Urban Decay Jean Michel Basquiat Blush Palette Review + Swatches

Hello!!!

I'v been deciding if I should post this, for a good week or two. But I figured since this is still available on Sephora Canada. I'll post it!

X-Rated is a matte cool, light pink blush
Now's The Time is a shimmery golden highlight
Jawbone is a matte warm medium brown bronzer
NoHo is a matte purple/plum blush

To cut to the chase, I LOVE this palette! It's my favorite cheek palette to date. I'v hit pan on Jawbone, because I use it every single day to add warmth and definition to my cheeks and.

I use NoHo the most out of the two blushes. But X-Rated is still stunning!!

These blend, and buff out easily. I don't feel like I need to bring out the big guns to blend them out.

They aren't SUPER powdery to the point I have to lightly tap my brush into the pan. But they aren't stiff or hard.

I would recommend this palette for light medium to medium tan skintones. I'v seen swatches of this palette on deep dark skin. And the two blushes were definitely ashy looking!!

Overall: 9/10

Urban Decay Naked Smoky Pallet Review

I was given the Naked Smoky pallet for christmas, and I'v used it almost every day since!

This pallet is pretty dark which is up to you if that's good or bad (But I will say, something with the name Smoky SHOULD be darker and not all light shades in my opinion anyway!)

There's five mattes, and seven shimmers/glitters. As a hooded gal, I'm pretty dark happy with the amount of mattes! I have some crease shades, yay!

I will say, some are what I expect from Urban Decay, (Soft, smooth, foiled, buttery.) And some are SO dry, and sheer, and patchy, which was unexpected.

There's some closer up shots of the shades.

Here is all of them swatched in order they appear in the pallet. Some are one pass, and a few are two to three (!) passes.

High - A super soft, creamy, glittery pinky highlighting shade! I love this on the inner corners!
Ditrysweet - A warm/orangey bronze which was soft, and metallic. This one's one of my least favourites colour wise on me!
Radar - This was the second biggest disappointment. It's THE most beautiful warm, metallic brown in the pan. But it's super sheer and stiff. This is three passes.
Armor - A glittery silver in the pan, but shows up more blue when swatched on me. It's soft, and smooth. But has fall out from the glitter.

Slanted - A metallic silvery blue, which was dry to the touch. But applied evenly.
Dagger - A dark grey matte with blue and silvery shimmers. It applies un-evenly (Some parts of the swatch and on the lid are darker than others)
Black Market - This was THE biggest disappointment to the pallet. The freaking matte black! It was so patchy, and dry to the touch. It was also sheer. This is three passes. I personally don't MIND a medium/sheer matte black so I don't go too overboard with it and can build it up. But this was just so dry and patchy!!
Smolder - This was one of my favourites in the pallet!! It's a deepened/blackened slightly shimmery purple. It looks like a matte on my lids, as most of the shimmer falls off. But it's so beautiful on my medium brown eyes!

Password - Matte grey. It's slightly dry! Not a "Me" shade, so I don't really reach for it!
Whiskey - Matte Neutral to warm brown. It's soft and silky! Just how I like my mattes. It blends onto my hood and lids with a few circles of my 217.
Combust - I don't know how to describe the colour of this one, It's a super light browny shade on me. it's perfect as a light transition for deeper looks! It's a HAIR too deep to set my eye primer with. It's soft and smooth!
Thirteen - A matte off white highlighting shade! I love this all over (Lashline to browbone) to set my eye primer, and to highlight my brow bones! It's SO soft, that it's a touch powdery.

Overal: 7.5/10

Would I rebuy: No. Because for one, it's $66 here in Canada, and I do not think it's 100% WORTH $66. I also don't adore all of the shades. I only like 8 out of 12.

Pros: Creamy, Beautiful shades, Well rounded pallet, I could take this with me on a trip and this could be all I need for eye shadows!

Cons: Hit and miss formula, Not the usual smooth heavenly formula from urban decay, patchy, dry, sheer.

Urban Decay Crisis Vice Lipstick Review!

