Tonight is all about the ladies, y’all, at Club Urban Decay (aka MBB Headquarters), and girls and gatos get in free — that’s cruelty-free — with the new Urban Decay UD The Feminine Palette ($34). 🙂
From the stylish clothes it wears, to the shimmery shades it bears (browns, pinks, purples and teal), this palette’s guaranteed to turn heads and put all eyes on you. The colors feel so lighthearted, girlie and fun that I believe it’s my favorite of the latest batch of spring palettes from Urban Decay.
As you might be able to tell from these snapshots, I was feelin’ mighty Feminine today. For my eye look, I started with a thin layer of Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden applied with my fingers from my lash line to the brow bone, which I followed up by sweeping Midnight Cowboy Eyeshadow directly on top with a flat eyeshadow brush. Since Midnight Cowboy has gargantuan gobs o’ glitter, I used a makeup wipe to clean the fallout.
Then, with the very same eyeshadow brush, I patted Dark Horse Eyeshadow on my inner lid, and Ecstacy Eyeshadow on the outer, to give the eyes extra depth and color. After that, I blended the edges of both shades with a domed blending brush, drawing both slightly into the crease.
Next, to draw even MORE attention to my eyes, I lined my waterlines using the 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero that comes with the set, following up with Aquarius Eyeshadow, applied with an angled eye brush, for a light dash of color along my lower lash line.
To finish the eyes, I curled my lashes and applied two layers of Urban Decay Skyscraper Multi-Benefit Mascara on my upper and lower lashes.
Continuing the same soft theme for the cheeks and lips, I swept Hookup Blush from the Urban Decay Face Case on my apples, and wrapped it all up by applying a mix of Urban Decay’s Midnight Cowboy and Naked Lipsticks on my pucker with a lip brush.
Swatches of The Feminine Palette with the flash from the left: Stray Dog, SWF, Midnight Cowboy, Aquarius, Darkhorse, Ecstacy, Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero and Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Eden
Tada! The whole look takes only about 15 minutes, and I like how it turned out. I might even try it again on Valentine’s Day.
Will you be my Valentine?
Speaking of the big V, are you pairing up this year or flying solo? I’ve done a lot of both in my time. This year El Hub and I don’t have big plans. Maybe just dinner and a movie. We might even bring Tabs on our date, LOL!
Just kidding. 🙂
Onward to Friday! Sleep well, and I’ll see you soon (the Jersey Shore is calling).
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Stunning! I love how relatively subtle the eye look is while still making your eyes the focus, and your cheeks look amazingly glowy/healthy! A beauty, as always, Karen.
Thanks, Sam. 🙂 Hope your Friday is off to a fab start!
Love the look! It’s very pretty just like the model!
Nah, The Big V is not a huge deal with us-usually my hubby is out of town since he travels a lot with work. So when he is here we just enjoy spending quality time together.
That’s the most important thing, right? Sometimes it’s just nice to be together and chill at home.
all the shadows look gorgeous! also, love your earrings and your scarf.
as for valentines, i’m flying solo this year. i’d love to have dinner with all my single friends though :).
We’re all there at one point or another, Dani. 🙂 I hope your Friday is going well so far…
Your eyes look fantastic, oh how I wish to have lashes like those :/. For V-day this year the boyfriends planned out a whole medley of surprises for us he won’t let me in on. Our anniversary is the following week, but unfortunately I’ll be in Mexico. That boy is such a romantic.
That’s so sweet, Kaelin. He sounds like a keeper!
I love your scarf! Is it a recent purchase, and where is it from
It was a Christmas present from my brother and his girlfriend. I think they got it at H&M a couple years ago.
That’s a super pretty look on you, Karen! It doesn’t look over-the-top frosty, either. I may have to take a closer look at this palette.
Hi MKDallas,
That’s one good thing about Midnight Cowboy — if you buff it out it’s not really too frosty!
thanks for the swatches and the gorgeous look! this palette is definitely something to look forward to! 😀 😀 i hope you have an amazing valentines day 🙂
btw.. your earrings are beeeautiful! <3
I hope you have an amazing one too, Agnes! What are your plans?
I am loving this palette!
Do you think you might get it, Allegra?
This one looks beautiful and so do you! 😀 Definitely do it for V-day
Thanks, hon! Have a fantastic Friday!
Ooh, so pretty! I think your husband (and Tabs) will appreciate it for Valentine’s Day :D.
Sadly, I’m flying solo this V-Day. My boyfriend is overseas for another month with the State Department >:o. He’s not even anywhere I can visit! 🙁
Well, you guys will have to celebrate when he comes back then. 🙂
What are you up to this weekend?
One my best friends has his birthday this weekend, so the two of us are getting brunch and going to a play to celebrate. After that, we’re going to meet another friend and his new girlfriend for dinner. It should be fun! 🙂
That sounds like fun. What play are you watching?
