Urban Decay Naked Basics

 Urban Decay is commonly known for their widely popular Naked Palettes but the fans of them have one complaint: too many shimmery shades and not enough matte shades. Urban Decay's answer? Naked Basics.

This palette comes with 6 shades. 1 shimmery shade and 5 matte shades. Venus is the shimmery shade and is described as "soft- off white", Foxy is "very light yellow/white matte", W.O.S. (Walk of Shame) is a "very light nude matte", Naked2 is "taupe matte", Faint is "warm, dusty brown matte" and Crave is "deepest, darkest brown/black matte".

First off, the formula of these mattes is incredible. I don't own a lot of matte shades, but the ones I have are chalky and dry. The mattes in this palette are so smooth and non drying. I love them so so so so much. I can usually wear all of these shades at once, but I have really been favoring W.O.S. on the lid + Naked2 & Faint in the crease with Venus as a highlight.

The packaging of this is rubberized and easy to hold for on the go. This retails for $27 which is a little over half the price of one of the original Naked palettes.

Do I recommend this? Absolutely! It has all of the shades needed to make a beautiful neutral eye and has become my go-to everyday palette!

Keeping Your Kisser Smooth

Winter is here with a vengence and my lips are feeling it. Here are my picks for lip balms and treatments to keep your kisser soft and well loved all year round!

1. Korres Lip Butter (in Jasmine)
This lip butter is the priciest of the bunch but I love it to pieces. It glides on like silk and lasts the whole night when I put it on before bed. I always wake up with super soft lips in the morning! This lip butter comes in a wide range of colors so you can have a tint of color or be on the sheer side with colors like Jasmine.

2.TokyoMilk Dark Femme Fatale Lip Elixir 
I got this lip elixir mostly for my mom, when I saw that it was in the scent "salted caramel" I thought it would make a perfect Christmas present for her as she loves salted caramels with a fiery passion! I also ordered a tin for myself because it sounded like it smelled yummy! This stuff is not for everyone but I personally love it. This works really well but is a bit on the thicker side so don't make the same mistake as I did and grab a big glob to put on your lips! You only need a little bit to coat your lips sufficiently! I love the scent of this elixir, it doesn't smell like the fake scents they put in a lot of lip balms but once again, it's not for everyone. One of my friends really dislikes the smell and I have a few friends who love the smell. The TokyoMilk lip elixirs also come in a variety of odd scents that sound very intriguing. Last thought- you get loads of product in the tin!


3. C.O. Bigelow Rose Salve
Smells like old ladies but works wonders! Great for lips, cuticles, elbows, heels and whatever needs a good fixing! This salve comes in a tin as well, which many think is pretty gross because you have to put your finger in it. I personally don't mind as long as I use a pocket hand sanitizer on my hands first, haha!

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