Can an Eyeshadow Palette be More Than Just an Eyeshadow Palette?

Do you ever think, "How am I ever going to hit pan on my super expensive Urban Decay eyeshadow palettes?" If you have, and if you are are the proud owner of the Urban Decay Vice 3 Palette (or any of the Vice palettes), you'll consider reading this post.

This is an amazingly versatile palette, and limitless looks can be achieved with it. Read the review HERE.



Here are a few suggestions on how to use this particular palette in a variety of different ways.



1. Use it to contour and bronze: Using the colours Undone or DTF or a combination of both depending on your skin colour, you can effectively chisel your cheek bones. Downfall is a just a beaut to bronze up.

Here are the swatches:

Undone, Downfall and DTF

2. Blush: Two colours- Alien and Alchemy or a combination of both! Amazing!

Alien (for lighter skin tones)

Alchemy (for darker skin tones)

3. Highlighter: One of the most gorgeous shades to use on the high planes of your face for that subtle lit from within look- Last Sin.

Last Sin

4. Mattifying lipstick: Coral/ Peach lipsticks that all the rage these days, can be dusted with the pigments of the eyeshadow to set or mattify lisptick. It gives a cools 3D effect. The winner for this: Sonic.

Sonic

5. As Eyeliner: Take your slanted/ eyeliner brush, wet it, dip in any of the darker/ brighter shades and use as an eyeliner! I mean how gorgeous are these?

Dragon, Freeze, Heroine and Brokedown

In essence, any big palette with a variety of shades and finishes can be used in a similar way. Hope this inspires you to really cash in on those under utilized palettes lying on your vanity!