Urban Decay Vice 4 Palette Review! ♥

Konnichiwa Minna! ♥ Today I have an Urban Decay review and it's for the Vice 4 palette. This palette came out a couple of months ago and I just received it as a surprise Christmas present from my wonderful fiance, so i've decided to do a quite in depth review of it since this is my new current make-up obsession!

The packaging is absolutely stunning, I love the holographic edgy design of the palette and also how it's completely practical. As most people know Urban Decay isn't the best at making packaging that's easy to travel with or store, so this is perfect as it comes with a travel pouch and is made from sturdy plastic.

The mirror is freaking huge... This is always a plus for me, and it can stay up on it's own without flopping back like many other palettes. It also has a clipped closure, so there's a very small chance that the palette will randomly open in your bag or suitcase!

There are exactly 20 eye shadows that are mattes, shimmers, duo chromes and glitters. For me this is probably the most balanced Urban Decay palette i've seen in a long time, it's not very often you get a nice selection of matte shades from UD so this was a lovely surprise.

Top to Bottom: Bones, Grip, Deadbeat, Beatdown & Pandemonium

The first line of shades are pretty dark and they are all super shimmery. Deadbeat was the only slight disappointment in this line as the glitter doesn't really show up as well as it does in the pan and the texture is a little chalky. Other than that one shade, all of the others are stunning!

Top to Bottom: Framed, Fastball, 1985, Underhand & Harlot

My favourite line of shades ever... All of these red/pinks are fantastic, the texture on all of them is butter smooth and the colour pay off is brilliant, I would've probably bought this palette just for these shades in all honesty.

Top to Bottom: Discreet, Grasshopper, C-Note, Arctic & Robbery

Ahhh the pretty greens. Just like the red/pinks, all of these are very buttery and easy to apply. However the last shade (Robbery) is a little on the chalky side much like Deadbeat from the first row. Chalky textures aside, the pigmentation is actually really amazing on all of these shades including Robbery.

Top to Bottom: Bitter, Flame, Low, Crowbar & Delete

These colours look so much better on the skin than they do in the palette, it's not too often I say that as well. My favourite here is definitely Flame, it's an insane orange/gold/red holographic shade that looks incredible when you're in natural light. The two mattes here are very well pigmented at apply smoothly which was surprising. 

Overall I would completely recommend this palette, it's fun with enough neutral shades to use everyday. It's such a well balanced palette at for £43 I think it's completely worth the money!

Urban Decay Vice 4 Palette

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UNIQSO HAUL - GEO MEDICAL/SWEETY/DOLLY EYE ♥

Konnichiwa Minna-san! Today I have a long awaited haul from UNIQSO. I've had these four lenses in my wishlist for about 4 months now, so the second I heard Uniqso was doing a Black Friday sale of 50% off, I literally jumped at the chance and bought them ♥

Dolly Eye Ace Black 

Base Curve: 8.6mm

Tones: 1 Tone

Diameter: 14.5mm

Replacement Period: 1 Year

Water Content: 38%

I absolutely adore these ♥ I've always wanted to have black lenses that we not totally creepy, so these were my first choice since I can still see a little of my eye colour . They're very comfortable and a lot smaller in diameter compared to my other 16.2mm lenses, I think these could be worn easily for 8 hours without much hassle. 

GEO Medical Cafe Mimi Macchiato 

Base Curve: 8.8mm

Tones: 2 Tone

Diameter: 14.8mm

Replacement Period: 1 Year

Water Content: 38%

I've previously bought from GEO Medical and they never disappoint, this is now my second pair from the brand and they are beautiful. These ones are a lot more natural than the GEO Princess Mimi Chocolate Brown lenses that I have, mostly because they have a more subtle black outline around the outside of the lenses. They're really comfortable like all of the GEO lenses so I would definitely recommend these for people who have more sensitive eyes.

Sweety Crazy Star

Base Curve: 8.6mm

Tones: 2 Tone

Diameter: 14.0mm

Replacement Period: 1 Year

Water Content: 40%

These... Are... Amazing... I am so pleased with these and now I think they're my favourite pair. These lenses aren't the most comfortable, i'm not entirely sure but I think they are thicker than any of my other lenses but still bearable to wear for a few hours. The lenses have blue stars in the center with a brown outer rim, and it gives your eyes a truly unusual look. though I think these would be best appreciated in photo shoots.

