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Urban Decay Code 30% off & Sale Alert: Naked Ultimate Basics Shadow Palette $23

December 25, 2017 · 5 Comments

It’s a Festivus miracle… Urban Decay has a 30% off code on sale items this week! 

Does anything catch your fancy on this UD sale?

I spy, with my little makeup-lovin’ eye that the Urban Decay Naked Ultimate Basics Matte eyeshadow palette which is regularly $54 (and totally worth it IMHO) is on a very rare sale for $34 and is $23 after the UD coupon!

Urban Decay Naked Ultimate Basics Palette has 12 matte shades that go on SO smooth

Urban Decay Naked Ultimate Basics Palette has 12 matte shades that go on SO smooth

I have one of these palettes already but picked up another at this great price. I find all the colors in this shadow set very wearable, especially Extra Bitter (front row, second from left) that adds a natural pop and definition to the eye. Unlike many palettes, you will find each shade useful, and I was pleasantly surprised that each and every shade looked good on me and the dual sided brush is wonderful all on its’ own

The colors in the UD Naked Ultimate Basics Palette

The colors in the UD Naked Ultimate Basics Palette

 

SOME PARTICULARLY APPEALING UD DEALS:

  • The Troublemaker Shadow Palette, normally $39, on sale for $24 – 30% coupon = $16.80
  • Sheer Revolution lipsticks are on sale for $10, only $7 after coupon
  • The Afterglow Quad is on sale for $19 – 30% = $13
  • The Naked Smoky Palette is also still only $27, now – 30% off = $18.90! That’s less than the price of a single shadow pan!
Urban Decay Naked Smoky for $18.30!

Urban Decay Naked Smoky for $18.90!

Smolder is a beautiful color, plus there are several basic nudes

Combust and Whiskey are very wearable at the office for a very subtle daytime smoky eye, Combust makes the eye look awake

 

WHERE TO BUY

This Urban Decay sale is valid for a few more days, and the goods are selling out quickly!

 

Did you buy anything?  Tell us about your UD haul in the comments!

 

Posted by Style Chicks / Filed In: Beauty
Tagged: urban decay, Urban Decay 30% off, Urban Decay coupon code, Urban Decay Sale, Urban Decay Ultimate Basics Naked Matte Palette

Up Your Lash Game with Urban Decay Subversion Lash Primer

January 18, 2017 · 2 Comments

Urban Decay Subversion Lash Primer

Want tips on how to use the Urban Decay Subversion Lash Primer? Look no further, here are our best tips, tricks and hacks. With a little practice, this tricky Primer will be giving you lush, bat-worthy lashes in no time!

 

URBAN DECAY SUBVERSION LASH PRIMER: WHAT IT DOES

A lash primer gives both some bulk to individual lashes and serves as a base coat, so mascara lasts longer and looks fresher with less fallout during the day.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Similar in construction and design to a regular mascara, the primer wand has lots of product on it when pulled out of the tube. It is opaque white in color. It is something like a thickened “White-Out” or “Liquid Paper,” but not as sticky or runny as an Elmer’s Glue-like consistency.

I initially didn’t expect it to bode well but thought better of it after some practice. It gives a full, fluttery lash without looking fake.

Urban Decay Subversion Lash Primer gives lusher lashes

Urban Decay Subversion Lash Primer is a base coat for lusher lashes

 

BEST USAGE TIPS

My best tip is to clean the brush wand off as much as you can before application to the lashes.

I use a disposable wand and dip it in the primer only once, and that may still need to be cleaned off by brushing the rows and tip of the dipped wand with a second clean wand to get the excess and clumps off.

 

APPLICATION:

Brush it on very thinly, straight from root to tip, NOT in a zig-zag horizontal motion like mascara, because lashes will lose definition and clump together.

Next, brush through the lashes with a dedicated clean spoolie, dry wand or a mascara fan brush to remove clumps and unevenness to the primer layer, because there are plenty of clumps, even if you are careful in applying. Don’t skip this step.

Get this primer coat as clean as possible. And take your time doing it. Let it dry.

Apply your mascara.

NOTE: At the risk of “Mascara heresy,” if you normally do 2-3 coats of mascara, you may wish to stop at one thin coat, at least on the bottom lashes. Assess between coats if you, in fact, need more mascara than one coat, because the primer makes lashes quite lush with very little mascara product.

CAUTIONS:
1) Since the primer is an opaque white, the lashes are left white. Make sure to coat each lash and not miss any, and check that your lashes are coated root to tip, and on the sides, as the primer shows through any uncoated areas and it looks like weird white spots on the lashes if a spot is missed.

2) Make sure to keep the cap on tight; it dries out faster than mascara.

3) If the product is too dry or too clumpy, put the closed tube in a mug of hot water to soften it, but only leave it in the water for less than two minutes, so it does not get too runny. This is a last resort trick to get a few more uses out of the primer.

4) Invest in cheap disposable mascara wands to apply the primer since the wand that comes with the primer gets pretty gunky fairly quickly.

