Review: Urban Decay Vice Palette VS Vice 2 Palette

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Hello! :)

I've been wanting to get the Vice 2 palette and finally got it a few weeks back *dances* I'm a huge fan of Urban Decay palettes and I'm a little crazy about collecting them, haha. I bought the original Vice palette last year and I really really love it (even though I rarely use my Vice palette as compared to my Naked palettes), so when UD came out with Vice 2, I knew I had to get it!!!!

So here's a little comparison review and swatches~

| VICE PALETTE |

| VICE 2 PALETTE |

The packaging of the Vice 2 palette is exactly the same as the Vice palette, except that it has a marbled shiny finish as compared to Vice's matte navy blue packaging (which I prefer) cause it looks classier! 

Both the palettes come with a dual-ended brush - a blending brush and a shadow brush. 

Next up, the swatches! :) All the shadows go on smoothly on my arms without any primer, most of them are super buttery, except for a few which are quite chalky due to their finish (usually mattes).

| VICE PALETTE |

The Vice Palette was a limited edition (I'm actually not quite sure if it's limited edition, but that's what I heard) palette consisting of 15 shadows that are crazy bright colours! This is definitely for the adventurous.

DESPERATION | MUSE | JAGGED | BLITZ | PENNY LANE | JUNKIE | CHAOS | OCCUPY | UNHINGED | BLACK MARKET

My favourites: Jagged, Blitz, Penny Lane, Junkie, Unhinged.

PROVOCATEUR | RAPTURE | VICE | NOISE | ARMOR | NEVERMIND | ECHO BEACH | ANONYMOUS | FREEBIRD | LACED

My favourites: Provovateur(!!!!!), Armor, Echo Beach, Freebird.

When I bought this palette I was truly amazed at how crazy the colours were! The satin finish shadows blew me off because they. were. so. buttery :O And now that I'm swatching and revisiting them again brought me so much excitement and shock cause I always forget just how buttery they are. Hahahaha I sound crazy. 

But really, I think UD's satin shadows are top notch and they are the best, at least in my opinion. So with such crazy love for Vice palette, how could I pass up on the Vice 2?!?!

| VICE 2 PALETTE |

Vice 2 Palette is a limited edition palette that comes with 15 shadows and retails for S$88 in Sephora! One shadow will only come up to about S$4.40~ Remember these are super good quality shadows and they are definitely worth the investment! That's what I always tell myself when I buy make-up hahahaha.

SMOKEOUT | LOVESICK | SHELLSHOCK | COAX | X-RATED | PRANK | MADNESS | STRIKE | STASH | POISON

My favourites: Shellshock, Coax, X-Rated, Stash.

RADAR | DAMAGED | VOODOO | BETRAYAL | DERAILED | DOPE | TOXIC | HABIT | AMBUSH | REWIND

My favourites: I LITERALLY LOVE EVERY SINGLE SHADOW HERE.

I don't even know where to begin. This palette is just too much for me to handle. The pinks, the purples and the neutral shades (the last 5 colours) are just too much. The texture of the shadows, how easy it was to pack on the colours (except for Lovesick), I have no words but that this palette is awesome. Period.

If you're looking for an all-rounded palette, this is a great palette! Or if you're still considering if you should get the Vice 2, I'd say go for it! It's good as an everyday palette yet when you want that extra pop of colour, you're still able to work it in!!! I highly recommend this and not just cause I'm a crazy UD collector, but it is really, really useful and and is of superior quality :)

Vice or Vice 2? Let us know what you think ^^

xx,

Flo♡

Review & Swatches : Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette

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Hi guys! Pea here with something bomb-diggity amazing stuff. So I put my name down at Sephora for the Naked 3 to get it for Flo's birthday but when I saw the colors irl, I died and then got one for myself too. It's retailing for USD$52 here at Boston and I believe for SGD$83 back in Singapore. So let's cut the crap and look at the real deal.

I hope the picture is turning out clear but anyw, look at the pinks and plums and rose golds and bronze. Aren't they just super orgasmic?

It comes not only with a brush but with sample pods for the different eye primers that UD carries. Each pod is supposed to hold 'a week's worth of primer' so that will give you almost a month's worth! Not bad! For Naked fans out there, I don't need to go on about the crease and shadow brush right? It's soft like marshmallow and I wanna take it to bed with me.

The shades come in mattes, pearls and metallic and they are gorgeous. They are pretty much everyday wear compared to the perhaps, the Vice or Vice 2. But hey, if you wanna wear turquoise everyday, go ahead! I wear pink eyeliner to work sometimes. We all need that pop of color in our lives. 

Strange / Dust / Burnout / Limit / Buzz / Trick / Nooner / Liar / Factory 

So the aboves are the lighter shades and I'm crazily in love with Dust and Buzz and Nooner..ok, strike that out, I love all the shades. It goes on smooth and pigmentation is thumbs-up. The mattes here would be Strange, Limit and Nooner. I can foresee Limit being my perfect crease color already. 

