Urban Decay Vice 3 Palette

Next in the big holiday palette releases comes the Urban Decay Vice 3 Palette. I have owned all of the Vice palettes at one time or another and they have all disappointed me in some way...EXCEPT this one. This one was thought out so well that it's easy to use and enjoyable to even just look at sometimes (at least for this makeup junkie). There are five columns of four shades of eyeshadow and each column is its own quad of colors that could create a look that would be fairly cohesive and pretty. Less guesswork, less randomness than with other palettes. Also, it's got some great mattes that I love for blending out the crease, some gorgeous burgundy and plum and copper for fall, and it's slimmer than previous editions. It also comes with a matching makeup bag that fits the whole palette inside.

Urban Decay Vice 3 Palette

Urban Decay Vice 3 Palette: Truth, Undone, Downfall, DTF, Dragon, Freeze, Heroine, Brokedown, Vanity, and Lucky

From left to right, these shades are: Truth, Undone, Downfall, DTF, Dragon, Freeze, Heroine, Brokedown, Vanity, and Lucky.

Urban Decay Vice 3 Palette: Reign, Bobby Dazzle, Alien, Alchemy, Bondage, Sonic, Last Sin, Angel, Defy, Revolver

From left to right, these shades are: Reign, Bobby Dazzle, Alien, Alchemy, Bondage, Sonic, Last Sin, Angel, Defy, Revolver.

With last year's Vice 2 Palette, I remember thinking I only LOVED one shade and LIKED one other, so was it worth keeping the palette for those? I tried to find dupes and I eventually put it up on a blog sale. With this one, there are many shades about which I could sing praises!

Downfall is a perfect shades for me to use to blend out the crease. Bobby Dazzle is so shimmery that I love it in the inner corner of the eyes. Lucky is my favorite 24/7 liner, perhaps, so I love having it in shadow form. Great for green eyes! Sonic is soooo unique! It's my favorite shade in the whole palette. Reign is such a pretty slightly rosy brown, gorgeous to darken a look and add something special. Alien is that golden pink that many brands do because it's so flattering to keep a pink from making you look ill. I just love the palette!

It's $60, you get 20 shadows, a double-ended synthetic brush, a matching makeup bag, and it's limited edition so grab it while you can!