Urban Decay in Vienna!

Hello lovelies,

I'm sure you aaallll know that Urban Decay finally arrived in Austria, but it's still news that deserves celebrating!

Urban Decay is one of those brands that are and always will be really special to me, because I first saw them in real life in the UK and I loved it. So when I was in town I just had to visit the Marionnaud where they have the counter and it blew me away!

I expected a tiny counter with not much to look at, but boy was I wrong! It's a whole area decorated with love, I was so excited, here are some pictures.

Look at that:

I mean do I need to say more??? Just wow. Lately, I've sort of had a lack of inspiration and missed that feeling of joy when it comes to make up, I guess that happens from time to time, but when I stood in that counter area it was all back - the joy, the excitement. I could have stayed for hours.

As you can see they have the Pulp Fiction LE and they will get the "Naked on the Run" palette and the new "Vice" palette!! I didn't expect that we would get the limited editions as well, another awesome fact.

Another thing I loved was the staff, so friendly and adorable. You need to meet Charlie, he's directly from Urban Decay and lovely, just the salesman you wish to have. I always think about working on a counter for a while, I would work with him and Urban Decay in a heartbeat. Maybe they are hiring... *gg*

All in all, it was great to be there, have the products right before your eyes and enjoy looking at everything. If you're wondering - the Marionnaud which has it is the one on Graben. Super easy to find, just get yourself in the U3, stop at Stephansplatz and take the stairs with the sign Graben on it and it's to your left side.

I'll be there soon again, I was with my hubby and since he hasn't got that love for make up ;-), I didn't want to let him wait.

Are you as excited as I am?? Did you visit it already? To my Austrian girls, Charlie told me that on Saturday there will be a feature on Seitenblicke. :)

I wanna go back.. but enough raving, have a great weekend and to all my American followers - I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving and are enjoying Black Friday.

Love,
Valerie

1000th Post Giveaway!

This is my 1000th post, can you believe it!? I also cracked the 300 follower mark, so it's definitely time to celebrate!!!! Handy that New Year's only hours away. :)

We're currently in Edinburgh and excited to see what the night will bring..

But now to the giveaway, I have something very special for you. You can win the Urban Decay Naked Basics palette!!!

The giveaway is open worldwide and you can enter it until the 7th January 2014.

To win you only need to be:

• a follower via GFC or Bloglovin - make sure to give me the right name so I can find you
• leave a comment telling me one of your New Years Resolution :)

Have a gorgeous New Years Eve!!

Love,

Guinevere

Nars & Urban Decay Birthday Haul

Since my birthday was kinda cancelled due to my wedding, I decided to buy something for myself.

I bought the NARS Pierre Hardy blush in "Boys Don't Cry" and the "Naked Basics" palette by Urban Decay.

Let's start with the Naked Basics palette:

I must admit I was quite surprised and a little disappointed when I saw how tiny it is. I mean look at that size.. The MAC lipstick looks huge...

and the shadows inside are tiny as well..

No doubt they are beautiful, but still.. I thought it would be bigger, at least a little bit. There are no swatches, cause I'm not sure if I'm gonna keep it. It cost 23,05€.

The other product I bought is this awesome Nars blush:

Definitely a more reasonable size.

It's so beautiful, it cost 31,10€ and was totally worth it. I'll show you swatches and a look soon. This is a limited edition product so if you want it, be quick. It bought both items at hqhair.com.

What do you think? Do you think the UD palette has a reasonable size?

Love,
Guinevere

Review: Urban Decay Eyelash Curler "Revolution"

I read about the "Revolution" eyelash curler quite a while ago and was curious enough to buy it when we were in Edinburgh.

The unique thing about it is the fact that there are no bars at the end. No generic cage that can pinch your skin:

Something I always hated and even if I try to be extra-careful it still happens sometimes. Especially, on clients curling lashes can be incredibly tricky. A main reason for me to purchase it.

The first time I used it I was really disappointed, mainly because it was such a weird feeling.. You press the curler directly on your lid, close to the lashes and curl. Just strange, normally it feels different.

Nevertheless, I used it again and again and started loving it. I curl the inner lashes first and then the outer lashes. You can really get to the roots of your lashes without pinching anything. It's also great for curling lashes on customers!

For the effect, it's really good, but not better than the result I get with my shu uemura lash curler. On the other hand, I tend to pinch myself with that one sometimes..

A comparison:

uncurled lashes

left side: Urban Decay - right side: Shu Uemura

Looks quite similar, right? I didn't use mascara on the pictures, these are my natural lashes.

Another thing I should mention: It's no longer available.. I guess they weren't selling well, but I still wanted to review them.

My final opinion: I think the UD lash curler does have advantages and makes curling lashes much easier for those who usually shy away from it. Nonetheless, if you are happy with your lash curler and don't tend to pinch your skin, these are not necessary.

I hope this was still interesting to read, even though they are no longer available. *g*

Love,

Guinevere

Urban Decay Primer Potion Depotting Project

Something not Illamasqua related.. Lol

I decided to depot it, because nothing came out anymore and so I wanted to try it and damn how much product was left in there - I have to say I'm really pissed that they chose this packaging, looking lovely aside, it's really not fair that one has to cut it open to get all the product that's in there.

Well, here is my "how to" UDPP depotting description:

1.: What you need:

• a knife
• your UDPP (I have the jumbo version, so don't be suprised that mine is so big)
• a jar where you put the product in
  

2.: Cut it open where I made the lines to get the product out easily.

Here's the shocking result:

Now you use your wand or whatever has a convenient shape to get out as much as you can.
And that's what I got:

Unbelievable, isn't it?

And lastly - this is really important - put it in a jar that is airtight!! It can dry out pretty easily and no one wants that..

And that's it, it's quite simple. :-)

I hope this was useful. Have a wonderful day!

Love,
Guinevere