Urban Decay Vice 4 Palette | Review

For Christmas I was lucky enough to be given the Urban Decay Vice 4- I'd been lusting after this since it came out and was so happy - and surprised the boyfriend knew to get me it!

Packaging wise - just look at it, it's beautiful. The different colours on the top look stunning - the colours work really well together on the front - it has a huuuuge mirror inside it too, great for if you need to do your makeup on the go. 

I've played around with it a fair bit now so thought it was the best time to review it - I've still so many colours to incorporate into a look but I think having played around with some of the colours I had a good enough idea on the quality of the palette. All the shades in this palette are new and limited edition to the palette, so its good to know you wont have doubles of these in any other Urban Decay palette. 

Colour wise - you have near enough all colour bases covered, from neutrals to brights you pretty much have it all. Greens, blues, purples, pinks and even a lovely orange!

The first column of the palette is more filled with the base shades and neutrals. From left to right the colours are:

Bones - This shade is a light beige colour and has a slight pearl-y sheen to it. Its not the most opaque colour in the palette but as a base shadow its great or even as a transition shadow. Its really soft and buttery in consistency and is really easily blended. 

Framed - Is a very light peachy shade with a matte finish. A really ideal base shadow shade. The shadow is really soft and silky and just like Bones, blends really well. Colour pay off wise, its much better than Bones, to get an opaque colour you don't need much. 

Discrete - This shade is a really pretty mauve-y colour, it's got a matte finish and would make a great base or (I think) transition colour if you were going for a burgundy eye look.  

Bitter - Is a matte red toned brown, I'd say it looks a bit rusty in colour - the colour pay off on this is really good, you'd easily be able to build up the colour on this for a brighter more vibrant look.  

Grip - Grip is a matte taupe shade, its a lot sheerer than the rest of the palette is, but as a base or transition shade it works well. You could easily build this colour up if you wanted a more intense shade.

Fast-ball - This shade I'd say is a coral/ pink with small bits of glitter. The colour is really opaque and was so buttery soft.
Grasshopper - Grasshopper is an emerald green shadow with a frosted sheen. It blends really well and with a light hand can be quite a sheer colour but easily buildable to a vibrant green.
Flame - This is a bright orange shade with gold glitter running through it! Its grittier feeling than the rest of the shadow but thats just down to the amount of glitter in it. It did have a fair bit of fall out as well - but again due to the amount of glitter. Take time to pack it on and expect to have to tidy up after it. 

Deadbeat - Deadbeat is a black satin shade with small bits of glitter running through it. The shadow has a little bit of fall out, but if you use a really soft hand and pat it onto the lid then fall out should be minimal. 

1985 - 1985 is a great shade, its a bright fuchsia with cool purple undertones and a frosted finish. Its got great pigmentation and is buttery soft. Because its so buttery fall out doesnt seem to be much of an issue which is great! It's also really really opaque, colour pay off is great. 

C-Note - Is a frosted green shade, the colour pay off for this is actually really good. It blends pretty well too. I'd love to find some way to incorporate this shade into an eye look because the colour really is stunning!

Low - Low is a matte brown shade with a little glitter mixed through it. Its fairly opaque, although the glitter is fairly subtle. 

Beat Down - This is described as being a "deep metallic violet with blue micro glitter", in the pan it does look fairly purple but swatched I think it looks more blue toned. 

Underhand - Is a medium to dark plum shade with a frosted finish. This burgundy shade is really buttery soft consistency - you don't need much though to get a good colour pay off so use a light hand.  

Arctic - Arctic is a bright teal, with a metallic sheen and a little sparkle through it. Its soft and buttery with great colour pay off.

Crowbar - I'd say this shade is an olive green, mixed with gold glitter and black. The formulation of this wasn't as good as the others. It was drier and had a lot of fall out. It makes for a good smokey eye though, so if you spend the time cleaning up after the fall out you'll get a good colour from this. 

Pandemonium - This shade is a metallic plum with a frosted finish and a slight pink sparkle. I love this shade and really want to make a look with these 4 shades.

Harlot - Harlot is a metallic lilac shade, colour pay off for this is really really good with this shade. Its super soft and buttery too, and blends so well! 

