Beauty: Urban Decay Vice 4 review plus four makeup looks

Beauty: Urban Decay Vice 4 review plus four makeup looks

I've been gone for too long - still a bit sick and overworked, sorry! But today's post is a pretty good one, so I'm hoping you'll forgive me for my absence.

Earlier this year, Urban Decay Belgium unexpectedly made a small batch of Vice 4 palettes available online and in their ICI Paris XL booths. My sister was one of the lucky few to snap one up before it sold out, and we got together a couple of weeks ago to photograph its splendor and experiment with the shades.

Beauty: Urban Decay Vice 4 review plus four makeup looks

The Vice 4 palette comes in a cute little pouch boasting the signature Vice shattered glass pattern, and an oil slick like colour effect, just like the actual palette. Because the container has a 3D diamond/shattered glass effect that might be prone to damage, the pouch is a great way to make sure your beautiful palette remains unharmed.

Beauty: Urban Decay Vice 4 review plus four makeup looks

The oil slick colours used in the packaging of each of these Vice palettes is different, and my sister's is quite dark, with mostly green, purple and blue tones. There's lots more colour when you open up that palette, though.

Beauty: Urban Decay Vice 4 review plus four makeup looks
Beauty: Urban Decay Vice 4 review plus four makeup looks

Ah, look at those shades! Mostly cool colours, and the palette is heavy on purples and greens with a couple of rich neutrals thrown in for good measure. In addition, Vice 4 is filled with the type of stunning glittery shades we know and love Urban Decay for, but there are also some matte and satin shades to ensure optimal versatility.

Swatches!

Beauty: Urban Decay Vice 4 review plus four makeup looks

There is not a single eyeshadow in this palette that underperforms. I would advise you to use a good primer underneath, though, because some of those glitterbomb shades (Low and Crowbar, I'm looking at you two) are prone to quite some fallout if you don't set the products properly. But most of the colours here don't need a primer to look absolutely stunning, as you can see here. 

Naomi and I both created two makeup looks based on the first eyeshadows that caught our eye when we opened this palette, to show you what kind of things you can accomplish with Vice 4. We both used UD Primer Potion underneath to set the makeup looks.

Beauty: Urban Decay Vice 4 review plus four makeup looks

My sister rarely tries to rock an intense smokey eye, but it looks so stunning on her with her silvery lilac pixie cut, so I challenged her to try her hand at a dark makeup look. For this look, she mostly used Delete, Low and a touch of Crowbar, with some Bones on the browbone as a highlight.

Beauty: Urban Decay Vice 4 review plus four makeup looks

I am a sucker for warm eyeshadow looks and duochromes, so I obviously made a beeline for Flame and Underhand. The fiery copper works so well with the warm purple, I was in love with this look!

Beauty: Urban Decay Vice 4 review plus four makeup looks

My sister's favourite eyeshadow colours are all in the green family, so it should come as no surprise that Naomi threw together Grasshopper, C-Note and Arctic for a beautiful, cool toned makeup look. She also used Bones on the brow bone.

Beauty: Urban Decay Vice 4 review plus four makeup looks

Finally, I had to dip my brush into those purples and created this smokey look out of Harlot, Underhand and Pandemonium, with some Delete blended through the crease. I feel like my sister's eyeshape works better with a really dark eyeshadow look, because her eyes are less deep-set than mine, but I still quite like how this one came together.

I hope you like the review! Which of these makeup looks is your fav? :-) Oh, and let me conclude this post with another shot of my babely sister wearing blue lipstick and her new Polette Candy frames. Nothing works so well with a variety of bright makeup looks as a transparent pair of glasses!

transparent pink Polette Candy glasses

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