Urban Decay Pigments

Remember this posting?  Well now all the pigments are in and I'm ready to have a giveaway!  This posting will just be the review of the pigments and my giveaway post will be separate.


Urban Decay currently has 12 shades to choose from on their website and they are listed at $20 a piece.  Each tube contains 1.0 gram of product/0.03 US oz which isn't that much but a little goes a very long way.  You can find them for sale from time to time (which is what I did when I purchased these for $5 a piece) and they are really powerful pops of color to use as eyeshadow.


The 12 shades are:
Gunmetal - gray in charcoal base with iridescent microglitter
Rockstar - dark purple in black base with silver/purple microglitter
Goddess - midnight blue with electric blue microglitter
Smog - medium brown
Baked - rich bronze
Shag - pale bronze
X - gold with peach shift
Graffiti - bright green
Protest - dark green in charcoal base with iridescent
Shattered - bright green/blue
Asphyxia - bright pink with purple shift
Yeyo - bright white


With the exception of X, the other 11 pigments are vegan products and do not contain any animal-derived ingredients.


Now pigments aren't just for eyeshadow as YouTube vBlogger Dustin Hunter has shows in his 4 part video series (using MAC pigments), and if you have time, I highly suggest you check them out.


On to the pictures!  I've broken them up in sets of 3 and 6 - all pictures may be viewed larger if you click on them.  First I used just a swipe of color using the pigment brush included in the package and then next to it is a swatch with the Urban Decay Potion Primer in Eden (tawny matte finish) that I got out by using a Q-tip.  I highly recommend using an external brush to get your pigment out (or Q-tip) because otherwise you risk contaminating your pigment if you're using a primer to set the pigment.


Additionally, I'm not in love with the brush - it's quite short and doesn't have much give.

First up are Gunmetal, Rockstar, Goddess, Smog, Baked and Shag.

Gunmetal, Rockstar, Goddess, Smog, Baked and Shag sun

Gunmetal, Rockstar and Goddess sun

Gunmetal, Rockstar and Goddess shade

Smog, Baked and Shag sun

Smog, Baked and Shag shade

Out of this bunch, I'm very partial to Rockstar and Goddess.  Kat Von D has a palette with similar colors but her palette has so much fall out of glitter when applied.  While pigments can be messy, when you use a primer (like I did), they stay much better on your lids but you will experience some glitter fallout.  I like to use a MAC wipe (or any makeup wipe) to clean up any fallout after putting on makeup.  Shag was probably my least favorite because it's so neutral against my skin but neutrals have their place too!  The NAKED palette is a huge success for Urban Decay because it does contain so many neutral colors.

Next is X, Graffiti, Protest, Shattered, Asphyxia and Yeyo.

X, Graffiti, Protest, Shattered, Asphyxia and Yeyo sun

X, Graffiti, Protest, Shattered, Asphyxia and Yeyo shade

X, Graffiti and Protest sun

X, Graffiti and Protest shade

Shattered, Asphyxia and Yeyo sun

Shattered, Asphyxia and Yeyo shade

I thought these 6 would be my favorite but they were also some of the hardest to show up without primer as you can see with Shattered.  Asphyxia is my favorite because it's purple (I even had bought a backup) but I have to wear quite a bit of it for it to really show on my lids.

Overall, I'm a huge fan of pigments - just know that a little goes a LONG way and you'll be fine.  Also do check out Dustin's videos for more ways to use pigments other than just "it's like concentrated eyeshadow!"

Jesse's Girl Baby Cakes

Neon pink colors are so fun to wear.  They just radiate on your hands and make me smile.  Jesse's Girl Baby Cakes isn't a unique color but it's not a bad color either.  Hey, it's neon!


I used a base of Seche Natural and 3 coats of Baby Cakes.  I did not opt for a top coat, so instead, like all neons, this color is matte.

Check out that neon pink!  It's definitely a pure pink - no shimmer or glimmer of any other color in it.

