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"If you don't like seeing pictures of violence towards animals being posted, you need to help stop the violence, not the pictures." - Johnny Depp

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My love affair with make-up started when I was around 6 years old. I remember having these lip balms - I think there were 3 of them. I can't recall the shades but I do know one of them was orange - and that they smelt awful. You know that typical cheap cosmetic smell? Yeah, like that. I kept them in this little Tweety handbag and I would get them out every so often to look at them and smell them etc. There wasn't much wearing of the lip balms, mainly just admiring. I guess that's where it catapulted into me becoming a make-up collector.

Soon enough, I started buying magazines. Not really for reading, more for the free make-up. I remember I used to buy like 6 different magazines - Sugar, Mizz, Top Of The Pops, Smash Hits, Bliss and Shout. I rarely missed an issue. Now that I look back, it would've been waaay cheaper for me to just buy proper make-up!

I had this big box where I would store all my magazine make-up, and it was filled to the brim. At this point I was around 8 or 9, and obviously I didn't wear a full face of make-up but I would rock a bit of lipgloss, eyeshadow and mascara once in a while. I just loved dressing up, and to me make-up was an extension of that.

I guess when I started wearing a full face was probably in Year 7, so I would've been 11 at the time. A girl in one of my classes said that I'd look better with make-up on (in a nice way) - so I took her advice and started wearing some. I went to my Mum and she gladly said that she'd share her make-up with me. Now if you haven't realised - I'm very pale. So pale that still to this day, I struggle finding a foundation that will match my skin tone. My Mum, on the other hand, has very tanned olive skin. You can see where I'm going with this. I guess it wasn't too bad as it was a tinted moisturiser rather than a foundation, but instead of using powder to set it, I used bronzer. Shimmery bronzer. My Mum knew absolutely nothing (and still doesn't - I love you Mum!) about make-up so her 'tips' were pretty unhelpful. Despite the super-tangoed image you have of me in your head - it surprisingly didn't look too horrific. I'm not saying it was a good look by any means - but it wasn't so bad either.

At this point I started experimenting more with make-up - glittery liquid eyeliners, turquoise eyeshadow etc. Very 'retro-disco' if you will. To be honest I'm kinda proud that my younger self actually had the balls to wear hot pink glitter eyeliner - cause I'm not too sure if I'd be able to own the look so much now...

So now I'm around the age of 13 and I've become obsessed with Avon. And before you say anything - they didn't used to test on animals but yes, they do now. Anyways, my Mum would bring the catalogue home from work as her assistant was an Avon representative. I used to get that feeling like when I was younger and my Mum would hand me the Argos catalogue and say "Circle what you would like Father Christmas to get you and I can send it to him.". It really did feel like Christmas every time. Even more so when the products actually came! I would spend around £30 each time on various different bits and pieces because it gave me this ecstatic buzz when I opened the little white bag to see what I'd ordered. Usually I had forgotten so it was always a nice little surprise.

Mum would always tut whenever I bought make-up - and still does to this day. I try to constantly remind her that I could be like most other young adults and instead of spending my money on eyeshadows and lipsticks, I could be spending it on drugs, alcohol, and admission into sleazy nightclubs. Also known as the complete opposite of me. She should count her blessings that I'm an angelic little princess with a penchant for eyeshadow palettes! It could be worse, Mother.

It's gotten to the stage where I'm asking myself on a daily basis: 'Is my love for make-up getting out of control?'. Heart says no. Head says yes. Despite me rolling my eyes over the opinion of my conscience - I know it's becoming - or has the potential of becoming - an addiction if I'm not careful. Addiction. It feels weird writing that word. Something I've always associated with alcohol, nicotine, and not-so-legal narcotics. Make-up 'addiction' seems extremely mild in comparison.

