Hey beauty buddies…
With the roaring success of last Mondays Makeup Menu post (thank y’all!) I thought I’d share a favourite look using one of my most cherished eye shadow palettes – the Urban Decay Naked 3. I am literally uhhhbsessed with the beautiful blush tones of this palette, simply because they work so darn well with my regularly insipid skin tone – in fact they work fab with virtually every complexion. If you already own one (congratulations you lucky little ducky!) or are tempted to treat yourself to a Naked 3 palette then you might wanna try out this simple but oh-so-pretty eye look. I’ve linked all the products just in case you fancy a quick nosey via their official web-stores too; aren’t I a thoughtful blogger?! 😉 Sitting comfy? Then let’s get started…
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Step 1 – Prep & Prime
So to begin I’m using a teeny tiny dab of Urban Decay Sin Primer. I find this gives a beautiful soft shimmer which really helps to make the pigmentation of the eye shadow stand out & of course leaves layered up lids looking crease free & fresh all day long!
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Step 2 – The Brows
My next step is to tame the brows using a spoolie brush, filling in any blank spaces with an eyebrow pencil and smoothing out with a Real Techniques eye liner brush. I find this elongates the brows and gives a natural but semi groomed appearance. It’s so darn easy to overdo it with the brows so remember to tread carefully, the Rupaul look doesn’t bode well for a lot of us!
Next I take a tiny bit of strange on my Urban Decay brush and lightly highlight just under the brows to give a nice sharp look that helps to define my brow line.
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Step 3 – Blend It Out
Taking a Real Techniques base brush from my Nic’s Picks collection, I line along the eye crease with the colour ‘Limit’. Blend, blend, blend and when you think you’re done… blend it out some more!
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Step 4 – Lift The Lid
Next I pack the lid with ‘Burnout’ which is a beautiful blush pink with a just hint of shimmer. You may need to reapply at a later stage to help brighten up the lid & really make the colour pop… so load up your brush and get packing ladies!
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Step 5 – Outer Corner & Under Eye
Taking my Real Techniques base brush I use a little bit of ‘Nooner’ to blend into the outer crease. This beautiful matte shadow gives an incredible burst of definition to the outer edges and really begins to create some depth and shape. Again it’s reeeeeally important to get your blend on girls to ensure no harsh lines & that everything mulls beautifully into a gorgeous soft ombre effect. I also pop a little bit of ‘Nooner’ under my lower lash line – this is completely optional, so if you don’t fancy creating a slightly smokier look then feel free to give the under lash a miss.
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Step 6 – Touch the Tears
Lastly using my Urban Decay basic brush I dab a tiny amount of strange around the tear ducks and out crease/lash line. I find this just brightens the corner of the eyes, making them appear bigger, brighter and beautifully blended.
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Step 7 – Flick & Finish
With all my looks I love to finish it off with a small winged lash line using MUA Liquid Liner (I find the applicator the easiest of all to use). I then curl the lashes to give a little bit of lift & add a generous helping of Seventeen Falsifeye HD Mascara which creates a clump free, long & fluttery look.
Voila, the finished result in 7 simple steps…
(…albeit looking a tad startled!!)
