Late Summer/Fall Trends: UD REVOLUTION

Latest beauty haul thanks to Urban Decay!

According to the fashion world, even though summer has just arrived, it is not too early to start thinking about fall. Believe me, these are not thoughts that I am fans of. I mean sure, I love a good sweater and my black leather boots. But when the leaves start to change and fall off the trees, our color palettes usually turn just about as bare and dull as the empty branches. In the past I’ve experimented with chunky necklaces and statement earrings, both of which I do love and are still trendy. However, downgrading my closet and accessories to take from home to my dorm at school can become stressful, and usually a few important pieces get forgotten in the mix. There’s a new solution to this problem though, an accessory that you can easily wear and carry around with you wherever you go. And fortunately, Urban Decay has created it in the best late summer and fall color palette.

Love the APOCALYPSE shade for fall!

Urban Decay’s new lipgloss collection, REVOLUTION includes fourteen amazing vivacious colors that will brighten any dreary day and complete your look. I have tried five of the fourteen colors, APOCALYPSE, BIG BANG, BITTERSWEET, PUNCH DRUNK and QUIVER and am in love with the collection. The color stays perfectly for hours, so you do not have to worry about re-applying throughout the day. I like to add a clear hydrating gloss over it however, because I could feel my lips becoming chapped as the day went on. All in all, this new collection is fabulous and definitely a must-have for the end of summer and start of fall! Each gloss comes in a really cool looking bottle and retails for $22. I can’t wait to see what UD comes out with next. Check back for reviews of more UD products (blushes, eyeshadows and primers, oh my!) coming soon!

            Stay classy! xx

Assassin

Maybe it’s something about beginners luck, my daily horoscope or simply coincidence, but I’d prefer to believe that stumbling across the exciting events that I do is simply a checked box in my to-do list created for me by some higher power. Kind of a sensation that means I’m on the right track, path or place in my life. That I’m in the place where I was meant to be.

The adorable UD truck in NYC.

It was only my second day of working at Good Housekeeping magazine. I usually like to take my lunch breaks around 1 o’clock, it splits up the workday nicely and I never have to take it alone— even if my co-workers go earlier or later, my boyfriend usually takes his at noon, Chicago time, which works out perfectly for us with the time difference (yay long distance summers)! I went down the waterfall-surrounded escalator in the Hearst Tower and was about to let Ben know I was OK to call when I saw a crowd start to form at the end of the block.

Naturally nosy and insatiably curious, I speed-walked my way down there and

Glitter slush from UD… yes please!

saw there was a private event set-up in front of an adorable Urban Decay truck. I worked my way into the line and introduced myself. Turns out, UD’s publicists had been impressively creative. They had set this up for people like me, people who worked at Hearst and kept blogs— in other words, people who would promote their products.

I honestly can say that Urban Decay has been one of my favorite makeup brands for a while now. When I started using one of their eye shadow palates, I realized that make up quality does matter and makes a huge difference. Not only does UD’s makeup stay on, but it sparkles, is easily applicable, and isn’t too expensive, especially for the quality of the products you’re getting.

For attending the event I received a refreshing UD slush, (it was close to 85 degrees and really humid) and chose the flavor, Assassin. White ginger slush ice with a few dabs of red raspberry and a sprinkle of edible glitter, it was the perfect midday snack. And it made me feel both cleansed and sharp, that on top of the world feeling you get when you’re strutting around Manhattan in a pair of red leather stilettos. And, of course, the event could not come to an end without guests each receiving a bag full of Urban Decay makeup swag, which I’m super excited to start using! Be on the lookout for product reviews on the CCG Approved page!

Stay classy! xx