Some Placebos Can Be Delicious.

Like the sexy singing variety, or Shrinkle's new make-up line, Sugarpill Cosmetics, which launched today.

Mere hours ago, in fact. I ordered as soon as I woke up, and checked out the site and all. Needless to say, I'm ridiculously excited.

Order now and you'll be pre-ordering for February 15th when they start shipping. It's less than a week to wait, which is quite short for a pre-ordering run, and you get 15% off for your trouble with the code hello15.

If you live under a rock, in a cave, on Mars, you might have managed to miss the Sugarpill hype. I, for one, have very high hopes for it, I'm expecting Sugarpill to be all the things I wanted Lime Crime to be (no pressure, Shrinkle) and if you're not convinced, did I mention they make pressed eyeshadows, too?

A snippet of some of the shades available. Click for more!

Available in singles at $12 (same for both loose, and pressed and no, the pressed eyeshadows aren't just pressed versions of the loose, they're different entirely) and in a ridiculously pretty-packaged quad for $34. Pressed eyeshadows are 4 grams, compared to MAC's 1.5 grams, and loose is 5 grams, which is pretty huge either way you look at it.

Gorgeous packaging, orders also get free glitter logo stickers.

Yes, she ships internationally, everywhere in the world, and the international shipping is a very reasonable flat-rate: $6 for orders under $20, $8 for $20-40, and so on. Orders over $75 ship free, anywhere, and if I were you, I wouldn't worry about customs. *Ambiguous*

Wait, why are you still reading this? Click that giant image (or here) and go check it out!

Oh, fairly obviously, all images used belong to Shrinkle & Sugarpill Cosmetics, although I cropped 'em and added borders, so if you nick 'em, I'll be grumpy.

EOTD: Paladins Can't Wear The Helm of Disintergration

It speaks to how much I adore Fyrinnae that I'd buy neutral colours from them. I don't think I've ever picked a neutral colour when shopping, before. Alas, they had nerdy names, and thus I was helpless.
This look is actually my own take on a LetzMakeup tutorial video I watched. I sort of used her technique, but changed all the colours and blahblah. Neutral looks tend to look washed out and muddy on me, but this one came out pretty well, I think. That's my new favourite lip combination, too!

Paladins Can't Wear The Helm of Disintergration - Step-by-Step

Why, yes, that is a 'Talk Nerdy to Me' hooded shirt.


I don't know why I look like I'm asleep, dreaming of chasing mice, here.

Eyes

I actually followed this video tutorial for the eyes, in terms of technique, etc. So I'll explain what products I used and changes underneath it. You should probably watch it, then read my changes, if you want to try and recreate it.

• I used my MAC Painterly Paint Pot all over the lid, instead of Rubenesque, and then covered it all over the eye area with my miracle-product Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy. (If you don't own it, you might as well go buy it, 'cause I'm not shutting up about it anytime soon.)
  
• Next, I applied Fyrinnae's Polar Bear eyeshadow all over the entire lid (not inner half, like hers) and into the crease, using a regular flat shader brush.
• With a fluffier brush (MAC 224) I applied Fyrinnae's Nijiro eyeshadow all over the inner half of the lid, up toward the brow-bone, and highlighted the inner corner on the lower lashline with it, too (the way she does in the video, with her MUFE Star Powder).
  
• Highlight under the brown with any highlight paler than Nijiro. I used the white half of The Body Shop 02 Hot Brights Eyeshadow duo, just because it's a nice matte, pale shade that works as a highlight for me, and I snagged it for £1 in the sale (score!).
• Where she uses MAC Smoulder eye kohl, I use my Urban Decay 24/7 pencil liner in Zero, in the same place, with the same technique and smudging, etc, both on the top and bottom lashline.
• (This takes you up to about 04:30 on the video) Instead of working black eyeshadow into the crease immediately, I used Fyrinnae's Beholder eyeshadow, and worked it into the crease in the same way, with a stiff-dome brush, being careful not to shade down onto the lid.
  
• Instead of the Stardust #950, I used a matte black eyeshadow (something from a Sleek iDivine palette, Fyrinnae do Snow White if you need one) sparingly on a pencil brush (tap it off if you're worried about looking like you've been socked in the eye/work in a coal mine/are a panda) and worked it into the crease, over Beholder, to really darken the crease and make the lid pop out more.
  