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So there we have it girls, my go to look using a range of muted tones from the gorgeous Urban Decay Naked 3. Do you have this palette? What’s your go to colours? Have you something similar or is it on your current wish-list? Whatever your thoughts do stop by & let me know in the comments below, hope you’re all having a fabulous May Day jolly holi 🙂
Cheerio chums…
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Thank you lovely 🙂 XXX
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I love it Karen! Love how it brightens up the eyes as well! I rarely use eye shadow but everytime I see these tutorials it really makes me want to get into it! Love it sweetie 🙂 xx
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Awwww thank you so much Lara – that is so kind of you to say 🙂 I’m an eyeshadow addict – I think it’s my favourite part of my makeup routine lol You really should give it a go, I always think it brightens up the eyes too 🙂 XXXXX
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I definitely will – looks so pretty! Thanks for the post 🙂 xxx
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So welcome & thank you for being so darn lovely XXXXXX
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This looks amazing 🙂 great post! xx
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Thank you so much huni 🙂 XXXXX
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Such a beautiful look! I have the first two Naked palettes and the Makeup Revolution dupe for the third – I’m definitely going to try and recreate this look using it! Xx
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Thanks so much lovely lady that really is so kind of you to say 🙂 I adore both the Urban Decay & MUR palettes – they are all lovely to use 🙂 Hope you have fun giving it a go, it really is a lovely blend of shadows *huge hugs* XXX
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This looks gorgeous! I really love the look of that eden primer. Anything gold and shimmery is right up my street 🙂 xxx
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Awwh thank you so much huni, funny I had to change the name of the ‘Eden’ primer as it’s actually the ‘sin’ one I used – clearly getting confuddled but so glad you said or I wouldn’t have cottoned on Jo lol XXXX
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Haha no problem! It looks lovely either way I’ll look out for it xxx
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Thank you chummy, glad I corrected it before you possibly invested lol 😀 XXXX
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beautiful! I’ll definitely give it a go 🙂
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Thank you so very much Nazneen – that is so kind of you to say huni, hope you enjoy re-creating it for yourself!! 🙂 XXXXX
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What a pretty little tutorial Karen, your eyes look stunning! I’m always slightly jealous of people who can perfect eyeliner like that too 😉 x
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Awwh thank you chum 🙂 Such a lovely compliment!!! Haaa that’s odd cause I don’t feel I have it in any way perfected Chanelle, it’s the one thing I still manage to stumble on & everyone else’s always looks soooo much better lol XXXX
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I beg to differ, it looks pretty good to me 🙂 I think I’ve given up trying lol x
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LOL – stick at it… honestly I’ve found sometimes it’s not me it’s the applicator! The MUA is the only one I can use and bizarrely it’s the cheapest – no grumbles from me haha 😀 XX
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I can do one eye ok but the other one ends up taking FOREVER lol x
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lol lol xxx
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Such a beautiful look! I get so overwhelmed by all the beautiful colors that every time I use this palette, I end up with a pink/purple smokey eye.
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Thank you so much lovely 🙂 I must admit V I used to get overwhelmed myself and sort of just dip into *almost* everything lol But the beauty of the internet is taking inspiration from others – had to be done to avoid looking like a human traffic light lol A pink/purple smokey eye sounds pretty awesome to me 😉 XXX
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Just gorgeous Karen 🙂 I might have to try this out! Xxx
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Thank you so much Alannah – so glad you liked it & thanks so much for stopping by huni *hugs* 🙂 XXXX
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This looks fantastic! Typically, my issue with blush pinks is that thy make my eye more red-ish than highlighting. Great to see it’s highlighting capabilities put to the test. 🙂
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Oh I know exactly what you mean huni, as I too have had that problem in the past & it looks like I’ve had sore eyes or have been crying for days on end lol I think it’s down to finding the right placement and blend, otherwise it can look a bit too reddish 🙂 Xo xo
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Very true! I’m working on itttt 🙂
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you look so beautiful!
Amy @ Blonde Amy Blog x
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Awwwh thank you so much Amy – you’ve made my day with that compliment 🙂 *hugs* Hope you’ve had a lovely weekend XXX
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Gorgeous look Karen! I am also super envious of how good your winged eyeliner is haha 🙂
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Awww thank you so so much Lauren 😀 Oddly enough I’m always so envious of others and can never seem to get mine looking anywhere near as good in my opinion lol XXXXX
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No bother 🙂 Well I think your eyeliner is fab!
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Lauren you’re such a star – thanks again lovely lady *hugs* xxxxx
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Great photos! I can NEVER take pictures of my makeup! xx
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Thank you Kayla!!! Glad you like them huni!! Oh why not?! You take great piccies with everything else!!! 🙂 XXXXX
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I don’t have a clue! My face looks weird and my camera doesn’t seem to show eyeshadow properly! xx
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lol Oh you and your camera… maybe one day you’ll surprise us all with a stream of gorgeous pics 😀 hehehe XXXX
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Haha you never know x
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This looks gorgeous on you hun and what a wonderful tutorial, thank you ❤
I love how you broke it down to tiny steps (specially good for for noobs in makeup – like myself).
Wonderful and pretty post hun and I love the eye shadow so much, wow. I really need to get a Naked palette 😀
May The 4th Be With You ❤
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Awwh thank you so so much Galit – you really do say the most encouraging things huni 🙂 Sooo glad you liked it including the baby steps – loling at the noob comment, I’ve NO idea what that is but it sounds funny anyhoo!!! lol lol You really DO need to get a Naked Palette in your life! Thanks for the lovely comment and for stopping by huni 😀 XXXXX
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Oh sorry Noob = Newbie = New at something 😀
I always forget that people might not know this. It’s a gamers term for new players, lol.