Even in the shade, this color just screams "HELLO".  ^_^  Great for summer or even for spicing up your winter blahs.


The High Intensity polish line launches officially on 25 January on their website and the "prepacks" have already been spotted at Rite Aid stores.  They do provide free shipping on domestic orders over $20 and do ship internationally as well.  They even accept PayPal.

Jesse's Girl sells for $2.99 a bottle online or at Rite Aid stores. You can visit Jesse's Girl on their website, Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Jesse's Girl Fools Gold

I'm still not sold on golds but I have to say, I didn't mind wearing Jesse's Girl Fools Gold with its healthy dose of gold shimmer.  I used a base of Seche Natural, 2 coats of Fools Gold and topped it with Seche Vite.

Gold really doesn't flatter my hands much but it was a sharp way to look like a million bucks.

Slightly indirect sun here - my hands don't look quite as yellow this way.

Finally a shade picture - my hands look super normal in the shade, which is why I'm okay a bit more with gold than in the glaring sun (I love you sun!).  This would be a good pick up if you didn't get any of the gold shades this past winter.


The High Intensity polish line launches officially on 25 January on their website and the "prepacks" have already been spotted at Rite Aid stores.  They do provide free shipping on domestic orders over $20 and do ship internationally as well.  They even accept PayPal.

Jesse's Girl sells for $2.99 a bottle online or at Rite Aid stores. You can visit Jesse's Girl on their website, Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Jesse's Girl Wham Bam

SUN!  Sun sun sun sun SUN!!!!  Can you tell I'm in love with the fact that I have SUN!?!  Despite it being 47 degrees outside, I have sun.  Time for swatching!


Jesse's Girl Wham Bam is a tomato red jelly polish that applied like butter.  I did have a bit of VNL but it wasn't too bad to be honest!  I used a base of Seche Natural, 2 coats of Wham Bam and a top of Seche Vite.

Sun with blue skies.  Mmmmmm.  <3

Even in the shade this color just flat out pops.  Especially for the price, I would pick this up again in a heartbeat if you're looking for a hot red jelly.


The High Intensity polish line launches officially on 25 January on their website and the "prepacks" have already been spotted at Rite Aid stores.  They do provide free shipping on domestic orders over $20 and do ship internationally as well.  They even accept PayPal.

Jesse's Girl sells for $2.99 a bottle online or at Rite Aid stores. You can visit Jesse's Girl on their website, Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter.


Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

China Glaze Sexy Silhouette

Let me tell you, this little devil of a polish does not like being photographed in the cloudy weather.  Additionally what's up with this picture looking like my bottle is floating?  I'm going to end up on PhotoshopDisasters or something.


China Glaze Sexy Silhouette is from the Fashion Lounge collection but mostly can be found in the Core Colors now at Sally's Beauty Supply.  I picked this up when China Glaze was having a buy 2 get 1 free sale because it was an interesting fuchsia like red with a slight purple shimmer in the bottle.


I used a base of Seche Natural, 2 coats of Sexy Silhouette and a top of Seche Vite.  The formula was good - not too runny or thick but after seeing my nails in the light, it's a bit sheer and not as opaque as I originally thought.  You can see some VNL (visible nail line) on some of my nails.

The sun makes this color almost look matte but I assure you, it's not.  You can also see all the ridges in my nails which I need to buff out.  You also may want to just use a plain ridge filler (there are several on the market).

Indirect sun here - you can start to see the VNL on my first two fingers and you can see a bit of that purple shimmer peeking through.

I felt like taking one picture indoors - I only use 6500K "natural" lights in my house so it most mimics the sun but you can see just a bit more fuchsia here and much more VNL.  Go figure.  Overall a nice color but I liked it better layered over grey.  ^_^

China Glaze [official website] can be found online through several etailers, including my favorite Head2Toe Beauty [official website], Sally's Beauty Supply [official website] as well asTransDesign [official website].