hermajestyxx
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I want to buy this off Sephora for the points but I'm so scared I'll miss it!
UD & Pulp Fiction
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Jumping Mice
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I fangirled so hard when I got wind of Urban Decay's Pulp Fiction collection. Pulp Fiction is one of my all-time favorite movies and I'm a die-hard Quentin Tarantino fan. But I have some issues with the collection which have made me realize that I don't really care for it at all, even as someone who can probably recite the entire movie... No joke! I'll get the obvious out of the way first. As some people have already mentioned, the colors in the palette look too similar to the Naked Basics to really warrant buying another set of matte nudes. Besides, the typical bulkiness of the palette bothers me. Sometimes it's justifiable, but it's just so unnecessary for smaller and simpler palettes. I want more product than cardboard. But I'll get back to the palette later. Being a hardcore Tarantino fan means I'm also nitpicky about anything relating to his work. For one thing, Mia never wore glittery eyeliner and I can't think of a single thing that would make a glittery anything fit in with the aesthetic of the movie. This collection would've been a great opportunity to promote the latest Perversion eyeliner Urban Decay has been going on about everywhere else. But for some reason, they opted for a glittery one instead. Mia's makeup was very classic; soft smokey eyes, simple black eyeliner, and medium-red lips. Her eye makeup can be easily replicated with a couple of eyeshadows and the lips are a no-brainer. Urban Decay's lipstick looks nice, but the shade and finish are noticeably off. Besides, Mia's red lips are only seen on the cover art and for about two seconds in the movie. The rest of the time she wears a brownish nude color or what looks like nothing at all. I can almost guarantee that the finished look with the eyeliner, palette, and lipstick will lean a lot more rocker glam-sexy than classic, femme fatale-sexy. I'm all for bold makeup, but it's like advertising Elizabeth Taylor's glamour to peddle a Taylor Momsen kit instead. The products may look interchangeable, but the end results aren't. That may not matter to most, but since collections like this one cater mostly to specific people like me, it does. Going back to the palette, the artwork isn't terrible but it certainly isn't anything noteworthy. Pulp Fiction's plot and title are a reference to pulp magazines and the cover is even made to look like one. Urban Decay could've done so much better. The lack of thought behind this palette's artwork is obvious and so subpar in comparison to the rest of the brand. It's not as if Quentin Tarantino is famous for his subtlety - and neither is Urban Decay. This collection looks like it was put together over night, so I'll be taking a pass. I don't doubt that the products themselves are nice, but MAC could've nailed this collection so much better while still doing justice to Pulp Fiction and Mia.
Lafemmenoire1
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No really feeling that shade of red
DeeDee2013
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One of the perks of working for Miramax....free samples
Such a gorgeous collection. Will play with them this weekend!
Such a gorgeous collection. Will play with them this weekend!
DILLIGAF
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Heather when you get your items can you swatch the lipstick please? I would also like to see it in comparison to Gash if you have that as well.
pumpkinspice
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Fabulous and well written summary, thanks
katred
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This is EXACTLY what I thought about this collection. I felt like I could have liked some of the individual items on their own if they weren't supposed to be linked to PF (likewise one if my favourite films). Thanks for posting so articulately.
pumpkinspice
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Well I have to say after seeing this look, Im in love and just ordered the palette
gabzillaa
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One of the perks of working for Miramax....free samples
Such a gorgeous collection. Will play with them this weekend!
enjoy your goodies!!
When I saw this, I was like 'yeah, here's my cash', but after a couple of days of really thinking it through,
I was like no way, you can do mia's look pretty much with black liner and 90s brown-ish nude lipstick and that's all...
and as someone mentioned in older post, this lipstick is soo off, even in poster it doesn't look close to that shade of red,
but still I can see high-school kids running for it like crazy, with all this trend for 90s nostalgia without even watching damn movie, haha
I was like no way, you can do mia's look pretty much with black liner and 90s brown-ish nude lipstick and that's all...
and as someone mentioned in older post, this lipstick is soo off, even in poster it doesn't look close to that shade of red,
but still I can see high-school kids running for it like crazy, with all this trend for 90s nostalgia without even watching damn movie, haha
pumpkinspice
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that very well maybe so true but if the kids in high school are running for it, I bet it looks fabulous on their young and most perfect skin!
BrainsAndBeauty
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Quote:Originally Posted by DILLIGAF
Heather when you get your items can you swatch the lipstick please? I would also like to see it in comparison to Gash if you have that as well.
I definitely will! I do have Gash and don't mind doing a swatch comparision. I placed my order on the 16th, but according to UPS it's still in shipping limbo. *waiting impatiently*
Heather when you get your items can you swatch the lipstick please? I would also like to see it in comparison to Gash if you have that as well.
I definitely will! I do have Gash and don't mind doing a swatch comparision. I placed my order on the 16th, but according to UPS it's still in shipping limbo. *waiting impatiently*
well, I'm 19, so my skin ain't that old, but still no point in splurging for browny shadows or red lipstick, that can be easily dupedthat very well maybe so true but if the kids in high school are running for it, I bet it looks fabulous on their young and most perfect skin!
pumpkinspice
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it aint? hahaha!!! ,Well hun those high school girls probably have more money to splurge with to get the real thing! cant beat UD shadows and "aint" no cheap dupe ever going to!well, I'm 19, so my skin ain't that old, but still no point in splurging for browny shadows or red lipstick, that can be easily duped
pumpkinspice
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your videos are fabulous Heather! I just watched Kat Von D review for coven and Poe, POE! is fabulous, thanks so much!
I got naked 2 palette and I honestly prefer MAC shadows (and yeah, MAC has all shades to dupe this sh*tty palette), so yeah, end of darlingit aint? hahaha!!! ,Well hun those high school girls probably have more money to splurge with to get the real thing! cant beat UD shadows and "aint" no cheap dupe ever going to!
pumpkinspice
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end of darling? I have a train case full of every shadow and type you can think of UD is hands down the best for pigmentation and variation, MAC is dry, crumbles and sucks..
BrainsAndBeauty
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your videos are fabulous Heather! I just watched Kat Von D review for coven and Poe, POE! is fabulous, thanks so much!
Aw, shucks!
