Urban Decay Naked On The Run Palette - Review

 THis is a LIMITED-EDITION, Urban Decay Naked palette. 

Lets get the details out of the way first.

It includes : six ALL-NEW shades of Eyeshadow. Bronzer. Blush. A full-size Naked Ultra Nourishing Lipgloss and a travel-size 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil (both new shades), plus a travel-size Perversion Mascara. 

More details
Eyeshadows:
Dive (metallic rose w/golden micro-shimmer), 

Fix (soft taupe matte)

Resist (medium metallic taupe)

Dare (medium brown matte)

Stun(metallic bronze w/light gold micro-shimmer) 

5050 (cool bisque satin). 
Bronzer: medium bronze matte. 
Blush: vibrant pink w/light shimmer. 
Perversion Mascara: blackest black. 
24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil: Stag (deep brown satin). 
Naked Lipgloss: Sesso (rose w/pink shimmer).

If you want to know the ingredients to any of the products in this palette please click here. 

I am lucky enough to have the Naked Basics palette (love it) but I don't own any of the others, even though I am slightly obsessed. So when I came across this (whilst looking to see if the other palettes were in the sale) I got extremely excited. Not only have I been lusting after their eyeshadows but also their lipglosses (after seeing several youtubers and bloggers talking about them). 

First off I am going to say that the packaging of this is gorgeous, as is all of Urban Decay's Makeup. 

Ok so starting with the mascara: I love it. I also love Benefits they're real mascara but I dont always want such a volumising mascara on a day to day basis, especially on those minimal/natural makeup days. That's why I really like this one. It gives good definition and length to my lashes for a great everyday look. it is quite wet when applying, but I find it dries really well, I rub my eyes alot when im tired ( so pretty much all the time) and find I smudge or even remove a lot of my mascara during the day, as this dries very well I don't have to take as much notice of my eye rubbing when wearing it which is awesome.   


The Bronzer I also really like, i've never used an urban decay bronzer before and i am impressed. its matte, which i prefer to those that contain shimmer. it isn't too dark, and i'm quite pale, so be aware if you have darker skin tones as I believe this palette only come in this shade(no other option).



The eyeliner is a dark brown colour which I personally prefer to black as I find black looks to harsh will my pale skin. I haven't used it much as i'm not really an eyeliner girl but it's handy to have and it is easy to apply. 


The Blush is very pink, which is to be expected as it is described as a vibrant pink. Think it will be perfect for spring and Its got good pigmentation so thats a plus.

OK on to the eyeshadows, starting with my favorites.
1. Dare: I have been loving this shade as it is the perfect colour for my eyebrows! it is a matte brown shade and a great staple colour to have. 
2. Dive: metallic rose gold, need I say more.
 I wont bore you with my opinion of each single one, i will just they are all really nice, with the perfect balance of matte and shimmer shadows. 

Left: Stun, 5050  Right: Dive, Fix, Resist, Dare

And last but not least the lipgloss. I love it. The colour is this beautiful rose pink, with a small amount of gold shimmer that looks lush when the sun catches it.

Over all I am extremely pleased with this palette and will thoroughly enjoy using it for a very long time.

Hope you guys found this helpful/enjoyable/interesting. 

Until next time 

- Jess     

It's Christmas shopping time!

It’s November, we can talk about Christmas now right?!

I can’t believe its November, this year has gone sooo fast!

Its been a while since I did a post and I apologize, a lot has been happening in my life and it has taken up a lot of my time. But a few days ago I got an email about winter savings from UNIDAYS ( free online student discount system) and it has gotten me super excited!

So I thought I would do a post on gifts for Christmas. I wont be able to share my top ideas as I know my family read this and I don’t want them to find out what I am getting them :)

Ok so lets start

1. The Tech Geek and the Phone Addicts: I have been seeing these everywhere lately and i think they are an awesome idea. its a emergency mobile charger. There are loads of different kinds but for me two stand out. One is a phone case that doubles as a charger, called the Juice Jacket (for iphones), it is said to double your charge. It is a sleek and flexible case offering edge to edge protection while offering full access to all buttons and ports. It is currently £34.95 at PC world.

The other is called a Juice Cube, this compact cube is designed to slip into your bag and provide power for your Apple device or smartphone if you run out of battery life and can’t get to a power point. You charge it through a USB cable (provided) and then attach it to your device with one of the 8 universal connectors when you’re in need of a charge. And it comes in several colours ;) It is currently £24.95 at John Lewis. 

2. The Make-up Geek: Benefit do some incredible beauty products, they also do some incredible gift sets, part of their website is called sweet shoppe which has a load of gift sets for every girl. One is fun size flirts ( they all have awesome names!) which is a limited edition set of beauty best sellers for £29.50. ALSO this is on feel unique and atm they are offering a free benefit product with this item!

 Another is sweet tintations which is their best tint products from £19.50. But hurry as i don't know how long these products will last!! 

Feel unique also do great gift sets for men and women, to name a few; Bare minerals get started kit, Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat Gift Set, Elemis men grooming solutions kit and a Jean Paul Gaultier "Le Male" Eau de Toilette 75ml Gift Set.

3. The Fuss Pot: Two words, GIFT CARD. For the music fanatic, Itunes, the fashion guru, their favorite store, if they don't have one (or you don't know it) I would suggest House Of Fraser as they have so many brands. And for the extreme fuss pot? as i live in Bristol my suggestion would be a Cabot Circus gift card, this can be used in any of the stores in Cabot Circus (shopping center in Bristol city centre). I'm sure that shopping centres all over the country offer this so don think that its limited to Bristol. 

OK. I am not sure what websites that I have mentioned have student discount but if you go on to the UNIDAYS website they have a list of all the places that offer it online and in store. 

I hope this has been helpful and given you some good ideas.

Stay awesome.

- Jess 

Retail Therapy

I like online shopping, a lot. Its quick and easy and you don't have to change out of your pj’s. But sometimes you just have to get out of the house, even if you really don't feel up to it.

Your tired and cranky, you don’t know what to wear because it’s hot and the reason your going shopping in the first place is because none of your shorts fit. But you get up. You shower so feel a little more human and you find some comfy shoes so your feet don't start to hate you after walking around the first shop.

After you walk into that first shop and you look around at whatever occupies it, you start to feel better.

For me the shop that instantly makes me feel better is paperchase!

I went shopping with my mum. And it made me feel better. I found a pair of shorts that fit! They aren't so short that you can see my bum and they aren't too tight around my thighs that they constrict blood flow to the rest of my legs.

 

Throw in a few tops and some birthday presents for people; it was a successful shopping trip.

Even though my knees started to hurt after the second shop and I was utterly exhausted as we were shopping for around four hours, I really enjoyed myself.

If you are feeling down or not 100% and you think you could manage a few hours (or even just one) out of the house, I would recommend some retail therapy.

Treat yourself to something nice.

You deserve it.

  

- Jess

P.S.  I have recently discovered a poet, and the second I read this it hit home for me. I thought I would share it with you.

You are fierce. You're a survivor.

You're a fighter through and through.

Little brave, breathe.

There is a warrior within you.

-Beau Taplin