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Does anyone use Urban Decay makeup?

16 replies

MrsMeow · 29/04/2010 12:28

I've just bought the sustainable shadow eye pallet and am really impressed at the staying power of the eyeshadows (oil slick especially!)

Is there anything else worth trying in the range? The glide on eye pencils look really nice!

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Elemental · 29/04/2010 12:31

The eye pencils are the best thing they do imo. Lovely bright colours and they stay on all day. The eyeshadow primer is also brilliant!

AuntieMaggie · 29/04/2010 12:37

I love their eyeshadows

MrsMeow · 29/04/2010 12:45

Thanks Elemental, are the eye pencils soft when you put them on? It's hard to explain but I hate the ones that catch the skin!

The set I bought comes with a small bottle of primer, haven't used it yet though.

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aquavit · 29/04/2010 12:50

Oh yes, the pencils are the business, and they are very soft and 'glidy' to apply (the glittery ones perhaps a little less so but even they are much better than ordinary pencils).

Try the primer, it's amazing: intensifies the colour of your eyeshadow, makes it stay perfect for ages. (The bottle is stupid though: I prefer the one from Too Faced which comes in a tube, although it's not quite as good.)

GrumpyOldHorsewoman · 29/04/2010 13:22

DD1 has the pencils in about 50 colours and loves them. She also loves Benefit and Too Faced. Quite similar, funky and good quality.

MrsMeow · 29/04/2010 15:09

Thanks everyone, will have a look in Boots and see what goodies I can find

GrumpyOldHorsewoman - very envious of your DDs collection!

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belleymum · 29/04/2010 17:32

The eye pencils sometimes come in smaller size sets with lots of different colours.
They glide on and sort of "set" which makes them unsmudgeable. Brilliant!

Intergalactic · 29/04/2010 17:39

I love love love Urban Decay! Agree that the eye pencils are brilliant, the eyeshadows are lovely too (although the set of pencils is a bit of a PITA as they are mini ones and I find them a bit awkward to sharpen and apply compared to a full length one - perhaps I am just a bit cack-handed? They are good for sampling lots of colours though).

I also have the lip gloss that plumps up your lips (big fatty or something like that) but I prefer the Soap and Glory one as it's more matt.

janeite · 29/04/2010 18:38

Primer Potion is brilliant and I love their eyeshadows, especially Sin, Oil Slick and Mildew.

MrsMeow · 30/04/2010 12:03

I've got my eye on a fab set of eyeliners, on ebay (24/7 super stash) I'm going to try them and then buy the full size of the ones I like.

Janeite, I LOVE Oil Slick. I used it wet as an eyeliner the other day and then put it on heavier to go out later on. I've got the greeny one on today (Flipside) and it really brings out the colour in my eyes.

Very impressed

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AuntieMaggie · 30/04/2010 18:04

I also love grind and midnight cowboy - brilliantly glittery for a night out without being over the top!

The set I had also has oil slick, grifter, chopper, acid rain, blunt and lounge!

Just had a look on the website and love flipside!

MrsMeow · 30/04/2010 19:34

Ohh I love Acid Rain! What's it like when it's on?

Flipside is really nice. I just put it on instead of eyeliner above my lashes this morning, as I was wearing quite a bright lipstick. Later on though I put a bit more on and wore a nude lipgloss. It looked a bit Lilo Lil with lipstick as well!

this is the set I got. I'm really impressed so far - don't think there's any that I don't like!

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AuntieMaggie · 01/05/2010 13:20

acid rain is lovely... quite daring and definitely to be worn with nude lips

oohh you've made me rediscover my obsession with eye shadow - now i'm going to have to go shopping!

AuntieMaggie · 03/05/2010 17:27

Argh - went shopping and really want the sellout eyeshadow but couldn't find it

I bought the sustainable eyeshadow box though

But anyone know where I can get the sellout eyeshadow?

MrsMeow · 04/05/2010 13:57

Oh cool, what do you think about it? I went away for the weekend and literally just took that and my usual basics, face powder, mascara, lipgloss, blusher. My make up bag was seriously downsized

Where did you look for the eyeshadow? I've found out off the UD website that they only have three stockists in the UK; Boots, Debenhams and House of Fraser. But I did look on ebay and found this it ends in 3 days!

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AuntieMaggie · 04/05/2010 19:36

It's great

Just need to make sure I wear something every day that means I can use it!

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