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I’m a big fan of Urban Decay eye shadows, they have some really amazing colours and the infamous ‘box of shadows’ palettes are always amazing value with beautiful packaging. Let’s not forget the incredible Naked palette, which is almost always out of stock everywhere. Shadow pencils have become very popular what with NYX stealing the market with their Jumbo Pencils, I have a few myself and nearly always use ‘Milk’ as a shadow base. I was very excited to hear Urban Decay launch these and I managed to get my hands on 2 of them, Midnight Cowboy and Narc. Available in 12 vibrant colours, these would be perfect to take on holiday as there’s no chance of them spilling or breaking and you don’t need any base or brushes.

The shadow pencils are basically just chunkier versions of the infamous 24/7 Glide on eye pencils, they are intensely pigmented and very creamy. One quick swipe across the lid is all that’s needed for a full pop of colour, I simply apply straight from the pencil onto my eye and blend out with my middle finger. Easy! Narc applied beautifully and really did just glide on, I had a bit …

It’s no secret I’m a blusher freak, they’re always the key item that gets me excited when I hear of a new collection launch. I own mostly powder formulas, but have recently been branching out into creme blushers with Illamasqua and MAC being my favourites. The only thing I dislike about a cream formula is with the high end brands the pigmentation is so vivid it’s easy to go overboard as you only need the smallest amount. I’ve often ended up with the dreaded ‘Aunt Sally’ cheeks due to being a big too excited and applying too much. When I got the press release for the new Urban Decay Glide-On Cheek Tints I knew I would end up with a few in my collection. These are hands down the easiest blushers to apply, even for a noob like me! They really do glide-on, just as the name suggests and they have such a beautiful sheer consistency you can build them up easily for more colour or simply add a natural flush with a quick swipe of your fingers.

Funky packaging, as you would expect from Urban Decay.Compact and lightweight, the perfect size and shape to slip in your handbag!

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Inspired by the wonderful Rhamnousia I got busy with my new brushes, pigments & UD Get Baked palette and this is the result!

I used Barry M Toffee all over the lid, Half Baked on my brow bone, Twice Baked in the crease, Flipside halfway along my lower lashline and Baked on the other half topped off with a slick of L’Oreal Super Liner in Carbon Black and Maybelline The Falsies mascara =D

What do you rekon? Did I do it all right? lol =D

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Pahahahah so the show was a bit pants, it was OK, but not as AMAZE as it was hyped up to be. The stretchly skin man wasn’t there, and it wasn’t as gory as what I thought it would be but it was still pretty good and we had a great night =D. Soooooooo last months moolah was taken up by buying Christmas presents (boo!) and I hardly bought myself any goodies so this month its all about ME! Wooooooooooo! Haha, heres a lil list of the things I will be probobly buying when I get paid…..

1. NARS lipgloss! (£17.50. Hqhair.com) I’m torn between Orgasm, Harlow & Turkish Delight?! HELP! After hearing so many good things about them I really want one… and again Carrsky was an influence! I saw a double ended version which had Orgasm & Hustler on eBay but I’m extremely wary of buying from eBay as there are so many fakes…..

2. Urban Decay Zero Deluxe Eyeshadow (£12. Hqhair.com) Everyone needs a black eyeshadow, I’ve been using the same Max Factor one for about 10 years now (no joke) and I think its time I treated myself to a new one… lol!

3. Lush ‘Cupcake’ Face …