• With the same brush, and same black, I worked it over the smudged winged-out liner on the outer-V of my eye, to add more definition there, too.
• I skipped the glitter (trying to be neutral, here!) and touched things up, now - re-applied eyeliner, re-highlighted a little, brushed on a little more Nijiro wherever my black shadow became too heavy or intrusive, and generally touched up anything that wasn't blended enough for my tastes.
• Then like usual, I primed my lashes with Urban Decay's Eyelash Primer, and used Bourjois Liner Effect mascara.

Lips

• Exfoliated with LUSH Bubblegum Lip Scrub (which really does taste of bubblegum).
• Applied Aromaleigh Lip Balm (Licorice Twist!), left it for a few minutes, then blotted off any excess.
• Applied Illamasqua lipstick in Submit (I've wanted this for ages, just for the name. Close friends will know why.)
• Over it, I used my favourite lip product ever which is Fyrinnae's Deceptive Innocence lip lustre. I love the name, I love the slightly pinkish-neutral nude colour of it, everything. It's hard for me to find a nude lip colour that's not too dark, too brown, or too peach - this is perfect.

Face

• Prime with Fyrinnae's Velvet-Gel Silica Primer.
• Apply concealer - Bobbi Brown's Corrector in Light Bisque - where necessary.
• Dot Estée Lauder Doublewear foundation in Shell over areas that need the most coverage using the MAC 191 brush.
• Buff foundation into skin in circular motions using the MAC 187, adding more where necessary, until it's all blended in.
• Wipe off the MAC 187 and buff Fyrinnae's Fluff Finishing Powder all over face to finish.
• Apply Milani Powder Blush in #08 Luminous blush along cheekbones (NARS Orgasm dupe).

And that's it! I think people are always envious of what others have - people tell me they wish they could wear bright colours (you can, you ninny) and I'm jealous of people who pull off neutrals really well. Because I'm pale, a lot of them just wash out and look muddy, but I think this more goldeny-smoky neutral thing worked, although the original on LetzMakeup's video looked much better, but I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that's because she is ludicrously pretty.

I didn't get to use Damn Paladins in this look, which was what started me buying neutrals from Fyrinnae in the first place, but it still inspired the EOTD name.

Rapidlash 50% Off Sale

I was going to post an EOTD, when this hit my inbox. I've been interested in Rapidlash for a while, but don't know much about it. It's supposed to make your eyelashes and brows better condition and appear thicker/longer etc, in 4-6 weeks. Personally, I want my eyebrows to grow and fill out in the right places, and would kill for longer lashes. There's a video, and everything:

I haven't read any reviews, have any of you tried Rapidlash? It normally retails at $50, but it's on sale at Hautelook for the next 38-ish hours, so it's down to $25. Not exactly impulse-buy cheap, but maybe cheap enough to try it out and see how it works. I'm going to, at least.

As always, Hautelook is an invitation-only sale website, so I can invite you, and if you sign-up/buy anything using my referral link, I get credit for it. Hence why I'm not telling you omgRapidlashisamazing, because I haven't tried it, and I'd consider that unethical. But hey, if you're going to buy something anyway, use my link and make me happy.

+1337 Sexiness.

This is my last two Fyrinnae hauls combined, into one super-giant-mega-zordhaul. I'll post pictures of my entire collection as soon as I clear enough space on my desk to actually lay it all out - at over 100 eyeshadows, and slightly over 30 lip lustres, now. I still haven't met a Fyrinnae product I haven't liked.
Branching out into face products, too, and I'm really loving their Fluff finishing powder and Velvet-Gel Silica Primer, so check those out (because I was right about the Pixie Epoxy, wasn't I?).

Let the lemming begin!

An OCD-infuriating 49 jars, with one perched on top.


Nijiro and Mischief Makers both have subtle rainbow sparkle.


Parental Advisory, Mephisto and Neo Universe are must-haves for purple-lovers. Or y'know, people with eyes, and taste.


Android Angel snuck in again, 'cause it's sneaky. Iris and Sea Otter were surprisingly stunning.


Close-ups of Avenging Salem and Oberon, 'cause they looked crud in the other one.


City Glam glitter, a Professional Colour, and two Arcane Magics in regular light.


Same Arcane Magics held up to light to show the colour shift.


Lip Lustres! Kinda gloopy looking here. In reality they're non-sticky lip stains with the moisturising feel of butter on the lips. Meloncholy is the most awesome name.


Romantique, Fanservice, Deceptive Innocence, Ice Cream Party, Bloodstains & Very Berry Happy must be owned by everyone with lips.

