I was so excited when I saw the 'online exclusive' banner for Urban Decay's 'Oz the Great & Powerful' Glinda & Theodora palettes on the Debenhams website. Although combined the two palettes cost £70, I decided to treat myself and order both.
Unfortunately both palettes arrived faulty - at least one pan from each palette was not seating properly, this is shown in the videos below (included in the accompanying YouTube video - http://youtu.be/cm0elS6g6j8).
Glinda Palette
Theodora Palette
It took three purchases to get a set of palettes that didn't have this problem. Both online orders had the same issues so I took a journey to my nearest Urban Decay counter (a train journey away) to exchange the faulty palettes. Unfortunately, since I received and tested my palettes, the top and bottom left pans of the Glinda palette and the top and bottom right hand pans of the Theodora palette have started to do the exact same thing so it'll be another trip to Debenhams!
As can be seen in the video clips above, the palettes both come in the same packaging as the new UD eyeshadow '6 pan palettes'. This allows you to take out and move/replace eyeshadows at will. I was rather pleased UD decided to use this method of packaging as opposed to their previous palettes. This is because I can see myself running out of some of my favourite shades from palettes like Naked2. I already have a (rather large) number of UD palettes and as a result, I have duplicates of some eyeshadows. But for those I don't, for example Pistol, it will be useful for me to be able to purchase a single shadow until I have used a significant amount of the palette in question to warrant repurchasing. Having these two 'pan palettes' will give me greater freedom for travel and organisation of my favourite shades without me having to purchase the '6 pan palette'. However, now that I have to take my fourth set of palettes back, I am wondering whether this is indeed a good method of packaging!
The palettes each come with six brand new removable eyeshadow pans (two of these are 'dual shades', so you are getting eight colours in a six pan format), a 24/7 glide on eye pencil, a character specific super-saturated high-gloss lip colour and a 'get the look' card, with step-by-step instructions on how to recreate the witches' looks.
left to right: Theodora & Glinda palettes
Theodora box
From top to bottom: Glinda 'get the look' card, super saturated
high-gloss lip colour in Glinda & Glinda palette
Eyeshadows top l-r: Tornado, Aura, Magic
Eyeshadows bottom l-r: Illusion, Oz, South
24/7 glide-on pencil in Rockstar
Super saturated high-gloss lip pencil in Glinda
Eyeshadows top l-r: Tornado, Aura, Magic
Eyeshadows bottom l-r: Illusion, Oz, South
Super saturated high-gloss lip pencil in Glinda
Top l-r: Tornado, Aura (top: violet iridescent, bottom rose iridescent), Magic
Bottom l-r: Illusion, Oz (top: shimmery golden, bottom: silvery blue), South
Far right: Super saturated high-gloss lip pencil in Glinda
24/7 glide-on pencil in Rockstar
So I decided I would have a go at recreating Glinda (played by Michelle Williams in the upcoming film) using the 'get the look' card included. I was pleasantly surprised as to how easy the instructions were follow. The only thing I would say is to read carefully - I misread the section referring to the 'dual shade' Aura and as a result used a mix of the two colours rather than just the violet iridescent section. I liked the use of all but one of the eyeshadows and was surprised I had the ability to create what I would have thought of as a more complex look. So here is my interpretation of Glinda:
Other products used: Garnier BB cream, Estee Lauder Disappear smoothing creme concealer in 02-light, UD eyeshadow primer potion (original) UD Naked Flushed palette, Clarins brow pencil in 01 Dark Brown, MUA clear mascara (for brows), L'Oreal Paris Super Liner in Black Crystals, Eyelure Naturalites Evening Wear false lashes in 107 & UD Big Fatty Mascara (for bottom lashes).
And now let's take a look at Theodora...
Theodora box
From top to bottom: Theodora 'get the look' card, super saturated
high-gloss lip colour in Theodora & Theodora palette
Eyeshadows top l-r: Broken, Beware, Bewitch
Eyeshadows bottom l-r: West, Spell (top: black with gold sparkles, bottom: yellow gold with sparkles), Jealous (top: moss green, bottom: light green)
24/7 glide on pencil in Zero
Super saturated high-gloss lip pencil in Theodora
Eyeshadows top l-r: Broken, Beware, Bewitch
Eyeshadows bottom l-r: West, Spell (top: black with gold sparkles, bottom: yellow gold with sparkles), Jealous (top: moss green, bottom: light green)
Super saturated high-gloss lip pencil in Theodora
Top l-r: Broken, Beware, Bewitch
Bottom l-r: West, Spell (top: black with gold sparkles, bottom: yellow gold with sparkles), Jealous (top: moss green, bottom: light green)
Far right: Suer saturated high-gloss lip shine in Theodora
24/7 glide-on eye pencil in Zero
I also wanted to recreate Theodora (Mila Kunis) for you, again using the 'get the look' card included with the palette. I was less impressed with this look. Of the eight possible shades only four were used, none of which being a 'dual shades' that UD makes a feature of on the back of the box. The thing that most impressed me about this look was the lip colour. I am not someone who wears bright/red lip colour but this really made me feel confident! I don't know what it was, the specific shade maybe or the ease of application for such a bold colour. I personally wouldn't wear it teamed with an eye look this bold, but that is my own preference. So here is my interpretation of Theodora:
Other products used: As for Glinda palette
I love these palettes, but if you are planning on purchasing them I would suggest checking them out in person and keeping your receipt just incase you run in to any problems.
Are you a Glinda or Theodora girl? I'm a Glinda, with a touch of Theodora thrown in for good measure ;-)
I really hope you like this post and feel it has been worth the wait. Please do let me know if you have any questions about either of these two palettes or anything else for that matter in the comments below.
Tania x
I love both but I'm a Glinda too. :)
ReplyDeleteShame about the problems you experienced but I think for the price, they are good value.
You created some lovely looks. X
I think that, if the palettes were not faulty, I would agree with you that (although they are on the pricy side at £35) they are good value for the amount & quality you get. However, I personally feel that if the palette/pan is not working as it should then the quality is not as it should be and that the item is faulty. The reason I bought both palettes straight away was because they were limited edition & I was intending to purchase a '6 pan palette' for travel later on down the line so thought I would be saving £14 in the long run. To have problems with 8/8 palettes is too much though , especially as I have to take a train to Debenhams each time, adding to the cost.
DeleteI am very glad that you liked the looks though Alex :) I did too X
I want both now! Shame about getting dodgy palettes x
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DeleteIt really is a shame about the palettes being dodgy, especially as the last set was fine when I picked it up from the store - I don't know what's going on! I'm going back tomorrow to try to get it sorted for good. All 8 palettes having problems is not good!
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