M.A.C eyeshadow palettes

There are two different types of eye shadow x4 palettes available from M.A.C, which are just gorgeous! Each palette comes with four versatile colours, perfect for that dynamic smokey eye look. And for $75, these palettes are reasonably priced, considering the high pigmentation of the shades, making them last longer!

SHOP AND DROP: EYESHADOW x4

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This violet inspired palette is perfect for brown eyes, as violet compliments the gold and just you know, makes your eyes 'pop'! I have brown eyes and I personally use purple tinted eye shadows as a base colour and then add a neutral colour over the top. But I'm not such a 'bold' gal, so if you are, GO ALL OUT and use the really bold colours!! It's all about experimenting.

This palette comes in 4 contrasting shades of violet: Sugar Stack, Hypnotizing, Power Boosted and Shop and Drop

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My favourite shade to use is Hypnotising because it works so well for an eye shadow base and it is only a subtle shade of violet-grey! If I'm doing a smokey eye look just with this palette, I use Hypnotizing as a base, Power Boosted in the crease and Shop and Drop along the lash line. I only use the slightest amount of Hypnotizing and Power Boosted because they're so pigmented! I then use Sugar Stack to highlight the inner corners of my eyes slightly, or even on my brow bone to give definition!

COLOUR ADDED: EYESHADOW x4

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This palette is for those who are lovers of yellows, blues or purples! You can even mix the shades together to create a perfect combination! I love this palette because it's just so versatile because I can create so many different shades of browns, blues, teals, violets, you name it! And the cream shade works perfectly as a highlighter!!

The shades in this palette are completely different from each other: Laudry Daze, Colour Added, Pre-Packaged and Self-Serve.

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My favourite shade in this eyeshadow palette is Laudry Daze because it is a perfect highlighting colour, even though it is pretty bright! I just use a touch of it in the corners of my eyes and it brightens my whole eyes up! Try it, it works beautifully! If I want a base colour from this palette, I mix a tiny bit of Self-Serve to the Colour Added to create a lovely golden brown. If your a teal sorta gal, then mix the yellow with the blue to create your perfect shade!


I love these eyeshadow x4 palettes and recommend that if you have a little extra cash, BUY THEM!

xoxo themakeupqueen

Urban Decay Naked Palette

It's themakeupqueen again,

This post is completely and utterly dedicated to reviewing the Urban Decay Naked Palette and the Urban Decay Nacket Palette 2. These products are so amazing that I thought they deserved a whole post to themselves.

Urban Decay Naked Palette
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Urban Decay Naked Palette 2
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I myself, have the Urban Decay Naked Palette 2, but I will definately be back to purchase no. 1! You get 12 completely different shades, a mirror, a two sided eyeshadow brush and even a free gift (free sample of eye primer potion for no. 1 and a free sample of the lipgloss for no. 2) for only $50! Talk about value for money!

Not only is the shade range immensely wide; but they are also extremely great quality and last a very long time! By only having one of the palettes, you basically have all the eye shadows you need to look awesome all the time with a different look everyday.

I strongly recommend that anyone who is interested in building up their eyeshadow collection should definately purchase one, or even both of these products. You truely won't regret this purchase and I'm sure that these products will turn out to be your favourite eyeshadows. They definately are mine.

So again, URBAN DECAY NAKED PALETTE AND NAKED PALETTE 2 are definitely worth your purchase due to their value for money, quality and basically the amazing product itself!

xoxo themakeupqueen