Robbery - This is a fairly dark taupe shade with a frosted sheen to it. Colour pay off for this shade is great, and it blended so easily. 

Delete -  Delete is a dark matte brown shade. It blends really well and colour pay off is great for this shade. 

Have you tried this palette? What did you think of it? 

MAC Viva Glam Ariana Grande Lipstick | Review

I've not bought anything from MAC for the longest time. For whatever reason a couple of weeks ago I was on the MAC website having a look and spotted the Ariana Grande collection. Once I saw the lipstick shade I was in love! At the airport both in Glasgow and London I tired to get it - but neither counter had it - boo. But when I got back to Glasgow I went into the store and thankfully they had it. Praise the lord! 

The first time I wore this was to a 21st birthday party, I loved the way it looked and it lasted a really long time! Its a really lovely deep matte purple shade, it looks so dark in the bullet though - it worried me a little at first! It really is just the nicest deep purple/ berry/ wine shade - so many ways to describe it. 

Sorry the quality of the picture is so bad - I can only seem to take decent photos of it on my lips with a phone... 
Lasting wise - it stays on the lips for such a long time! The colour did fade a bit but it still looked really nice - fading to quite a nice pink shade. I wish I had bought a lip liner to go with this as I think it would have made application so much easier! Don't get me wrong, it wasn't hard to apply but I just think with a colour this dark you have to be extra extra careful when applying. It would also help if you find colours tend to bleed from your lips to your skin. 

Sephora | Bubble Mask Review

 Another of my many Rome Sephora purchases - and its another mask. This stuff baffled me when I first tried it. Don't know why I wouldn't have thought it was going to be bubbly, but when I tried this on the back of my hand I was so surprised to see it was all bubbly on the back of my hand! Intrigued though - hence it ending up in my basket.  

It suits all skin types and feels really nice on the skin. Weird but nice. Its definitely not like anything I've ever tired before - once it bubbles you rub it in and wash it off. I loved using this and I'm so glad its not just a one use kind of thing! It claims to brighten the skin, removing impurities and pollution from the skin. Its got white tea extract and vitamin E that protect the skin.

When you first apply it, its a gel like consistency. After a minute or two, it foams up. You can rub the foam off and if theres enough of a gel under it then it'll foam again. Once you wash it off your skin feels super clean, and so so so soft! 
This is honestly like nothing I've ever tried before - I don't know if the UK has anything like this, if not and you can get your hands on this I'd definitely recommend you giving it a go!  

Lifestyle | Shoreditch Vape Pen Review

I don't smoke - tried it once was so sick the day after, but I know so many people that smoke, and so many of them struggle to quit. My brother smokes, all be it now mostly socially, he still smokes. He's tried vaping and its helped him cut back a tonne! The vaporiser he uses costs something crazy like £70-80, and so many people that are looking to stop probably couldn't justify that. Thats where Shoreditch* comes in! When they asked if I'd like to try one - or get one for someone I know to try, I decided it would be a good chance to see if Scott (thats my brother btw) could quit cigarettes all together, and eventually move away from vaping too. 

 Scott was given the choice of any three flavours he wanted and either one of their two pens. He picked Shoreditch One and the Gummybear, Bubblegum and Iced Strawberry liquids in the lowest nicotine they had (6mg) and the liquids are 10ml bottles. They have 21 flavours to pick from: Tobacco; Sweet; and Fruit flavours. They come in 3 different strengths: 6mg; 12mg and 18mg, enough option for you at all stages of quitting. Bottles are cheap at £3.33 with postage. 

The Shoreditch One pen comes in two bits that easily twist together, it also has a spare coil and a USB charging cable. Its a compact, sleek black design. He called it basic, but he means it in the nicest way possible! By basic - he thinks it wont draw lots of attention to you because its so slim and not in your face, unlike a massive blue thing he owns. 

For £19.99 he thinks its absolutely great value for money! The vape pen has a display screen that shows how much battery is left, and how many puffs you have taken! It's a smart little vape pen, and if your looking to quit smoking this is definitely the one for you. 
The E-liquids are great value for money, the smell and taste amazing also! 
If you're interested in trying vaping, Scott would recommend this one, or already do and would like some e-liquids you can get 3 10ml bottles for 99p inc postage by using the code SARAHM8500.