Urban Decay Naked2 Palette Review

Urban Decay Naked2 Palette

Urban Decay is well known for its Naked paletts.

There are now four in the range:
- Naked
- Naked 2
- The New Naked 3
- Naked Basics

Today I am reviewing the Naked2 palette. I have already reviewed the Original Naked Palette HERE.

The packaging of the Naked2 is more robust tin over the cardboard which the Naked1 was made from. The closing mechanism is also different as this one clips shut rather than having a magnet, both of these changes are more convenient if you travel with the palette as it would withstand a few knocks around and will not open and spill the shadows everywhere.

As with the previous palette inside there are 12 beautiful neutral eye shadow shades, a brush and a mirror.

Consistent with all of the Urban Decay eye shadow these are highly pigmented and easily blendable.

This palette contains a double ended, good quality brush with one end being flat which is perfect for putting the shadow on your lid and the other being a round fluffy brush which is perfect for blending.

Here are some closer pictures of the palette:

The names of the eye shadows are as follows (L-R):
- Foxy
- Half Baked
- Bootycall
- Chopper
- Tease
- Snakebite
- Suspect
- Pistol
- Verve
- YDK
- Busted
- Blackout


In the UK you can get Urban Decay from Debenhams, House of Frasier, Beauty Bay and Look Fantastic.

I got mine from Beauty Bay because there is free delivery (yay) you also get a mini lip gloss too!
www.beautybay.com - Naked2

I think that this is definitely worth the £38 price tag. This is because they are so wearable, the quality is so good and they are very pigmented.

I would recommend this palette to anyone looking to start out in make up as the neutral palette is so diverse and you can create so many looks with it.

However I don't think that everyone needs both palettes, they are quite expensive, just pick your favourite one!

Thanks for reading!

Love Hannah xoxo

September Favourites

My Makeup Favourites from September

Hello October, where did you sneak up from. Now Summer really has gone.

Anyway, now for my September favourites!

 

My first favourite product that I have been using and loving throughout September is a new purchase, it is the New Rimmel Stay Matte Mousse Foundation.

This stuff is bloody brilliant if you have oily skin as it stays put all day and looks flawless. It is also really really inexpensive too!

 

My next favourite is an eyeshadow pallet, it is the Sleek pallet in Au Natural. It is pretty much a cheaper version of the Urban Decay Naked Pallets but the quality and colour pay-off is great. I have a couple of the Sleek pallets and this one is my favourite as it is so wearable, has matte and shimmery shades and it's only about £10.

 

My next favourite is a blusher that is also from Sleek, this one is in the colour Coral. It is literally all I have been wearing this month as I think it is beautiful. It has a slight shimmer which gives your cheeks dimension rather than it being matte. It is also quite versatile as you can use it lightly for a sweet and pretty look or build it up for evening glam. I also like that the Sleek products have a handy mirror in the lid.

 

Maybelline's Gel Eyeliner is my next favourite. It is the only eyeliner I really use because it stays put all day (even on my oily lids) and is so black, not a washed out kind of black like some liquid eyeliners. You can also use it on your waterline and it stays there too! It also lasts ages to, I've had the same pot for about 6 months and there's over half of it left. After I bought it I saw that other people were comparing it to the one from Mac and Bobbi Brown and saying it was just as good, and it's way less money. Although Gel eyeliner may be scary if you haven't used one before but practice makes perfect and it really is worth it. I also picked it up in brown too for a more natural look.

My favourite lipstick this month is Rimmel Kate Moss in 03 because it is just the best nude lipstick, its only about £5 and it lasts for ages.

My last favourite is a brush by Real Techniques. Its the Expert Face Brush which I use to apply my foundation and sometimes blend in my concealer too. Compared to this, normal foundation brushes and sponges are rubbish, It is definitely worth the hype! I have a few of the Real Techniques brushes and this one is definitely the best and there isn't anything really like it around. After using this I don't think that I could go back to using another brush or a makeup sponge - it is that good!

