Urban Decay Naked Palette - The Ultimate Eyeshadow Palette?

I do find it hard to muster too much interest in large eyeshadow palettes as there always seems to be a random horrid blue or some other garish colour (s) that I just wouldn't wear. I tend to buy singles of shades that I really want... But, you would have had to have had your head in the sand not to have noticed the hype over the Urban Decay Naked Palette and rumour has it that it is a Kate Middleton fave. Could I be converted? Is this the ultimate eyeshadow palette?

On first glance the shades are completely up my street, gorgeous, gorgeous bronze hued shades and a fabulous mix of matte, shimmer, satin and sparkle formulas.

I fell in love with the colours but was curious to see how they performed. Well all I can say was I was blown away... the shades glide on like silk across the skin, they look so wonderfully smooth, blend like a dream and most importantly last without fall out or creasing.

Every shade is complementary to the others, choosing shades to work together with is effortless. I love the range of shades going from light to dark as it is incredibly easy to create a day look and a smokey evening look in just a few steps.

My stand out shades are - Virgin (a brilliant base shade that evens and brightens the eye area)
Sin (a gorgeous  light champagne shimmery shade) and the deeper Sidecar and the golden hue of Half Baked and the medium bronze hue of Smog. However, quite honestly the colours are immensely flattering even down to the smudgy shades. I like them all and will  definitely be getting a huge amount of use of this palette as already it is my go to palette.

This is without a doubt 'if you only buy one palette' buy this palette type of product!

Swatches of the Urban Decay Naked Palette 

Urban Decay Naked Palette costs £38 

(and worth every penny)

*PR Sample

Beauty With Bettina - A Lasting Look - Makeup That Lasts!

July's issue of iN Mag is a special Duke Of Essex Polo bumper edition. 

With Summer heralding plenty of event invitations, many of them being outdoors taking full advantage of the glorious weather (yes we are having some! Heatwave anyone?), you will be wanting to keep your make up in place.This month I have handpicked some great products to ensure you will remain looking fresh from morning till night, whatever the weather :-)

Click here to read my beauty page in this month's magazine.

http://issuu.com/in-magazine.com/docs/inmagessexjuly_augdigi/28

Paris Glam V Jungle Chic

September's Issue of iN Magazine is out now - pop over now and take a look at my feature on Autumn beauty trends. Paris Glam V Jungle Chic -  Which one will you be this Autumn?

You can read the beauty feature by clicking this link - http://issuu.com/in-magazine.com/docs/inmagazinesept2012digi/29

Happy reading and let me know what you think :-) 

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion - Eden

I only started using an eye shadow primer/base around 18 months ago but since then I have rarely ever applied eye shadow without applying a primer first.

As the tube of Benefit Stay Don't Stray was coming to an end and I fancied trying something else I purchased Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Eden to see how it compared.

There are 4 Primer Potions to choose from - Original, Eden, Sin and Greed.

Original – Has an invisible finish.
Sin –  Has a Champagne shimmer.
Eden – Has a yellow/cream matte finish.
Greed –  Has a Gold shimmer.

I opted for Eden as I wanted the primer to double as a base to even out the colour in my eye area.

The primer potion comes in a squeezy tube container and has a screw lid making it easy to dispense.

The product is soft and creamy to apply and the 11ml tube will last ages as a tiny amount will go a long way.

What UDPP does - For me it even outs my eye area quite nicely and as I am yellow toned it works perfectly with my colouring, this then provides the perfect base to start applying my powder eye shadows with. It makes the eye shadow shades appear brighter and more vivid. Smooths the appearance of the eye shadow and makes them last quite simply for hours, so late at night when I return home my eye shadow looks as if I have just applied it. I love this stuff and would definitely repurchase. 

My eyelids are a little greasy and the primer potion provides a really nice base for the shadow to cling. However, for some reason it doesn't really work with cream based shadows.. I find that they actually work better without the primer potion.

Eden is very light and for this reason it won't suit darker skin tones as it will make your eye area look pasty.

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion costs £14.50 for an 11ml tube

An Autumn Make-Up Look - FOTD

My Autumn Face

I have done this makeup a few times now and think it is ideal for daytime. I find it warm and fresh.looking.

Products used 

Primer - Benefit Porefessional 
Eye Primer - Urban Decay EyeShadow Primer Potion Eden 
Foundation - Estee Lauder Double Wear in Pale Almond
Bronzer - Accessorize Baked Bronzer Duo in Bali 
Blushers - Accessorize Merged Baked Blusher in Scandal, Nars Deep Throat Blush
Skin Highlighter -MAC Semi Precious Rose Quartz Mineral Skinfinish (lightly brushed all over face).
Eye shadows - Cult GD Lazy Days, Max Factor Earth Spirits Eyeshadow in Burnt Bark
Mascara - Flawless You Forever Luscious in Black
Eyeliner - Clinique Cream Shaper for Eyes in Chocolate Lustre
Lipstick - Lord and Berry 20100 Shining Lipstick in Intimacy


Have you adapted your makeup colours for winter?