Dust, Buzz, Trick and Factory appears to be carrying micro glitters so you'd wanna be careful when applying so as not to have a cheek full of glitters fall-outs. Dust is going to my go-to on my look-fancy days when I want to flutter my eyelids and bedazzle my boyfriend. Burn out and Liar are darn pretty metallics.

Mugshot / Darkside / Blackheart 

I saved the best for last. So these three shades are the darkest in the palette. Mugshot and Darkside are metallics with Blackheart being (according to UD description) matte with micro glitters. The glitters are reddish, making Blackheart look almost burgandy-ish. Darkside is a beautiful metallic chocolate brown.

Ok, so here is all the colors. Have you gotten your Naked 3 yet? Which is your favorite out of all the Naked palettes? We wanna know!

Love, 

Pea 

Flo's All Time Favourites

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Hi everyone! This is just a brief list of my all time favourites :)

I don't really use ALL products everyday, but if I needed to, these will definitely be my go-to products. All of these products can be easily found in Singapore - Watsons, Guardian, Sephora, Smoochieez and other retailers.

My skin type: Oily/Combination, prone to blemishes and acne.
My skin concerns: Hyper pigmentation scars, clogged pores.

BASE:

Primer - Biore UV Perfect Face Milk SPF 50+/PA+++

This is my everyday staple! I need my sunscreen or I'll feel uneasy the whole day. My face gets really oily throughout the day and in Singapore, the weather doesn't help to control oil and sweat AT ALL. So this comes in handy as a base :) It is super light, doesn't feel tacky at all, doesn't leave a white cast in pictures and is super affordable!

Foundation - Skin 79 Super BB Triple Functions SPF 50+/PA+++ 

This BB cream has very, very good coverage. I also love how the colour will settle in and adjusts itself to my skin tone, leaving a dewy finish. However it's a little on the steep side for "drugstore" make up, so I usually get it from Korea or Gmarket! It lasts pretty long though, considering that I use it everyday :)

//Recently, I bought the Sunkiller BB Perfect Strong SPF 50+/PA+++ and it has the perfect sheer-medium coverage for everyday use and can be layered on when I want extra coverage! More in-depth review here.

Concealer - Maybelline Pure Mineral Concealer in 01

I love this concealer!!!! It is a little yellow/dark for me if I use it directly on bare skin, but it matches perfectly when I have foundation on! It is affordable and has a good coverage. Heavy enough for my hyper pigmentation scars, yet I don't feel like it's suffocating my spots when I have them! I tend to like liquid concealer better than cream ones, so this is perfect for me.

Powder - Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder

I used to set my face with the ZA two-way cake but I figured it was way too thick for my liking. So I switched to this one and found it pretty suitable cause it is translucent and it is very fine. I only use this to set my inner cheeks, nose and forehead to keep as much oil away as possible :D

Blusher - Benefit Hervana Face Powder

My go-to blusher that I always keep with me! I love the magical combination of pink+purple+peach, the subtle highlighter and the smell. THE SMELL OF BENEFIT'S BOXED POWDERS ARE HEAVENLY. I've already hit pan on this one :'( If I can't find a better one, I'll most probably repurchase this!

EYES:

Primer - Urban Decay Original Primer Potion

This is another product I cannot live without. My face is a huge oil producer and my lids are not an exception. Without this primer, I will go around with smudged eyeshadow and eyeliner (what's the point of smudged make up, really). I use this even when I line a thin line on my eyelid for school/errands - THIS IS HOW RELIANT I AM ON IT. Never tried other primers and most probably won't!

Eyeshadow - Naked Palette

This was my first eyeshadow palette, and it's still my favourite :) That says a lot right? Haha. All the colours, and yes I mean every single one, can be used on a daily basis and are super versatile! The pigmentation is awesome, just a little dab and I can get very saturated colour on my lids. My fav colours - Sin, Sidecar, Buck, Half Baked, Smog, Toasted, and Gunmetal. I might as well name every colour in the palette hahaha.

Eyeliner - Dolly Wink Liquid Eyeliner in Black

Hands down my favourite. I love the brush, I love the consistency, I love how black it is, I love how it doesn't flake off, I love the packaging. This is my most repurchased item, I have 6 of them now. 4 empties, 1 currently using and 1 brand new \m/

Mascara - Heroine Make Long & Curl Mascara + Heroine Make Volume & Curl Mascara

The combination of these 2 mascaras is the bomb. I will put a layer of the Long & Curl and then a layer of Volume & Curl afterwards. Super waterproof, holds my curl, gives extra length and volume. My favourite combination, ever!!!!!!!!!

