Urdan Decay Naked Basics Palette

Morning All,

just a quick post to let you know my thoughts on the highly requested Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette, queen of mattes and neutral shades!..

Buongiorno a tutte,

un post veloce per parlare un po' della super richiestissima palette Urban Decay Naked Basics, regina delle sfumature matte e nature! 

The name is perfect and this is really the basic tool to create a good makeup look. I see the palette as a all-in-one compact for highlighting/blending/defining the eye:

Venus and Foxy to Highlight brow bone/inner corner

W.O.S. and Naked 2 to Blend colour along the crease

Faint and Crave to Define lash line and outer corner

The colours are all very intense and smooth, perfect just for a wash of eye shadow or to pack a good amount of pigment over the lid. Out of the 6, my favourite is Crave, amazing black matte shade that is the best friend of a smokey eye or just used as eyeliner along the top and bottom lash line. Best performace achieved with the little help of an eye primer...

Last but not least, Naked 2 and Faint can be used to fill in the brows!

SO... great product, great quality, good price.

Il nome le calza a pennello e credo proprio sia un grazioso attrezzo, basilare per creare qualsiasi trucco!

Vedo questa Palette come uno strumento per

illuminare/sfumare/delineare l'occhio all in one:

Vesus e Foxy per Illuminare arcata sopraccigliare/angolo interno

W.O.S per sfumare il colore lungo la piega dell'occhio

Faint e crave per delineare le ciglia e l'angolo esterno

I colori sono estremamente intensi e hanno una consistenza setosa, perfetti sia come base sia per un'applicazione più intensa su tutta la palpebra. Il mio colore preferito è Crave, il nero matte, grande amico dello smokey eye e perfetto utilizzato come eyeliner. Per una performace migliore è d'obbligo l'aiutino di un primer... e non dimentichiamoci che Naked 2 e Faint sono perfetti anche per definire le sopracciglia!

QUINDI... grande prodotto, grande qualità, buon prezzo.

Highlight, Blend and Define

Have a good day

x

October favs - I preferiti di ottobre

Hello Everyone,

a quick post to show you my 6 picks for the months of October and in a sense my face routine for the whole month! First of all I have been using Maybelline Instant Age Rewind under my eyes and around the nose to conceal dark circles and any discoloration around my chin area and the blend it onto the skin with the stippling brushed damped using the Avène water and the generously swirled into Mac Mineralize Skin Finish in Natural, I blend all together and actually the more I blend the better coverage I get. One little trick is to place the brush first were I want more "colour" and then I start blending the powder as a bronzer, along the hollow of the cheeks and then I do the rest of the face. In this way I do 3 steps in one: concealer, bronzer and powder/foundation. To finish off with the face I use Dior Poudre Shimmer in Rore Diamond as highlighter/blusher and it really gives light to the face. For the eyes I have been using my Naked palette literally every single day: a light colour all over the lid and a darker one along the lash line for some definision.. a couple of coat of mascara and I am ready to jump off of the door!

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind in Nude

Urban Decay Naked Palette no. 1

Dior Poudre Shimmer All Over Face Powder - Rose Diamond

Mac Mineralize Skin Finish Natural in Medium Dark

Avène Eau Thermale

Real Techniques Stippling Brush

un rapido post per presentarvi i 6 prodotti che mi hanno accompagnato durante il mese di ottobre e in un certo senso la routine quotidiana che ho seguito per la base e gli occhi..

Prima di tutto inizio con il correttore nella zona occhiaie, intorno al naso e sulle piccole imperfezioni che si concentrano intorno al mento, poi, con il pennello di Real Techniques leggermente umido (giusto una spruzzata dell'acqua di Avène) e abbondantemente cosparso di cipria, inizio ad armonizzare il tutto. Inizio sempre appoggiando il pennello dove voglio intensificare il colore, quindi sotto lo zigomo per sfumare la cipria come se fosse un bronzer e poi proseguo con tutto il resto del viso. Quest'operazione mi permette di sintetizzare in un solo movimento l'applicazione del correttore, del bronzer e della cipria/fondotinta. 

Passo poi ad applicare Dior Poudre in Rose Diamond come Highlither/Blush e mi dedico rapidamente agli occhi: giocando tra i due estremi della Naked Palette ho applicato un colore chiaro su tutta la palebra e un colore scuro lungo la linea delle ciglia. 

Un paio di passate di mascara e sono pronta per saltare fuori dalla porta!

get naked in 7 days -- day 6

Good morning Ladies,


Saturday, Saturday... this is the magic word! sleeping until late, nice long breakfast and some music!


Letizia, wake up... you have a million things to dooooooooo!


I don't know if it's the same for you, but I tend to wait until Saturday to do the most boring things ever... bank, post, food shopping... so I better hurry up!

Darkhorse: only one colour all over the lid and some turquoise pencil along the lower lashes... I love this colour because it really defines the eye without been too dark as long as it is worn only on the lid and well blended upwards.

p.s. this is perfect for blue eyes!

have a good day you all!!
Letizia x 

get naked in 7 days -- day 5

Hello my Dears,


FRIDAYYYYYYYYYYY.... Friday is casual day at work and to me Gunmetal is the jeans' BEST FRIEND!

Sidecar&Sin: blended together on the lid and up to the brow bone (love it!!),
Gunmetal: thick line along the lash line and well blended along the lower lashes. Just flick it up!


The weekend is coming... Enjoy

get naked in 7 days -- day 4

Hello my Lovelies,

the weekend is coming so I went for something a little more intense today: this is my morning smoky eye and I kept all very soft and blended and not any further then the lid...

creep: the hero.. well blended on the lid
naked: blending colour on the crease
sin: in the inner corner of the eye and lightly on the brow bone.


I just added some black eye pencil along the water line as all the good smoky eyes require!


have a good day!
letizia x

get naked in 7 days -- day 3

Hello my lovelies,

Wednesday here you come... This is my look no. 3 and I must say that it is one of my favourite: simple, easy and still catchy!

naked: all over the lid,
sidecar: in the crease,
half baked: along the lower lash line.


I also added back eyeliner along the upper lash line and brown eyeliner in the waterline to define the eye better... 


Enjoy
letizia x

get naked in 7 days -- day 2

Hello my Dears,


day 2 and I was feeling GOLDY TAUPE! 


here is my TUESDAY look:

half baked: all over the lid,
darkhorse: in the inner corner and along the crease,
naked: to blend darkhorse,
smog: along the lower lash line.

Hope you like it

Letiziaelle

get naked in 7 days -- day 1

Hello my lovelies,


I am sure everyone of you knows very well the Urban Decay Naked Palette, and probably owns the Naked 2 already... but I still would like to challenge myself for 7 days and post every day one look using ONLY a combination of colours featured in the palette. I said challenge first of all because I have many other eye shadows that I am loving and neglecting them for an entire week can be tough; also, in the morning, while I get ready to go to work I tend to use matte colours while the Urban Decay Naked Palette has only 2 mattes (Naked and Buck)!!!!


I will prove you that this palette is as versatile as pair of black trousers and you can still use it without looking shimmery as a disco ball!


SO, here is my MONDAY make up:

toasted: all over the lid, blended across the crease and all along the lower lash line,
hustle: in the outer corner of the eye, along the upper lash line and along the lower lash line to 
half baked: in the centre of the eye lid.

Hope you like it!

Letiziaelle