Last night I made my long-awaited trip to Sephora. Usually I get a little self-conscious and just grab something I need and get out (paying for it first, of course). Last night, I made myself take my time and explore because I'd promised myself that I would get some different looking eye shadow. I pride myself on my ability to apply shadow to create a subtle work look or turn it up a notch for a wedding - but in general, I'm pretty boring with my eyes. The colors I use? Browns...sometimes blacks for a smokey eye. Something bright for highlights. That's all. So last night I decided that I needed to get something different - have a little fun and maybe get something a little more summery for a change. I spent a long time trying Benefit cream eyeshadows but wasn't thrilled with the colors and cream shadows sometimes get really creasy on me (although I have their shadow in Skinny Jeans - a dark, shimmery gray which I love). I ended up falling in love with Urbay Decay's eyeshadows. Now, these shadows are legendary - a lot of women swear by them, but I'd never tried them out.
WELL - the colors are beautiful! If I had enough money, and I sure don't, I'd buy the whole lot of them. They are so pigmented and shimmery and...different. And you can really build the color the way you want to and they don't crease! I had a hard time making my selections and ended up choosing MidNight Cowgirl - a golden beige with gold micro shimmer (according to sephora.com) and YDK - Bronzed Mocha with golden shimmer. I haven't worn anything with gold in it for a long time - I tend to go for the cooler shades, but these are gorgeous and different. They can be worn in the same places as my brown shadows and have similar effects regarding shading, but they are just more interesting! And my gosh, Urban Decay has about a hundred shades of eye shadow - I can't wait to save up and get more!
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