I sure do need this one, it’s so pretty. I need to find how to order it ❤
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Haaaaa Galit, I thought maybe you’d mispelt boob – sooo glad you confirmed that lol lol Clearly I’m the noob around here… so not up on the lingo! You kids these days hahahah XXXXXX
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LOL (this is for the boobs),
LOL LOL (and this is for the kids, as i am almost 41, lol).
I am just so used to use gaming lingo that I do a lot of editing in comments (a lot) and writing (sometimes), lol.
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GALIT GET OUT!!!!!!!!!!! You are never almost 41?!?!?! Never ever did I think you where above 25 – OMG, you are so youthful in appearance & attitude, this is madness for my mind!! What a revelation – I’m so confuddled! Honestly you’ve blown me away 😮 Yes, sorry for assuming you were calling yourself a boob huni – I thought it was a tad harsh too lol Noob is much better haha XXXXX
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LOL LOL
Awww, how sweet. Thank you so much hun ❤ I think the first picture I ever posted here was so scary to me not just because I get scared but I was 40 (old lady), lol.
Thank you though 😉 I may have a hard life a bit and low on money, but I have so much love from my hubby and I enjoy writing and the blog with all the wonderful people… I guess this all keeps me smiling a lot (Well… most of the time, lol).
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Well you shouldn’t be scared at all, we’re all here to encourage & support – well done for taking the leap and posting the pic!! I think I remember it too!!!!! 😀
Money really isn’t everything ( thought it sure helps) but having a supportive hubby really does mean the world 🙂 X
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Yeah it does ♡♡♡
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I love this look Karen! I wish I could apply with such ease with my eyeliner lolol. Hope you have a great day xoxo Janet
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lol lol thanks sooo much Janet, I’m so chuffed you like it huni, honestly I find eye liner the hardest thing to do & always seem to envy everyone else’s ability to do it so flawless – shaky hands and liquid liner are not a great mix lol xxxx
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Omg me too! I can never get it down right and look at others and feel like asking them to do my eyeliner right then and there lolololol
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YESSSSS!!!! Ahhh we are soooo on the same level Janet!!! If only we had our own Glam Squad it would make life sooo much easier lol lol XXXXX
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Lololol yes if only! That would be like a dream come true ❤
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Yay for the Naked 3!! It looks mahhhhvellous on you 🙂 my 3 palette is still in the box hahaha 😀 Happy Monday! Xoxo
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Awwh thank you so much Leah 😀 I can’t believe it’s still in the box!!!! Get it out and on ya huni!!! lol XXXX
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Aye aye captain! I will get it out of the box pronto and onto my eyes. Oh btw, it looked awesome on you. No surprise there 😀 xoxo
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Glad to hear you’re going to get use out of it – should be a crime having it boxed like that *tut tut* lol lol Why thank you lovely – and it will look equally as fab on you also 🙂 XXXXX
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It’s a beauty crime. That’s what it is. Although, I don’t apply it as good as you do. When I need to clean it, I’ll be sure to use baby wipes :p xoxo
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Indeedly!!! No dirty palette’s here young lady!! haha 😀 But you see practice makes perfect missy so get practising lol XX
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I will definitely practice to my eyes content. Happy salad Tuesday!! Let’s get those greens leaves out pronto :DDD (see how happy I am) xoxo
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Urrrgh – salad Tuesday 😦 Actually I’ve just had a baked potato so that’s pretty healthy right?! 😉 haha And yes, get those eye looks going girl!! XXXX
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Ooh yum! I want a baked potato! That is healthy, but it’s not a salad, so it doesn’t count 😀 well actually, since it is healthy, no salad then! I’m going to have my Caesar salad today when I get home from work along with a chocolate chip muffin with ice cream on top. Yes, it does cancel the salad part, but cest la vie 🙂 xoxo
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lol – I cheated… though I did have a few slices of cucumber so not all bad 😉 Oh that sounds lovely – enjoy you lucky duck!!! XXX
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Oh cucumber. That sounds great, not! I’m actually not a huge fan of cucumber *insert your eye roll* I will definitely enjoy. I’ll save you a crumb 😀 xo 💜
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WHAT!?!? Cucumber is AMAZE!! Leah, you’re getting quite a few of my infamous eye rolls for that statement *tut tut* Thanks for the crumb lol X
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Now, now, those eye rolls aren’t very nice are they :p I should give cucumbers another go. Yayyy Haha enjoy the crumb. If you’re lucky, I’ll give you two crumbs! 😀 ❤
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Maybe I should put a few cucumber slices over my rolling eyes to calm them down lol Oooh you’re too good to me – FAR too good leah *trying to contain another eye roll* lol lol XXXXXX
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Haha Karen, you sure know how to make me smile and laugh at the same time! Yes, put those cucumbers on your eyes to calm them down. Perfect 😀 uh oh, another eye roll? I think there’s going to be an eye roll coming from me too *my eye roll to you* xoxo 💗
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lol lol XX
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Love love love my Naked 3! I’m going to have to try this combo of shades tomorrow. You look gorgeous! 🙂
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Awwh thank you so much Mil 😀 I absolutely ADORE this palette soooo so much!!! Hope you have fun giving it a go huni & thanks as always for being so darn lovely XXXX
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That palette truly is an achievement of our time!! I think the original is a bit better for my skin tone, but they are all amazing and I love them equally 😉
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Oooh I LOVE the original too Mil, it’s incredible – so many colour combinations and with the primers they are really long lasting 🙂 Looks like we’re both fans ❤ XXX
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Great Look – looks very flattering on you! Great choices!