To be perfectly honest, I can't see myself going down the 'I will sell one of my Dad's kidneys for an Urban Decay eyeshadow palette.' road. Not yet, anyway. Despite my almost blasé attitude on the matter, I know that I need to be careful. I've always been good with my money. Very good, in fact. So good that I have the ability to turn a few measly £s into designer accessories and top-of-the-range techno gadgets. I honestly have no idea how I do it - I guess I'm just good at saving money for the things I really want. And maybe make-up just happens to be one of those things. I'm trying to get my heart to synchronise with my brain like it does any time make-up is not involved. Maybe one day I'll have the strength to ignore the countless e-mails from Illamasqua telling me they have a sale on, or I'll be able to walk through the Beauty Department in Debenhams without batting a perfectly cut-creased-and-cat-eyed eyelid. Or maybe, just maybe, I will find it deep within myself to throw away *gasp* those Boots vouchers offering 200 points when I spend £20 or more. I did say maybe...



Have you got your make-up obsession under control, or is it running wild like mine?

"There are barbarians who seize this dog, who so prodigiously surpasses man in friendship, and nail him down to a table, and dissect him alive to show you the mezaraic veins. You discover in him all the same organs of feeling as in yourself. Answer me, Machinist, has Nature really arranged all the springs of feeling in this animal to the end that he might not feel? Has he nerves that he may be incapable of suffering?" - Voltaire

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Several weeks ago, Illamasqua had a huuuge sale on to celebrate Christmas and me being me just had to get involved. I went onto their website with the mindset that I'm 'just going to have a look' and 'maybe get one or two bits'... yet after several hours and over £100 later, I'm here writing about the things that accidentally 'fell' into my basket. Accidentally. Yep, accidentally...




I bought this as I thought it would make the perfect contouring powder. I've almost hit pan on the one I'm currently using and surprisingly I have no alternatives! It's slightly on the yellow-y side but I think it'll do the trick just fine.







Ahh eyeshadow palettes... my kryptonite. The one thing I just can't resist - even if I already have more than Boots themselves! This is a gorgeous palette with a fairly creamy texture, which surprised me but in a good way. It's not reaaally creamy - it kinda just feels like a wet powder, if that makes sense. 







As soon as I saw this back in October I fell in love. I wanted to buy it there and then but I was trying to be good with my money (that lasted long) so with a face full of mourning, I closed the window and stayed away from the website to avoid temptation. I'm glad I waited now as it was so much cheaper in the sale!






Pink eyeshadow is something I've really been enjoying experimenting with for quite some time now. I like to apply it in the centre of my lid, blending it out and then applying brown shadow in the crease. It looks natural but still girly, feminine and classic. So when I saw Dizzy in the sale, I couldn't not get it!







I'd been considering purchasing this for well over a year but because I'd never smelt it in person, I was put off. But when I saw how cheap it was to say it was a 75ml bottle - mixed with the rave reviews - I thought I'd take the plunge, and I must say, it smells amazing.







A few years back I got a white eyeliner pencil for my waterline as I knew that it helps make your eyes look bigger and brighter but because I have a blue sclera (the 'whites' of your eyes - I have brittle bones so mine are blue) it just looked odd against the contrast. Vow is more fleshy-toned so I thought it would be more effective - and natural - than my old white eyeliner.







Resist is very similar to one of my other Illamasqua lipsticks in Glissade - except this one is slightly lighter and is matte. Therefore, because it wasn't exactly the same AND because it was the perfect raspberry pink, I needed it. Don't judge me.






I'd been wanting this as soon as I saw it, but I had a gel eyeliner yeeears ago that went dry really fast, so it put me off buying any more. As for the brow gel, I was worried that it would make my eyebrows look unnatural, so I was put off buying any of that too. Despite this, my fears quickly dissipated after reading the rave reviews on the Illamasqua website. Customers were saying how amazing the products were and that the brow gel was a staple in their makeup bag, so obviously I had to jump on the bandwagon.
I wasn't too bothered about the Vintage Metallix, so it was more of a bonus for me. I love the pots that they come in as well, they look so sleek and classy! Not to mention, the matching rose-gold box is suuuper adorbs.