Been meaning to tell you I saw a movie about John Lennon called Nowhere Boy last week and thought of you. The kid who plays the young Paul is too cute!
I saw your comment on an old post! The notification was hiding somewhere in my inbox. I’m so jealous! I’ve wanted to see it, but it only played at one theater for a week or two in DC :(. How was it?
I can’t remember the name of the play, but it’s something about the life of some film critic. It sounds like it could be interesting!
Tomorrow will be spent setting up my new iPhone 😀 :D. I’ll need to save the photo I took of Aisha that’s my phone background right now. It’s cute, but it’s stretched to fit the screen, so she looks even fatter than usual, lol.
Any weekend excitement for you? What’s Tabs doing? Any new modeling jobs?
Very pretty! I have all of these colors except Aquarius (which I may need to correct because that’s my sign, yo!), so I think I’ll try this tomorrow and maybe swap Aquarius out for… Shattered?
This year (as I have for the past 4 years), I’ll be flying solo. I think I might actually be working that night. Ha.
GURL, it is only right that you get an eyeshadow named after your sign! 🙂
I know! It’s a little silly, but I picked up an eyeshadow from the Body Shop because it was called Amethyst, my birth stone. Hehe.
It’s not silly at all. I would buy an eyeshadow if it was named Gemini. 🙂 Speaking of the stars, do you read Susan Miller’s Astrologyzone? Her horoscopes are THE BEST!
Hehe, thanks for being an enabler. I’m on yet another cosmetics ban (it’s because I have really limited storage space… heh), but when it’s done I just might pick up Aquarius. And it’s by Urban Decay, my favorite brand! No brainer.
Reading my horoscope now! Haha!
That’s a gorgeous look! Love the scarf as well. 🙂
Happy Friday, Gio!
Karen, you look great!
And the palette is pretty, I like the Aquarius shade the most!
That’s a fun shade!
Hope you’re having a lovely Friday, Vonvon. 🙂
You have some leet eyelining skills Karen 🙂 This palette suits you really well. It feels like Spring-in-a-box and I could definitely use some spring. It’s been snowing since yesterday in freezy-cold Oslo (-3 C isn’t too bad, but with wind + snow, it’s not fun).
Gotta give you props, Fieran. I so couldn’t hang in that weather!
I absolutely love this look on you Karen! It goes really well with your hair and outfit, super cute! Sooooo excites it’s Fri 🙂 it’s going to be a great day!
I’m so glad it’s Friday too! What do you have lined up for the weekend?
you look amazing! love the makeup.scarf.shirt combo!
for v-day my hubby is gonna make me dinner and I’ll make dessert – he’s requested cheesecake 🙂
TGIF girlie!!!
TGIF, boo!!!
Cheesecake sounds delicious right now. Do you add bells and whistles to yours or do you keep it simple?
so I like bells and whistles – this is my fave to date – http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Brownie-Caramel-Cheesecake/Detail.aspx
but the hubby likes plain so that’s what it’ll be!
Holy crap that looks good. So good that I might have to eat the last half of the carrot cake slice from last night for breakfast and pretend it’s that cheesecake, LOL!
I really like this look! I might try it tonight!
Glad you like it!
What a gorgeous look! I love the blush and lip colors as well.
Me too… I need more UD powder blushes in my life, LOL!
Very pretty! Seriously loving the pink/brown combo – so warm and soft. Reminds me of chocolate dipped strawberries. Yum.
We are staying in for Vday – asked hubs to order my favorite takeout and the kids promised to make brownies! I have a Vday Bday so the fam is strictly forbidden from buying flowers (at ridiculously inflated prices) or trying to get reservations on the actual day.
That sounds like a lovely Vday/birthday combination. Do you have any makeup on your birthday wish list?
This is a beautiful look. I love Darkhorse — it’s a great liner when I don’t want to use black.
I love the richness of the shade — will have to try that.
Happy Friday!
Awww I love this. 🙂
It’s a fab little palette. 🙂
thats a lovely look – subtle but very pretty! 🙂
Thanks, Nina! What makeup are you rockin’ today?
today is an homage (or a wish?) for spring — i have gorgeous gold in the inner half of my lids and teal pigment on the outher half. i lightly lined my eyes w/ ivy fluidline. blush is marine life. 🙂
Sounds gorgeous, Nina! I’m a sucker for all those colors. What are you wearing on your lips?
Lovely! This is the only one of the new palettes I want, so I might buy it for myself as a V-day gift. As for me, my dog Zoey is my valentine. I know she’ll always love me, which is more than I can say for the dudes I’ve encountered! 😉
Pet valentines are the best. 🙂
That palette is very flattering on you, Karen!
Thanks, Ariel. Do you think you might try it?
