Subsitute for Urban Decay's 'Naked' palette?

 As promised in the title of this post, for me this is the perfect substitute for Urban Decay's "Naked" palette. I do own the palette in question, yet I received it as a gift and will therefore be seriously stretching the purse strings when the day comes to replace it. I absolutely love it, and so began on my quest to find a cheaper alternative. I also fancied finding something with the main colours I use in my "Naked" palette, which tend to be brown, bronze and gold hues.

 

Famous High Five Eye Shadow palette in Glitzy

First of all, the packaging is a little tacky. However, do not let this put you off! Inside the lid, there are five eye shadows of different types. I am a big fan of metallic shades and textures, therefore this is absolutely perfect for me. Because of my blue eyes and fair skin, my favourite colour in this palette has to be the top right gold corner, as it is almost identical to Urban Decay's "Half Baked" and has really good staying power.

Famous High Five Eye Shadow palette in Glitzy

Moreover, this palette is much more travel friendly. I know it doesn't have as many colour choices as Urban Decay's cult product, but this suits me perfect, as I only stick to these shades in the larger palette anyway. It's compact size means packing lightly for days at university or even a holiday becomes much easier, as it fits much better inside my make-up bag.

Famous High Five Eye Shadow palette in Glitzy

 

I personally cannot fault this product. It's only obvious disadvantage is the limited choice of colours, but for around the £5 mark I don't really think you can go wrong. The eye shadows are really good quality and the packaging isn't overly tacky, so I definitely think I would purchase this product again.

 

You can buy this palette from Superdrug.

 

Love, Sally x

MAC Morange Review

 

This is not my usual, comfort-zone shade of lipstick at all. After being persuaded by my twin sister, I finally decided to buy a lipstick with an orange hue, to make a nice change to my classically red lips.

 

 MAC Amplified Lip Stick in A42 Morange

MAC Amplified Lip Stick in A42 Morange

 

So I decided to buy MAC's Morange. I actually saw a girl with similar colourings to me at the counter wearing it when I recently bought some powder and couldn't resist. I really, really, really like this product. Although the texture may be a little heavy on the lips, the colour is so bright. It has such good staying power, as I only need to reapply a few times on a night out.

 

 MAC Amplified Lip Stick in A42 Morange

 

 

 MAC Amplified Lip Stick in A42 Morange

I really like how different this colour is from my usual lipstick choices. However, I will only really wear this with simple outfits, such as a nice white shirt/ dress or a colour block blazer. It is quite a statement colour, and when its worn right can look really striking.

I thought I would take a few picture of what it actually looks like on. There are two photos, one with flash and one without to give you the full picture. If you want to purchase this lipstick, click here.

MAC Amplified Lip Stick in A42 Morange (flash)

MAC Amplified Lip Stick in A42 Morange (no flash)

 

Love, Sally x