Picture says it all. This Saturday, 6th December will be the nationwide release for Urban Decay Naked On The Run. This palette is an all-in-one travel kit that comes with everything that you possibly need for a complete look. The limited edition kit comes with six never-before-seen shades of eyeshadow, bronzer, blush, a FULL-SIZE Naked Lipgloss and a travel-size 24/7 Eye Pencil (both NEW shades), plus a travel-size Perversion Mascara.

But if you’re staying around Klang Valley, good news for you. Sephora Starhill will be having an exclusive launch on the 6th December at 10am. The first 200 customers to purchase Naked On The Run will receive an exclusive Urban Decay gift. I was told that the gift consists of a pouch and three deluxe size. I’m not sure if that is still valid now

Win Naked Vault!

This one I believe will require midnight queuing. Are you hardcore enough? Because the first three customers to make an Urban Decay purchase amounting RM500 inclusive of Naked On The Run will receive the very limited Naked Vault worth RM1,281.

Let me know if you’re getting it! Or tag me on Instagram

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I never quite get the excitement on Urban Decay Pulp Fiction™ Eyeshadow Palette until I started using a few weeks ago. Let’s be honest here. It’s certainly not a love at first sight when I first saw the palette appearing all over YouTube a few months ago. After watching numerous Mrs. Mia Wallace-alike makeup transformation video, I still don’t get what’s the deal with the palette. It looks normal on the front, doesn’t make me scream upon looking on the inside and the shades are…..normal.

Here’s a fact. I was kinda nervous when I was sent the Urban Decay Pulp Fiction Eyeshadow Palette to try #notasponsoredreview because this is a full on neutral, smokey palette, which also mean there is no other color to play with. Although I’ve been dipping my toes into neutral shades lately but I still dab on at least one color to balance the look. It’s like a personalized makeup technique of mine . Can you imagine how nerve wrecking it is for me not to be able to play with colors? lol.

The whole Pulp Fiction™ collection came about as Urban Decay is a diehard fan of the film and this year, 2014 marks the twentieth anniversary of the release of the film. So the team then decided to commemorate the occasion by creating and releasing an ultra limited-edition “PULP FICTION” collaboration. They called it the UD way . The inspiration of the collection is from the cool and completely bada$$ Mrs. Mia Wallace (according to Urban Decay) *cough*. This collection may be small but it has everything that you possibly need to recreate Mia’s dark, edgy look from the film. The palette itself contains five shades of eyeshadow and three out of the five shades are brand new.

The shiny black case is made from hard and thick cardboard paper. On the front features the fateful Ezekiel passage voiced by Jules Winnfield in the film. For a four pan eyeshadow, this packaging is quite a bulky and huge one. I did not expect such a big palm size palette landed on my desk. There is also a huge mirror on the inside that was protected with a plastic.

Each shade features Urban Decay’s Pigment Infusion System™, the proprietary blend of ingredients that gives every shade its velvety texture, rich color, serious staying power and blendability. As mentioned earlier, three out of five shades are completely new but it wasn’t stated which two are existing shades and which three are new shades so I wasn’t able to tell you which is which as I’m quite new to Urban Decay eyeshadow as well.

• RIGHTEOUS – Light cream matte shade. Suitable to be used as the base on overall of the lid or highlight on the brow bone.
• TYRANNY – Warm brown matte shade. Suitable to be used as ‘transition shade’ on the crease or all over the lid on itself.
• VENGEANCE – Deep taupe-brown matte-satin shade. Suitable to be used on the outer V of the eyes, lower lash lining or to smoke out any copper look.
• FURIOUS – White satin shade. Suitable as highlight on the brow bone, tear duct or a dab onto the center of the lid to brighten a look.
• ANGER – Black satin with slight tonal sparkle shade. Beautiful pigmented black as eyeliner on the upper and lower eyelash.