Long-term plan is to create a giant swatch post, linking to many other swatch posts organised by brand. So eventually all my Fyrinnae swatches will be in the same place. I'll also put up lip swatches - eventually - of all the Lip Lustres, but that'll take longer on account of my only possessing one pair of lips.

I make you want to buy things, don't I? Aren't I awful.

If this wasn't enough, you can see all my other Fyrinnae swatches right here.

Guest Post: Make Zoe Start A Blog (also, Morgana review)

EDIT: Zoe got her own blog! Check it out here for more of her awesomeness!

This is the last of the guest posts, this one is written by Zoe, who wanted to review Morgana Minerals but who doesn't write her own blog. She should! Yell at her.
I'll be doing my own Morgana Minerals review when my order arrives, just to confuse you.
Needless to say, the views expressed in this post are hers, and do not necessarily reflect my own. - Ana

***

Morgana Minerals is a small independent mineral make up company owned by Melissa. She makes mineral eye shadows, foundations, and lipsticks. She also sells some eyeliners, hair dyes, and brushes.

I don’t care for her website much. It is easy to navigate, but looks unprofessional. Sometimes she uses ‘pics’ instead of pictures and ‘2’ instead of two or to. It is not a very big deal, it just bothers me. I used a gift card to order and it was very simple.

There was a shipping delay on my order. Melissa doubled my sample sizes on my eye shadows to make up for it. I have been exchanging emails with her on and off for a few months and she is always very prompt to reply. Usually she got back to me in less than an hour. Her emails are always very polite and informative. She has very good customer service.

The Lipsticks:
The lipsticks are amazing. It only takes one stroke to get full opaque cover. The lipsticks last a very long time, without drying out your lips like other long lasting products I have tried. The only time I had to reapply was after eating. None of the lipsticks I got really smell or taste like anything.

I was very excited to try these lipsticks because they come in so many unusual colors. It is sometimes hard to find high quality lipsticks in such strange colors. And the price is great, only $10.

Full sized lipsticks come in a simple silver lipstick tube. Sample sizes come in plastic bags.

• Medusa: “Golden green with a lime scent.” I really like this color. It is a warm green color. It has recently been discontinued, so if you want it, it is on sale for $5.
• Cauldron: “Cauldron is a matte black with silver hologram sparkle. The sparkle looks silver, but changes colors depending on light angles. Hints of green glitter reflect in this picture.” I was disappointed in cauldron. While it is a very nice black the sparkles barely show up.
• Azalea: “Hot pink” This is my favorite out of all the lipsticks I got. It is a very deep, bright pink. Under some lights it looks almost red.
• Blueberry: “Medium blue with a blueberry scent.” It is a nice dark shade of blue. I have never seen this shade of blue lipstick sold anywhere else. I couldn’t smell any blueberry scent.
• Spellbound: “Spellbound is medium-dark blue with a hint of silver highlight.” Spellbound is a lot like blueberry, but is metallic. It was the only lipstick I had trouble with. The color didn’t show up as opaque as the other lipsticks.

The eye shadows: I have been really enjoying the eye shadows. They are easy to use, and blend nicely. The best part is the price. Only $5

The eye shadows come in a five gram jar with a sifter. Samples sizes come in a plastic baggie.

Unfortunately, because there have been no sunny days in Minnesota for a ridiculously long time, I was unable to get any accurate pictures of the eye shadows. I assure you they are all very pretty.

• Fantasy Nouveaux: “It is a luscious grape with silver and aqua sparkles that catch light beautifully! And the coverage is great too!” I love this color. It is really quite beautiful; I have never seen another color like it. It is a great purple with a whole lot of sparkle.
• Shady Pines: “Blackened pine with glowing green sheen and bright green sparkles.” Shady Pines is from the Christmas collection. It is a really lovely dark green with a little bit of sparkle. The only problem I have with it is if you blend it out to much it will look a bit brown. I have been using it as eyeliner.
• Madagascar: “A cool toned pink-cherry with a hint of purple-blue sheen.” It is from the Pirate Collection. I do not have much of an opinion on this because I have not used it yet. From the hand swatch I did I can tell it is a very bright, beautiful color.

Conclusion: I would most certainly buy from Morgana Minerals again; in fact I already made another order. The prices are very reasonable, the service was great, and the products are wonderful.

Guest Post: You Might Remember Her From Such Comments As...

