Beauty | Urban Decay Pressed Pigment Palette Review

Unless you have been living under a stone the last few weeks then you will know that the football world cup will be tarting in Brazil in a months time. There is no doubt that Brazil = Colour, and so this season will be inspired by all sorts of bright and colourful looks. Where to start with smack-in-the-face colours for your eyes? Look no further than the Urban Decay Pressed Pigment Palette.

The first thing to strike you is the fun packaging, giving a hint as to the palette that is inside. The container is solid and good quality with a funky colourful design on the lid.

Open the container up and you are struck with a dazzling array of colours, a large mirror and an eye shadow brush. The brush is of a good quality, which is starting to become the norm with these palettes whereas historically they would tend to be poor quality, and is double ended for different uses. I like the fact that each shadow is named clearly and there is a generous amount of each colour.

The powder itself is highly pigmented, giving good coverage with just a small amount of product. The colours can be easily built up or blended out depending on what you want and the powder has good staying power on your eyelids. You could use along with more neutral tones if you wanted something a little less out there for just a dash of colour, but where is the fun in that??

As you can see from the swatches below, there is a great choice and variety of colours but with many that can be blended together or used to as a bright contrast to each other. I have found that this palette is a lot more useable than I thought it would be when I first saw the colours and I think I will have a lot of fun trying out different colours!

I tried out a couple of looks, not the best eye shadow skills as I was in a rush, but it gives you an idea of different looks you could try...

What do you think? Will you be getting in to the Rio spirit and trying out some colour this Summer?

Luxe Beauty | Urban Decay - All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray Review

I don't know about you but, as much as I love my makeup, once I have put my face on and I step out the door, I don't think about reapplying or touching it up. It just doesn't enter my head at all, but I always feel a little disappointed when I get back home and look in the mirror and that awesome look that I spent so long perfecting has smudged, and slipped, and just generally not stayed looking so perfect. While I was in New York last year, living the dream in makeup heaven, Sephora, I found this spray - Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray - and I had to buy it and give it a shot. So the idea is that you spray it on over your makeup and it stops it from going anywhere, I admit I was pretty sceptical about this, but I thought in the name of not looking a mess after a few hours it was worth a try. I spray 2/3 times over my makeup and what I have found noticeable is that my makeup, blusher and concealer especially, stays put. I would definitely recommend this product if you are like me and don't carry your makeup around with you and you want to still look fresh after a days work or a night out, and even better they do two other sprays called Chill and Slick. Chill is a cooling and hydrating makeup setting spray, which I imagine will be perfect in the summer or on holiday, and Slick is an oil control makeup setting spray which provides a matte effect. I use Feel Unique a lot for purchases like this as it is free delivery on orders over £10 and they have just started selling Urban Decay products Feel Unique Link