As you can see in the picture above, my eyeliner came covered in this weird white creamy stuff (take your heads out of the gutters, please) and I quickly tweeted the lovely social media team at Illamasqua, for them to tell me that I should e-mail them, which I did. To be perfectly honest - I was kinda pissed. Usually their deliveries come in flawless condition (I should know, I order from them often enough) but for some reason, during this sale period, they seem to be slacking as I wasn't the only one with a problem with one of my products. Many others opened their packages to find their Reflection Palette broken - and I'm pretty sure when they e-mailed Illamasqua they were faced with the same reply - send it back for a refund or exchange. When I read it I thought 'Right, okay, I'll just send it back and ask for an exchange. Simple!' Except, it wasn't simple. Now, if you haven't already noticed - I'm pretty lazy. I like things hassle free, especially when I'm not the one in the wrong. The paperwork that I had to fill out for the exchange was bordering on a joke. You'd think that I'd found a thumb in my can of Coke there was that much to fill out and do. So typically I left it for a few days, which turned into a few weeks, and a few days ago I thought 'Ahh screw it!' and I cleaned off the white stuff with hand sanitiser and then sharpened the pencil. I haven't tried it on my eyes yet but lets just hope I don't end up blind *knocks on wood*.


Now, despite my big old sigh over that order - it hasn't put me off ordering again. I got an e-mail last Thursday from them saying that more lines had been added to their sale, so obviously I had a look. Aaaand I may (or may not) have added three more lipsticks to my ever-so-vast collection...




The perfect nude. Something I've always been looking for, and to be honest aren't we all? This is why I ordered it - I had a feeling it could be The One. The verdict? It very well could be. I'm gonna have to see how it fares for a little bit longer, but for now I'm pretty chuffed with it! Ahh, it's so pretty!






"I don't have any pink lipsticks... Not any this exact shade anyway" is what I said to myself when I clicked 'Add to Basket'. Truth be told, I have a lot of pink lipsticks, the hefty majority being from Illamasqua. But this one is different - as unlike the others it's a dark, almost-but-not-quite vampy, raspberry pink. Honestly, I don't have a lipstick like this. 'It looks just like Resist!' I hear you cry - yeah it does but it's darker. So hush. I thought it was much brighter when I was ordering it, but to my surprise it wasn't. And I'm even more happy about it now as it brings the guilt levels down...







I wanted a mahogany lipstick for a while, so this was the perfect chance to get one! Although Autumn is over and Winter is coming to a close - I know it'll look great when September rears it's head again. When I tried Growl on for the first time, it's safe to say I fell in love. I can definitely see this shade quickly becoming one of my favourites. It's so gorgeous!


I'm really gonna have to put a serious spending ban in place as I've been wanting a Mini for years and if I'm not careful, I won't be able to afford one. So if you see me shopping, you have my full permission to remind me that I don't need that extra eyeshadow...or those 5 lipsticks in my basket. Okay?!


Did you order anything in the Illamasqua sale?

"I am in favour of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being." - Abraham Lincoln
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Last week the beautiful Meg tagged me in the Makeup Mishaps Tag. I hadn't heard of the tag before, but after reading her post (which was both witty and nostalgic) I was excited to answer the questions myself. So a big thank you to Meg for tagging me, I do love tag posts!


Here are the questions and my answers...

Ok, so you're attending a high-end beauty event, would you rather:


Have really thick, sharpie like eyebrows or a major neck/foundation line?
- Both make me want to cry. But if I HAD to choose, then probably a foundation line, just because it's easily fixable (plus I have long hair so I could just flip it over my shoulder and pretend it's a scarf to disguise it) whereas sharpie-brows aren't.