Eyebrow - NYX Eyebrow Cake Powder

I prefer eyebrow powder over pencil on a day-to-day basis. They're less-harsh and way easier to use! This colour is perfect for my hair. I use the lighter on the first 1/3 and the darker colour to define the end of my brows :)

LIPS:

Lip balm - Maybelline Baby Lips in Cherry Velvet

I love all baby lips! But I have a weakness for Cherry flavour so I keep this around with me.

Lip stick - Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in 001 Honey / Maybelline NeoNude Color Sensational Lipstick in NEO6 Sheer Rose

These two lip products are my two MLBB (my lips but better), the Revlon one runs a little towards the red side while the Maybelline one gives my lips a pinker hue. I love both and these happen to be the two I reach out most from my other lip products! They are very moisturising, tho needs to be reapplied quite often, but I'd rather that than lipsticks drying out my lips. And they are very subtle but gives the perfect everyday colour :)

Ok! Phew, we've finally reached the end of this post. Do let me know what are some of your all-time favourite products :) If you have any enquiries or need more info about any of the products above, don't hesitate to e-mail us at twovainpots@gmail.com!

xx,
Flo♡

Pea's Everyday All-time Faves

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Hi! Pea here! I'll be showing you guys my go-to products for a everyday look. I don't normally use all of it daily because i am a heck of a lazy girl who loves makeup.  

We'll do up another post for makeup for formal events!

I have combination to slightly oily skin and my main concerns are uneven skin tone and old scars and some hormonal zits. I also have really thin skin so I turn flushed/red really easily. 

Ok so these are the products.

(It looks a lot but it really isn't) 

I prime my face using DRx non-tinted physical sunscreen (SPF30) and then the Laneige Snow BB Soothing Cushion in Natural Beige.

(Ok I admit, when I'm lazy I just use sunscreen and concealer)

I absolutely love the dewy glow and ever since I switched my facial products, I don't need to worry about shine much! The sunscreen gives me a very lovely shine which I absolutely love cause it makes me feel very glowy. haha
For the BB cream, the coverage is really minimal and it serves to correct my skin tone. I don't like the feel of 'heaviness' so this is really perfect for an entire day at work because it is so light.

S$59.90

I cannot express my love for this concealer. I use it in shade 01 which is the lightest. 

It's not too thick, it lasts the entire day, it matches my skin tone (when it's not red)

S$14.90

Next up would be my eyes! 

I never know the importance of eye primers until I got introduced to E.L.F eye primer. 

My oil lids are even oilier than my t-zone and this eye primer has the lasting power of up to 8 hours. 

If I'm not too lazy, I use Urban Decay Naked Basics to 'powder' my eyelids and keep it matte. 

Price varies but I got it for $6 at Smoochiezz warehouse

I switch between Heroine Make Smooth Liquid Eyeliner and Dollywink Liquid eyeliner. 

It's quite hard to find the Dollywink one sometimes and the Heroine one is just as good! 

It starts to wear at around the 8th hour? unless I forget and start rubbing my eyes which just causes it to wear off. I love that it doesn't budge and leave me with weird black smudges around my eyelids. 

I use Covergirl Length and Covergirl Volume blast. They are my holy grail mascaras and I've finished about three tubes each alr. I basically layered the length over the volume. They are non-clumpy and that's awesome because I cannot stand 'spider legs'. 

Heroine Make Smooth Eyeliner: S$18.90

Covergirl mascaras: Price unknown cause it was bought for me from the States!

Whew, this is getting long. 

ok, let's continue this. 

For blusher, I actually gravitate towards a bunch of brands but The Balm in Downboy is a super light pink which gives me a nice simple flush. 

S$29.90
My other everyday blushes include M.A.C Pink O Peach, NYX PB05 Pinky, Catrice Think Pink and The Balm Instain Houndstooth

M.A.C: $21

N.Y.X: $10

Catrice: S$7.90

The Balm: S$27.80

Lips! 

Ok trust me, I'm almost done.

I like having nude, brickish lip colors so Maybelline in Warm Me Up, Revlon Kissable Just Bitten Lip Stain in Honey and Catrice in 030 Ginger and Fred are my everyday colors. 

Maybelline: $17.90

Revlon: $18.90

Catrice: $7.90

(I just realize all my lipsticks are of somewhat the same shade haha!)

and, ending off with my face!

I take about..20 mins every morning? Which is not too bad, IMHO. 

Before/After!

I know you cant really see a difference and that is the whole point.

I just like to even out my skintone and keep it simple. 

This is taken with my iPad and I will start using my camera more to give you guys better quality pictures! 

-promise

But I did not use any filter on this and its taken right outside my house with all the natural lighting possible. So there you go!! 

If you guys want us to review any specific item regarding our everyday products, feel free to drop us a mail at twovainpots@gmail.com and we will do up a post!

Till the next review,

Pea 

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