Welcome to the first of many, many, many artist collaborations this holiday season! I'm kicking them off with an unexpected collaboration between Urban Decay and artist Patrick Nagel. If you were an '80s child and/or had an older sibling who... Read more →
Urban Decay
My thoughts on Urban Decay's collaboration with Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960 - 1988) were very tough to gather for many reasons, which is why I'm just getting a post up well over a month after the collection's original release. It's always... Read more →
In honor of National Lipstick Day I thought I'd take a quick peek at how Urban Decay's lipstick tubes have essentially come full circle with their new Vice collection. When the brand launched in 1996, the gritty, decidedly un-pretty feel... Read more →
As a follow-up to their palette released as a tie-in to the 2010 Alice in Wonderland movie, Urban Decay has launched their Through the Looking Glass collection to go with this year's sequel, which will hit theaters May 27. Like... Read more →
Today I'm playing detective to decipher who's behind the packaging of a couple recent releases. First, I spotted these two Urban Decay palettes at Chic Profile over the summer. They are exclusive to the French Sephora website and bear the... Read more →
I thought I'd open this post with my absolute favorite Pulp Fiction scene (sorry it's in two parts - I couldn't find a video of the Jack Rabbit Slims scene in its entirety.) So. Many. Great. Lines. I could sit... Read more →
The Oscars are over, but that's not going to stop me from taking another look at movie tie-in beauty products. I first covered these in 2010 so it's high time for a refresher. 1. Stila "And the winner is" palette... Read more →
Urban Decay released its third Book of Shadows, this time devoted to New York City. Like the Alice in Wonderland palette, it's a pop-up, but it also lights up. Details: Here are the shadows: With flash: Overall I think the... Read more →
"'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimbel in the wabe; all mimsy were the borogroves and the momeraths outgrabe." Oh boy am I excited for the new Alice in Wonderland movie. But you know what I'm even... Read more →
L.A.-based painter/illustrator/clothing designer Kime Buzzelli collaborated with Urban Decay to create this limited-edition palette. Named for an art and fashion installation space/boutique/gallery in Echo Park (now closed, unfortunately) the palette features Buzzelli's unique watercolor depictions of women. (images from sephora... Read more →