Swatchfest: Urban Decay Ocho Loco 2 Set

Urban Decay came out with the Ocho Loco 2 set as a part of their 2013 Holiday Collection. Along with the Vice 2 palette, I definitely wanted to grab myself one of these sets before they sold out!





The Ocho Loco 2 set contains eight full size (1.2g of product each) 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils (five of which are new and exclusive!) as well as a Double Barrel Grindhouse Sharpener and retails for $59.00. The pencils and sharpener come in a pretty sweet looking cardboard tray with a color gradient to match the eye pencils. Urban Decay really knows how to do packaging well.

Left to Right: Roach (deep copper brown shimmer), Twice Baked* (rich brown satin w/gold micro-sparkle), Crave* (deepest, darkest brown-black matte), Perversion (blackest black matte), Deep End (bright metallic peacock shimmer), Mars* (bright metallic green shimmer), Ultraviolet* (bright blue-violet shimmer), Tornado* (dark eggplant pearl)
-Color descriptions taken from the Urban Decay website-
*new and exclusive shade

Double Barrel Grindhouse Sharpener

Double Barrel Grindhouse Sharpener - Open

Left to Right: Twice Baked, Roach

Left to Right: Crave, Perversion

Left to Right: Mars, Deep End

Left to Right: Ultraviolet, Tornado

As always, all of the pictures were taken in natural lighting and the shadows were swatched on bare skin (no base or primer).

If you've ever tried Urban Decay's 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils, you know how pigmented and smooth they are and the pencils in this set are no different. They glide on so easily and took some work getting off, which is awesome for an eyeliner. There are no duds in this set!

The Ocho Loco 2 set is an amazing value. One of the full size 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils retails for $19.00 and you get eight plus a Grindhouse sharpener (normally $10) for $103.00 off of what you would pay if everything was bought individually. The Ocho Loco 2 set can be found at Urban Decay and Sephora.

Do you have this set? What do you think of it?



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Swatchfest: BH Cosmetics Galaxy Chic Palette

BH Cosmetics is a pretty well known brand with inexpensive prices. I had never bought anything from them (though I looked browsed the site quite a lot) until I saw the Galaxy Chic palette.





The packaging is made of a sturdy cardboard. On the front of the palette, it features an illustration of two galaxy chic gals. It's really cute, but I'm one for sleek and simple packaging. There's a nicely sized mirror on the inside and all of the eyeshadow shade names are listed above each one. Overall, I do like the Galaxy Chic palette's packaging.



This palette includes 18 baked eyeshadows inspired by the planets and moons of our universe. All together, there is 35.4g of product and it retails for $22.95 (but it's been on sale for $14.95 for a long while).



Sun: Rose gold with red veining
Jupiter: Red toned pink
Promethius: Icy blue with burgundy veining



Aphrodite: Deep red
Milky Way: Icy white with icy purple veining
Cosmic: Icy lilac



Saturn: Yellow gold with red veining
Venus: Bright orange
Meteor: Icy blue-green with darker blue veining



Comet: Icy blue-green
Earth: Dark blue with icy blue veining
Neptune: Dark purpley-blue



Mercury: Reddish brown with icy blue veining
Mars: Deep reddish brown (coppery)
Asteroid: Reddish brown with dark blue veining



Uranus: Icy blue
Moon: Icy white/blue with reddish-brown veining
Eclipse: Prupley-charcoal

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As always, all of the pictures were taken in natural lighting and the shadows were swatched dry on bare skin (no base or primer) with a finger. All of the shadows have really great pigmentation. I definitely wasn't disappointed by the amount of color each shadow has, but some of the colors are quite similar (like Milky Way & Cosmic). Other than that, the Galaxy Chic palette is definitely worth the price!

Some of these colors are really unique (not gonna lie, I had a hard time trying to describe a few of the shadow colors) and I'm sure that when used wet, these shadows will be even more intense! What's really cool is that every palette will be different because of the veining. I would definitely recommend picking this palette up, and for $14.95 (or even at the full price of $22.95), it's a ridiculous steal for the amount of product and the quality of the shadows.

Do you have the Galaxy Chic palette? What do you think of it? Which colors are your favorite?



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Swatchfest: Urban Decay Vice 2 Palette

Urban Decay launched their holiday 2013 collection in September and so far I've only bought the Vice 2 palette. Their whole holiday collection looks awesome, but I knew that this palette was the first thing I needed to buy and I'm so glad that I did.













The packaging has a gorgeous purple "abstract orchid" pattern with "UD" in 3D gunmetal faux crystal on the top and I adore it. The packaging seems to be made of a lightweight plastic that feels pretty stable. The button in the front with the brand name on it is used to open the palette. Once pressed, it's pretty much self-opening and it's awesome. The color names are also clearly labelled below each shadow, which as you know is a huge "must" for me. The Vice 2 palette probably has the best packaging out of all of the palettes I own (and I own quite a few). The quality and look of it is just fantastic.



The Vice 2 palette has 20 all new eyeshadows at 0.8g each and retails at $59.00. It also includes a generous mirror as well as a double ended brush (for applying and blending colors). There's a pretty good mix of shimmer, glitter, satin, and matte shades, as well as some having a duo-chrome effect.

Top Row: Smokeout (dark taupey-black satin), Lovesick (black matte with iridescent micro-glitter), Shellschock (bright metallic silver), Coax (medium metallic pink with golden iridescent micro-sparkle), X-Rated (baby pink satin)
Second Row: Prank (deep navy matte with turquoise floating pearl), Madness (bright metallic blue shimmer with blue micro-glitter), Strike (antique gold shimmer with silver micro-glitter), Stash (deep olive green shimmer with iridescent micro-sparkle), Poison (charcoal satin with iridescent micro-sparkle)
Third Row: Radar (metallic brown shimmer with iridescent micro-glitter), Damaged (bright metallic emerald shimmer), Voodoo (metallic purple shimmer with iridescent purple micro-glitter), Betrayal (bright purple satin with blue shift), Derailed (medium metallic taupey-brown shimmer)
Bottom Row: Dope (warm champagne satin), Toxic (metallic copper-pink shimmer with tonal micro-glitter), Habit (light nude matte), Ambush (metallic brown satin), Rewind (medium brown matte)
*Color descriptions taken from the Urban Decay website*































As always, all of the pictures were taken in natural lighting and the shadows were swatched on bare skin (no base or primer) with a finger. The only eye shadow that I was disappointed with is Lovesick. All of the other shadows, I think, are amazing and the Vice 2 palette is seriously worth the price.

If you're interested in picking one up, I would do so as soon as possible because since the palette is part of the holiday collection, it is a limited edition product.

What are your thoughts on the palette? Have you bought it yet? Do you plan on getting it?



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