Overall, the shades included are quite warm toned, rich in color and pigmentation, buttery soft, goes on smooth without patchiness and easy to blend. What I like the most is although these eyeshadow can be a little bit too powdery, it doesn’t irritate my eyes or make them teary. Now, that’s a plus point for someone with sensitive eyes like mine

What surprised me the most is this blood-red double-ended brush that was included in the compact. It’s a brush with a compact shadow brush at one end and a multitasker brush at another end. The quality is top notch, heavy on the hand and the bristles are the softest, which is a rare find for complimentary brush.

Here are the obligatory hand swatch for all shades. All five shades are easy to swatch except for Righteous as I layer the color a few times in order to get the opacity that I want. My favourite shade would be Righteous as I usually used a lot of base shade like this shade on top of eye primer and Tyranny as it’s a versatile shade to work with. I can use it as transition color, all over the lid, to smudge a black eyeliner with and even to line the bottom lashline.

A palette to recreate Mrs. Mia Wallace look will not complete if it doesn’t come with a “Get the Look” step-by-step instructions card. However there is a typo mistake on the card whereas Furious and Anger was printed the other way round. On the card it is stated to use Anger to highlight the inner corner and brow bone. Nope, you wouldn’t want to use a black shade as highlighter . So now you know alright?

Anyway, I received this palette as a press gift with no review obligation. After I used it for the first time, I was totally blown away with everything of the palette that I told myself I must tell you girls about it. I know some of you do share the same thought on the palette when you’re seeing it as it is – nothing special. It is true that this palette is nothing special as we are Asian and we don’t like to layer eyeshadow just like how we don’t like to layer skincare like the Japanese or Korean. But I do! At first glance this palette is a typical neutral-y or a smokey eye palette to some. No doubt you can get the dupes for each shade but that would mean you’d need to get ready probably 3-5 palettes in order to create a look? When I need to do a full on neutral look, all I need is just this Urban Decay Pulp Fiction Eyeshadow Palette. Don’t believe me? Follow me as I show you how to create not one but THREE different eye makeup tutorial using just this palette alone.

Mrs. Mia Wallace “Get The Look” Tutorial

Since Urban Decay included a step-by-step instructions card on how to recreate Mrs. Mia Wallace look, I shall start with that

(1) Sweep Righteous all over the lid from the lashline up until the brow bone using a blending brush.
(2) Using the same blending brush, dip the brush into Tyranny and apply onto the entire lid until the crease line. If you don’t have crease line like me #typicalasianeyes, just open your eyes and look straight into the mirror. A few mm above your crease would be the invisible crease line.
(3) Dip your brush into Vengeance and apply onto the outer V.
(4) Take a smaller tip brush, dip into the same shade and apply along the entire lower lash line. Now this is my own trick. Use a clean blending brush, dip slightly into Righteous and blend all shades together on the invisible crease. This will soften any harsh line on the crease.
(5) Take an angled flat brush, drip into Anger and line the upper lash line. Create a winged at the end.
(6) Use a flat brush and apply Furious onto the brow bone.

My Everyday Look Tutorial

I can’t just show you other tutorials without showing you my version right? Heeee! This is how I would do my eye makeup on daily basis.

(1) Sweep Righteous all over the lid from the lashline up until the brow bone using a blending brush.
(2) Use a crease brush, dip into Tyranny and blend onto the ‘invisible’ crease line, focusing on the outer 3/4 of the eye. Line 3/4 of the lower lash line as well.
(3) Take a another blending brush, dip lightly into Vengeance and apply on top Tyranny but make sure you apply slightly lower so that it will look like a gradient. Take the same brush used for Tyranny and blend the crease line to soften any harsh line or to add on Tyranny if you accidentally covered it all with Vengeance.
(4) Take an angled flat brush, drip into Anger and line the upper lash line. Create a winged at the end.
(5) Apply Furious on to the brow bone, tear duct and on the inner 1/4 of the lower lash line.

Simple Everyday Look Tutorial

Not into so many steps or in a rush and you just want a very simple do? I’ve got that covered as well!

