Bellabox August

Hey Readers, 
I hope this post finds you well. My Bellabox for August has arrived and to be honest with a lot happening with home and work I had not realised it was due to be coming to my door. It is also the reason I will not be reviewing July's box. Life has just been busy and I haven't really properly used any of the products well enough to give a good review. But I will be a better blogger when it comes to this box. So lets get onto whats inside!!  

Sand and Sky Brilliant Skin Mask received a 13ml deluxe sample full size is 58ml
This mask contains Australian Pink Clay which will both detoxify and brighten the skin, it also says it will refine pores and leave your complexion glowing. I have to say I am a bit over receiving masks in BB's and other beauty boxes for that matter would really like a variation in products I am thinking I might put this into a find a more loving home pile. 

Palmer Coconut Oil Formula Shampoo and Conditioner received a 50ml of each full size are 473ml.
Enriched with Palmers Coconut oil the shampoo is rich and creamy but free of any harsh chemicals. Gently cleansing the hair without interrupting the moisture balance of the hair. The conditioner is infused with sea kelp, coconut, monoi and argan oils to hydrate and repair damage from the harsh y winter weather. Have not tried any products from Palmers in a while so happy to give these a try.

E.L.F Cosmetics Brightening Eye Liner in the shade black
Infused with beeswax and castor oil this creamy formula says it will go on smooth, line the eyes precisely but also smudge out easily. I am interested to try this as I have in the past enjoyed elf products but I am struggling to work out how a black liner is brightening but nonetheless happy to try!!

La Roche Posay Lipkar Sydet recieved a 100ml tube full size is 400ml.
This gel cream is formulated for dry/very dry skin and particularly skin prone to irritation. Formulated with glycerine, shea butter and Niacinamide to gently cleans and restore the skins cutaneous barrier.  Interested to try this one have been enjoying a lot of products from this brand lately.

So that ends this months bellabox. Some good products this month interested to try most of them. So until next month happy reading and happy shopping!!

Everlynne.

Urban Decay Naked Heat A Review

Hey Readers,

I hope this post finds you well. In keeping with trying to mix it up with my current posts I thought today I would bring you all a review post.  So having read the title you will already know that I am going to be talking about one of the most talked about and photographed palettes of the moment. And I know the reality is that every blogger and vlogger has already talked about this palette its packaging, swatched every shadow on their arm, talked about finish and price point. But I am terrible at swatching and describing things and I didn't really want to just repost what Urban Decay has already written (although I have used it a little).  So I thought I will do things a little differently. Rather than just going through every single shade individually, its finish, colour description and a swatch calling the review done. I thought I would go a little further try to include my overall thoughts, talk about how the shadows perform,  how I like to use them, shadows that I find pair well together.  I also want to share why I bought this palette, the shades I love the most, what has worked and what hasn't. As well as giving the answers to the questions I had before I bought this palette and hopefully help you if you are wanting to buy this palette and want more information than just what the shades look and feel like. So lets get started...

Now from the from the first time I saw this pictured on Instagram I was hooked the red, purple and orange toned shadows just looked so beautiful. I was drawn to them instantly, I wanted to own this palette. But this entire palette consisted of  shades I had never thought of owning before. I loved the fact that it was new and different, that out of 12 shadows 7 of are matte and I for some reason I could see myself using them day to day. I also knew that the shadows themselves would be high quality as Urban decay is fairly consistent with that from palette to palette. But I still wasn't sure about it. I didn't even know if red and orange toned or warm toned shadows suited me. I just wanted it!!

I then did  a small amount of research watching most of the youTube videos that had come out when it was released to youtubers in the states. It became quite apparent that these colours worked well for most skin tones and eye colours. I also learnt very quickly that the mattes were beautiful while the shimmers and metallics took a bit of work. Overall I was happy with what I was potentially purchasing and thanks to a Mecca pre release sale I got to own this nearly a whole two months before its released in Australia (29 August 2017) and I have loved it ever since.


As I said previously the Urban Decay Naked Heat palette is the latest in the Naked palette collection, it contains 12 shadows (7 mattes, 2 shimmers and 3 metallics) all shadows are warm toned and there is a mix of red, orange and purple shades. The packaging is a sturdy plastic with magnetic closer The palette also has a full size mirror on the inside of the lid and comes with a double ended brush. 

Ounce 
The lightest shadow of the 12 and from the begging I will be honest I never really saw myself using this shade that much at all. I don't usually highlight my inner corner or brow bone so I never saw me ever dipping into this all that much. But I have given it a go. As a base shade I find it too light for me and a little too shimmery,  but yet as a highlight option it lacks pigmentation you really have to pack it on to see any effect otherwise it just seems to blend away and fade into the background. If your some one that likes your highlight subtle or you have a paler skin tone this probably is perfect for you.

Chaser  
This light matte brown nude its almost skin colour for myself. I love it as an all over the lid shade is really is a my lids but better shade for me. Its great to set an eye shadow base to start a look off. I find it evens everything out allowing you to start with a blank canvas. I also love it to use to blend out shadows when I want to make everything look a little more even or diffused without adding extra colour.

Sauced 
Do we remember when the Naked 2 came out and every video you watched the youtuber would use tease as a transition/crease shade. Sauced is that for Naked Heat it just adds a depth to a look, as well as a softness in a way no other shadow does and depending on what other shadows from the palette you pair it with depends on whether you will see it lean orange or warm brown. Its pigmented enough that it defines well and the shadow itself blends beautifully. 