Have chipped nail polish or horribly faded lipstick?
- See, I have a thing about chipped polish, it seems to say a lot about a person. If one of my nails is chipped, I'll repaint them all. I feel really messy if they aren't perfect, so I'll have to go for faded lipstick. After all, it might just look like I have lip stain on...


Have smudged all your eye makeup or have lipstick on your teeth?
- Smudged eye makeup could pass for a fashion trend, so I'm going with that fer-sure. If I had lipstick on my teeth I'd feel like Caroline Krafft from Mean Girls and that's not cool.


Over highlight - a la disco ball - or over pluck those brows and look completely surprised?
- Hmmmm, probably over-pluck my eyebrows. I can easily use powder to fill them back in, whereas trying to tone down highlighter is like trying to go on a diet - a lot of hassle, and never the results you expected.


It's a typical working/school day, and unfortunately your beauty products have gone missing. You can only find a few things hidden at the bottom of your makeup bag, and have to use what you can find. What do you choose?
- Foundation, powder and mascara. I'm really hoping that brushes and a powder puff are included haha! I have really bad skin, so coverage is essential with the foundation. I have really oily skin, so that's where the powder comes in, and obviously I need mascara otherwise I'd look ill.


OTT unsubtle fake lashes or clear mascara?
- Clear mascara all the way. I'd rather keep my make-up natural than over-the-top. Sometimes.


A foundation five shades too dark or five shades too light?
- Ah, the dreaded 'slag-line', something I was a victim of for several years. As I have super fair skin, almost porcelain, I've never found a foundation shade that's matched my skin (until I found Illamasqua) so it was always too dark. Me being awesome managed to blend it to hell and apply almost-white powder, I think(?) I got away with it seen as I once got told by someone at a makeup counter that it was matched perfectly to my skin colour. And no, she wasn't being sarcastic! I think... Anyways, I think I'd have to go for five shades too light, because you can easily darken it up with a little powder.


Hair-gloss (a beautifully-sticky gloss: perfect for getting your hair stuck to in the wind) or gorgeous concealer lips?
- The thought of concealer lips makes me want to throw up a little. You guys have no idea how much I hate it when girls wear concealer on their lips. Despite this, my hair is my favourite and there is no way I would allow lipgloss anywhere near my mane. So I'm going to have to go for concealer lips *shudders in sheer horror*. I'm actually pretty chuffed that I never went through that god-awful phase. I patted myself on the back after typing that.


Finally, it's the middle of summer - you can either have a manicure or a pedicure. However, the other set of nails have to be bare - what do you pick?
- Pedicure. Feet are ugly as it is, at least a pedicure would make them look a little better!


As much as I enjoyed writing this post, it did scare me a little haha! I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed that none of those mishaps end up happening to me. Although they inevitably will. Sad face. So once again I'd like to thank Meg for tagging me!

I tag:
They're all lovely girls and if you haven't checked out their blogs yet, what are you waiting for?!

What are your make-up mishaps?
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Around Christmas time Boots always chuck a bunch of vouchers (not literally) at their Advantage Card holders and therefore I decided to pop along to Boots in Leeds City Centre and cash a few in!

I know this isn't really post related, but I found my camera earlier and I got all over-excited because now you're getting 10 mega-pixels (omg amaze) worth of image quality, WAHOO!



Eau De Soap & Glory Formula 2 Perfume Spray - £16.50
If you've read my (first-ever!) post on my top 5 perfumes you'd know that I adore this perfume - it came in at No5 and has always been one of my faves. So when I got a Soap & Glory points voucher I thought 'what the hell' and bought a bottle seen as my other one ran out about a year ago and I missed it.



Barry M Lip Liner in 3 - £2.95 (got mine free)
I only have 5 lipliners, three of which are very similar nude coral shades and the other two are dark pinks. Apart from nude coral lipsticks, my most popular used lipsticks are red. Therefore, I needed a red lipliner and Barry M came to the rescue!



