my unsung hero: smog eyeshadow

Tuesday 15 January 2013



I rarely blog about a specific eyeshadow but 'Smog' from the original Urban Decay Naked Palette is becoming one of my favourite eyeshadows. When I first got this palette, I didn't really deviate from the lighter toned eyeshadows that can be found at the left hand side of the palette but one day out of curiosity, I decided to try the middle golden toned ones and I must admit, it's love.

It's pretty difficult to describe but I think it's brown with golden tones through it. So it's essentially a golden brown. It has great staying power with a good primer underneath it and I love using it with a little bit of 'Creep' in the outer corner. With a bit of careful application, you can create a lovely daytime smokey eye look or layer it with other eyeshadows for a great night time look. With my pesky (non) eyelids, the pigmentation of the eyeshadow means it can look slightly sloppy if I don't make sure it goes where it is supposed to go.

If you tend to stick to your usual eyeshadows, I urge you to look again at some of the other unsung heroes because you may just find your diamond amongst the mess!

Have you discovered a favourite eyeshadow hidden amongst other colours?


Vanessa

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6 comments:

  1. Wow, this is absolutely stunning, I could easily imagine myself rocking it everyday!

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  2. Smog is one of the shades I haven't really touched in my Naked pallette. I seem to get obsessed with one shade at a time until I almost hit pan with that one and then after sulking a bit, I become obsessed with another one. I fell for Naked first then Buck now it is Half-Baked but will swatch Smog tonight to see if I'm unduly neglecting it. Great post :)

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    1. Thanks! Same here, Buck was my absolute favourite but I kind of glanced over one day to Smog and now I love it :)

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  3. That is such a beautiful shade, would be so lovely with a smokey eyes look. I have never tried UD products before but I just ordered the Naked 2 palette. So looking forward to playing around with it.

    Just started following your blog :)
    xx

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    1. UD eyeshadows have such great staying power and you've picked a great UD palette as your first one :)

      xx

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