Nail of The Day- Butter London "Diamond Geezer"

Todays NOTD(Nail of The Day) is a nail polish that I am absolutely in LOVE with! Above is Butter London's nail polish in "Diamond Geezer". It is a gorgeous metallic sparkly silver color that I think would look great on any skin tone. If you are the type of person who doesn't like all of that chunky glitter, but something that is shiny and going to stand out, this is the color. The glitter is very fine and that is what I love so much about this color.

Retail Price: $14.00

Sephora Lashstash 2011: Review

When Sephora releases there holiday collections, I am all over it! Above you see some pictures featuring Sephora newest "Lashstash", a collection of Sephoras most sought out mascaras. This stash features 10 mascaras(four are new to the collection), two full sized mascaras, and a Clinique Take The Day Off eye makeup remover. This Lashstash retails at your local Sephora at $45 and is a $133 value. 

Sephora stashes are a awesome way to build your makeup collection. Mascara is defiantly a weakness of mine so when I saw this new product I was immediately drawn. Oh, and let's not forget the pink sparkly box is comes in! If you're a sucker for packaging like I am, this is the product for you. 

The Sephora Lashstash contains:

*-0.17 oz Fairydrops Scandal Queen Mascara in black 

-0.16 oz Tarte Gifted Amazonian Clay Smart Mascara in black

*-0.16 oz Hourglass Film Noir Full spectrum Mascara in black

-0.18 oz Urban Decay Supercurl Curling Mascara in black

*-0.1 oz Makeup Forever Smoky Lash in black

-0.11 oz Josie Maran GOGO Instant Natural Volume Argan Mascara in black

-0.16 oz Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Flawless Definition Volumizing Mascara in black

-0.13 oz Too Faced LashGasm in black

-0.24 oz Stilla Full-Size Forever Your Curl Mascara in black

-0.23 oz Sephora Collection Full Size Advanced Lash Booster in black

     *- My favorites in the set

The Clinique eye makeup remover that came with this set is good seeing that it removed every bit of mascara, but it is oil based which I do not like. Once the makeup remover got into my eye, my eyes could not stop watering and it was just annoying. And it made my face very greesy feeling. yuck!

All of these mascaras are high end and are really expensive for a little tube of mascara. So buying bulks like this is a great way to try out the best mascaras out there, without paying $19 just for one tube. If I love the mascara that much, then I will give it a try because by then I will think it's worth the money. For example, the next time I am at Sephora, I will pick up the Makeup Forever Smoky Lash, seeing that my sample is almost gone! 

Enjoy Everyone!

XOXO, Shelby

Urban Decay Book of Shadows 4: Review

Urban Decay released it's fourth Book of Shadows September of 2011. It is limited edition and retails for $64(purchase at your local Sephora or Ulta). The book contains sixteen eyeshadows(10 are new to the palette), one full size 24/7 waterproof liquid eyeliner in Carbon Black, one travel size Super Curl mascara in black, one travel size primer potion, and a mini speaker keychain. 

The palette is butterfly themed and the packaging is very eye catching. But isn't every Urban Decay palette? The palette comes with a card that has QR codes on the back accessible for scanning them with your smart phone. When scanned, your phone should bring you to a "how to" video on how to do a certain look with the makeup provided in your palette. Keep in mind that you may need to purchase your QR reader but some are free. I've noticed from my experience that the codes are kind of close together and sometimes my iphone does not even read them. Another thing that came with your palette is your speaker keychain, and a cord that you can plug into your phone. In case your phone isn't loud enough, this can be a connivence to you. I felt that the speaker was kind of fuzzy sounding and I just stuck with the speakers on my phone.

The shadows range from brights to neutrals, and most of the finishes are very shimmery.  I'm more of a matte finish person but some of the colors have really dragged me in. My favorite color in the palette has to be Midnight Rodeo. It's a beige shimmer with just a tad of silver glitter in it. I use it in the crease and it is absolutely gorgeous. Some of the colors I have had trouble with. I'm so used to Urban Decay shadows being nothing but pure pigmentation but unfortunately, not all of the colors have lived up to my standard. Blue Bus, skimp, and Gravity do not have the best color payoff.  Blue bus is very chalky and it looks very uneven when I applied it to my lid. I felt that Gravity did the same thing but the color payoff was better then Blue Bus. It is buildable, but then it just looks like a muddy mess. Skimp was a bit sheer, but it is a really good highlight for the inner corner or under the brow bone. 

The packaging of this palette is of course not travel friendly like other Urban Decay Palettes. The packaging is very bulky, and the drawer that you have to pull out to see all of the makeup is very hard to pull sometimes. 

I have played around with the technology in this palette, and I have to say Urban Decay was really thinking when they made this palette. Technology is such a hit these days why not make it so you can involve it with your makeup too! The idea of putting looks on a card that you can read it with your smart phone was defiantly a way of people saying "Wow, I wonder how that works!" I mean, the palette comes with a holder that can be a stand for your phone.   If you are willing to splurge the sixty four dollars for the palette, I would say this is the perfect beginners palette. It comes with everything you would need to create a beautiful eye look. Have fun with it!

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Well hello there! Welcome to my blog. My name is Shelby. I have a unhealthy addiction to all things makeup. I'm sure you are here because your addicted to all things beauty too, right? Well great, because on this blog....it's nothing but makeup, nails, a little bit of fashion, and reviews. I'll be sharing my opinions on some of the newest makeup products out there. Daily, I will also be sharing "MOTD"(Makeup of The Day), "NOTD"(Nails of The Day), and "OOTD"(Outfit of The Day). I really hope you enjoy my blog. Don't forget to follow me to stay updated with what I post here. If you have any questions, you can find my contact information on the sidebar. Thanks! xoxo