(1) Sweep Righteous all over the lid from the lashline up until the brow bone using a blending brush.
(2) Apply Tyranny all over the entire lid.
(3) Dip a clean blending brush into Righteous and use it to blend out any harsh line on the crease.
(4) Take an angled flat brush, drip into Anger and line the upper lash line, creating a wing at the end and drag it down to the entire lower lash line. Remember, the top and bottom line must be connected.
(5) Apply Furious on to the brow bone.

Technically it’s just 3-step – Tyranny on the entire lid, line top and bottom lash line with Anger and highlight with Furious. Easy peasy

Of all shades in the palette, Anger caught me by surprised the most. I’m not a fan of black shadow or using a black shadow as eyeliner and I didn’t think I’d enjoy using Anger at all. It is so intense, so opaque, so easy to use as eyeliner and it doesn’t smudge on my oily lids.

Hope you enjoyed not one but three eye makeup tutorial for today using Urban Decay Pulp Fiction™ Eyeshadow Palette. I like it for it’s all-in-one shades in a palette that I need to create my everyday makeup look. I no longer find myself digging through the drawer for other palette for the perfect transition shade or the perfect highlight. I have it all in this palette. It’s no wonder this palette received so much love from all beauty gurus.

Which of the three eye makeup look you like the most?

Disclaimer: Press sample.

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Of all the holiday collection this year, I’m leaning more towards Urban Decay after watching Samantha Schuerman’s first impression review and swatches on the Vice 3 palette. How can I not be? It comes with a matching pouch as well! In the video, Samantha whipped out the Vice 2 palette (at 2.03 minute) for comparison and heck I want Vice 2 too! I managed to track down a brand new Vice 2 palette after searching online for a few weeks so now Vice 3 is in my wish list.

The compilation for Urban Decay Holiday Collection gift guide is a breeze. I had some help from Urban Decay Malaysia . So now let’s see what Urban Decay had put up for us the makeup junkie besides the Vice 2 palette, shall we?

Urban Decay Vice 3 (RM200)

Vices are all consuming, insatiably addictive and always leave us wanting MORE! Satisfy your eyeshadow cravings with 20 velvety, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN shades—from an amazing soft black and a stunning burgundy to a rich, smoky red-black. Even MORE covetable than the previous Vice palettes. The mesmerizing, jewel-inlaid case includes a huge mirror and a double-ended brush. The perfect finishing touch? A gorgeous matching bag.

This set includes:

• 20 all-new shades – Truth (pale pink-nude matte), Dragon (bright metallic green shimmer), Vanity (smoky metallic eggplant w/multidimensional micro-glitter), Alien (pink-peach w/golden shift), Last Sin (champagne shimmer w/silver micro-glitter), Undone (pink-beige matte-satin w/subtle floating tonal pearl), Freeze (metallic medium blue w/multidimensional micro-glitter), Lucky (metallic bronze), Alchemy (deep fuchsia satin), Angel (light taupe w/silver micro-glitter), Downfall (warm light brown matte), Heroine (deep navy blue w/subtle floating tonal pearl), Reign (rich brown satin), Bondage (deep, smoky burgundy shimmer), Defy (smoky taupe satin), DTF (taupe matte w/subtle floating pearl), Brokedown (metallic golden brown shimmer w/gold micro-glitter), Bobby Dazzle (metallic white w/pale gold micro-glitter), Sonic (metallic red-copper) and Revolver (soft black satin w/subtle floating iridescent pearl).
• Vice3 bag.
• A shadow and crease brush (both exclusive).

Urban Decay Shadow Box (RM120)

It’s the ultimate beauty dilemma: you’re going away for the weekend and you can only bring ONE palette with you. Quick, which one do you choose? No need to give yourself a makeup-induced panic attack as Urban Decay got you covered. Introducing the Shadow Box palette. Despite the size of the palette, it’s loaded with a DOZEN of Urban Decay most amazing shades—from pale to deep, matte to sparkly. The lineup includes nine bestsellers and three never-before-seen shades. It’s a versatile palette whether you want to do a purple eye, a green eye, a smoky eye or a shimmery eye. It’s all jam packed in one single palette.