Natural Collection Pressed Powder in Cool x3 - £1.99 each (got two free)
Ah Natural Collection, a brand that I find is seriously underestimated. I adore their pressed powders and at £1.99 they're worth a try. I originally put six in my basket but my friend said that I looked ridiculous and would be better off getting other products - harsh, but right.



Natural Collection Blushed Cheeks (L-R) in Pink Cloud & Sweet Cheeks - £1.99 each
Because i'm a huge fan of their powders I thought i'd give their blushers a go, and bought one in Pink Cloud and one in Sweet Cheeks. I hope they impress!



Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Fair 1 - £4.19
I have heard almost every beauty blogger rave about this concealer to the moon and back. I'm a huge fan of Zoe Sugg's (Zoella) and she can't stop going on about it, so I decided to get it and see what all the fuss was about! P.S. ignore the smudged packaging - it's well loved hehe.



Boots Botanicals Moisturising Gloves - £4
Because I work in a hair salon I have dermatitis which flares up the most during these colder months. I've always hated putting the cream on my hands at night because it's pretty oily and didn't want my hair to get greasy, and I used to wear normal gloves but they made my hands itchy and come out in heat rashes - not cute. Therefore, I decided to grab some of these gloves that are specifically designed to wear over moisturiser. Baby soft hands here I come!



Natural Collection Lip Lines in Mulberry - £1.99
Due to there being a 3 for 2 on I needed (yes, needed) to get something around the £2 mark to make it work out evenly and what not. As I told you before that I was lacking lip liners, I thought i'd visit Natural Collection again and bag this deep pink shade. I kinda wished i'd got a different shade now but for £1.99 I can't really complain.



Boots Tea Tree & Witch Hazel Exfoliating Face Scrub - £3.79
I got another points voucher but this time it was for the Boots Tea Tree & Witch Hazel range. I'd used this scrub before and I wouldn't scream and shout about it but I can't say much bad about it either, so I got another one haha!



Collection Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner in 1 Black - £2.99
I'm a huge fan of felt tip liners because I find liquid eyeliner too tricky and pencil eyeliner seems to tug too much and not give me the finish I desire. I already own one by No7 but have always been unsure of it and thought I might as well compare it to this one!

Have you been to Boots recently?
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I wasn't sure what to write for today's blog post, I've have loads of suggestions from you guys but none of them were appropriate for this week so I've filed them away for later. Luckily, I haven't left you with nothing because I got a delivery today, a nice black box filled with Illamasqua goodies so I thought I'd share them with you!


Rich Liquid Foundation
in 133 - £7.50 

Light Liquid Foundation
in 133 - £7.50
Concealer
in 105 - £5 


Illamasqua have been having this 'secret sale' where products can cost either £5 (lipstick, concealer) or £7.50 (foundation) and I got informed of this by an old school friend who'd tweeted about it. Obviously with me being a make-up junkie I just had to check it out...and make a few purchases ;). My box of goodies include super white concealer (it was £5, why the hell not) and black lipstick (perfect for Halloween, and with the pigmentation that Illamasqua have to offer I really couldn't say no), not the most obvious of choices but they were cheap and I'm all for a bargain. £30 for 5 full-sized Illamasqua products? I didn't believe it was possible either.



Lipstick
in Sangers - £5 
Lipstick
in Pristine - £5

















Have you purchased any luxury bargains recently?
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I have seen many bloggers and vloggers do a 'What's In My Make-Up Bag' post and I've been wanting to do one for a while, but recently I got a request to do it so I thought what the hell! I'm gonna show my makeup in order of application, and if you want reviews on any of the products comment below or message me on ask.fm and I might write one! Lets get started :D




Ted Baker Make-Up Bag

Urban Decay b6 Vitamin-Infused Complexion Prep Spray (applied after toner, before moisturiser) - £21


The Body Shop Concealer Pencil (I depot as it's much easier to use, and apply it under and around the eye) - £9