This is a guest-post written by one of my lovely readers, Lo. I've been working on my University dissertation (and will be, up until January 29th) hence my blogging absence, so now I'm making you guys fill in and do all the hard work for me. - Ana

***

There are quite a few small beauty companies popping up, including a handful of "celebrity" run ones. They include bloggers, YouTubers, and others that are well known in their corner. While they may be more cult than mainstream, they're using their starpower to launch beauty lines. Even though they are loved by their fanbases, how do you know that their products are worth the typically hefty price tag? Well, here are a few questions you can ask yourself:

Tarina Tarantino. Photo: Sephora.com

1) Are they backed by a major supplier?
If yes, this puts a lot of weight behind the product line. Sephora wouldn't bother selling tattoo artist and reality star Kat Von D's makeup if it didn't at least work well. They carry high quality lines as it is. Any celebrity based line is going to have to bring something new to the table and meet the quality standards already in place. Sephora also carries Lauren Luke's (panacea81 on YouTube) and accessory designer Tarina Tarantino's lines. Still, to find out if the makeup is good for you, continue onto #2.

2) What are the reviews like?
I cannot stress the importance of reviews enough! They are so, so very important. I'm not talking about the ones that are on the company's website either. You never know if they are moderated. Never take the creator's word on their own products. They want to sell to you, so they will tell you that their product is the best thing since written language. Go to a third party review site like Makeupalley.com. Not only will you learn if the product is pure crap, but you can look at skin tone, skin type, and other variables to see if those that are similar to you had good experiences with the product in question. If this doesn't provide information, search the product + review and see what's out there in the blogosphere. Don't buy reviewless. You may get burned. Oh, and when you experience a really awesome product or a really horrific one, put your review out there!

3) What is the ingredients list like? This has several categories in it!

• a) Is there an ingredients list? No? Don't buy. Do they put silly things in the list like "special ingredient" such as Lime Crime used to do, navigate away.
• b) Do you have allergies or want to steer clear of parabens? This is probably obvious, but look to see if these are in the list.
• c) If you're looking for skin care, be aware of the active ingredients and see where they fall in the list. If they're towards the top, that means they comprise a larger amount in comparison to the others. Towards the bottom, there may not be enough to really do anything.
• d) Are there spelling errors or repeats? YouTuber Michelle Phan's line, iQQU, lists the ingredient "water" twice in her Acne Serum ingredients list (which is, by the way, rather difficult to read.) Xenia of Lime Crime misspells "castor seed oil" and hydroxystearate in her lipstick ingredients list. Perhaps I'm too picky, but if a company can't put together an appropriate ingredients list, how can I trust them to create a good product?

Click to enlarge.

4) What is the first impression when upon arrival at the company's website?
Sometimes this is right, sometimes it's wrong. For example, the Sassy Minerals website is boring. Very, very functional, but not all that inspiring creatively. That's not a fair reflection on their products, some of which are very edgy and fun. On the other hand, you may come across a website like Archetype Cosmetics and automatically feel the unprofessionalism rolling off your computer screen. In this case, you'd be right. I suppose what I'm trying to say is that if the design seems to be dull, but functional, give it a shot. If it screams sixteen year old goth girl trying to be cooler than all the other kids in her website class, you may want to go check #2 for info on customer service and quality of product. (Yes, I realize these examples move away from the celebrity line theme, but they best illustrate my point.)

photo: www.cartoonstock.com

5) Are these things FDA approved, dermatologist approved, etc.?
This is #5 because it might not be so important to everyone. I, personally, enjoy small mineral makeup companies that cannot afford FDA testing. However, if a company claims to have a product that contains a certain level of SPF, it's good to know if they are actually FDA approved. I've emailed iQQU asking if their sunscreen was FDA tested since it's not stated on the site, and never got a response. While the ingredients may indeed have sunscreen properties, the company has no real way of knowing the amount without testing. Also, if you have picky skin, you may want to check out new products with your dermatologist before working it into your routine, especially if the ingredients list is chock full of words you can't pronounce.

Everyone that gets involved in makeup or reads beauty blogs knows that it takes a lot of trial and error to find the products that work. It would be nice to think that someone we admire would never push us in the wrong direction, whether on purpose or with the best intentions, but people like us must be pragmatic! Consider these things before you lay down twenty or more dollars, and you may be saved from regret.

If you have any other tips, let us all know! If we can help each other weed out the bad there will be a lot less grief for all.

50% off Illamasqua!