Those are all my favourites for the month of September!
What have you been loving this month? Let me know in the comments or leave a link to your blog and I'll check it out.

Thanks for reading!

Love Hannah xoxo

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Highstreet/Drugstore Mascara | Maybelline The Falsies

Maybelline The Falsies

This mascara is everywhere at the moment, I first saw Tanya Burr talking about it on her YouTube channel and she said it was her favourite mascara and it looked so good on her.

For around 3 years my favourite mascara has been Maybelline The Colossal and I am dubious about trying other mascaras as they always fall flat and I end up going back to it.

There has not been such a massive hype about a mascara in a long time so I thought I would do a little research and read a few blog/vlog reviews about it and I found everything to be positive, so I bit the bullet and bought it.

I like the packaging of this and with many of the Maybelline mascaras it is in a bright colour and the same unique shape. I got the colour black drama which has a  pretty lace design on the top.

The brush is a spoon brush which I haven't got on well with in the past but I still gave it a go.

 

Being honest, I hate it! I think the brush is awful and it makes your lashes clumpy and uneven. When you go to brush through the clumps to get rid of them it distributes more mascara on them and makes them clump more.

This was really disappointing as I think the formula of the mascara is really good but the brush lets it down.

Below is a picture of a comparison picture of the two mascaras, Colossal on the left and Falsies on the right:

As you can see The Falsies had clumped together on my top and bottom lashes and compared to the other mascara it looks awful.

I definitely think that this is because of the brush as looking closely my lashes do look longer and blacker.

The Colossal's brush is just so much better as it is thicker and has loads of bristles which lengthens, separates and adds volume at the same time.

 

I have swapped the brushes over and used the Colossal's brush in the Falsies formula and it is perfect.

However judging the Falsies alone it is a massive let down and I don't understand the hype around it.

Overall I wouldn't recommend it.

Thanks for reading!

Love Hannah xoxo

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Urban Decay Naked Palette Review

Urban Decay Naked Palette

Urban Decay is best known for its coveted Naked pallets.

There are now three in the range

• Naked
• Naked 2
• Naked basics

Today I am reviewing the original naked palette.

 

I love the packaging, mine is quite well loved and is getting worn. But essentially it is brown velvet with gold writing on it.

Inside there is a small mirror, a brush and 12 beautiful neutral shades.

The formula of these eye shadows makes them go on really well and super blendable. I love using this palette because all the shadows go together, it doesn't matter which ones you use.

The brush is also really good for initial application of the eye shadow but I use another for blending them out.

Here are some closer images of the eye shadows.

 

 

 

The Urban Decay Naked palette eye shadows also have great names, from left to right they are:

• Virgin
• Sin
• Naked
• Sidecar
• Buck
• Half Baked
• Smog
• Darkhorse
• Toasted
• Hustle
• Creep
• Gunmetal

The colour pay off on these eye shadows is amazing and all are highly pigmented. there is definitely a reason why they are so popular.

I have oily eyelids so I apply my eye shadow after using the Urban Decay Original Primer Potion, and the two together last all day.

  
In the UK you can get Urban Decay from Debenhams, House of Frasier, Beauty Bay and Look Fantastic.

I got mine from www.beautybay.com because there is free delivery (yay) you also get a mini primer potion too!
http://www.beautybay.com/cosmetics/urbandecay/nakedpalette/

I also got the full size primer potion there too.
http://www.beautybay.com/cosmetics/urbandecay/g/eyeshadowprimerpotion/

I think that this is definitely worth the £38 price tag. This is because they are so wearable, the quality is so good and they are very pigmented.

The longevity of the product as a whole is great I use mine almost every other day (I switch between the Naked 1 and 2) and have had it for around 6 months and as you can see from the photos there isn't even a dent in them.

This is a look I created using just the Naked Palette:

I would recommend this palette to anyone looking to start out in make up as the neutral palette is so diverse and you can create so many looks with it.

Thanks for reading!

Love Hannah xoxo


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