A Warm Weather Tutorial Despite the Snow on the Ground

The logic here is if I do my makeup like it's warm it will be.

What you'll need:

1. Foundation (Clinique Perfectly Real Makeup in 01)

2. Blush (elf Blush in Bliss)

3. Gel liner (elf Cream Liner in Black)

4. White eyeliner (elf Shadow Stick in Pearl)

5. Black eyeliner (24/7 Glide on Eyeliner in Perversion)

6. Mascara (Tarte Lights, Camera, Flashes)

7. Coral lip color (Sephora Glitter Lip Pencil in Glittering Coral)

The Tutorial

Make sure you have a clean, blank face. 

Apply tape to the outside of your eye to make sure

all your lines are nice and clean. It'll make liner 

easier as well.

Prime your eyelid and sweep a light cream/white

colored eye shadow all over your eyelid. I'm using

Urban Decay's Truth form the Vice 3 palette.

Use a small crease brush to apply a cool brown/taupe

eye shadow in the crease. I'm using Urban Decay's

DTF from the Vice 3 palette.

Mix that same shadow from before with a warmer 

brown shadow and sweep/blend that in and above

the crease with a blending brush I'm using DTF 

and Undone from the Vice 3 palette.

Work a darker color into the crease winging it up

slightly with a small crease brush. I'm using Defy

from the Vice 3 palette.

Start to line your eye with a gel liner and brush.

Follow along the tape to get a perfect wing. You

can use any black gel eyeliner for this. I'm using

elf's Cream Eyeliner in Black.

Finish lining your eye tapering it in toward the 

inner corner of your eye.

Remove the tape, liner under the eye with a white

eyeliner. Line the waterline and lash line. I'm using

the elf Shadow Stick in Pearl.

After that pat a blue eye shadow over top of the white

eyeliner. I'm using Gonzo from the Electric Palette.

Work a light shimmery shade from the inner

corner to the blue. I used Angel from the Vice 3 palette.

Tightline your eyes using a black eyeliner. I'm using 

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Liner in Perversion.

Apply mascara to both bottom and top lashes. I'm

using Tarte's Light, Camera, Flashes.

Tape a minute to laugh at yourself for getting 

mascara on your eyelid and nose. 

Apply your foundation however you normally

would. I recommend a sheer coverage, light liquid

for summer. I'm using Clinique Perfectly Real

Makeup in 01 (N).

Fill in your eyebrows with a matte shadow/powder.

Finish with a coral blush and coral lips. I used 

elf Mineral Blush in Bliss and Sephora Glittering

Lip Crayon in Glittering Coral.

And you're done! A super cute wearable look for the Spring/Summer.

Bonus Step!

Work an orange eye shadow into and

below the crease using a small crease

brush. I'm using Slowburn from 

the Electric palette.

Urban Decay Electric Palette Unsafe?

So a few weeks ago I had a major freak out, because I thought I had dropped $49 dollars on an eye shadow palette that I couldn't even use. Yes technically, Urban Decay claims that they market the Electric Palette as a pressed pigment palette, but in many of the promotional photos, models and bloggers can be seen wearing the "pigments" exactly where the palette instructs you not to. Obviously, I was ticked.

(Sorry for the pretty blurry quality images, both of these were taken from Urban Decay's Pinterest )

The first model/blogger is shown wearing Savage, the bright neon color. My first thoughts was, "Fine, okay, maybe they don't really realize that they've done this, whatever". Then I found the second pictorial, where they are showing three of the four "not safe for use on the eyes" colors... on the models eyes.

Something isn't right here. A simple google search helped a lot in my findings, and I found one answer that actually made a LOT of sense.

From Beauty Blogger Phyrra:

The full thread can be found here.

This seemed true enough. The US being behind and not doing the testing and approval? I took it a step further because if it's deemed safe in the UK there obviously wouldn't be a warning for it.

This is the US site. The warning about the shadows is very clear. It's not for use around the eye. But ONLY if you live in the US, Canada, or Brazil. So far things seem to be exactly what strangers on the internet claimed. But we have to take it a step further. So let's check the UK site. 

There is no warning on the UK site. It seems that what I read was true. In other comments through various blogs I've also read that while there is a major warning on almost every part of the palette in the US, if I had been in the UK and bought it, there would have been no hint of a warning on the palette.

However, don't think that Urban Decay is the only company to sell pigments in the US that are obviously intended for use around the eye while warning against it.

The above warning is found on the Sugarpill website for some of their neon pigments. I have to say while it says basically the same things as the Urban Decay warning, it makes it easier to find answers as to WHY those in the US are instructed to stay avoid use of these around the eyes. 

Excuse me Urban Decay but...

Why make these shadows with pigments that aren't safe for the eyes? There are plenty of dupes (even drugstore) for these outrageous colors that are perfectly fine and approved for use in the US.

So far I've only seen one report of a bad reaction to the Urban Decay shadows, and even then it's hard to pinpoint if that was exactly the problem. Many people say that they stain, but it's common for shadows with such a high pigment to stain. I find that not only those four colors, but 7 of the 10 stain my skin if I do not use a primer under them.