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Thank you so much Mirela – so glad you like it & thanks for stopping by 🙂 XXX
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You’ve probably done it before Karen, but I have nominated you for the beautiful blogger award. You can check out the rules on my blog xxx
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Aww thank you so so so much huni, I do believe I have done it before but still a HUGE honour to be thought of – very chuffed indeed lovely lady! Off to check out your post *yaaaay* XXX
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Hey Karen! I have nominated you for the Leibster Award! Have a look at my latest post for details ❤ looooooove your blog x
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Hey Nicole thank you so very much huni… I’ve already done it however I’ll edit your blog into the post 🙂 Thank you so very much for thinking of me huni – I really am so chuffed ❤ XXXXX
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This look is just beautiful on you Karen! I love it! It’s so pretty! ❤ What are you wearing on your lips? It looks like such a pretty color. Thanks for sharing this tutorial with us. I love these kind of posts! 🙂 XXXXX
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Thank you so much chum – I’m so glad you like it, it was really fun to do & I adore the Naked 3 Palette, it’s lovely 🙂 Oh I’m wearing ‘Picnic in the park’ by Tanya Burr. Her glosses are lovely – do you get them over there?! xxxx
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You’re so welcome! I really loved it!! Yes I think I can get that over here. I just found the website for the US that has some it looks like. I just might have to place an order lol. 😉 xxxx
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haaaaa I knew you’d end up treating yourself 😉 hehe I got mine for £3 which I imagine is about $5 so it’s not too bad and the reviews on her glosses are great. I think you’ll like the colour range too, it’s very pretty 🙂 XXXXXX
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I think on the website that I found them, they’re about $7 and some odd change lol. I ordered 2 of them! PIcnic in the Park and Afternoon Tea 🙂 lol. I just had to! But no more makeup purchases! I am banned for the rest of the month! Haha! I actually tend to wear gloss a lot more than lipstick because my lips are so dry so these will be a great investment. 🙂 XXXXXXXX
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Ooh I LOVE ‘Afternoon Tea’ (I think that’s the name over here) a very pretty pink – that’s the one I’d love next 😀 Haaa you just couldn’t resist *tut tut* That’s the same as me too with the glosses – my Lipstick Tag is going up tomorrow on video and I say the very same thing on there too lol Hope you like the goodies when they arrive chum 😀 XXXXX
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Thanks Karen! I can’t wait to try them out! Though it’s going to take 7-21 days I guess probably because they’re coming from overseas. Most of the good stuff I have coming in the mail will probably come while I’m gone and Ron will have a nice pile of packages for me to open up when I get back. That usually happens haha!