I've been disappointed in Illamasqua's poor sales and rubbish "free delivery over £65" promotions before, so this really surprised me. All their soon-to-be discontinued items are 50% off! It might be the UK website, but they DO ship worldwide!

Lipsticks, cream eyeshadows, powder eyeshadows, powder blush, sheer and intense lipgloss are between £6.25-8.00 each! Loads of colours still available, too.

Here's the kicker - the website is kinda broken. If you fill your cart and view it, all the buttons to take you to the checkout are broken.
Once you've filled your basket, copy-paste this into your address bar and complete the checkout: https://www.illamasqua.com/shop/checkout/

It's the URL for Illamasqua's checkout, so even though the cart won't take you there, punching that into your address bar should, and you should be able to pay with no problem. I discovered this after typing a few combinations into my address bar, and lo and behold, that works just fine.

I ordered 7 cream eyeshadows, 2 powder eyeshadows and 2 lipsticks, all with 50% off. I recommend the Intense Lipgloss in Fury, which I bought at full price and adore, and you can grab it for under £7 now! Let me know what you get!

Guest Post: Acclamation for Urban Decay's 24/7 Liners.

This is a guest-post from my lovely friend Phyrra over at Fresco Phyrra. As I have/am busy writing my dissertation (deadline 29th January!) I'm making everyone else do the hard work for me, and fill in for the blog this week. Thanks, Phyrra!

Also, although I didn't write this review (so it expresses Phyrra's opinions, not mine) I agree with it - these eyeliners are one of my personal '1337' products. - Ana

***

I'd been around, seen some weird stuff, dealt with plenty of nastiness, but that was the first time I'd been hit on by an elder god.

Ahem.

I've been through a lot of eye liners, from drug store to high end. I was never able to find a liner that didn't smudge on apparently oily eye area. I used to stick with MAC's liners, because they were better on me than everything else, but still not perfect. Eventually I saw the Urban Decay 24/7 VIP Stash and caved after reading many positive reviews about it. I'm SO GLAD I did this! These babies are insidious. I've happily bought more to add to my collection.

The 24/7 liners are the best pencil lines I've ever tried. Period. They don't budge or smudge on my oily lids, which is fantastic. The colors are deep and true, with great color payoff. Somehow, these liners have worked their way into my daily makeup routine. I normally use 2, but sometimes as many as 4 or 5 colors.

Mildew mislabelled - actually Graffiti -Ana

• Zero - zealous black (v)
• Yeyo - metallic white (v)
• Electric - bright aquamarine (v)
• Flipside - bright teal (v)
• Ransom - bright iridescent purple
• Lust - plush purple
• Graffiti - bright medium green with silver sparkle (v)
• Lucky - brilliant deep copper (v)

*v denotes vegan shades pictured

I decided to add swatches of my personal UD 24/7 stash - Ana

One of the amazing things that I've noticed about these liners is that, for me, they seem to morph. It doesn't matter how many different shades of bright aqua I wear, Electric always works perfectly. No matter how many teals, bright or deep, Flipside will coordinate. Ransom and Lust both work well with purples. Zero is the quintessential intense matte black shade. Yeyo is an eye brightening metallic white. Lucky harmonizes with golds, bronzes and coppers easily, as well as looking good with aquas. Graffiti adapts to match most greens, as well.

The texture of the liners is very creamy, and this is because of the moisturizing ingredients in them such as jojoba oil, vitamin E and cottonseed oil. They're perfect for the waterline because they don't yield once they dry.

Currently they're available in 22 shades for $17 USD each, though there are several sets of liners that are a great bargain.

Fnord.

EOTD: Mademoiselle of the Ephemeral Lake

You can tell I didn't name this one, can't you? Not nearly poetical enough, me. Nope, this look was named and contrived by the gorgeous Phyrra, from Fresco Phyrra. Our blogship (yes, I've just coined that word, and it's awesome because it sounds like airship) was getting stale so we decided to switch it up a little and do cross-over looks. I made her do a variation on my At Journey's End EOTD, because everyone should wear more bright green (and she looks so much better in it than I do), and she came up with this beauty for me.

We've both got another cross-over look each to do, so I'll be posting another of her inventions in due course. The best thing about this look is that although the base colours were blue/magenta/purple, every shadow used had a strong, bright green highlight duo-chrome, which is incredibly hard to get to show up in the photos. Getting consistant lighting/colouring is really hard on my camera, too (plus I took 60 photos just to narrow down to these four) the closed-eye picture is most accurate, in terms of colour and lighting.