Obviously, I've come to the conclusion that Urban Decay is covering their butts. Since it's not FDA approved here as eye shadow, they were required to sell the Electric palette as a "pressed pigment" palette. The warnings are there on the off chance that a consumer chooses to use the pigments on their eyes and have an adverse reaction. Thanks to that ever repetitive warning, the company cannot be held accountable. Really, as it's stated on the Sugarpill warning, the shadows are "use at your own risk".

To be honest, the number one thing that I've learned through this little experience of research is that:

What do you think? Comment below and tell me how you feel about the Electric Palette marketing?

Disclaimer: As stated above all things not approved by the FDA are use at your own risk. I am not stating that these are 100% safe, just why I feel safe using them. Like Urban Decay I have to cover my butt so I am not responsible for any injuries due to the misuse of this product in the US, Canada, or Brazil. We have special eyes.

My Shameless Obsession With Urban Decay: The Electric Palette

So, remember my adventures in Sephora? I believe we had a moment like this:

Let me say it does describe that moment when I have to decide what to buy perfectly. My stomach drops, and my mind begins to calculate what I could have gotten instead. That's exactly how I felt on the way home from the mall the day I purchased the Electric Palette. The reason I did was simple; it was the weekend of the Vice LTD palette launching at Ulta, and I was hopeful that either there or Sephora would have a lonesome Vice 3 left... but of course they didn't. The next three hours was spent with my friend looking around aimlessly for something to fill the hole that the Vice 3 left in my heart. Two hours later I hadn't found something, and the only thing I knew I wanted was pink. My best friend (and most dangerous friend to be in a makeup store with) pointed at the Electric Palette for two reasons. 1) Pink! and 2) Sparkly/crazyness. Of course I've seen it before and always rolled my eyes because what a freaking worthless palette. What would I do with that? But we all know this ended with me purchasing it and walking out of the store with it. Regret happened again when I realized four of the colors couldn't be used on the eyes (or so I thought, check out the answer to the safety question in my next post). However, now I can't imagine living without it.

The Electric Palette

Year Sold- 2014 (still being sold)

Year Purchased- 2015

The Packaging- Pretty? Check. Sturdy? Check. Great mirror? Check. Basically I have no complaints about the packaging. It's much sleeker than any other Urban Decay palettes I own, and has the most sturdy closer of them all. This palette has a magnetic closure, which I normally feel can come a bit loose, but this is one of those super magnets like you used in middle school science class. Yeah, it's that awesome.

Swatches and Color Reviews!

Revolt- When I can say a super shimmer metallic

silver is the most boring color in the palette

you know you've done something right.

Revolt is a very smooth, silver color that can be 

layered over a color to make that color

metallic, or layered several times over 

itself to make a very opaque silver.

Gonzo- Bright electric blue matte shadow

with light blue sparkles. It's got the same texture

as my favorite Urban Decay mattes.

Slowburn*- Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. I have

not used this color on my eyes yet but I've swatched

it over and over and I really want to use this in a sunset

eye. This isn't a matte shadow but ti seems to have

the texture of one, making me think that rather 

than a satin finish it just has many micro glitters.

Savage*- My favorite shadow in this palette 

and it's why I bought it! Matte pink deliciousness.

Fringe- This actually honestly just reminds me of

Deep End, meaning it's the third teal I own, I don't

wear many teal eyeshadows 

Chaos-

I'm pretty positive this color is called chaos because

of the chaos it's causing in my mind. TARDIS BLUE

EYE SHADOW OKAY?!? Fangirl moment over, this

is pretty legitimately a great true royal blue. 

Thrash- When describing this color casually I will

refer to it as the "ugly yellow green", but I mean that 

in the most loving way because I love this perfect

acid green. I don't know how I'm going to be able to 

use it but it's a green/yellow with gold sparkles

and a satin type finish.

Freak- TINKERBELL GREEN. The Disney obsessed

girl in me loves this. I can honestly relate every single

color in this palette to a fandom and it would fit perfectly.

Freak is... freaky. Previous pictures probably showcase

my green walls, green stuffed animals, maybe green

clothes, because I love green and I love this pastel

green with a satin finish.

  

Comment if you remember this commercial.

Urban*- Wanna know how I feel about this? See above gif.

It is the purpley-est purple to ever purple with a gorgeous

satin finish. It has more of a pink/red undertone

than a blue undertone and holy cow! Purple!

Jilted*- Pinky-purple! It's seriously like a neon version of 

Fishnet which I have come to love even more in the last week.

It has a satin finish with a slight hint of shimmer. Yay!

*These products are not approved for use in the immediate eye area by the FDA.

Over all, I didn't think I would ever use it and I thought the people that would dish out $49 on a palette with this kind of color scheme. Now I can't imagine being without it. 10/10 DO recommend.

Disclaimer: This isn't sponsor. Urban Decay doesn't know me. And I don't own any of the rights to Peter Pan or Tinkerbell.