I now have swatches of the Urban Decay Pulp Fiction collection – they’re every bit as good as I hoped they’d be. Pulp Fiction aside, it’s a fabulous capsule collection that I really hope they’ll do more of. It’s great when brands launch new products but when they come in a massive swathe it can be quite daunting, so a tightly edited collection gives us a chance to really focus on the products properly.
As usual, it’s one swipe with the brush – I don’t usually build up colours but these are all the pigment, smoothness and buildability that you’d expect from Urban Decay. Amazing textures that went on like a dream – there is just nothing not to like here. The Urban Decay Pulp Fiction palette – if you removed the Pulp Fiction references – would stand entirely on its own two feet as a brilliant, nude based, smokey eye palette. At £17.50 I think it’s a steal. Shades from bottom to top are: Righteous, Tyranny, Vengeance, Furious and Anger.
For lips, the Mrs Mia Wallace lipstick is a danger-red – a lot of depth to this red that’s coming out rather pink on the swatch – if you love a dramatic lip, it’s this. The lipstick is £15 and the liner £13.
This is literally one swipe – no going back and forth – so you can see it’s a lot of colour all at once. Not sure I’m brave enough for it but oh my, I really wish I was!
Gunmetal Glitter Liner has well defined colours – it’s not just a hotchpotch of glittery bits – and it’s made up of black and a very twinkly silver/gunmetal. It’s £14.
As you can see in the backdrop of the nail colour, there’s a card that gives you guidance on how to create the Mia look – Mrs Mia Wallace Nail Color, £10, is that deep rouge noir shade with a cut of gold shimmer – I don’t think it has as much black as Rouge Noir and even just swatching it on paper, it took three layers to get a very full depth, which it needs. It’s the only piece of the collection that I don’t think really stands out in context; it’s a gorgeous, glossy shade, but it’s likely that you probably already have a version of it in your nail stash.
The collection launches on 1st September.
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7 comments
Oooh that lipstick is just a little too pink for me. I thought it would be more of a classic red. I do like the look of the eyeshadow palette though! At £17.50 it is a steal, especially for Urban Decay.
Danniella x
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to be fair, it didn;t look that pink in reality.. but I tried a million ways to get a true shade but couldn’t pick it up.. I think I will have to try again!
That palette looks amazing for a basic everyday palette. Much more useful than the naked basics I think-I thought I was going to like that one but actually I prefer a bit more variation in my basic shades-I like a warm medium brown for my crease and a dark brown for outer v-much more like this palette. Seems like a bargain! Emma x
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Will this be in Debenhams stores do you know?
I love this lip colour. Its gorgeous, and with only one swipe?
Aimee xx
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The lipstick looks fantastic!
Megan x
London Callings
All of these look lovely, but for me the eye shadow palette will probably be the one thing I want the most.