden

Manly 120 palette (all eyeshadow)

L'oreal Telescopic waterproof liquid liner

Maybelline Great Lash BIG

Tarte Clean Slate primer

Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse in Light 1

MAC sweetness blush

I remember when I first picked up the Urban Decay Deluxe palette. I must have used it everyday for months. It is a fantastic palette, the one I own that has gotten the most use for sure. But as you collect, even favorites get forgotten. So last week when I couldn't find my hand-mirror (my preference) I decided this palette's mirror would have to do. And upon opening it I decided to also use it for my EOTD.

And actually, now that I've gotten back into using this palette I've realized that quite a few shades are a bit of a pain to work with, kinda washed out and a little sheer (like the upcoming FOTD using Graffiti and Peace where you can barely even see the difference between them). Has anyone else ever thought this or am I solely alone and just being a brat?
Looking back though, I realize why I was so in love with this palette. Because it came with a small vial of Primer Potion. The first primer I ever used, and it completely changed things. Maybe my original love of this palette was one clouded by the power of primer.

Oh, and do you like my stubborn eyelashes? This is the clump on my left eye that naturally doesn't want to separate- lash brush be damned!
Products used:

UDPP

UD Sellout (highlight)

UD Ransom (crease)

UD Honey

L'oreal Telescopic liquid liner

Tarte Clean Slate face primer

Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse in shade 1

MAC Sweetness blush

I've had this quad for awhile, and never tried it until now. Maybelline in my book is usually a big floppy fail for eyeshadows. How about the Eye Studio quad line though?

If you've used Maybelline shadows before then you have probably experienced the disappointment of sheer, powdery colors that won't even show up on your lid. So of course, you would probably expect the same from these. Right?

WRONG! While these aren't the most amazing thing I've ever used, they do what I expect. The colors are all very glowy and shimmery (I'm pretty sure NONE of the quads have matte shades) and are easy to blend and also show up how I would expect them too. These aren't going to be super bright colors, keep in mind. The shades in Give Me Gold should work for most colorings, and is a great quad for when I don't have a lot of time to do my eyes. They also looked just as good at the end of the night as when I put them on.

For some last minute Christmas shopping with friends Christmas Eve :) I wanted something really quick but still festive so I pulled out my MAC Classic Cream liner- a pale creamy gold shimmer.

I also wanted to use MAC My Highland Honey blush that I had newly acquired. I picked it up on a trip to NYC the weekend before Christmas in the huge Macy's using a gift card that I got for my birthday. I might be cheesy but I'll always remember those things when I use it! I had such a hard time deciding what to get but once I spotted it I knew I had to have it. If you haven't seen it check out Temptalia's swatches- it's a weird gold almost yellow peach.

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

Wet N Wild Brulee eyeshadow

Maybelline liquid liner

MAC Classic Cream liquid liner

Maybelline The Falsies mascara

Milani eye brow kit

Mary Kay mineral powder foundation in Light 01

MAC Highland Honey blush

anddd some random gloss I don't remember!

My Highland Honey -What do you think of it?

EOTD? Okay not really, but I'm not sure what else to call it?

Sometimes when I'm bored I like to play with my makeup- experiment with different ways of shading, colors, contouring, shapes and all that good stuff. Typically I don't intend to leave the house with this makeup on and I usually end up doing two different things on each side of my face. Today's post is one of those, I'll post the other half tomorrow but today I offer you this:

Products Used:

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

Wet n Wild Brulee eyeshadow (highlight)

Milani Melange marbleized shadow (inner corner- swatches coming soon)

Fyrinnae Shrouded in Gold (middle lid- I think this may be DC?)

Fyrinnae Polar Bear- (outer corner)

Maybelline ultra liner waterproof

Lash blast mascara

Covergirl natureluxe liquid silk foundation in alabastar

Mary Kay mineral powder foundation in Ivory 1

NYC Mosaic bronzing powder in Heart of Gold

Sally Hansen Diamond 12 Hour lip treatment in Princess (sticky mess)