Product Review - Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland Book of Shadows

What a perfect day to post this review, huh? Today comes out the much anticipated Tim Burton's remake of Alice in Wonderland, featuring Johnny Depp.

Well, as I had mentioned before [here] when I splurged on a lot of makeup at Sephora, I was going to be reviewing them. Here's my review of the Book of Shadows.

Pricing - $52

I actually think it's a good price for 16 eye shadows [supposedly their top sellers], one eye shadow primer, 2 eye liners and the fact that is special edition. 

Appearance/Packaging

That's exactly what made me buy it. I'm a sucker for pretty things. And it's pop-up art of Alice in "Wonderland" is amazing. The names given to the eye shadows also caught my attention. In particular "Drink me, Eat me" I mean who doesn't want an eye shadow by that name? Only bad thing is that you can't take your eye shadow with you to retouch, unless you have a really big makeup bag.

Performance/Effectiveness

Here's where the weight of the whole review lies, it's effectiveness, and I must say I love it. The eye shadow primer potion is amazing and so is the black eye liner pencil. Not to mention the lovely things you can do with those colors.

The eye shadow primer potion glides in smoothly without leaving your eyelids all cakey. I have used eye shadow primer in the past and hated the whole idea of it, until I tried this one. It also evens out your skin tone in that area,  making it perfect for day looks with just a simple color or glamorous night makeup.

Here I'm wearing 3 of the eye shadows that come in the palette. I used Curioser for the main lid area, Underland for the outer corner and White Rabbit for the brow bone. It sort of looks like I'm wearing 4 different colors, but it's just those 3 blended in. I'm also wearing the eyeshadow primer potion. I'm happy to say that this makeup looked exactly like this ALL NIGHT LONG! That's a winner on my book. I also learned, for next time, that I should apply the primer all the way up to my brow, since I will be applying eye shadow all the way over there, otherwise you get that weird strike mark that I'm pretty sure all of you can see [it makes the white color look different].

Hours later, returning home.

Would I recommend this product?

Definitely! Too bad is sold out everywhere [or so I heard].

PS: I will post all about this outfit soon.

What's on my purse?

I have seen many posts like this one, and just got inspired to do my own. I always find it so interesting to know what other women carry around in their purses, especially if they're big like mine. So here it is, all the stuff I always carry around in my big black Nine West purse.

There you have it:

• Ralph Lauren sunglasses
• Estee Lauder makeup bag [picture below]
• Guess? wallet
• Blackberry
• Sony Cybershot
• Valentino glasses
• Keys
• USB
• My cute little purse hanger thingy [if this has a name, please let me know]
• Business card holder [they match, I know! so cute]
• My Paul Mitchell brush, which I am not proud of at the moment, but I just can't live without it
• Tea tree oil facial blotting tissues
• Heart shaped coin holder
• Pink bag full of necessary stuff [you will also see details below]

Makeup bag

A shout out to my mother in law who gave me this super cute makeup bag last time we visited. I love it! Ok, in here you will always find my Estee Lauder Double-Wear compact, which is also really good. My Cover Girl fantastic bronzer, the brush I use to apply it is also Estee Lauder. My Almay concealer, I used to use Cover Girl forever, I gave Almay a try, and is also really good. My little MAC studio finish concealer, which I only use when I have breakouts, it works wonders! it covers spots completely, I use the black brush to apply it. Also, two of my eyeliners [from all three of them]. Here I have Prestige in black/brown and Jordana in cool aqua, they look great when you wear them together. Tip: apply the blue one first, and the darker one on top. Chap-aid lip balm is a must, although my new amazing lipstick [expect review soon] works just as one, plus it gives you color. It's Revlon Beyond Natural in Nude. And last but definitely not least, my mascara, drum roll please, Maybelline's Colossal Volum Express...ah-ma-ZING!!!! I do have to apply a few coats to get the desired look, but who cares right?

Pink bag

In here, I carry all that necessary stuuf, that isn't always necessary, but you just never know. I have cotton swabs for eyeliner/mascara emergencies. Tictacs, well you know for what. Travel size baby lotion, and travel size Secret deodorant. Oral B dental floss, hand sanitizer, a nail clipper, antibiotic ointment, hydrocortisone [because my skin is so sensitive everything gives me a rash you see. Also, mini sun lotion, Cetaphil SPF 50, again for those kinds of emergencies, black eyeliner, just in case and that tiny round thing carries pills, such as Aleve, Peptos & Excedrin for those chronic migraines I'm always randomly getting.

Finally, my purse, the one that goes with my almost everywhere, almost everyday.

Nine West beauty