On Wednesdays We Wear Pink

Hi! Long time, no write/read. I can begin with apologies and reasons as to why I have been M.I.A on here but I suppose I was feeling a little overwhelmed with media platforms and a little uninspired.. So I am reigniting the passion for make-up and focusing on just a handful of social profiles (mainly YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and Blogger) and starting a mini series on here and Instgram. 

Inspired by the 2004 Lindsey Lohan hit (you know what's coming as LiLo has so far only had a solo masterpiece and you have probably read the title of this post), Mean Girls, I have decided to begin an array of looks where the main focus of the look is pink. I will upload these each Wednesday via Blogger and Instagram but make sure to subscribe to my blog as more pictures will be featured here than any other platform. I may in the future recreate some looks on YouTube if they are requested. If you want to get involved please hashtag your pictures with #OnWednesdaysWeWearPink, #OWWWP and #NealaOlivia. Please also include my name @NealaOlivia on Twitter and Instagram, that way I will be sure to see all your wonderful creations. 

So here is the first look, a blown out matte neon pink eye with a shimmer centre.The full list of products will be listed at the end of this post. 

#OnWednesdaysWeWearPink

#OnWednesdaysWeWearPink

I also wanted to look like I had Ariana Grande hair. Yes, I am aware there is a significant age gap. Who cares. If you love it, do it. Plus I'm pretty sure she stole my primary school hair style. Thanks mum, I always knew you would start a trend, even if it didn't catch for another twenty years. 

#OnWednesdaysWeWearPink

#OnWednesdaysWeWearPink

Face:
Chanel vitalumiere foundation - Limpide/Nude
Collection lasting perfection concealer - Fair
Illamasqua blusher - Disobey
Accessorize baked bronzer - Bermuda
Illamasqua blusher - Nymph
MAC pigments - Kitschmas, Golden Lemon, Universal Mix (mixed together for silver pink highlight)

Eyes & Brows:

Sleek brow kit - Dark

Urban Decay Electric palette - Savage

Urban Decay Naked 3 palette - Limit (to help blend Savage above and in the crease)

MAC pigments - Kitschmas, Golden Lemon, Universal Mix (mixed together for silver pink highlight in the centre of the lid and lower lash line)

Lips:

L'oreal colour riche lipstick - Cheryl's Nude

Barry M lip gloss - Toffee

MAC pigments - Kitschmas, Golden Lemon, Universal Mix (mixed together for silver pink highlight above the Cupid's bow and on the very centre of the lips)

MAC lip pencil - Spice

#OnWednesdaysWeWearPink 
#OWWWP

#NealaOlivia 

Urban Decay Naked 3

I become a little manic when new palettes are made available and I was especially delirious when I heard rumours way back in October 2013 about the possibility of an Urban Decay Naked 3 being released. Cue more make-up lunacy when it actually was available for purchase and I realised it was unlike the two previous neutral Naked  palettes. 

Beautiful rose gold detailing of the Naked 3 case.

My fiancé clearly paid attention to all the bombs I dropped, furiously hinting for it to be mine in time for Christmas past. Not only did he generously buy me one as a stocking filler, he also bought one for my mum in order to complete the Naked trio. Did Colm (fiancé) understand the vast differences between Naked, Naked 2 and Naked 3? Nope, not one iota. Like most people ignorant to cosmetics , he thought they all looked exactly the same without even the slightest hint of a colour variance. Unsurprisingly, I disagreed, as Naked 3 is jam-packed with pink based browns, bronzes and mauves, making this palette my favourite of the Naked range. Note that Naked is full or warm neutrals and Naked 2 is made up of cool neutrals. 

Left to right: Strange, Dust, Burnout, Limit, Buzz, Trick, Nooner, Liar, Factory, Mugshot, Darkside, and Blackheart.

The packaging is similar to Naked 2 as the eyeshadows are encased within a tin holder, this time in an embossed rose gold metal. It comes with a dual ended synthetic brush perfect for laying down the product on one end and blending out with the other. Naked 3 does not disappoint with 12 blendable, never seen before velvety shades all centred around rose gold hues. There is a mixture of matte, shimmer and glitter shades. The colours are Strange, Dust, Burnout, Limit, Buzz, Trick, Nooner, Liar, Factory, Mugshot, Darkside, and Blackheart which resemble the metallic cast of a certain infamous Michael Kors watch. 

Left to right: Strange, Dust, Burnout, Limit, Buzz, Trick, Nooner, Liar, Factory, Mugshot, Darkside, and Blackheart.

Strange - pale neutral white/pink, demi-matte finish.

Dust - pale metallic pink with  white gold micro glitter, frost finish. 

Burnout - light peachy pink, pearl finish.

Limit - light dusty rose, matte finish.

Buzz -  light silver pink with silver micro glitter

Trick - light metallic pink-copper with a gold sparkle, frost finish.

Nooner - mid-tone pinky brown, matte finish.

Liar - mid-tone metallic mauve, shimmer finish.

Factory -  mid-tone pink brown, pearl finish. 

Mugshot - metallic pink taupe, shimmer finish.

Darkside - deep taupe mauve, pearl finish. 

Blackheart - matte black with red micro glitter, shimmer finish.

Urban Decay Naked 3 retails at £37 from Debenhams, House Of Fraser and Feel Unique. For customers overseas, it costs $52 from Urban Decay, Sephora and Ulta. An expensive palette, however each shadow weighs 1.3g each, making you receive 15.6g of shadow altogether. Compare that to individual 1.5g eyeshadows from MAC which cost £12.50 /$15 for the consumer packaging and £10/$10  for the pro-refill pan and consider how much you would spend to re-create a palette similar to the Naked 3.  Considering that perspective, the Naked 3 is worth every (of Colm's) penny. 

For dupes and alternatives, click here.