Mademoiselle of the Ephemeral Lake - Step-By-Step

Prettier in light, but you can see some highlight on my right lid.


Came out oddly green, here, generally too warm.


Me doing my best not to look 12, by er, squinting.

This came out pretty dark, but I kept it because it showed up the green highlight.

Eyes

• Prime with a MAC Paint Pot in Painterly, smoothed all over the lid and into the crease.
  
• Add a dab of Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy to the lid and smooth it over the entire eye area, let it go tacky.
  
• Using a flat shader brush* pat on Fyrinnae's Digital Faerie all over the inner 1/2 of the lid, up to the crease.
• Wipe the brush off and pat Fyrinnae's Darling Misfit over the last 1/2 of the lid, and into and slightly above the crease.
• Switch to a stiff-dome/crease brush* and re-apply a little Darling Misfit into the crease, using the fluffier brush to blend the shadow up over the crease slightly in circles, for a smokier edge.
• Using a pencil brush*, darken the outer-V and the outer corner of Darling Misfit using Fyrinnae's Wicked. I use this colour to define the shape at the edge of my eye, and 'outline' the eyeshadow along the outer corner and toward the centre of the crease, in a circular motion. If that makes any sense. (See the closed-eye picture)
• With another pencil brush, highlight the inner corner and inner half of the crease with Fyrinnae's Otherworld.
• To avoid an overdose of green highlight, I used a shimmery white above Otherworld to highlight under the eyebrow and blend out the edges of the coloured eyeshadow.
  
• Dot a little of Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy along your lower lashline (not waterline) and wait for it to go tacky.
  
• With yet another pencil brush - or, I guess you can use the first one - brush Fyrinnae's Faerie Glamour over the lower lashline.
• I highlighted the inner-corner of the lower-lashline with Otherworld, too, and blended it up into the Wicked in the outer-V.
• Line your upper lashline and wing it out, then the waterline. I used Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Zero.
• Prime lashes with Urban Decay Eyelash Primer, then add a few zillion coats of Bourjois Liner Effect mascara.

Lips

• Prime them however you do, I exfoliated and used a lip balm.
  
• Apply Fyrinnae's Fanservice Lip Lustre over the lips and rub it in (do that... cow-grazing-rubbing-lips-together thing).
• Cover with MAC Baby Sparks Dazzleglass.
  

Face

• Prime with Urban Decay Pore Perfecting primer.
• Apply concealer - Bobbi Brown's Corrector in Light Bisque - where necessary.
• Dot Estée Lauder Doublewear foundation in Shell over areas that need the most coverage using the MAC 191 brush.
• Buff foundation into skin in circular motions using the MAC 187, adding more where necessary, until it's all blended in.
• Wipe off the MAC 187 and buff Purely Cosmetics Diamond Perfect Finish all over face to finish. I use my special batch of green DPF for anti-redness, too.
• Apply Purely Cosmetics Blushing blush along cheekbones (NARS Orgasm dupe).

And done. As I say, this was much prettier in reality than it photographed, with the strong green highlight on all the shades. It was a little darker than I usually go (Digital Faerie is bright, but I went a wee bit overboard blending Darling Misfit into it) but had a kind of smoky, three-dimensional mystique which I really liked.

Brush Descriptions & Examples*
Flat-Shader Brush - GOSH Flat Eyeshadow Brush, MAC 239 or similar.
Stiff-Domed Brush - MAC 217, Revlon Contour Shadow Brush, or similar.
Pencil Brush - GOSH Round Eyeshadow Brush, MAC 219 or similar.

Urban Decay 75% Off Sale!

For the next [EDIT: Sale over, sorry!] Urban Decay is 75% off on HauteLook. They've got eye pencils, eye shadows, mascara, lipgloss, brow pencils, even a brush - all 75% off, full-size, starting at $3.50.

On top of that, use code: HL2010 for $10 off any $25 order! (Thanks Anna, for letting us know!)

If you've already got a HauteLook account, skip on over there to check it out. If not, it's an invite-only sale site, so I can invite you.

HauteLook works on invite commission, so if someone signs up using my link, and buys something, I get compsensated for it. But hey, it's not like you don't already know Urban Decay is a good brand, they make three products I use virtually every day.

ETA: Sadly, they only ship to the US & Canada (but good news for you guys) although if I get anything, I'll simply have it shipped to a friend in the US.