The One Sweep Wonders

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When it comes to eyeshadow a lot of the time I find it impossible to just leave it at one shade on the lid, I always feel like it needs the extra crease definition or just deepening up on the outer corners, it's probably down to having that many eyeshadows that I just want to play with them all in the morning. But in the past couple of months I've been putting the blending brush down and realising that some eyeshadows can work wonders just swept over the lid on their own, meaning they're the perfect shades for when you hit the snooze button one too many times leaving you 10 minutes to get ready.

The Urban Decay Naked Palette is 100% my favourite palette, it's my go to palette for every occasion because I just know it's never going to fail me, whether I want a girly daytime look or a deeper smokier look. If I'm in a serious rush my favourite from the palette to reach for is Toasted, a gorgeous warm bronze toned pink with an almost metallic finish. It's the most amazing shade on the eyes, it blends out beautifully and is an amazing colour for the winter months. It's my most used shade with a serious dent in it, I can feel the pan getting worryingly closer every time I use it.

An amazing alternative to Toasted, just slightly less warm toned and a bit more silver, is the L'Oreal Color Riche in 201 Cafe Saint Germain. The product looks a bit bruised and battered because the eyeshadow is essentially a pressed pigment, so after getting it home when I bought it the shadow had completely smashed in the bag. Partly my fault, but on closer inspection I think it was partly the manufacturers fault. However, this wasn't going to stop me trying it, so I pressed it back in to the compact and have been reaching for it a lot recently. It has an amazing wet look about it, and even has a wet but creamy feel to it on the fingers. It isn't the easiest shadow to blend out because of it's texture, but the colour is simply gorgeous.

I imagine by the end of February people will be bored out of their brains hearing me talk about this one, but it really is that good! The Bourjois Colorband in 04 Rose Fauviste is a golden beigey pink, after doing some online searches it's very MAC All That Glitter's esque. I mentioned this in my Everyday Makeup post, so I won't go on too much. But it's just an amazing cream eyeshadow stick,all it requires is a few swipes across the eye, a quick bit of blending with your finger and it sets like paint, this seriously isn't budging for anyone!

The next two I'm going to speak of in a more broad term, because they were both limited edition shades that I got in Christmas sets last year. The pink glittery shade is from Soap and Glory, and I have an inkling that you can get it in their Off The Wallflowers palette, but this style of shade is one which I feel everyone needs, it's a frosty pink with glitter running all through it, similar to MAC's Naked Lunch. The next is a simple champagne shade, this one is from No7 but I have no idea what shade it is, but not only are these shades great for your base, but they work perfect for just swiping over the lids to cancel out any redness or veins on the lids. Both of these style of shades are perfect for if you're just starting out with makeup, because they're so simple and easy to pull of.

What are your favourite 'one sweep wonders'?

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  1. The L'Oreal one looks like such a lovely colour, shame about it smashing x

    em // emandhan xo

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    1. It is super gorgeous, and it really is, was so gutted when it happened :(

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  2. i really want to try out the l'oreal mono eyeshadows, they look so so so good! my favourite one sweep wonders are by far the maybelline colour tattoos, so easy to use too - great post!

    fashion, beauty and an existential crisis

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    1. Love the colour tattoos, I've managed to finish up pink gold, which is crazy that I've managed to finish a whole eyeshadow when I have so many in my collection, thank you :) x

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  3. There some gorgeous shades in the Bourjois Colourband range. I love eyeshadow pencils, they're just so easy to apply!

    Antonia x | Fifi and the Diamonds

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    1. These ones are so good, one of my favourite new releases in a long time!

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  4. this is a great idea, I always feel like it doesn't look right with only one colour but i'm going to give it a go tomorrow now
    thanks for the inspiration

    http://lizzyapp.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. I always thought that too, but with the right lip and cheek it can defiantly work, and no problem :) x

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  5. Those are great picks! I really need to get an Urban Decay Naked palette it's been on my wishlist for as long as I can remember (:

    http://Happy Since 95' | Beauty & Lifestyle

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    1. It's the one high end product I think everyone should own, love it!

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  6. The US hasn't gotten those L'oreal shadows yet and I'm so jealous. They look amazing in every swatch I've seen.

    My favorite one sweep wonder has been Urban Decay Smog, but I've been going towards a lot of rosy browns like most of the Naked 3 Shades as well as a Mally Evercolor Shadow Stick in Rose Taupe.

    I also just started following you and I really love what I see so far. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your posts on my dashboard!

    Hao | haodoyoungo

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    1. The L'Oreal ones are amazing, one sweep of the brush and they're so pigmented, it's crazy. Aw I don't really find Smog suits me a lot, only really works to deepen the eyes. And thank you! :D x

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  7. I totally agree with Urban Decay Naked Palette, I have mine for two years already and I never get tired of it. Amazing product! xx

    theglowlab.blogspot.com

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    1. It's one of the only products I never fall out of love with, it's the best makeup purchase I've made! x

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