Urban Decay Primer Potion Depotting

Whilst I listen to one of my all time favourite songs, I must also post this because I'm annoyed at certain companies.

Everyone who uses eyeshadow will know that it fades and creases all the time, companies like UD and Too Faced (TF) have made products which are aimed specifically at keeping your eyeshadow on your eyes looking the way it looked when you applied it. Now I have no beef against the product itself, it is one my Holy Grail products as it does what it says and is cheap! (£9.50..says she who spent Boots points on it) Cheap considering the fact that you can buy similar face primers which boast to do the same but don't.

Anyway, the packaging is like a genie shaped bottles and I recently saw an article on another blog called clumps of mascara and the lady who owns the site cut up her bottle of UDPP and tonnes more came out, so I decided to do the same..I've been a bit slow recently but deciding to take the bull by the horns today and below are the pics..

My surgical tools and the specimen in question, note in further pics you will see two other knives..

Cutting the tube open at that point was easy, notice how much product is left and would have been chucked had I not seen that website *cue some angry words*

Wand has been smeared around the pot in which the product will go..

Product being scooped out and put into new tub..

Empty half tube of UDPP..

Both top bits after having been scooped and cutting off the bottom part (which was a bitch to cut)

Bottom bit cut open ready for scoopage, this was really hard to cut as the bottle is very thick here so I had to use a knife with ridged teeth, I was considering just scooping from the top but am glad I cut it because look at all that product.

The end result. I've kept the wand because I liked it but I don't know what I will use it for.

Makeup and Quotes

I think I want to seem a bit more educated than I am so I will start putting quotes on the bottom of each of my posts, I'm not going to go back and do that because I've written a lot and I don't have the time or patience to do so.

Anyway, this post is mainly about makeup (I must however remember to label my posts because I keep forgetting).

I have an extensive range of makeup which I do use but not all at once. I am currently figuring out how to use powder blusher and keep it on your cheeks. Maybe I should add some background..here goes..

I got Selfridges vouchers for my birthday and went off to spend them, now I had to change my YSL Touche Eclat as it was too light, the girl at the counter changed it as I had never used it, I thought that whilst I was there I might as well use the vouchers so I bought a Lip Plumper (solely for the colour and the fact that the gloss wasn't sticky and some skin perfecter which I haven't used ONCE as it is expensive and I am saving it for special occasions). Anyway, you got to take a free sample so I thought I'd take the plunge and get some blusher (my thinking being that from the other stuff that I could take from the freebie box, blusher was the one thing I didn't have and that it complimented the other two, I could whack on the gloss, the perfecter and the blush..also, I've never had a blush before whereas I have copious amount of eye shadows and Marcello's, the only reason I wanted the M's was because of the funky boxing but I got a sample of that from somewhere else).

So, I've used the blusher once but I never know how much to put on..I must ask someone.

I asked two males that I know and they both said I don't need makeup, which is very nice of them and I tend to agree, I don't wear makeup to make myself look decent, I look OK without it, there are times when I go barefaced to work and most weekends I am not wearing any. I normally whack it on when I am going out for the evening or to a wedding/party/desi function.

Also, I've been asked by some people who read this blog what my essential makeup items are and they are listed below, by essentials I mean stuff you MUST have in your makeup kit, not stuff I MUST apply to my face everyday, so here goes..

1)Benefit Doctor Feelgood
This is the shit, I've got pores on my nose and the sides of my nose and this chappy goes on and fills them in, I get what I call "model" skin..it's like the skin of a mannequin, smooth and shine free..no pores. You have to re-apply it but not very often and application is a doddle too..you can't put too much on because you get a little sponge with it. You have to wash the sponge though as you get little bits on it. It's a little metal tin which I love (hard wearing AND hard working) and the balm lasts an age, I use this whenever I go out (gives me perfect skin without any makeup at all) and I have had it since January and I have not even made a visible indent to it. It cost me about £16 because I got a special offer in my skymag, usually it is £22.50 and it is worth every penny. The only downside for me is the smell, it's not overpoweringly horrible, just smells slightly of damp..apart from that, it's a winner.

2)YSL Touche Eclat
This is also the shit but people are always arguing whether to use it as a concealer or a highlighter..I think that's really confusing because the packaging says it reflects light off dark areas so surely you'd use it on your under eye bags? Well, I don't care..use it wherever, I use it under my brows and it makes me look really alert and different..I would exercise caution however as you need to push the applicator (YSL are very keen on this, my gloss has it and they have other glosses that do it and now also a nail brush) and it's easy to keep pushing and then see all the product come rushing out and fall on the floor. Also, a teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeny bit is all you need of this, all you do is dab it in and it sets in very easily. It's cheapest in Superdrug, shade one is £15 and shades two and three and £16.99.

3)Clinique Moisturiser Gel
Best..moisturiser..ever. Moisturisers dry areas, keeps oily areas in good nick too. £27 quid but I'd wait til they do offers, I got mine for £27 but with a free toner and liquid soap.

4)Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer.
I didn't want to pay 9 quid for this so I saved up my Boots points and it is the best thing ever. It's like a glue for eye shadows, you put the tiniest amount on, wait for it to dry and then put your eyeshadow on over the top. Your eyeshadow won't budge until YOU want to take it off. I will definitely be buying more of this in the future. The only word of caution is that if you have darker skin, don't put too much on as it will alter the colour of your eyeshadow, it does claim to make your eyeshadow brighter so exercise some caution there. Apart from that, buy it!

PS..

A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.


That is all.