This set includes:

• 12 eyeshadow shades – Sin (champagne shimmer), Indo (bright metallic emerald green shimmer), Bordello (pale mauve shimmer w/gold micro-glitter), Tornado (vibrant deep purple shimmer), Smog (deep coppery bronze shimmer), Blackout (blackest black matte), Flash (bright iridescent purple shimmer), Mushroom (warm gray shimmer), Lost (medium metallic brown shimmer), Freelove (golden vibrant peach shimmer), Moonshadow (bright navy blue shimmer w/tonal sparkle) and Baked Cowboy (golden bronze shimmer w/tonal sparkle).

Urban Decay Full Frontal Lipstick Stash (RM135)

This limited-edition set contains minis of three exclusive NEW shades—Ladyflower (bright rose-pink), Crush (inspired by one of our most-coveted Super-Saturated Lip Color shades) and Illicit (sheer baby pink)—plus three mini bestsellers (including Gash!). This set also includes a full size of Urban Decay best-selling clear shade – 24/7 Glide-On Lip Pencil in Ozone. Ozone holds color in place, prevents feathering, and fixes mistakes—yet it’s totally invisible on your lips.

The lipspticks are infused with Pigment Infusion System™ which gives Revolution Lipstick its super creamy texture, insane pigmentation, superior color dispersion and extended wear. Maxi-Lip™ defines and hydrates lips while making them look plumper and fuller. And a nourishing blend of jojoba oil, avocado oil, cocoa butter and shea butter keeps lips super moisturized and cushiony soft.

The24/7 Lip Pencil on the other hand are made with vitamin E, jojoba oil and cottonseed oil so it’s able to glides on smoothly to prime and prevent feathering, long-lasting lip color and to give a clean lines. When used both together, they are the ultimate pair for ultra long wear.

This set includes:

• Revolution Lipstick: Ladyflower (bright rose-pink), Crush (hot pink), Illicit (sheer baby pink), Gash (deep red w/tonal shimmer), Liar (pinky-brown nude) and F-Bomb (classic red).
• 24/7 Glide-On Lip Pencil: Ozone (clear).

Urban Decay Naked2 Basics (RM103)

Whether you are a fan or the Naked Basics palette or you are not as you find it to be too warm, then this is THE palette made just for you. Naked2 Basics is the answer to your request for a cooler in tone than the original. Something that I felt suits me better comparing to Naked Basics. Naked2 Basics on the other hand are loaded with six TAUPE-hued matte neutrals, including five never-before-seen shades. While many brands’ matte shadows tend to be chalky or powdery, EVERY shade in Naked2 Basics has a rich, buttery feel for the perfect application. Urban Decay even include one shade with a slight satin finish, Skimp, that’s ideal for highlighting and adding dimension.

This set includes:

• 6 cooler eyeshadow tones than Naked Basics – Skimp (pale nude satin), Stark (nude-pink matte), Frisk (warm gray matte), Cover (muted red-brown matte), Primal (muted brown matte) and Undone (deep, smoky brown matte).

For product link, click here.

Urban Decay Illuminated Shimmering Powder For Face & Body (RM99)

Naked Illuminated Shimmering Powder for Face and Body gives you a gorgeous just-got-Naked glow all over, sexy, just-finished flush that will have people asking what (or whom) you’ve been doing. This lightweight, baked powder has a sophisticated microfine shimmer worthy of the Naked name. Work just like any other highlighter (but better), simply dust on Naked Illuminated Shimmering Powder onto wherever you want to create an instant Naked glow, whether it’s on the cheek bone, the nose bridge, your décolletage, arms or even all over the body! This smooth, silky powder contains light-reflecting particles that create a luminous, radiant look.

Naked Illuminated gets baked on a terra cotta disc for 24 hours, then finished by hand. Baking the powder gives it a high level of just-perfect shimmer (without the metallic look of cheaper formulas). It also provides the color payoff of a loose powder, with the convenience of a pressed powder.

