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Quick Tip: Get Hotter Smoky Eyes With the Urban Decay Moondust Eyeshadows

October 27th, 2015 by Karen 25 Comments

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Urban Decay Moondust Eyeshadow in Zodiac ($21)

Here’s a quick way to take nighttime smoky eyes from “glam” to “Glam! Bam! Thank you, ma’am!”

Just do this: add glitter. 🙂

Yup! I know, right? What a huge shocker… After you finish doing your smoky eye, if you feel like full-on hot dayum drama, grab a glitter eyeshadow, and pop that ish on your lids.

The $21 Urban Decay Moondust Eyeshadows are great for this.

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Before Urban Decay Zodiac

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And after!


The Moondust shadows come in a pan and contain more glitter than pigment, so you don’t get a ton of eyeshadow-y color with them, but you do get a lot of glittery sparkle.

Using them to turn a smoky eye into a smokin’ hot smoky eye is as easy as 1, 2, 3…

  1. Grab a glitter shadow that’ll go with your smoky eye. Here I’m wearing a blue and teal smoky eye, so I’m using glittery blue-green Urban Decay Moondust Eyeshadow in Zodiac.
  2. Load a flat eyeshadow brush with your glitter, then spritz it with a makeup mist or setting spray (something like MAC Fix+ will work great) to wet the brush head. I’m using Avene Thermal Spring Water (just because it was close by at the time).
  3. Carefully pat — not swipe — the glitter on your lids in the area around your lash line. Try to avoid dragging it up into the crease, because we want to keep the glitter concentrated on our lids.
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Sparkle by Urban Decay Zodiac…

If that’s not enough drama for you (I completely understand), finish with false lashes! I’m wearing the Salon Perfect Demi Wispies. 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Quick Tip: Get Hotter Smoky Eyes With the Urban Decay Moondust Eyeshadows / Originally published October 27th, 2015

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  1. Bearby says

    October 27th, 2015 at 9:45 pm

    Hi Karen,

    The smoky eyes are absolutely stunning on you. Can you do a tutorial? It would be helpful for the Christmas holidays or any special occasions.

    Many thanks.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 28th, 2015 at 8:12 am

      Hi Bearby,

      I was thinking about it. 🙂 I might have to do it soon!

      Reply
  2. Laarni says

    October 27th, 2015 at 10:07 pm

    DAMN! Wow!
    Laarni recently posted … Ariana Grande is the new Viva Glam Girl for MAC Spring 2016 Collection

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    • Karen says

      October 28th, 2015 at 8:11 am

      Thanks girl! XOX

      Reply
  3. LindaLibraLoca says

    October 28th, 2015 at 1:48 am

    Glitter takes everything to the next level.
    LindaLibraLoca recently posted … “Smile and the world smiles with you” – The Body Shop Drops of Youth Eye Concentrate

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    • Karen says

      October 28th, 2015 at 8:11 am

      Definitely!

      Reply
  4. Jane says

    October 28th, 2015 at 4:19 am

    Those colors look great on you and the Moondust shadow is “wow”. While I don’t think that look will work on an old broad like me, I am interested in getting a shimmer shade from Urban Decay to compliment the Naked Basics (I am really loving it). I want to try a soft, smokey brown eye, and want to add a touch of shimmer. Any thoughts, especially since I now have points to play with at Ulta (also becoming my new favorite stote for beauty)? It’s going to be a nasty day here out East. Go Mets!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 28th, 2015 at 8:11 am

      GIRL, you can totally do glitter. Just keep it nice and low on the lid and the rest of the eye matte and you’ll be good to go. If you are wearing Naked Basics then a silvery glitter like UD Moonspoon would be great. Use a small, flat brush and pressing motions. YOU CAN DO IT!

      By the way, Naked Basics is also one of my faves too. I feel like it’s underrated.