I picked up Urban Decay Vice lipstick in Crisis back in September, and i'v worn it quite a bit this fall! It's a beautiful plummy, purpley, shade on me!

I love the packaging, I never had one of their Revolution lipsticks, so I can't compare them, but I like the design of this tube! I also love it doesn't open up in my bag/pocket!!

This is a Cream finish, and it's very creamy, and easy to apply! It smooths onto the lips with ease, depositing not too much, or too little product!!

This is one pass/swipe. You can see it has a natural/creamy sheen to it! On my skin tone, it's a deeper berry/plummy neutral colour! I would feel comfortable wearing this to class!

This is it on my lips, I applied straight from the tube, no lip brush! I think it makes my lips feel and look great!!

It does not heal chapped lips, but is doesn't dry them out further. It also has a almost crayon/waxy smell? If you've ever smelt a clinique chubby stick you'll know what this smells like!!

Over all 8.5/10!

Sephora/MAC Christmas Haul!

My family gave me money and said for me to buy part of my Christmas gifts. That way I get exactly what I want/need in the correct size/shade.

Last year, I bought a bunch of "grown up" clothes.

This year, I ordered/bought makeup that i'm missing in my collection!! I own more than enough lipsticks to last me years, and this past year between IMAT's Toronto, and just online sales, I'v built up my eye shadow stash to where I'm super happy!!

But, I have very little base or face products! I find foundation, concealer, powder etc very boring compared to my beloved lipsticks. I have ZERO foundations that match my winter skin. All of my foundations match my very tan summer skin. And I go through Powder like WATER, because of my oily skin!

Enough chatting! Lets see what I'm getting for christmas!

From MAC (Which was 25% off the last four days so I saved $55 CAD) I got:

Blot Powder Medium Dark (I'v used this before in Medium, and it was way too light. But I adore this powder)
217 blending brush (I got the smaller handled one, But I'v been on the market for a nice blending brush)
Brow Set in the darkest shade (I'm all out of my current brow gel. And this was $15 with the sale so!)
Set Powder (It's 30g's of loose powder. My oily ass skin is in heaven!)

Duo fiber blush brush (My current blush brush, is 10+ years old and rest in peace it's starting to shed like mad)

Brush cleanser (I currently use a bar of soap to clean my brushes, but I want to try this for between washes)

Studio Fix Fluid spf 15 In NC20 (I use NC25 in the summer from about May to September, so I'm going to try this shade for the in-between months)

And for a sample, I chose Prep + Prime Radiance Yellow primer (I'm ALWAYS down for new primers!)

Moving on to Sephora! I had my VIB $20 off card and used that towards this purchase!

Estee Edit Pore Vanishing Stick (I had a sample of this, and I fell in love! so I'm going to try the full size)

Make Up For Ever 5 Pan Concealer/Corrector pallet #1 (I choose the yellower one, with the green concealer as I'm yellow toned with redness!)

NARS Sin Blush (I'v ALWAYS wanted this blush. Oh my goodness. It's a berry with a golden shimmer. Perfect for this time of year!)

BITE Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Jam (I had a mini of this lipstick, and I wore it every day for a week until it broke. So I'm purchasing the full size!!)

Three perfume samples! I'm in LOVE with two of the perfumes/colognes, and the one I want to try!

3 Piece BUXOM Lip gloss/stick set (This was a throw in, But I do want to try the formula's and the shades are total shannon shades!)

Lastly!

BITE amuse Bouche lipstick mini in Licorice (I wanted to try this shade as well! So I figured why not!)

Urban Decay Naked Smokey Pallet (50% Off! I know this got mixed reviews, but I figured for half off I'll try it, and the shades in it are TOTAL Shannon shades as well!)

Benefit PoreFessional (Again I'm a face primer Hoe! So I'v been wanting to try this for a long time!!)

Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip gloss in Potion (I redeemed 100 points and got this mini as well!! I'v always wanted to try these lip glosses because of Christine from Temptalia. So I'm super excited!)

That's it for my haul!! I'm extremely happy with what I'v ordered and will be getting on Christmas day!