Illuminated Shimmering Powder For Face & Body is available in two shades:

• LUMINOUS – champagne shimmer with iridescent shimmer.
• AURA – soft pink shimmer with golden iridescent sparkle.

For product link, click here.

Urban Decay Black Magic 24/7 Glide-On Double-Ended Eye Pencil Set (RM139)

Like most women obsessed with black liner, Urban Decay are also serious about colors. Enter Black Magic 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil Set from Urban Decay. It’s the ultimate pairing set for black liner junkies: four of our DOUBLE-ENDED Eye Pencils—for a total of eight habit-forming hues—all in the award-winning, waterproof 24/7 formula. The best part? Each pencil includes a black shade AND a rich, colorful shade. So whether you’re in the mood to go black or you’re craving a little color, you always have the perfect weapon at the ready. Experiment with every black shade Urban Decay make (including the 24/7 Velvet formula in Black Velvet), plus other iconic UD shades like Demolition and LSD. Urban Decay even brought back two in-demand shades you won’t find anywhere else, which is Black Market (charcoal-black) and Tornado (dark eggplant).

This set includes:

• 4 double-ended eye pencil in the shade – Zero + Demolition (zealous black cream + deep brown matte), Black Velvet + Smoke (rich, smoky black matte + deepest gray matte), Perversion + LSD (blackest black matte + navy shimmer w/bright turquoise micro-sparkle) and Black Market + Tornado (charcoal black satin + dark eggplant pearl).

Urban Decay Naked Basics Double-Ended Brush (RM63)

When Urban Decay launched the original Naked Basics palette of matte neutrals, women cried out for two things: even more mattes and the perfect brush to apply them. Done and done. To coincide with the launch of Naked2 Basics, Urban Decay introduces the Naked Basics Double-Ended Brush. This full-size brush is the ultimate accoutrement for our Naked Basics palettes. Because it’s two brushes in one, it’s extra versatile (yet it takes up less space in your bag). On one side: a shadow blender brush. On the other: a shadow smudger brush. Apply shadow all over. Blend, smudge and line. This indispensable brush does it all.

The brush hair is made with a super-soft synthetic material derived from recycled PBT plastic bottles, so it’s cruelty-free AND vegan! Another plus: Synthetic brush hair doesn’t hold on to gross bacteria the way porous animal hair can, so it’s easier to clean and more hygienic.

There you have it. An array of Urban Decay Holiday Collection for 2014. Knowing Urban Decay, I knew there will be more eyeshadow offering but hey, who’s complaining. I could never have enough of eyeshadow palette in my vanity. When Naked Basics was launched, I was not into earthy tone and honestly I find them too dark even for work. I secretly wish it comes in cooler tone. Same goes to Naked 2 palette. I like it but wished it wasn’t so earthy or brown and so Naked 3 palette with pinker undertone was born. I would say Naked 3 and Naked 2 Basics are meant for people who are into cooler tone but yet still want that earthy look on their eyes. As for the Vice 3, whether you are a collector since the first Vice palette or not, it’s not too late to start. I think the lipstick set would be a hit.

What’s your pick from Urban Decay Holiday 2014 collection?

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This wonderful news just came in yesterday. So I must share it with you because for the first ever, Urban Decay is going to have a promotional event at Park Mall, Ground Floor, Suria KLCC from 6th – 12th October 2014. It’s an exciting news because as you know Urban Decay is available at Sephora but we don’t see much action from the brand isn’t it?

Here’s what you can expect from the event:

• Receive a deluxe Urban Decay gift when you purchase RM200 and above.
• Receive a deluxe Urban Decay gift and a key to stand a chance to unlock the Curiosity Box when you purchase RM280 and above (exclusive goodies worth RM1,500 in the Curiosity Box!).
• And to be more generous –the first 3 customers who purchase UD products worth RM300 daily will receive a full-size UD Naked Skin Pressed Powder worth RM119!
• Just by dropping by, the first 5 customers who come dressed in all-black each day will receive a mystery gift!

