The UD prince Collection Swatches, very first Impressions and a deal with of the Day
I question what The Purple One would think…
The closest I ever got to prince — I mean, beyond this new metropolitan Decay collection — is the selfie I took with the lead singer of a prince cover band during a raging new Year’s Eve party, and the complying with “six degrees of Kevin Bacon” moment…
See, I satisfied a chauffeur who chauffeured The Purple One around the Bay area years back, and they both breathed the exact same air! Anywho, the chauffeur took prince to a bunch of trick shows where he played under a pseudonym, and, according to the driver, prince was type of a strange dude, which I’m inclined to believe. There just had to be a certain degree of crazy to his genius, ya know?
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The Blush/bronzer is metropolitan Decay stay naked Threesome, and the lipstick is MAC velvet Teddy.
I question if prince would have dug having his own makeup collection with metropolitan Decay… I can picture him being either mildly irritated but secretly thrilled about it, or just being hella cranky about the whole thing.
The new seven-piece UD prince LE collection drops on may 27, and there are eyeshadow palettes (side note: are we exhausted of eyeshadow palettes yet?), two eye pencils, a brush, a toasty tan liquid highlighter and a water resistant pressed powder. There is also, of course, great deals and great deals of purple.
From the top: U got the look Eyeshadow combination ($55), Kajal Eye Pencil in So Dark ($28), Let’s Go crazy Eyeshadow Plaette ($55) and Kajal Eye Pencil in When Doves Cry ($28)
Let’s begin with the purple-est of them all, the Let’s Go crazy combination ($55), because exactly how could one have a Prince-themed makeup collection without featuring his signature color? Granted, many of the purple shadows in this combination look extremely much alike on my skin, so I’m having a difficult time “going crazy” (ha-ha-ha) over them.
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By the way, there’s a shadow in this combination named after one of my all-time preferred prince jams, Raspberry Beret. The color is much more of a reddish bronze than the bright and juicy raspberry I was hoping for, but I’ll take it, because it’s the most interesting thing in the combination IMO.
The other surprise is the glittery dark blue on the lower best called Disco Nights. It’s unusually soft… I unintentionally made a considerable dent in it with my finger while swatching, whoops! So be gentle with it. all of the other pans feel like standard-issue metropolitan Decay and are soft and pliable.
About the palette, my preliminary reaction was…eh, it’s OK. I believe I was expecting punchier jewel-toned purples that’d be visible from a mile away.
Clockwise from the upper left: liquid Highlighter ($32), Multitasker clean ($28), All Nighter water resistant setting Powder ($34)
The combination I’m much more into is the one with the black cover, U got the look ($55), because, WHOA, PIGMENT! Yes, UD is understood for their intense color, but the shadows in this combination seem much more intense than usual…almost like stage makeup! I can actually photo The Purple One being truly into it.
Perhaps before one of his trick shows, he’d sketch out a dark plummy wing before buffing some golden shimmer on the inner corner, then top it off with a untidy smudge of black on his lower lash line, but I digress… I’m using this combination today, and I’m a bit shocked by exactly how wearable it is. I cannot wait to push it further.
U got the look and Let’s Go crazy Eyeshadow Palettes, $55 each
If you’re a MAC Strobe cream girl, then the liquid Highlighter ($32) may be worth a closer look. It’s a toasty tan with a subtle pearly finish, and I mixed it into my liquid foundation for these pics. I’m using Clinique even better medical in Toasted Wheat, and together they added a soft glow to my skin. I like it!
I’m using the U got the look palette, So Dark Kajal Eye Pencil, liquid Highlighter (mixed in with Clinique even better clinic Serum Foundation), and All Nighter water resistant setting Powder.
I topped it off with the All Nighter water resistant setting Powder ($34), which also amazed me in a great method because it’s so tan. If you’re an NC42 or up, I believe you could completely rock it, no problem. may be a bit dark, though, if you’re on the lighter end of the spectrum.
Last, but not least, the pencils… They’re soft and smudgy, and I like the black one because it grabs my waterlines and smokes out rather well on my lower lash line.
U got the look Eyeshadow combination ($55)
Let’s Go crazy Eyeshadow combination ($55)
From the top: Kajal Eye Pencil in When Doves Cry ($28), Kajal Eye Pencil in So Dark ($28), All Nighter water resistant setting Powder ($34), liquid Highlighter ($32)
Your friendly community charm addict,
Karen
P.S. BTW, right here are my preferred prince songs! What are yours?
For the record, I’d wear that cloud fit in a heartbeat.
Note the eyeliner
The brows, the hair, the all around fabulousness
Dearly beloved, we are gathered right here today to get with this thing called life.
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