And it arrived yesterday!
And it's gorgeous!
And it was love at first swatch!
I'm yet to actually play around with it, I haven't had time, but I've taken the initial photos and swatched the colours, so I thought I'd share those and then introduce some eye looks in the coming weeks.
with flash |
natural light |
Urban Decay describes this palette as ::
" 20 BRAND-NEW shades, plus a double-ended Good Karma brush. Experiment with insanely cool brights, not-your-average neutrals and sexy hits of smoke, all in our decadent, revamped formula. Even the presentation is luxe. With the touch of a button, the jewel-inlaid case opens slowly, seductively, to unveil all that gorgeous eye candy. Ah, sweet addiction. "
They're right about the palette presentation being so luxe; that might be my favourite part, pushing the button and seeing the beautiful colours so slowly revealed.
It contains twenty eyeshadows, and I cannot find one colour that I wouldn't actually wear. I'm sure they'll all get significant use from me, as opposed to the original Vice palette, which I don't own because the colours were a bit too loud & vibrant for me. The textures appear to be buttery soft and smooth with the high standard of pigmentation I've found from Urban Decay, minus a few misses {namely Habit, the centre colour in the bottom row} -- which is still okay, as they can be used as a highlight.
Let take a peek at those swatches, shall we?
Row #1 ::
Smokeout, Lovesick, Shellshock, Coax, X-Rated |
Now can I just say how already IN. LOVE. I am with Shellshock, that silver colour in the centre? Oh my, it is like pure chrome. My photo does it no justice, it is amazing, and unlike anything else I own!
Row #2 ::
Prank, Madness, Strike, Stash, Poison |
Row #3 ::
Radar, Damaged, Voodoo, Betrayal, Derailed |
Row #4 ::
Dope, Toxic, Habit, Ambush, Rewind |
You can see how the bottom row is not quite as up to par as it's fellow rows above, but that's not to say they're unworkable.
I'm so excited to start using this palette!
Do you own this palette?
Or the original Vice palette?
Which colour/s do you think would be your favourite/s?