eyes of the day an ode to urban decay...

hiya dollfaces!! here is a look i did for work the other day... can i just say how happy zebra print makes me?! ha. i used mainly urban decay shadows. the truth is i ADORE urban decay shadows... **correction... i ADORE their shadows that aren't filled with glitter!** they are well pigmented and blend beautifully. the majority of their colors have a sheen to them which brings light to your eyes! many think that is a negative as it may lead to shine overload, but somedays i'm just in the mood for some sheen to brighten up my look. a good lot of my favorite eyeshadows come from UD! here's the look... kind of a hearkening back to the 80's annie's way!

on my eyes: UD shadow - strip all over the lid and along the lower lash line
UD shadow - jabberwocky (alice in wonderland book of shadows) in outer corner and crease
MAC shadow - silver ring to blend out into highlight
MAC shadow - hush as highlight
UD 24/7 liner - zero along lashline and in waterline
MAC - opulash as mascara

on lips: MAC viva glam gaga

dollface of the day: A-game entry

hiya dollfaces!! so nicole over at NVBeauty is having a contest to bring your a-game face... this is my entry... it is inspired by a combination of alice in wonderland and lady gaga... i used only shadows from the alice in wonderland book of shadows!

i call these my butterfly eyes! so fun... but not really the most wearable of looks! :)

annie in wonderland...

my birthday is officially on sunday, but my gift to myself came today! yahoo!! can you guess what it is?? i have SOOOO been looking forward to receiving my urban decay alice in wonderland book of shadows and it has arrived! to be quite honest, i bought this because i am in love with all things alice in wonderland and the fact that they have changed all of the e/s names to alice references just knocked me off my chair! LOVES IT! all in all it's a great deal... i mean 16 shadows, 2 small 24/7 eyeliners and a travel sized primer potion?! i'm in. my lovely friends at ulta also threw in a pore perfecting makeup base too. p.s. i will try this and let you know how it goes. p.p.s. don't you heart the free samples?! ha.

ok... back to the b.o.s.

as soon as i opened the box i swatched the colors and just had to show you all (my fantastic 15)... just in case you haven't seen it yet. as suspected some of the colors have too much glitterocity for my taste, but all in all the palette rocks! stay tuned for some dollfaces of the day courtesy of this bad boy! i cannot wait to get in there and PLAY!!

here are the top two rows

my swatches follow the same order

first thoughts: the colors are pretty fantastic. i am such a fan of urban decay shadows... however, i will not be using curiouser any time soon! the swatch doesn't read very well, but it is way too glittery for me! white rabbit is glittery too, but less so and i'm predicting the rabbit will be easier to work with. i am loving wonderland... like LOVING it!! it's a gorgeous metallic gold color. and i can't wait to use alice! the rose colored queen might be difficult for me, but i am determined to find a way or off with my head!

now the bottom two rows

my swatches follow the same order

first thoughts: these two rows are much more my speed! omg! vorpal is a silver that i will definitely be able to work with. the green wonder absolem is absolutely amazing! midnight tea party is another one that is too glitterific for me, the rather matte-ish chocolate brown mad hatter fully makes up for it. but hands down my favorite color has got to be mushroom! omg! it's a taupish that errs on the side of gray and is incredibly versatile!! i'm in love.

so there are my initial thoughts... do you have the b.o.s.? i'd love to hear your thoughts!

i'm off to play with my new toy!