All this is in conjunction with the launch of Urban Decay Fall 2014 Collection. Here is a little bit product info on the collection.

*Star Product* Limited Edition Pulp Fiction™ Collection

The Palette (RM119)
Recreate Mia’s dark, edgy look from the film with five shades of Eyeshadow (three are brand new!). Each shade features our Pigment Infusion System™, the proprietary blend of ingredients that gives every shade its velvety texture, rich color, serious staying power and blendability. This limited-edition palette contains:
RIGHTEOUS – light cream matte
TYRANNY – warm brown matte
VENGEANCE – deep taupe-brown matte-satin
FURIOUS – white satin
ANGER – black satin with slight tonal sparkle

The shiny black case features the fateful Ezekiel passage voiced by Jules Winnfield in the film. Inside, there’s a generous mirror and a blood-red double-ended brush (a compact shadow brush and a multitasker brush). Also included with the palette is a “Get the Look” card—with step-by-step instructions for creating a modern version of Mia’s look from the film.

The Lipstick (RM75)
Mia’s lipstick is as iconic as her jet-black bob. It takes a perfect shade to match with the look. The result: MRS. MIA WALLACE, a deep blood red. Like every shade of Revolution Lipstick, this shade features our Pigment Infusion System™ for insane color payoff with creamy shine. Maxi-Lip™ plumps and nourishing oils leave lips cushiony soft. This shade comes in a limited-edition, jet-black version of Urban Decay lipstick case.

The 24/7 Glide-On Lip Pencil (RM73)
To go with the lipstick, a matching blood-red 24/7 Glide-On Lip Pencil was created, also dubbed MRS. MIA WALLACE. The creamy, waterproof formula applies smoothly, prevents feathering and lasts all day.

The Heavy Metal Glitter Eye Liner (RM69)
Mrs. Mia Wallace would look hot in the new Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner in GUNMEtAL — black with black and silver sparkle. It is water-based, buildable formula contains super-fine glitter in a clear base that dries down quickly and stays put.

*Star Product* Perversion Mascara (RM85)

Urban Decay launches Perversion Mascara. So intense you might need a safe word, Perversion glides on and gets you sexy in one stroke. Like a second skin, this ultra-creamy, lengthening, volumizing formula coats each lash with triple-black pigments and a deeply nourishing ingredient blend—for bigger, blacker, badder lashes. It is the purest, deepest, most intense black color imaginable. The formula has a creamy, full-bodied texture that’s not too dry, not too wet. This allows just the right amount of “pull” so it glides through lashes. The result: incredible control for insane lashes.

Subversion Lash Primer (RM69)

Urban Decay launches Subversion Lash Primer whipped, creamy formula conditions and primes for the perfect application. The brush coats lashes from root to tip—to make them amazingly thicker, longer and stronger. Subversion adds weight to your lashes and gives your mascara something to grab onto. The result: added length and thickness for enhanced performance.

24/7 Velvet Glide-On Eye Pencil (RM73)

Urban Decay launches five smoky NEW SHADES of 24/7 Velvet Glide-On Eye Pencil. This ultra-velvety, PLUSH-textured version of the legendary 24/7 Eye Pencil is the ultimate tool for smudging, and it has the same long-lasting benefits as the bestselling 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil. It’s the perfect liner to complement the ever-popular UD smoky eye. These new shades are more powdery than the original 24/7 formula, 24/7 Velvet blends easier to create soft, smoky edges. Use this velvety pencil to create perfectly blended-out or rich, defined lines.

Available in six new exciting shades:
BLACK VELVET – rich, smoky black matte
CULT – deep, smoky green matte
LURE – smoky charcoal matte
LUSH – rich, smoky brown matte
MINX – smoky, rich navy matte
PLUSHIE – smoky, rich purple matte

So girls, remember to head to Suria KLCC Park Mall at Ground Floor from 6th to 12th October 2014 for the first ever Urban Decay event! There will be exclusive GWP that you can’t get from Sephora.

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