I can’t wait to see your Lipstick Tag video tomorrow! I’m really looking forward to it! 😀 XXXXX
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Grrr I hate long shipment times – but hey at least they’re on their way *woo hoo* 😀 Haaaa poor Ron having to wade his way through all your beauty packages lol XXXXX
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Oh I know! There is always a nice pile waiting for me when I get home haha! It’s going to be like Christmas when I get back! 😀 I just never really shop in stores much. I never get out as much as I’d like so all of my treats come from online shopping. I’ve heard wonderful things about these glosses before and actually seeing you wear it confirmed it for me. 🙂 XXXXXX
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Ooooh so exciting to rip open that pile of goodies hehe 😀 I’m still a store gal Katie – I love browsing the shelves and smelling the products or testing them on the back of my hand… this is always a give away that I’ve been beauty shopping as the back of my hand is multicoloured lol However the internet is just so handy, especially if you’re not able to get out and about as much!! Ooh I can’t wait to hear what you think of the glosses 😀 *hugs* XXXX
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I’m very excited about it myself too!! 🙂 I would love to browse the stores myself but like you said, online shopping is nice for me since I can’t get out as much as I’d like. I can’t wait to try the glosses. Those I am so excited about!! 😀 *hugs* XXXX
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Beauty 🙂
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As are you ❤ Thank you for stopping by lovely lady *hugs* XXXXXx
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Beautiful look. I have Naked 1 and 2. My Naked 3 mysteriously vanished from my home. I really loved the rose colored golds too. This post inspires me to replace it!
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Oh that is such a shame your 3rd palette vanished, I hope no one stole it one you – that’s just horrid to think 😦 It really is such a lovely combo of colours, I only have the Naked 2 to get & I’m complete – really looking forward to it!! 😀 Thank you so much for stopping by & I really hope your 3rd palette shows up sometime soon Xo
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Beautiful look Karen! ❤ Will have to try this someday although to be quite honest, I'll probably have some trouble with the wing. I better get to practicing- yours is flawless! 🙂
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Thank you lovely lady – you always leave such encouraging comments *hugs* I don’t believe for one moment you need any practice on your wings, I’m sure you can do them perfectly huni!!!! I’m afraid the camera is being too kind as I always feel close up it looks a little wonky lol XXX
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You’re welcome! And yes, believe it, lol. I haven’t done it in a while so I need practice again though I must admit tape is my favorite method as it makes it easier for me. My eyes are shaped weird for the wing (quite a few MUA agree) so I kind of have to draw the wing. Yours looks fab so no worries on it looking wonky. 😉
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I’ve heard so many people mention the tape trick (or post it notes work well too apparently and less aggitating to remove) Awwh thank you so much once again for the kind compliments Stephie – you’ve really made my day huni 🙂 XXXX
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It does work though I don’t use it everyday. You’re welcome! So glad I was able to help! Encouragement goes a long way and in a world where people are trying to tear others down, it’s good to lift people up. 🙂
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It really is Stephie – such a positive outlook & attitude huni 🙂 Your advice & help is always warmly welcomed XXX
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Anytime Karen! Funny, Katie was telling me the same and I told her I am supportive and encouraging when it comes to others, but when it comes to me, I’m my own worst critic. Ironic huh?
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Oh you know Stephie I think we’re all a bit like that huni!! In a way it’s not a bad thing – providing we’re not too harsh on ourselves of course lol You really are a supportive bunch, such a lovely community of blog buddies that are always super encouraging. We all need that 🙂 XXX
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Yes, I think you’re right. The problem becomes when we’re too harsh on ourselves. But I love your blog and you and can’t wait to see what the future holds for all of us. 🙂
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Awwwwwh you really are a sweetheart – thank you so so so much – that’s made my day chum, it really has!! And may I just say very much likewise, I’m so glad our virtual paths crossed 😀 Here’s to the future *clink* XXX
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Beautiful I loved it
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Thank you so much huni – very much appreciated ❤ *huge hugs* XXXX
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so welcome sweetie ❤
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Gr8 look!
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Thank you so much lovely – hope you’re keeping well 🙂 XXXX
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Gorgeous! I want you to come do my makeup. I might have to pick up one of these Naked palettes and attempt to recreate this look.
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Ooh if only we lived closer I’d be over for a girly night of makeup trials lol You really do have to treat yourself to one, they’re so lovely Asa 😀 XXXX
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Great tutorial! I’m going to try it out, though I’m terrible with liquid liner so pencil for me!
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Thanks so much huni ❤ I love the soft look of pencil liner – it will be lovely Jen 🙂 Have fun giving it a go XXXX
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Love this look Karen! You look so pretty! I really need to invest in a Naked palette they look so good 🙂 xxx
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Thanks so much Rachel, that’s such a lovely compliment 🙂 Oh you really must treat yourself to a Naked palette – they’re amazing! X
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No worries! Yeah I think I will 🙂 xxx
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These colours really suit you and I think we have a pretty similar skin tone/eye colour so I might have to invest in this palette! Great post xox
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Hey Bathanie – thank you so much for the lovely comment, I have to say the colours in this palette are beautiful and very complimentary for my own tone so no doubt you’ll love them too 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a lovely week!! X
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