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Friday, June 21, 2013

Urban Decay Mariposa Palette

The Urban Decay Mariposa Palette is probably one of my favorite palettes from Urban Decay. Most of the palettes' colors are deep tones that are great for a night out or evening. You can definitely pat them lightly to soften their look or pack them on for a more intense build up of the color!

I will review this product based off of 5 things. 1. Packaging 2. Price 3. Longevity (Durability, easily smudged etc.) 4. Colors (Vibrancy, opaque, color variety, easy to blend etc.) 5. Texture

1. Packaging *Note: All the photos are mine*


I absolutely love the mariposa tin the colors are in! It is very beautiful! Once you're through with the palette or depot the colors you can definitely make use out of the very pretty mariposa tin! The tin reminds me of the same material as the Naked Palette 2 tin. It's sturdy except the lid to open the tin is really annoying. It takes effort to open it, I'm not sure if just mine came too tight but I find myself having to tug hard to open it. What's beneath the tin is a mariposa cardboard box. It's really cute! I love the color purple plus it matches the inside of the tin. 

2. Price
This is currently on sale at the Urban Decay site for only $12 while the original is $39. I believe some sites are still selling at original price so if you want to buy this head on over to the Urban Decay site! It's definitely worth the price! UPDATE** Urban Decay is currently out of stock on the Mariposa Palette!:(
The 
Fill Weight: 10 x 0.8g e 10 x 0.03 US oz according to the Urban Decay site. Which is not bad at all for $12 but a little steep in my book for $39.

3. Longevity

Some colors seem to last longer than others. Colors like Limelight, Spotlight, Wreckage, Gunmetal and Mushroom are deeper tones and tend to not smudge as easily as Haight and Infamous, yet they are easily blended. Most of the colors are very creamy and shimmery so they do smudge and can be wiped off with more ease if not used with a good primer or if you tend to have really oily eyelids.

4. Colors 
Let's get into it! Bring in the swatches! 

From left to right: Rockstar. Gunmetal. Skimp. Infamous. Wreckage
Rockstar: is an intense deep aubergine tone. (Aubergine = Eggplant color)
Gunmetal: dark grey with metallic and silver undertones
Skimp: To me this is a more shimmery version of Foxy from the Naked 2 palette. It's sort of a nude peachy cream color.
Infamous: a vivid fuchsia in between a matte and shimmer
Wreckage: a medium taupe color with gold undertones
From left to right: Limelight. Spotlight. Mushroom. Money. Haight.
Limelight: a gold bronze
Spotlight: a medium shimmery copper chocolate
Mushroom: an ashy gray
Money: pale gray green
Haight: a vibrant pigmented blue

All the colors in this palette are shimmery none are truly matte. The deep tones are very rich and colors like Infamous and Haight are vibrant. The vibrant tones seem to be the most opaque.  This palette has good variety but I wouldn't say these are spring colors. The colors are more for fall or winter. It has 2 playful colors but the rest are deep rich warm neutrals except Skimp which is a creamy peach nude color. Nonetheless the colors are versatile, if applied more softly you can achieve a warm sultry summer look.
5. Texture
Since mainly all the colors are shimmery and creamy the texture is very soft and smooth. Making it easy to blend on the lid. Even the vibrant colors, Haight and Infamous, are smooth and don't go on too powdery.

*Extras*


The only extra is this very small shadow brush. It's cute but not very useful. You can get around tight areas more easily but I wouldn't do an entire eye look with this.

I hope I helped anyone looking into buying this palette with useful information.
XOXO

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