Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Urban Decay Fall 2013 Collection

Urban Decay has just released its fall collection at the very beginning of this week and this is usually one of the collections that I wait for and start lusting after products right after I start looking at the collection.  I have not bought as much Urban Decay over the past few months as I normally do and I think that fall is the time to change all of that, I have been using their Beauty Balm and Naked Palettes religiously for the past few months and they still occupy some of the top stops in my train case.  This is one of the few product lines that I own very few lip products from, I have one lip gloss formula from this company and normally the exact opposite is true when I find beauty brands that I love.  I own so many eye shadow palettes from this company and always want to order more as soon as they come out on the market.

The previews that I have been seeing from this collection are mostly around a new lipstick formula, making this one of the most anticipated collections for me this fall.  I have mostly been using MAC Lipglass formulas this summer and their Lipsticks earlier in the spring.  I think that it is time that I try a new formula and see how all the formulas that I have compare.  I also heard hints of some newness in the nail polish category and the face makeup category.  I am loving my Beauty Balm for the summer and want to see what formulas they bring out to use when the weather cools down.

Urban Decay collections rarely have a title or any type of theme and this one is exactly like those from the previous seasons.  This collection has no real theme to it but it is a great line up of new products for every feature!

Here is the fall line up from Urban Decay!

Revolution Lipstick - Creamy, badass luxury. Our Pigment Infusion System™ delivers insane color payoff with creamy shine, Maxi-Lip™ plumps and nourishing oils leave lips cushiony soft.
Get the color you crave. Addictive to apply (and even more addictive to wear), this creamy formula glides on without dragging or skipping, hugs every curve and gives you a BIG laydown of color. And with shades that range from gorgeous nudes to bold brights, there’s something for everyone.  Our Pigment Infusion System™ gives Revolution Lipstick its super creamy texture, insane pigmentation, superior color dispersion and extended wear. Maxi-Lip™ defines and hydrates lips while making them look plumper and fuller. And a nourishing blend of jojoba oil, avocado oil, cocoa butter and shea butter keeps lips super moisturized and cushiony soft.  Our luxe, custom-designed gunmetal tube (lined in dark purple) features organically shaped facets that practically beg to be touched. You’ll want to keep pulling it out of your bag—whether it’s time to reapply or not.
- Venom - rich plum
- Jilted - deep fuchsia pink
- Anarchy - bright fuchsia
- Turn On - rose pink with soft pearl
- 69 - classic red
- Bang - bright orange red
- Streak - coral pink with soft pearl
- Deep - warm brown nude
- Manic - rosy wine
- Rush - pink mauve with soft pearl
- Native - pale pink
- Obsessed - baby pink
- Liar - mauve nude
- Naked - nude pink
- Naked 2 - medium beige nude
- Ozone - clear

B6 Vitamin-Infused Complexion Prep Spray - Give your skin a quick hit of vitamins and calm a multitude of sins. Stabilized vitamin B6 absorbs oil, minimizes pores and reduces redness. It’s one of those products you didn’t even know you needed. (But once you try it, you’ll wonder how you ever survived without it!).  This scientifically advanced formula contains the first patented, stabilized form of topical vitamin B6, which absorbs oil, minimizes pores and reduces redness. Spritz it on any time of day to hydrate, prep and soften your skin with vitamins and antioxidants. Use it in the morning to prep and “wake up” your skin, during the day to refresh your skin (without messing up your makeup), or at night before your treatment.  Vitamin B6 helps normalize overactive cell-signaling proteins (called cytokines) to help control oil production, vitamin E provides antioxidants, and willow bark (rich in natural salicylic acid) aids cell turnover.  This energizing formula feels amazing and is great for ALL ages and skin types. (Trust us, even your boyfriend will want to steal it!) And the more you use it, the better the results. In a clinical study, after 8 weeks of use:
• Over 81% of participants had a measurable reduction in oil and surface shine.
• Over 78% had more radiant skin with less redness and fewer blemishes.
• A majority of participants had a measurable improvement in pore size.
• Over 72% had a measurable improvement in their skin’s overall appearance.

This soothing spray comes in a sleek, soft-touch bottle (dark purple, of course) with a bright neon-green sprayer. Like our setting sprays, it emits a calibrated, microfine mist that goes on so light, you’ll hardly feel it.
Naked Skin Ultra Definition Pressed Finishing Powder - Finish getting Naked. Our silky, weightless finishing powder blends flawlessly to set makeup and cut shine—for a luminous, demi-matte Naked finish. It’s the next evolution in Naked Skin. Designed to be virtually invisible once applied, our high-tech, jet-milled powder has an insanely silky texture that feels amazing on your skin. Optical blurring pigments instantly minimize imperfections, diminish shine and create a stunning soft-focus effect that looks professionally retouched.  Unlike powders that leave skin looking chalky or cakey, Naked Skin Finishing Powder gives you a radiant complexion and NATURAL-looking Naked coverage. (And just wait until you see how it enhances the already-luminous finish of Naked Skin Beauty Balm and Naked Skin Liquid Makeup.).  Our gorgeous gunmetal and champagne custom compact is so luxe, it even has a Naked-embossed push button. The top compartment includes a full-size mirror—perfect for on-the-go touchups—and a separate compartment underneath holds the applicator sponge. When you’re done applying, just slip the case into the pretty carrying pouch to keep it protected in your bag.  Available in five shades to complement all skin tones.