SUMMARY

Urban Decay Perversion Primer gives the appearance of thicker lashes as well as providing a nice base to keep mascara looking fresh and lasting longer.

But it must be applied carefully and takes some practice; it is not for a quick flick of mascara before you head out the door kind of mascara application. But it does make lash look very lush.

My mascara lasts longer, looks fresher with fewer flakes during the day. It takes less mascara to get a thick, lush, fluttery lash. Once I got the hang of it, it’s worth the extra step to make lashes extra bat-worthy.

Find it at Urbandecay.com

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Tagged: base coat, how to, Mascara, UD, urban decay, urban decay subversion lash primer

Product Review: Urban Decay Mascara Resurrection

June 21, 2015 · Leave a Comment

As soon as I heard about Urban Decay’s Mascara Resurrection, I was talking about it all the time. By the end of the day at work, my mascara tends to be dry and clumpy and I was really excited about a product that could, well, resurrect my mascara to it’s morning freshness.

I view this in the Apple Watch category of products: great concept, and hopefully will be improved in the future.

I picked it up as soon as it was released at Sephora and tried it out the next day after work. While I spent the time in the morning to separate my lashes, they had clumped a bit by the end of the day. So I was pretty game to try Mascara Resurrection.

It’s a good product, but I found a couple of issues that keeps it from being a fantastic product.

First issue is the wand. For mascara or lash treatment products, a curved wand is usually a good thing. With Mascara Resurrection, the product tends to cling to either end of the curve and does not catch in the middle of the curve. While the product is described as a liquid, it is more of a glycerine-y gel (glycerin is the third ingredient.) So instead of using the wand horizontally and catching the full lash fringe, I had to use the wand vertically, which isn’t terribly functional for the purpose, and the product ended up distributing in globs on my lashes instead of evenly. When I tried it with straight disposable wand, it distributed evenly and did the job. So I hope Urban Decay includes a wand with a straight brush in the future to take advantage of the consistency of the formula.

My second issue really comes down to expectations. I guess I expected Mascara Resurrection to dissolve clumps with ease, but that is really the province of eye makeup remover, not a “freshen up” product. While clumps do dissolve with some brushing, they also get flakey if you aren’t thorough about removal. It didn’t refresh the mascara I had on, but rather provided a clean, silky base for me to reapply mascara without having to take my eye makeup completely off.

So those are my issues with Mascara Resurrection. If you go in armed with said facts, you’ll have more appreciation for what is a good product. Now that we’ve covered that, let’s move on to the good.

I like the fact that Mascara Resurrection allows me to brush out dried clumps and have a new base for mascara without disturbing my other eye makeup. If my eyeliner and concealer are still looking good, I’d rather just freshen up my lashes without starting over. Just make sure that you remove all the loosened mascara or else it will flake off onto your under eye.

It is also great to use to change the consistency of your mascara. I never have been particularly fond of high-gloss mascaras, but Mascara Resurrection provides the right balance of “sparkle in your eye” shine without looking wet. It also provides the right level of malleability to be able to safely recurl your lashes during the day, which is great.

We tend to only review products that really excite us on Style Chicks, so this might seem like a lot of negative for one of our reviews. The thing is, though, this product still excites me since Urban Decay tends to improve their packaging etc over time. So Urban Decay Mascara Resurrection is still a product I recommend – just make sure to get used to it before you bring it with you to a photo-op event, which as you know, is anywhere and everywhere these days.

Find Urban Decay Mascara Resurrection at UrbanDecay.com for $16.00.

 

Urban Decay Mascara Resurrection

Urban Decay Mascara Resurrection

 

 

 

Posted by Style Chicks / Filed In: Beauty, New Products
Tagged: Eye Makeup, Mascara, urban decay, Urban Decay Mascara Resurrection

Beauty.com Friends & Family 20% off Event – LAST DAY

November 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The Beauty.com Friends and Family 20% off Event ended November 5th. But you can still get 20% off your entire Beauty.com order with Beauty.com coupon code BTY20 .

Plus there are lots of great gift with purchase offers  and 3 beauty samples with each order.

  • Get a free full size Somme Institute Neckline Neck Creme ($68 value) with any $50 Somme Institute Skincare purchase at Beauty.com.
  • Get a free deluxe pack of Skyn ICELAND Cleansing Cloths ($15 value) with any $35 Skyn ICELAND Skincare purchase at Beauty.com.
  • Get the Frederic Fekkai Winter Wonderful Gift Set at Beauty.com $95 retail for $75 – 20% = $60
  • Get up to 50% off beauty favorites at Beauty.com, plus 20% off Friends & Family also applies

Some good value sets and deals:

  • CLARISONIC Exclusive Pink Clarisonic Mia Arcona Set, Breast Cancer Awareness ($197 Value) for $149.00 – 20% = $119.20
  • Get the Urban Decay Box of Potions ($88 Value!) for only $49 at Beauty.com. $49 – 20% = $39.20

 

Use Beauty.com coupon code BTY20 for 20% off your Beauty.com order

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Tagged: 20% off, beauty.com, clarisonic, code, coupon, Friends and Family, urban decay

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