I can proudly say that the week leading up to and including prom weekend will probably be remembered as one of the happiest times of my life. Everything was going right- school, friends, and prom preparations were going smoothly, and I couldn't decide if I was more excited for prom itself or the weekend I was ready to spend in a rented house with my friends in the Poconos!
Happy turned into pure, panicked joy when I checked my email in my sixth period investing class and found one from Temptalia's Christine, stating that I won her Urban Decay giveaway from January! I couldn't believe it at first, and it still makes my head spin- out of over 15,000 people, I was randomly picked to receive a ton of goodies from one of my favorite brands (and beauty blogger, eee!), and I couldn't have been more thrilled.
I kid you not, guys... I lost my shit when I saw this.
This is what I got:
- Naked Flushed Palette
- Snare Eyeshadow
- Uncut Eyeshadow
- Heartless Eyeshadow
- Omen Eyeshadow
- Moonflower Customizable Palette
- Oz The Great & Powerful Palette- Theodora
EEK, so many AMAZING products! I knew when the Oz palettes came out that I preferred Theodora's right away, because the eyeshadows and bright red lipstick that are modeled after her match my hazel eyes and pale as hell NC15 complexion.
Everything all in one place- the broke student in me is still cheering about the fact that I didn't have to pay for all of this wonderful stuff!
It was SO nice of Christine to add in the empty palette with the four eyeshadows, because now I have a safe place to store them all! But the box itself comes with its own exclusive eyeshadow that I am currently loving to bits, named Moonflower. (I am crazy about my bronze shadows, and the buttery texture of this one fits the bill perfectly.)
Here's a photo of me gazing lovingly into the mirror of my few favorite six-color palette.
UD Theodora Palette.
From left to right, top to bottom: Broken, Beware, Bewitch, West, Spell, Jealous.
The eyeliner is a 24/4 Glide-On pencil in Zero.
The three shadows on top are great for neutral, everyday looks, and they have a satin sheen, which means that they have only a small amount of shimmer. The bottom three shades can be worked into any look to make the eyes pop for a more dramatic look. I love the way these eyeshadows pair with each other, and I seriously CANNOT WAIT to use this baby regularly (I held off for a while so I could get clean pictures of it, but now there's no holding back!)
PERFECT PALETTE IS PERFECT.
It comes with a bold red Super-Saturated Lip Color in "Theodora", too- I LOVE my reds so this is just amazing to have.
UD eyeshadow singles.
Clockwise, from top left: Heartless, Uncut, Snare, Omen
These are shades I never would have picked out for myself, but I'm glad Christine did because they are incredible colors! Heartless is a perfect neutral highlight for me, Snare is a beautiful olive I can imagine in the crease or smudged on the lashline, Uncut is a gorgeous deep shimmery plum, and Omen is a stunning duotone violet that flashes a frosty blue in the light. I'm going to get some serious use out of these babies!
From top to bottom: Snare, Uncut, Omen, Heartless
Naked Flushed, Moonflower
I'm surprised that Naked Flush actually suits my skintone! I was certain that the bronzer was going to be way too dark/orange for me, but it works great as a contour for me. You just need a tiniest amount of the blush and highlight to have enough color on the face- that's why their designated areas are so much smaller.
Moonflower Eyeshadow
Gorgeous, buttery bronze. This is perfect. Need I say more?
need to clean the lens, oops! i still like this picture, though.
Before I end this post, I sincerely want to thank Christine from Temptalia for being so kind and generous towards her fans! She's an amazing and thorough blogger for those of us that really enjoy in-depth reviews of products before purchasing them. She is a huge inspiration for my own blog, and I hope she'll always be doing her thing, because a lot of us appreciate it!
I hope you're all having an amazing summer!
Love,
Izzy