Probably not, though I am tempted. I love the quality of UD shadows and the colors, but I can’t handle the glitter fallout. I don’t understand why they make their most wearable neutral color the one with the worst glitter chunks!
You look totally gorgeous! I’ll probably be passing on the feminine palette, though. I like the shades, but I doubt I’d use them.
BTW, your earrings are to die for!
Will you be picking up any of the other sets, Vijaya?
I was considering the Fun Palette, actually. I’m not sure if I will be getting it (I have soooo much Urban Decay!), but if I’m getting one, that’ll be it. =]
You look amazing!! Love this palette even more now. But I still think I would switch out midnight cowboy for MAC’s All that glitters, the fall out on cowboy is too much for me to handle.
Very beautiful!!! Thanks Karen!
Great range of colors and you wear them well! I personally have not had much luck with UD shadows. I always end up buying the wrong kit *sighs*
Anyway, my v-day is gonna be the same as yours and that’s good enough for me 🙂 Though I really wish I could bring my kitty with us!
Those colors look amazing on you Lady! And the whole soft look looks perfect with your soft waves. Pretty, pretty!
I actually won’t even be with my hubby on Valentine’s. I’m part of a big animal rescue event in LA the night before, so we’re skipping this year. I figured that was more important. I am going to try to finagle some flowers out of him though!
Very pretty, subtle, and indeed feminine!
(Love your scarf by the way).
I can’t wait to see your looks with the other two!
I love your blush, Karen! Is it sold individually? My V-Day look will be gold and red eyeshadows. I have to attend a dinner on Saturday, and I want to make people say “Is that chick crazy?”. LOL.
Hi Chris,
I looked around the Urban Decay website and unfortunately I couldn’t find it!
Your red and gold look sounds so bold and beautiful. I wish I had the guts to rock red shadow.
I will try to post a pic of it on my blog this weekend!
Sweet! Can’t wait to see how it turns out. Have a fantastic weekend!
I love this pallet, but I probably won’t get it sinceI already own a few of those shades from Naked.
I’ll be spending Valentines with hubby, though doesn’t look like we’ll be doing anything special. Figures, first time in many years he doesn’t have to work on Valentines and I’m stuck in rehab (I broke my leg. Gloriously.)
Hey Katrina,
Bummer about your leg. How’s the recovery going?
I’m taking my guys out for V day 🙂 Love the swatches!
Sounds like fun, Phyrra. Where are you guys headed?
I loved this look so much that I decided to try it myself this morning. It turned out so well I think it might be the best eyes I’ve ever done.
I dug out all my UD makeup – I have the Naked pallete, the UD Face Case, and the UD Sephora Beauty in a Box set.
I started with UDPP in Sin. Then I used Midnight Cowboy Rides Again from the Face Case from lash to brow. Then I used Romp from the Beauty Box on my outer lid, and Darkhorse from the Naked palette on the inner lid. I patted them on and then blended. Then I used Skimp from the Beauty Box to highlight from my inner corner to my brow bone. Then I pressed Grifter from the Face Case into my lash line. I lined my waterline with 24/7 in Zero. I used the Hookup blush and the Naked lipgloss from the Face Case.
I finished by using Tarte Lights Camera Lashes mascara, Benefit Erase Paste under my eyes, Benefit Bright Eye on the inner corners, and Clinique Instant Brow Lift on my brows.
For once, I remembered to do my eyes first – thanks for the reminder Karen. And I even put loose powder on my cheeks to help with fall out removal. And I used all freshly cleaned brushes and used four brushes for my eyes. I think that reusing brushes may have been my problem in the past. So while it took me forever and was much more complex than my normal makeup, the payoff was huge – my eyes turned out great.
Thanks for doing this awesome look Karen. Mine wasn’t quite as good, but a big improvement from my usual. I’m going to keep trying combinations this weekend and see what else I can come up with. I’m loving the look.
Awesome, Sarah! Don’t you love it when makeup makes you feel good? If you come up with more fun combos please let me know… and if you feel like sharing take a pic and send it to me! 🙂
Did you wet your brush when you put Aquarius on your lash line?
Hi Sarah,
Nope, not this time. I applied it dry and kinda buffed it out to smooth out the edges.
YOU LOOK GORGE KAREN!!!!!!
I might just have to pick that one up!!!! We have very similar coloring..
PS. Kiss the Tabbers for me!!!!
XOXO!
Loving the blue on the lower lash line!! I really need to start doing that trick. How do you avoid the dreaded undereye smudging though? Do you use primer beforehand?
And solo Valentine’s Day here, Cupid can kiss my ass. 🙂
Forget the makeup, Karen, I love your earrings, where did you get them? The make is nice too!
Karen, those colours look amazing on you!!
Your skin looks phenomenal in these pictures… what are you wearing???
Meaning… what foundation are you wearing? lol!
Looks great! One more product for my wishlist 🙂
xx Olga