      Reply
  5. Jessica says

    October 28th, 2015 at 5:55 am

    I am very, VERY into the moondust eyeshadows and I have a lot of them. Not all, but a lot. They were my first choice all summer. I have hit pan on Solstice and almost hit pan on the white one. I obsessively got the new ones that came out on the UD site.

    They are all just awesome.
    Jessica recently posted … Synchronized Sleeping

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    • Karen says

      October 28th, 2015 at 8:09 am

      I love them too. Do you have Moonspoon? It’s one of my faves. It’s the silver one.

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        October 28th, 2015 at 8:17 am

        No, I don’t have that one. I have vortex, shockwave, cosmic, ether, scorpio, solstice, glitter rock, intergalactic, and zodiac.

        I really, really wish they had a blue one.
        Jessica recently posted … Synchronized Sleeping

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        • Karen says

          October 28th, 2015 at 8:21 am

          Yeah, a deep blue one with a purple reflect would be RAD. I’d be all over that like cats on catnip, MEOW!

          Reply
          • Jessica says

            October 28th, 2015 at 9:14 am

            Or dark blue with a turquoise shift!
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  6. Kiss & Make-up says

    October 28th, 2015 at 5:59 am

    Stunning eye look! <3
    Kiss & Make-up recently posted … Two Dashes of Glam | Halloween make-up look 2015

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    • Karen says

      October 28th, 2015 at 8:09 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  7. Agata says

    October 28th, 2015 at 8:11 am

    I don’t have any of the Moondust shadows but that’s a great tip Karen! Your eyes look really hot!
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    • Karen says

      October 28th, 2015 at 8:14 am

      Hey friend!

      I think you’ll like them. There’s a bunch of different colors but really all you need is one that matches with the smoky colors you wear the most. Smoky eyes FTW. 🙂

      What are ya doing for Halloween?

      Reply
      • Agata says

        October 28th, 2015 at 4:16 pm

        Which one would go well with browns or purples?

        Me and my boyfriend are invited to his friend’s Halloween party Friday night. I think I am going as Princess Peach and he will be Mario. I have a dress, now I just need to find a crown and the amulet and white gloves.

        One of my friends who is pregnant posted a picture of her wearing a black halloween shirt with a skeleton and right where the baby is there was a tiny baby skeleton laying across 🙂 It was so cute!
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        • Karen says

          October 28th, 2015 at 6:37 pm

          You could do Ether or Diamond dog! Either one would work, but I’d go for purple. Might as well go all the way if you’re wearing glitter, you know?

          Aww, that’s so cute that you and your BF are doing coordinated outfits. Have so much! 🙂

          P.S. That shirt sounds booth cute and creepy, LOL!

          Reply
  8. Kelly B. says

    October 28th, 2015 at 8:18 am

    Gorgeous look! And that eyeshadow is really pretty! I’m too lazy for glitter most of the time though, someone needs to invent a glitter eyeshadow that involved zero cleanup and doesn’t drop down onto my face throughout the night 😀
    Kelly B. recently posted … elf Everyday Smoky Palette Review

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    • Karen says

      October 28th, 2015 at 8:21 am

      If you use the Moondusts with a glitter glue like UD Bondage you should be good! I do that sometimes and I don’t get fallout. 🙂

      Reply
  9. Tatiana says

    October 28th, 2015 at 1:26 pm

    Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!

    Reply
  10. Kristen says

    October 29th, 2015 at 7:38 am

    Do you know how these shadows would work for people who wear contacts? I love glitter shadows, but I’m always worried about fallout irritating my contact lenses!

    Reply
  11. Erin says

    October 29th, 2015 at 11:52 am

    Gosh, that color looks so good on you! I rarely wear glitter but this is more sophisticated than your average one.
    Erin recently posted … The Seeker 2013 Pinot Noir

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  12. Marina (Makeup4all) says

    November 4th, 2015 at 8:59 am

    This looks gorgeous!
    Marina (Makeup4all) recently posted … Kerastase Specifique Bain Stimuliste GL Energizing Shampoo for Thinning Hair Review

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