Urban Decay Loose Pigment

Posted on October 15th, 2009 | Filed in Reviews
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Urban Decay Loose Pigment For years (yes, years) I have been seeing the same names thrown around time and time again in regards to “high end” cosmetics — M.A.C. and Urban Decay. I’ve looked at their products from time to time, but could never justify spending more than ten bucks on a single shade of eye shadow. But I love all things dark, bright, bold and glittery, so after looking over Urban Decay’s Loose Pigment, I decided to buy one.

And… what a disappointment. It arrived yesterday, and I eagerly washed my face clean of the makeup I was wearing, and then applied a few layers of the pigment. Protest is the name of the color I purchased, and it is described as dark green in charcoal base w/ iridescent. Well, the dark green is certainly there, but that’s about all that’s there! My mother’s Martha Stewart metal candle sconces and my $6 Rimmel eyeliner showed more glitter and iridescent than the loose pigment. In the bottle it looks dark and sparkly, but on my lids? Not so much. To add insult to injury, it took a few layers to get it to look dark–rather than sheer–and even then, the staying power wasn’t that good.

Lesson learned? Absolutely. Never again will I spring for $18 shadow… not from Urban Decay, in any case.

Rating: ★☆☆☆☆

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3 Responses to 'Urban Decay Loose Pigment'
  1. October 20, 2009 at 8:12 am |
    Lexie
  2. October 27, 2009 at 8:06 pm |
    cole