MAKE UP FOR EVER Pro Sculpting Collection.

MAKE UP FOR EVER has released three new products as part of their Pro Sculpting Collection designed to highlight and define different parts of the face, lips and eyes. Included in the collection are a Pro Sculpting Face Palette, Pro Sculpting Lip and Pro Sculpting Brow. These are all-in-on tools that were professionally made with the novice in made — they are simple to use.

Pro Sculpting Face Palette

This cream palette contains a combination of highlight, contour, shimmer and color shades that subtly accentuates and adds definition in four simple steps. The shades are creamy and blendable. I like that they are subtle yet buildable so you can define and contour as much as you want.

As I said, there are just four steps to use, that go with the four shades. Here's how.

Step 1: Apply the matte light shade the highlight directly under your brow bone, down the center of your nose and on the tops of your cheek bones.
Step 2: Apply the deep matte shade along the jaw line and below the cheekbones to contour. Blend out with a gentle hand using an upward motion out toward your ears.
Step 3: Apply the a touch of the iridescent light shade on all areas that you want highlighted such as the tops of your cheekbones, center of your lips, bottom center of your lip, center of your forehead.
Step 4: Apply a dab of the cheek color to the apples of your cheeks and blend outward.

The Pro Sculpting Face Palette ($45) comes in 4 shades: light (20), medium (30), tan (40) and dark skin (50).

MUFE Pro Sculpting Face Palette 30

MUFE Pro Sculpting Face Palette 40

Pro Sculpting Lip

This unique, double-ended makeup tool was designed to add volume and definition to the lips so you pout will look more full and plump in a flash. One one side of this tool is a retractable, satin lipstick. The other side contains a soft sponge applicator that features a cream-to-powder highlighter made with beautiful pearl pigments that gives the illusion of volume to the lips. To use, simply apply the color all over the lips then use the highlighter directly in the center of the lips by adding a thin veil of the cream to powder formula and gently rub together.

Pro Sculpting Lip ($27) comes in 4 shades; 10, 11, 40, 50. MUFE says they are natural shades, but they are not so natural. 10 is a deep rose, 11 is dusty rose-nude, 40 is a bright raspberry red and 50 is a dark raspberry.

Pro Sculpting Brow

This 3-in-1 brow tool helps to add structure and definition to the brows. I love that the brow pencil is beveled for precise and smudge-free application. The tool includes a rounded bristle brush to groom the brows and a soft sponge-tip applicator to distribute a universal, light matte powder to highlight and define the brows. Simply dab the highlighter on the brow bone after filling in and grooming the brows.

Pro Sculpting Brow ($27) is available in 5 shades; blond (10), dark blond (20), brown (30), dark brown (40) and brown black (50). With my brows being very dark, I thought I would need brown or dark brown, but dark blond was actually the perfect shade for my brows. Think of blond as that universal brow shade.

Look for the Pro Sculpting Collection at Sephora, MAKE UP FOR EVER Boutiques and makeupforever.com.

ColourPop Ultra Satin Lips.

Though I haven't talked about it much, I am really into ColourPop! Have you heard of this new-ish cosmetics brand? It is an online only, super affordable brand of high-quality makeup products. I reviewed a few of the products previously here. The brand offers a ton of products in a ton of colors — or should I say colours? I am dying for them to launch a full-on lipgloss; you know how much I love a great gloss! Until then, I have to settle for their latest launch ColourPop Ultra Satin Lips. As soon as Satin Lips launched last week, I placed my order.

Knowing how pigmented ColourPop lip products are, I wanted to try the more nude and natural looking lip shades. I ordered Magic Wand, Echo Park and Frick 'N Frack and tried them the second they came through the door.

Magic Wand is a dark nude lip color. Echo Park takes that nude shade and kicks it up just a notch and adds a little bit of peachy color to it. Frick 'N Frack is a very dark burnt rose shade.

Ultra Satin Lips look quite different on the lips than they do swatched. They dry down pretty matte and are much darker than I would have expected. These are not nearly as matte as ColourPop Ultra Matte Lips, but they are not as satin or have as much of a sheen as I thought they would. They feel creamy on the lips though. The brighter shades look to be more satin in the swatches on their site. The pigmentation is incredible as I expected. One swipe over the lips is all that is needed. Being that I prefer a lighter and glossier finish, I do top them off without a bit of pearl gloss like this from NARS or MAC.