EcoTools Concealer Brush (used to apply the Bourjois concealer) - £5.49

Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer (as a base concealer) - £7.99

Real Techniques Detailer Brush (used to apply the yellow S&G Concealer) - £21.99 (part of a set)

Soap & Glory Kick Ass Concealer (the pink shade to lighten under the eye and the yellow shade for blemishes not hidden by the Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer) - £10

Real Techniques Buffing Brush (used to apply foundation) - £21.99 (part of a set)

No7 Beautifully Matte Foundation - £12.95

Real Techniques Duo-Fibre Face Brush (used to apply both powders) - £23.99 (part of a set)


Real Techniques Duo-Fibre Contour Brush (used to apply bronzer) - £23.99 (part of a set)

The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder - £13

Ted Baker Beauty Blusher Brush (used to apply blusher)







What's in YOUR make-up bag?!
~requested~
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So I'm kinda a little in love with White Rose, a shopping centre near where I live in Leeds, I explaned my love for it in my first WR haul so this time i'm just gonna get stuck in. Enjoy my post my beautiful readers (oh how cheesy)!


Schuh
After buying my first ever pair of Vans which you may have seen in my last White Rose haul, I fell in love. Because I'm always on my feet at work I need comfy shoes, and because the weather is getting hotter my boots that I usually wear are becoming too hot and unsuitable. I really wanted to wear my Vans to work but the dress code is monochrome, therefore no pink Vans allowed :( so when I went back to WR I popped into Schuh and got another pair but this time in black.




I got some vouchers through the post and I'd been wanting the new collection of Barry M Gelly Nail Paints so I thought 'what the hell' I'll go in and get a couple new gelly nail paints (check out my review for them here)! Sadly, they only had Guava in stock so an hour later I left with Guava and a big bag full of other products including S&G Calm One, Calm All Bubble Bath x2, S&G Sugar Crush Body Wash, Boots Soltan Self-Tan Gel, Boots Tea Tree & Witch Hazel Exfoliating Face Scrub and Barry M Sequin Nail Effects Nail Paint in Pink...oops (I needed to cheer myself up due to the lack of Gelly nail paints don't judge me k).





Zara is by far one of my favourite shops purely because I find it really hard to get clothes to fit me due to the fact I've got a small waist. Their clothes are tailored to slimmer women so I usually come out of there with a few golden buys, and this time I managed to bag these beautiful shorts! Not only that, but as me and my mum were about to leave we stumbled across the perfume cabinet, we've always known it was there but we decided to have a look at them seen as mum needed some more perfume. Looking at a 100ml bottle of Zara Woman - Oriental I was shocked that the price sticker had '£9.95' on it. As if a 100ml bottle of perfume would cost that?! Obviously I had to get it. Not like I don't have loads of perfume or anything... Hehehehehehe.





I'd got a notification through on my iPad the day before our shopping trip from the Body Shop saying that they had 40% off, and me being the cosmetic lover that I am just had to have a quick snoop on their app and see what they had to offer. After around an hour and adding over 30 products to my wishlist, I managed to whittle it down, go into the store and make my purchases. I ended up with Vitamin E Cool BB Cream, Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder in the shade No3: Medium Matte (my new staple!), Skin Primer Matte It, Cranberry Joy Body, Room & Linen Spritz and my favourite under-eye Concealer Pencil in shade 02 (I like to de-pot it as it's much easier to use your finger than the pencil).





Of course, how could I go to White Rose and not grace Boux Avenue with my presence? Around an hour later of chatting to one of the lovely shop assistants, I was told off for thinking I was a band size of 32 when in fact I'm a 28, but because they don't do 28's for my cup size I have to settle with 30 and go up a cup size (oh how being petite can suck) but on the bright side, (and I quote from my new best friend that was the shop assistant) I've lost weight but had a boob job! Not only did I have a gabfest with her, but I also picked out one of the most beautiful bikinis I have ever seen, and a pair of invisible knickers but lets just pretend that didnt happen. I also got a couple of fancy-looking vintage perfume bottles that I've had my eye on for a while, I'll have to go back and get the other one next time I go!






