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If Wanderlust Was an Eyeshadow Palette... // Urban Decay Born to Run Palette Review

I think this is probably my last post of 2018, so it seemed fitting to end the year with one of the best purchases I've made! I am honestly so impressed by this palette - it was originally released over the summer and features 24 beautiful shades and a full-size mirror, and I can tell this will definitely be a staple for whenever I travel as it's such a versatile palette. I actually bought this in October with some birthday money but I just haven't had time to sit down and write a blog post unfortunately.
RRP £39.50
The palette is priced at £39.50, which is fairly standard for an Urban Decay eyeshadow palette. You get a really beautiful range of shades, from warm mattes to gorgeous jewel tones, which means you can create a real variety of looks with it:
  • Breakaway - a shimmery ivory colour. I love this as a browbone highlight as it's quite subtle!
  • Stranded - a champagne shimmer.
  • Blaze - a shimmery peachy pink shade with a gorgeous gold shift.
  • Weekender - a neutral matte shade; this is really close to my skin tone so I've just been using this to set my primer.
  • Still Shot - a matte peachy pink shade.
  • Riff - a matte orange/brown shade. This is a really great transition colour for fairer skin tones!
  • Good As Gone - a deep brown shade with a touch of shimmer.
  • Hell Ride - a matte fuschia shade.
  • Baja - a beautiful burnt orange matte colour; I love shades like this for more autumnal looks!
  • Accelerate - a metallic copper shade.
  • Guilt Trip - a deep purple shimmer.
  • Ignite - this is quite similar to Accelerate, but it's got more shimmer and more of a gold shift to it.
  • Smog - a deep bronze shimmer.
  • Wanderlust - a deep forest-green shimmer.
  • Wildheart - one of my favourite shades in the palette, this is a beautiful shimmery fuschia colour.
  • Punk - a deep chocolatey-brown matte shade.
  • Double Life - a metallic rusty shade.
  • Jet - a black shade, it's also got a slight shimmer to it.
  • Drift - a deep shimmery charcoal shade.
  • Radio - a shimmery teal shade.
  • Big Sky - another favourite, a lighter metallic green shade.
All of these shadows are an absolute dream to work with, they're so rich and buttery and they blend out so easily! I genuinely think Urban Decay has some of the best formulas when it comes to eyeshadows, especially the matte shades. I've found the more metallic/shimmer shades work better with either a damp shader brush or a finger, but the payoff is absolutely stunning!

RRP £16.50
As part of the Born to Run collection, Urban Decay also released three new shades of their Vice lipsticks, so as I had a voucher and some Christmas money left, I thought I'd treat myself to one of those as well! This shade is called Ready? and it's a beautiful metallic pinky/red colour. I am a huge fan of the Vice lipsticks and this one definitely does not disappoint - you can use a small amount for a wash of shimmer or build up the colour for a gorgeous sparkly red lip!
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