These does not run at all and it fades naturally and evenly. I'm really impressed with how long Ultra Satin Lips lasted on me overall. I would say it lasted a good five to six hours before I noticed some fading which was very gradual. I still noticed color on my lips beyond that point.

There are 16 shades in the ColourPop Ultra Satin Lips lineup:

• Magic Wand - light nude
• Echo Park - light peach nude
• Dopey - dusty mauve
• Lyin' King - raspberry
• London Fog - cool blue-red
• The Rabbit - bright fuchsia
• Panda - deep pink violet
• Marshmallow - lavender grey
• Mess Around - grey beige
• Petit Four - deep charcoal grey
• TooLips - deep plum brown
• Frink 'N Frack - rose terracotta
• Tanzy - medium yellow-brown
• Cozy - orange-red
• Lost - brown-red
• Prim - dark black-red

I hope they come out with a real gloss soon!

Each Ultra Satin Lips sells for $6.00. Buy it at colourpop.com.

Urban Decay UD XX - 20 Years of Beauty with an Edge + My Favorite Urban Decay Products.

Can you believe that Urban Decay is celebrating their 20 year anniversary? It seems like just yesterday that the 'beauty with an edge' brand launched in 1996 with just 10 lipsticks and 12 nail enamels. I remember their early years and nail enamels that really shook up the industry with their edgy names. The brand has certainly grown over the years and has become adored by millions of women around the globe. I am one of them. In celebration of this milestone, Urban Decay has launched a really special vault called UD XX - 20 Years of Beauty with an Edge.

UD XX contains 20 shades of Eyeshadow and 20 shades of 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil that span the brand’s entire 20-year history which is pretty bittersweet. It includes everything from the brands best selling shades and new shades to vintage shades like UV-B along with cult classics like Covet and Lucky too.  The range in shades is astounding and goes from from neutral to bright and dark to light with an array of finishes that you can never be bored.

UD XX shades:

Eyeshadows: Oil Slick, Roadstripe, ABC Gum, Shattered, Grifter, Gunmetal, Polyester Bride, Baked, Mildew, Asphyxia, Mushroom, Midnight Cowboy, Smog, Lounge, Flash, Vapor, YDK, Roach, UV-B and Last Call.

24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils: Zero, Oil Slick, Gunmetal, Mushroom, Whiskey, Roach, Smog, Lucky, Midnight Cowboy, Underground, Stash, Mildew, Covet, Deep End, UV-B, Deviant, Asphyxia, Ransom, Last Call and Crash.

This vault is a super limited edition and only available at urbandecay.com and Sephora. It's pricey at $375 but it's the ultimate for the true Urban Decay fan.

My Favorite Urban Decay Products

I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite Urban Decay products in celebration of this special time. I use so many of them regularly.

Urban Decay Naked Smoky Palette - I use this a few times a week. It contains all of the shadows I need to create the perfect eye look, from everyday to soft and smoky to full on smoky.

Urban Decay Primer Potion - This is my eyeshadow primer of choice. I think I have used all of the different formulas/shades. It's simply the best.

Urban Decay Liar Naked Lipgloss - I have this on my vanity and in my purse. It's the perfect shade of gloss for me.

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil - I own multiple shades and just love this long-lasting easy to apply liner.

Urban Decay NAKED Basics Palette - Could it get any better than this basic eyeshadow palette? I think everyone needs to own this one. It's perfect for everyday and as a base to any shadow look.

Urban Decay NAKED on the Run - This palette is my ultimate travel palette and I bring it with me everywhere. It has just the right shadows, blush and bronzer shades along with a great gloss. My mascara has gone bad a long time ago, but the rest is perfect.

Urban Decay NAKED 3 Palette - Honestly, I could have all of the NAKED palettes on my favorites list, but this is the one I pull out the most. I just love the rose-hued neutrals and they are so versatile. I had to buy another because I hit pan on many of the shades in my original.

What are you favorite Urban Decay products?