Urban Decay Pigment Giveaway!

Mmmm pigments - are you ready for these to be yours?!  For a full review on all 12, please read this post.


This giveaway is for 12 unopened tubes of pigment (one in each color) but not just one person will win, but THREE (I have 36 tubes of pigment here!).  Thank you to all those who signed up to Hautelook using my referral link and purchasing something off Hautelook - because of you, I was able to get these pigments.


Giveaway starts today 22 January and ends 7 February at midnight GMT.  All readers are eligible to win.




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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.