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Pride, Lust & Vanity

Pride - Lust - Vanity

These are my all time favourite drugstore palettes! the pictures above were taken when i first got them so thats why they look so un-loved ;) haha but considering these go for about $5 each, they are definitely a MUST-HAVE in your makeup collection! i am anxiously waiting for their new holiday palettes to release in canada.. maybe they have already! but i cant seem to find them anywhere :( please give me a shout if anyone from canada sees them! :D

oh, and im not quite sure why i dont have Greed (the 4th palette in their collection), i keep forgetting to pick it up haha :) but once i do, i will swatch and do an eye look as well!

so here are the swatches for pride and lust!

 prepared to be surprised because these babies pack in amazing pigmentation!

Click here for Vanity swatches :)

(all swatches done with one swipe with finger, no base/primer! amazing isnt it?)

Pride & Lust

 matte shades on top, shimmery on bottom

here are some closer up pictures if you're too lazy to click into each picture ;)

Pride & Lust

Pride Shimmery Shades & Lust Shimmery Shades

Pride Matte Shades & Lust Matte Shades

here they are again in natural lighting...

Pride and Lust

and although i absolutely love the matte shades, i think you really NEED to see the shimmery shades up close :D

shimmery shades from Pride

isnt that like the prettiest blue ever?!?!

Shimmery shades from Lust

Are you in love yet? haha cause i am! i had neglected pride and lust for awhile because ever since school started, theres just no time to sport brighter colors and shades (im majoring in business and it wouldnt look so good if i did my presentations in smokey blues & purples ;) haha) but on the other hand, vanity has gotten a ton of love due to its already-prematched brown and gold shades :) the matte shades make especially good everyday looks :)

so anyways, sorry for the picture overload! haha hope it didnt take too long to load :P to further spark your love for these palettes, take a look at the looks i created with them!

please excuse my unbrushed eyebrows LOL

More pictures on these looks in the next post! :D

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Tweet Get "Naked" with Urban Decay - Swatches

So you've seen it in action, now its time to look at the swatches :)

first, a couple pretty pictures of the product :) haha introducing the well known..

Urban Decay Naked Palette

and time for swatches!

Click on each to make them bigger!

Virgin - Sin - Naked - Sidecar

Buck - Half Baked - Smog - Darkhorse

 Toasted - Hustle - Creep - Gunmetal

and of course, the Full swatch :)

naked literally can blend right into my skintone haha but i think my absolute favourites are

Sin, Half Baked, Smog & Hustle :)

24/7 liners in zero and whiskey

my first time trying these and let me tell you, these are amazing! definitely lives up to all the hype it receives! didnt know it was that big of a deal till well, i tried it out! now i want more :D

All above swatches done with one finger swipe (except the eyeliners of course lol)

Overall, i am loving this palette! its velvet casing, shimmery/matte shadows, amazing liners make it a great product! only downside is, sephoras seem to have a hard time keeping this product in stock! but dont worry, this palette is part of their permanent collection so you have time :)

next up: more wet n' wild palettes! these are definitely my fav drugstore palettes :)

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Tweet Urban Decay Naked VS WnW Vanity EOTD

Okay, so i know in my last post i said that Wet N' Wild's Vanity palette was definitely no dupe for Urban Decay's Naked palette.. but you know, i got a bit more curious as to how they fare off in eye looks.. so i did two slightly smokey brown eye looks... one eye with urban decay, the other with wet n' wild!

can you tell which eye is urban decay, and which eye is wet n wild?

take a guess!

 The correct answer is.....


My left eye (right in these pictures) is done with urban decay's naked palette! while my right eye (left in these pictures) is done with wet n' wild's vanity palette! Did you guess right? :)

So from here on, there's just a series of pictures showing what i did at each step. the left side is with wet n' wild. the right side is with urban decay. can you see the difference?

Step one - benefit r.s.v.p. as base & light shimmery shade in inner half of eye

wet n' wild -------------------------------- urban decay

step two - medium toned shade in outer half plus crease

wet n' wild -------------------------------- urban decay

step three - dark brown shade in outer v & gold shade under eye

wet n' wild -------------------------------- urban decay

step four - blend, eyeliner & mascara

wet n' wild -------------------------------- urban decay

Overall: i think they're preeeettty close when applied

however, do note that with urban decay, i feel as if there is more dimension and contrast between the shades. as well, the urban decay gives a softer smokey brown (this is without using the black & grey shades) whereas the wet n wild's dark brown shade was very strong. this is more noticeable in this picture:

can you see how the wet n' wild eye seems to be darker and less dimensional? i think this is because the dark matte brown really steals the show, whereas with urban decay, it blends more smoothly so you can see the different layers in shades. also, wnw's brown has more of a reddish warm undertone whereas urban decay's is slightly more cool toned.

Final conclusion -

i really love both of these palettes, they are both filled with great neutrals, are all super buttery and pigmented, and blend nicely. Price wise, urban decay retails for around $52 CAD while wet n' wild's at $5. However, urban decay's does come with a mini primer potion, 6 more shades including a black and gunmetal grey and many more shimmery shades, as well as a double sided 24/7 eyeliner in zero and whiskey.

So really, its up to you what you want! personally.. i would grab both haha just because if you love neutrals and use it on a daily basis, you'll never find a better palette than urban decay's naked palette! but if you're a diehard makeup addict, you'll also never want to pass up a high quality makeup palette for $5 cause its such a steal! :) of course, if you're tight for money, go with the wnw one first.. then if you want, save up for urban decay (or hint it for christmas!!) since its not a limited edition palette! *YES* :D

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