24/7 Glide-On Lip Pencil - Get primed and ready for action. Our long-lasting, waterproof liner glides on smoothly to prime AND define—for long-lasting lip color and clean lines. Smooch. Pout. Smack. Nibble. Lick. 24/7 stays put through everything (yes, EVERYTHING) you do. When you use our liner to fill in your lips completely, it primes them for lipstick or gloss, grabbing on to color to help it last.  Part of the 24/7 family, our long-lasting, waterproof formula glides on smoothly, stays creamy and defines your lips with gorgeous color. And unlike a lot of waterproof pencils (we won’t name names), 24/7 never feels dry or cakey. Moisturizing vitamin E, jojoba oil and cottonseed oil nourish your lips every time you reapply. And shade-matched barrels make it easy to find the exact color you need (no matter how crammed your bag is).  Even women who don’t usually wear lip liner love Ozone, our best-selling clear shade. Like all our other shades, it holds color in place and prevents feathering—yet it’s totally invisible on your lips.
- Anarchy - bright fuchsia

- Bang - bright orange red
- 69 - classic red
- Deep - warm brown nude
- Jilted - deep fuchsia pink
- Liar - mauve nude
- Manic - rosy wine
- Naked - nude pink
- Naked 2 - medium beige nude
- Native - pale pink
- Obsessed - baby pink
- Ozone - clear
- Rush - pink mauve with soft pearl
- Streak - coral pink with soft pearl
- Turn On - rose pink with soft pearl
- Venom - rich plum

Brow Box - Match your brow to your box! We packed all the tools you need for amazing brows into one palm-size kit: two shades of brow color, wax, tweezers and two brushes. Maintaining your brows shouldn’t involve a small army of products and a sizeable amount of real estate in your bag. That’s why we created our all-in-one Brow Box.  Each set includes two shades of silky brow powder, perfecting/setting wax, high-quality metal mini tweezers (they really work!), two mini angled brushes and two mirrors (one of them magnifies so you won’t miss a single stray!). Blend both shades of brow powder together to create your perfect shade (for natural-looking results you could never achieve with a standard eyebrow pencil); then use the wax to create a precise shape and keep hairs in place.  Don’t be fooled by its small size; Brow Box is deluxe. The ultra-fine, silky powders create defined, natural-looking brows, and the soft, pliable perfecting/setting wax (infused with nourishing aloe, beeswax and coconut) provides the perfect amount of grip without being sticky. We even included two brushes (one for the wax and the other for the eyebrow powders).  Sturdy and soft to the touch, our double-layer compact has a custom metal cover with an embossed UD logo and pyramid studs for a cool, edgy vibe. The top tier holds the powders and wax, and the bottom tier holds all the tools.
- Brown Sugar - dark brown/light brown
- Honey Pot - dark blonde/light blonde

Anti-Aging Eye Shadow Primer Potion - Meet your new best friend (with benefits). Get 24 hours of vibrant, crease-free shadow and minimize the appearance of wrinkles in 8 weeks.             
This formula not only locks shadow in place to give you vibrant, crease-free color that lasts all day; it also measurably improves the signs of aging over time. High-tech ingredients fight wrinkles and improve tone and texture, while optical blurring pigments create a subtle, soft-focus effect that instantly wakes up tired eyes and minimizes the appearance of redness, crepiness and other imperfections.
Nail Color - Ultra sophisticated and EXTREMELY limited edition, these decadent (and very UD) colors feature complex shade work, super-rich pigments and dynamic micro-sparkle. We hear rabid fans resort to all kinds of extreme measures in the name of acquiring a long-ago-discontinued favorite shade of our nail polish. (Rumor has it some colors have fetched obscene sums upwards of $60 on eBay!) Enough with the insanity—UD polish is BACK and better than ever.  Each fall and spring, Wende and our product development team will handpick two new shades that reflect their take on the season. But get them soon—because once they’re gone, they’re gone for good.  Long-wearing and chip-resistant, our formula has a high-gloss finish that’s tough and durable, yet flexible. And each shade is 3-free—formulated without toluene, formaldehyde or DBP.  Our custom-designed cap is topped with a skull (complete with roses for the eyes). Each FULL-SIZE bottle holds 10 ml of nail polish—plenty of color to last all season long. And wait until you try our high-performance, 400-strand brush. The fine strands pick up more product than other brushes, grabbing on to color to give you a clean, even and controlled laydown of polish. Incredibly precise, this brush even makes painting the outer corners of your nails easy. (Yes, it’s that good.)
- Vice - rich deep purple with red and blue micro-shimmer

- Addiction - smoky metallic gunmetal with multidimensional high shine micro sparkle

My return to purchasing tons of products from this company has begun!  I can't quite decide what exactly what my first purchases will be, I want the Pressed Powder, shades of the Lipstick, the new Nail Polishes, and to try the new formula of Primer Potion.  I can justify the purchase of the pressed powder, I am getting low on my current formula and won't be using bronzer much after the next two months, I think that this might be my first purchase from the collection and then I will continue onto the Lipstick formula.

I have only ever used lip gloss formulas from Urban Decay, I started with their old Lip Gunk formula when I was in college and continued onto their current formula about two years ago.  I have never known this company to have a good lipstick formula, I remember one product several years ago but not much about it.  The Revolution formula would be the first lipstick that I have used from this company and I will start ordering a few shades very soon.  The first lipstick shades that I want are 69 and Naked, Naked is one of their best nudes and I love it in the gloss formulas and I always want a new red lipstick to add to my collection.  I also really like the following shades: Jilted, Anarchy, Turn On, Rush, Native, Obsessed, and Liar.  I must try my first lip pencil, I want the Ozone shade to use as a base for lipstick shades and see how well it extends the wear on both my current and new lipstick and lip glosses shades. 

I am considering the new formula of Primer Potion, I don't know that I need the anti-aging benefits of this formulation but I would be interested to read the product reviews and see it performs better or very similar to the other formulas.  Lastly, I want the new nail polish shades.  These two shades will be so great for the fall months and I cannot wait to start wearing them!

photo courtesy of Sephora

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