Kimchi Viva Violet

Base Curve: 8.6mm

Tones: 2 Tone

Diameter: 16.0mm

Replacement Period: 1 Year

Water Content: 55%

I've always wanted a pair of Kimchi lenses since they have a large diameter, the issue was picking the colour since they have so many ♥ Despite being very large, these lenses are actually as  comfortable as GEO medical lenses, the colour is also very vivid and fades nicely into my own eye colour. I would definitely buy more from this brand again, I just love how you can barely feel them in your eyes. 

Dolly Ace Black - £11.15

Geo Medical Cafe Mimi Macchiato - £14.88

Sweety Crazy Star - £11.07

Kimchi Viva Violet - £14.26

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Primark PS LOVE YOUR SKIN - Argan Facial Wipes!

Konnichiwa Minna-san~ ♥ Today I have a product that's a lot more close to home than my usual US and Asian brands. Recently Primark has brought out new facial cleansing wipes that are specifically targeted for dry skin. These are the P.S. LOVE YOUR SKIN - Argan Facial Cleansing Wipes! ♥

I have bought every kind of facial cleansing wipe from Primark and literally none of them have made a lasting impression on me until I found these. Due to having eczema, finding a cleansing wipe which doesn't dry my skin out or break my skin out is a little bit of a challenge. 

However these are fantastic, they're super soft and really hydrating to my skin which is a big bonus for me. These wipes also have an amazing citrus smell, which is quite gentle and very soothing as well, I'm not a huge expert in Argan oil so i'm not entirely sure if that is the citrus smell or if it has been added in. ♥

There is quite a few chemicals in these wipes but i'm pretty happy that nothing in here reacted with my skin at all. If you have a skin condition or sensitive skin they I would be a little wary of these, but for me the result was amazing.

I've noticed that my skin has became softer and I've had far less break outs in the month that i've been using these wipes, so for me they are definitely a winner aside from my usual Huggies Baby Wipes that I use on a daily basis. Overall I absolutely love these facial wipes and I really couldn't recommend them more, especially for people with dry skin ♥ 

Primark Argan Facial Wipes - £1 (Pack of 2)

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StriVectin-WH™ Photo-White Dark Circle Corrector Product Review ♥

Konnichiwa Minna-san!~ Today I am reviewing the StriVectin-WH Photo-White Dark Circle Corrector (What a mouthful!). I've been working up to this product review for around two weeks now, since the manufacturers claim that 14 days are enough to see a difference in your under eye circles. ♥

StriVectin is a US skin care brand which is based in Arizona, they have been in production since 2002 and despite constant research I can't find out how Eco-friendly/Animal-friendly they are... This has already put one strike against their brand for me as I'm very cruelty-free orientated. 

They state that their products contain award winning NIA-144 Technology which is a molecule that StriVectin have created and patented. This molecule delivers Niacin which is basically vitamin B3 to the skin, which improves skin health and youthfulness. ♥

The Dark Circle Corrector contains a few key ingredients aside from NIA-144, these include:

• Light Diffusing Micas (Light reflecting, to mask and correct dark circles)
• Vitamin C
• Haloxyl™ (Renews skin cells, reduces puffiness and shadows from the skin)
• Caffeine

These together make up the main product for the Corrector. The product itself is a strange consistency, it's a mixture of a cream and ointment which is rather odd, but not unpleasant.  To me it smells like organic honey, or the Burt's Bees Lip Balm so for me I think it's lovely, but others may find the smell too strong and overwhelming. ♥

For me after two weeks I would say that I've seen a very slight difference in my dark circles, as mine aren't very strong anyway they are now nearly disappeared. For someone with very dry skin like me, it's really hard to put concealer under my eyes without it becoming cakey, this has also helped a lot with my under eye hydration. I'm assuming this is because of it's oil/ointment texture. 

For people who have very dark under eye circles, through bad sleeping patterns or genes, i'm not sure how well this may work for you. It may work if you use it for more than a month with a serum perhaps, but I don't think this product is good enough for extreme panda eyes. ♥

Although I like the RRP for this product is over £30, and for me that's not worth it. I bought mine from a TKMAXX store for £8 when they were having a yellow label sale.

I would probably give this product a 3/5. It's good for people who have dry under eyes and medium dark circles, but I wouldn't recommend it for those who are wanting they're panda eyes completely gone in 2 weeks.  ♥

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