Takin’ a trip through the decades with urban Decay’s latest
Watch out, Elon Musk! ? urban Decay just took the lead in the race to develop a time machine, but no, science fiction nerds, I’m not referring to a hot tub time maker (although I secretly wish I was). I’m talking about their $25 LE decades eyeshadow palettes, which are up on the UD web site now.
Each one is themed around a different decade from the ’70s through the early 2000s, and they’re cute! They fit in the palm of your hand with colors and finishes reminiscent of that decade’s style of makeup.
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Of course 1993 would speak to me, haha!
No surprise here, but my favorite is 1993, and not just because of the great plaid packaging. The colors are also wearable. I was really shocked when I put them on the other day by how non-scary my eyes looked, because that did not line up with my first impression when I opened the palette and immediately thought, “Oh, boy…”
“Flattering” wasn’t the first word that pertained to mind, but then I put them on. ?
When I did my makeup the first time with these shadows, I did my eyes first, and I vividly remember that there wasn’t any fallout. I didn’t have to clean up any eyeshadow on my cheeks afterwards, which was great.
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I think the standout’s gotta be collect Call, a dark brown that looks intimidating in the pan but turns out to be a surprisingly wearable matte brownish purple on my skin. I blended it into my outer corner and was pleasantly surprised. It feathered out quite easily.
Grunge is another surprise. It looks like a baby threw up all over Oscar the Grouch’s fur in the pan, but no! — it’s actually a charming satiny golden olive.
Overall, the colors in the 1993 palette are totally, and surprisingly, wearable. Who’d a thunk it?
I put the shadows on bare lids and wasn’t wearing any primer with them at all, because that’s how I roll these days, and even after five hours, I didn’t see any creasing. The shades looked just as lively as they did when I put them on in the morning.
1993 on my lids
I’m also wearing MAC warm soul blush and MAC Powder Kiss liquid Lipcolours in date maker and Mull It Over (mixed together).
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I also really like Boogie, because the rainbow glitter has a holiday party vibe…so if you’ll be attending a virtual holiday party this year from your house, that would be the palette to get IMO.
Your friendly neighborhood appeal addict,
Karen
