Caribbean Cruise

Hello, everyone!

I just got back from my honeymoon, (Princess Cays and Turks & Caicos),

and I did a Caribbean inspired look for it :)

Summer in October, hey hey.

Here's my Caribbean Cruise, last-of-summer look:

I was focused mainly on that Caribbean-water blue on the second half of the lid :)

It matched my dress perfectly, and I thought it looked exactly like the water outside our window!

I used (all UD shadows):

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

'Vanilla'- inner corner

'Deep End'- second half of lid

'Prank' & 'Revolver'- crease

'Madness'- highlight over crease

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

L'Oreal mascara (to be reviewed soon!!)

What do you guys think of this look?

Remind you of the beach?

Mystic Nights 2.0

So last year, about this time, I created a look called Mystic Nights.

I really love the dark, forest-y, mysterious shades together,

so I figured I'd recreate it :)

Here's version 2.0 WITH a funky lip!

I tried to do an ombre lip with my two favorite lime crime lipsticks,

but it didn't work out too well :/

Other than that,

I freaking love this look.

I used solely UD's Vice2 palette on my lids.

Here are the specifics:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

'Prank' & 'Madness'- crease

'Damaged'- lid

'Prank' & 'Lovesick- outer corner of lid

'Betrayal'- waterline

Covergirl Bombshell mascara

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

Lime Crime 'Airborn Unicron' & 'Oh No She Didn't'- lips

September favorites

So I realize I'm a couple days late,

but it's time for my favorites from last month!




1. Covergirl LashBlast Clump Crusher mascara

This is by far the best mascara i've used in awhile,

especially for a drugstore brand.

Check out my very recent full review of it here :)

2. Urban Decay's Vice 2 palette.

They really outdid themselves with this palette.

I own almost every palette/shadow from UD,

and these are by far the most satin-y smooth than any they've ever released!

I highly, highly suggest you get it if you can!

See swatches of them all here :)

3. Maybelline 'Totally Toffee'

This bad boy is a perfect lipstick for Fall.

I picked it up at a local drugstore about a month ago,

and i've worn it constantly since.

It goes with everything, and gives a nice, slight shade to my lips!

4. The mini palette within Sephora Smoky Studio II

^^

See that smaller palette? Yeah, that's what I'm referring to.

You can choose any 3 rows from this palette and pop them out

and into the smaller palette--

and take them anywhere with you!

I've been using the neutrals on the left tons this past month.

So glad I made this purchase awhile ago!

Dupe or No? :: Urban Decay Vice 2 comparisons

So after recieving my Vice 2 palette recently,

I was looking at it and thought... wait a minute.

Some of those look very much like UD shadows I already have-

and ones that aren't old.

So in case any of you were wondering the same thing,

I decided to do a dupe post with some of the shadows from Vice 2 that are similar to other UD shadows.

Here are my findings!

Dupr OR no ?

NO

Upon first glance, I was sure that these two golds were the same.

After swatching them, though, you can see that they are, indeed, different.

The one from Vice 1 is slightly more pigmented and a much brighter gold,

while 'Strike' from Vice 2 is more of a deep gold.

They both are satin-y smooth & great quality,

and would create two totally different looks.

So, in my opinion, no dupe.

Next, Dupe or no?

ALMOST

These two are basically the same except that 'Stash' is a satin shadow while 'Jagged' is a chunky glitter. The shade is the same, though. 'Stash' is MUCH better quality, in my opinion.

So, basically a dupe.

Dupe or no?

NO

These two clearly are not dupes. UD has a few light pinks, but each is slightly different.

You can see that the biggest difference between the new one vs. 'Hot Pants' is that 'X-Rated' is matte and very delicate. 'Hot Pants' is a satin and much more pigmented.

I like them both equally :)

No dupe here!

Dupe or no?

NO.

I, again, at first glance thought for sure that 'Betrayal' was a dupe of 'Omen', which UD released a couple years ago for the first time in their 15th Anniversary palette.

As you can see, though, 'Betrayal' is a much deeper purple, though they both have the same sheen.

No dupe here, either!

Though I don't have comparisons,

some other POSSIBLE dupes from UD's Vice 2 palette to look out for are 'Ambush' & 'Twice Baked', and also 'Derailed' & 'Armor' from Vice 1.

Just something to keep in mind :)

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Urban Decay's Vice 2 palette & swatches!

YAYAYAY.

UD always has and very well always may be one of my favorite, if not my top favorite,

makeup brand(s).

So when I found out they were releasing the next installment of their Vice palette,

I was beyond stoked.

TWENTY MORE BRAND NEW SHADES?

Yussssssss.

Behold, Vice 2:

Swatches!

(swatched on bare skin, dry, with no primer)

THESE ARE ALL LIKE BUTTAH.

But really. No grit. No chunky glitter.

Just all smooth, buttery amazing-ness.

By the looks of it, possibly the very best palette UD has released yet.

I'm uber impressed!

These are all wonderful shades for the upcoming Fall & Winter season.

I cannot freaking wait to create some looks with these!!

What do you guys think?