Low Blow 
Ok this is where crease definition or wanting to add extra warmth to your look really starts. Again pigmented and blendable this shadow just glides on adding definition and warmth wherever it goes. Primarily I use this in the crease and lower lashline. This mid tone brown seems work with any other shade in the palette regardless.  If you are after a really quick simple and work appropriate look use chaser all over the lid and layer sauced and low blow into the crease, liner (I prefer dark brown), mascara and your done. I know its all matte but great when your running late have a meeting and need to look put together!!

Left to Right-Ounce, Chaser, Sauced and Low Blow 

Lumbre 
Really want to know if Urban Decay meant it to be pronounced Lumbray or Loombray.   UD describe it as a Copper shimmer but when I swatch it on my skin I see more of a light peachy pink with a gold reflect. Some reviews have likened it to Nars orgasm blush but since I don't own it I have to say my initial thoughts are  that it looks very much like a light version of Hot mama blush by the balm. That peachy glowy highlight.I haven't dipped into the shimmers much so I haven't used this a whole lot but what I will say is a middle of the lid highlight it does look really pretty.


He Devil 
Part of the reason I bought this palette was for the name of this shadow alone.  I just loved the name and its red tone looked interesting. Described as a burnt red to me and on my skin its and warm red/orange. It not only warms up an eye look but gives something extra to the average neutral look. I love the pop of colour in the crease it just adds so much interest. I would say that it is slightly less pigmented than the other mattes in the palette but it also allows you to control and vary the depth of colour.   


Dirty Talk 
This is described as a metallic burnt red but for me swatched and on my lids it really does look more of a coppery orange toned and is almost a deeper version of Lumbre. Such a gorgeous shadow and really lends itself to being placed all over the lid blended out a little in the crease with a matte shade and a black wing liner added over the top.     

Scorched 
Once again I disagree slightly with Urban Decays description of this one. Its described as a metallic deep red now in the pan I would say spot on. But swatched I do feel it leans slightly orange. Now I will say that some reviewers have said that it looks too similar to Lumbre and/or Dirty Talk. Now if you swatch the two side by side they do bear resemblance with scorched being the deepest shade of the bunch. However with this shadow I feel it is a bit of a chameleon and it really depends on what you pair it with particuarly the mattes. place next to He devil and you definitely bring out that orange coppery tone, pair it with En Fuego and I do feel it brings out the red. Given its depth and shimmer level I do feel it needs a matte for balance but thats really my personal preference this definitely would go well on its own with liner and lashes.

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Left to Right-Lumbre, He Devil, Dirty Talk and Scorched

Lumbre (bottom) Vs Hot Mama by the Balm

He Devil,Scorched, En Fugeo

Cayenne
This is the shadow I feel should have gotten the description of burnt red (not He Devil) but for the record it is described as a deep terra cotta. Its the perfect depth of red and brown mixed together an amazing colour for adding to the outer V or lower lash line and it is pigmented so you really don't need much.


En Fuego
This was another colour that I couldn't wait to try. As a Queenslander every year around state of Origin I look for a Maroon shadow/liner and its so hard to find something that doesn't look too purple or red. It is described as a burgundy but I do feel it leans more purple over red regardless its the perfect mix of the two. Adding depth to any look or as a liner. 

Ashes 
This purpleish brown is one I was not disappointed to see I really never reached for a black matte shadow. I much prefer a dark brown or deep purple and I really feel its the perfect match for this palette and I wouldn't replace with a brown or black. This is my kinda colour for the upper lash line and wing, I have really enjoyed it. The shadow is pigmented but you do need to build up,  having said that wetting  your brush does do the work for you.  

Ember
I will be honest to say that this is the least used shadow for me so far not because its not beautiful because lets face it, it is. But because its so deep in shade and it has an interesting mix of almost all the shades in the palette. Described as a deep metallic copper burgundy in some lights it looks like a metallic purple brown, in others you can really see the copper with an almost black looking base. Like many other shades in this palette I really feel its dependent on what light your in and what other shadows you pair it with. 

L-R Cayenne, En Fuego, Ashes and Ember

So that ends the review of the individual shadows in this palette. Overall I would like to say that despite its higher price point (particularly compared to what our beauty sisters ad misters are paying OS) I do feel it is worth the $$ particularly if you see yourself using most of the shadows included. 

While I also do recognise that some of these shades look same same on the lid. I don't really feel I am really missing anything to complete an entire look or that I would have included anything that isn't there. I feel this really is actually the first naked palette I have felt that I can complete multiple looks with from the one palette, and that I am constantly using different shadows from the palette. With the only extras I need being liner and mascara. If you have a teal liner pop it on your waterline it just pairs so well with these shadows!!! 

 The quality of these shadows also seems to be a step up from the previous naked palettes even though I do only own Naked 2 and 3. In comparison the mattes are more pigmented, blendable and buildable. As for the shimmers and mettalics yes they need building up but I feel that is a good thing.  I like having control with these kind of finishes you get to choose the final effect you can always add more and its an effort to take it away!! I also haven't experienced a tone of fallout from any of them. I would recommend this palette to anyone its beautiful and I really feel adds a new dimension to any palette collection. 


While this post is NOT sponsored (I bought the palette with my own money). All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.  However while writing this post I have referred to a few websites. So if you are wanting more information or just to see more of this palette.
 Please see the links below:

http://www.urbandecay.com/naked-heat-eyeshadow-palette 

http://www.mecca.com.au/the-mecca-memo/mecca-beauty-junkie/urban-decay-naked-heat.html

http://www.temptalia.com/sneak-peek-urban-decay-naked-heat-collection-photos-swatches/?show_all=1


     

So that ends this review I hope you enjoyed the read, if you are looking at buying this palette or unsure about buying this palette. I hope this helps you decide!! So until next time. Happy reading and happy shopping!!


Everlynne.