Went for a wander round Topshop like you do and came across a little stand selling sweets and started (quietly) freaking out when I saw that they sold purple glitter Hello Kitty Pez dispensers. Four of my favourite things, rolled into one! After taking a while to calm down (I get excited over the littlest things, I know I'm weird) I grabbed one and a pack of refills too. I used to always get Pez sweets whenever i went on holiday and when I became a veggie I had to stop because I didn't know if I could eat them or not, but a couple of days before I went shopping I actually googled if they were, so finding them in Topshop was such a coincidence! Mmmmmmm, cherry Pez...


What are your favourite shops? Have you bought anything recently?
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'oooooooooo, puuuuurdy...'
I've always been a big fan of neutral eyeshadows, as they accentuate your eyes but look natural at the same time, therefore perfect for school or work. Urban Decay, creators of the famous Naked and Naked2 palettes. But the question is, which one is better?



Naked features 12 shades and comes with the Good Karma Shadow Brush and a travel-sized eyeshadow Primer Potion:

- Virgin (satin)
- Sin (shimmer)
- Naked (matte)
- Sidecar (shimmer)
- Buck (matte)
- Half Baked (shimmer)
- Smog (shimmer)
- Darkhorse (shimmer)
- Toasted (shimmer)
- Hustle (shimmer)
- Creep (sparkle & shimmer)
- Gunmetal (sparkle & shimmer)






Naked's colour range doesn't suit my skin tone or eye colour very well. I have fair skin and very dark brown, almost black eyes, and I feel that this palette suits more bronzed skin tones, but depending on which colours you choose, you can make it work for yourself. My favourite shades from this palette have to be Virgin, Sin, Naked and Sidecar, the first 4 shades of the palette. These colours are gorgeous, and Virgin and Sin are perfect highlighters and Naked and Sidecar are perfect bases. The other colours in the palette that are meant for shading don't look good on me at all, although Creep and Gunmetal do look good together for a night out.



Naked2 also features 12 shades and comes with the double-ended Good Karma Shadow/Crease Brush and a travel-sized Lip Junkie Lipgloss in Naked:

- Foxy (matte)
- Half Baked (shimmer) also in Naked
- Bootycall (satin)
- Chopper (sparkle & shimmer)
- Tease (matte)
- Snakebite (shimmer)
- Suspect (shimmer)
- Pistol (shimmer)
- Verve (shimmer)
- YDK (shimmer)
- Busted (shimmer)
- Blackout (matte)





Naked2's colour range is similar to that of Naked's, but is much more wearable for different skin tones. I love all the shades, my favourites being Chopper and YDK (I'm a sucker for glitter!) and Blackout makes a perfect eyeliner due to it being jet-black and matte. The double-ended brush that comes with Naked2 is perfect for application, with an additional bonus that it's cruelty-free! The packaging is more hard-wearing than that of the first palette, as it is similar to an artists paint palette and stays closed, whereas Naked has a magnetic close and has a velvet finish.


Urban Decay is a luxury make-up brand, so it's not surprising that Naked and Naked2 are such good quality. The colours are very pigmented, which is how they should be due to their slightly expensive price tag. Naked was dubbed 'the world's best-selling palette of all time', and Naked2 was by far the most anticipated palette in the beauty world after the success of Naked. In my opinion, I would have to say that I prefer Naked2. This is because Naked2 seems to include more neutral and easy to pull off colours than in Naked. Shades like Darkhorse, Toasted and Hustle that are in Naked never seemed to work for me, so I wasn't too keen. I must say, I am in eager anticipation for a Naked3. Because of the major successes of Naked and Naked2, surely UD will make a 3rd?! We can only hope!

Naked and Naked2 are both retailed at £36 and available at Debenhams!

 What's your favourite Naked?
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