Here it is, folks! The long awaited second part of my Urban Decay haul. I'm sure you've all been wondering which mystery item I purposefully left out of the first part of this blog, so I will no longer keep you in suspense. It's no secret that I love Urban Decay eyeshadow. I mean, seriously, I think I have a problem. Take a look...
So now do you believe me when I say that I'm addicted to this stuff? I'm the proud owner of 60 different UD eyeshadow colors. I think that they are the best eyeshadows out there. Except for their glitter shadows, but I'll talk more about that later.
The last item from my haul is pictured above, and it's a palette I've had my eye on for a while. I hate paying full price for any palette (with the exception of my Naked palette, but that was $50 well spent). The palette in question caught my eye when it first came out. I waited for it to go on sale. It finally did, but I still was hesitant about paying $15. I mean, I did have all these other palettes, you know? Well, when I was browsing the site the other day, marveling at all the other great deals I was getting, I noticed that my palette had been marked down to $12. That extra $3 off made all the difference! Why? I'm not sure, but it did! :) So now I am the proud owner of...the Mariposa Palette!!!
I am sooooooooooooooo excited about this palette! It's beautifully made, and the colors are outstanding. Here are some shots of the front and back before I opened it:
I get pumped just looking at the pictures! Now opening this palette is a little tricky; it tends to stick, but I've found that this gets better the more I open it. Are you ready for a look at the inside? :)
Simply gorgeous, right? Every single color in this palette is a winner! I've tried all of them so far, and the only one I'm a little (and I mean *very* little) disappointed with is Limelight (bottom right). It's a great gold color (similar to Half Baked in the Naked palette), but I got some fallout from this color. It's probably because it has way more glitter than Half Baked. Once again, I do not like the UD glitter shadows; the glitter tends to be on the huge side, and the fallout is horrible. If you apply it with a light hand, then you can get ok results. I'm just not crazy about having huge chunks of glitter on my face. The glitter in Limelight is on the small side, so I can live with it; I just have to be careful!
Top Row Swatches: Rockstar, Gunmetal, Skimp, Infamous, and Wreckage
Bottom Row Swatches: Haight, Money, Mushroom, Spotlight, Limelight
Now, let's talk about two things I did not understand about this
palette. First, why is the box it was packaged in prettier than the
actual palette? Don't get me wrong, because I love the butterfly (or
mariposa) stamped into the metal of the palette cover, but the butterfly
detailing on the packaging is gorgeous! Secondly, why did they include
such a teeny-tiny brush? What am I supposed to do with that?
It would have been much better to include a small 24/7 eyeliner in Zero, in my opinion. Either way, the palette itself is great, and it's well worth $12. I think that, overall, this is probably the best beauty buy that I've ever made! What about you guys? Let me know what great beauty deals you've gotten by leaving a comment below! I'll be back shortly with a tutorial using this palette, so stay tuned. Peace & love!
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