Urban Decay Alice Through the Looking Glass Eyeshadow Palette

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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Last month, Urban Decay launched their collaboration collection with Disney's Alice Through the Looking Glass movie, which includes an eyeshadow palette and five lipsticks, all of which are new and limited edition. This is Urban Decay's second collaboration with the Alice in Wonderland franchise, the first being the Alice in Wonderland Book of Shadows in 2010. The new eyeshadow palette for Alice Through the Looking Glass is "loaded with 20 all-new shades... a trippy tribute to our favourite characters from the film: Alice, Mad Hatter, Mirana, Iracebeth, and Time." 


The palette is housed in a special edition two-tier box featuring multi-coloured "kaleidoscopic artwork woven out of flowers and butterflies." When the top lid is open, there is a mirror with the words, "We're all mad here," written at the bottom on one side; on the other side, there are black doors with the words, "I'm not strange, weird, off, nor crazy, my reality is just different from yours" written in gold. When the doors are open, a three-dimensional butterfly pops up. The lower tier of the box features a drawer with the words, "I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I must have changed several times since then," written across it; pull open the drawer to "reveal the shadows, which are arranged by character in columns from left to right: Alice, Mad Hatter, Mirana (the White Queen), Iracebeth (the Red Queen) and Time (a peculiar creature who is part human, part clock)." Each palette contains a total of 26 grams of product and retails for $75. You can find it in stores at Sephora, and online at Urban Decay.

Looking Glass, Hatter, Lily, Heads Will Roll, and Time

Looking Glass is a light warm pinked beige with a soft sheen in a satin finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is similar to Urban Decay Strange (Naked 3), more pink than Urban Decay Virgin (Naked), warmer and more frosted than MAC Yogurt, and slightly more pink than Makeup Geek Sorbet.
Hatter is a medium vibrant kelly green with fine shimmer in a satin finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is darker and more vibrant than Make Up For Ever S312 Mint Green, darker and warmer than MAC Kelly, and warmer than Makeup Geek Dragonfly.
Lily is a light warm beige with a pink shift in a frosted duochrome finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is warmer than MAC Ready to Party, warmer than Makeup Geek Phantom, and darker and more duochrome than Makeup Geek Whimsical.
Heads Will Roll is a medium-dark brightened cool turquoise with champagne micro-sparkle in a matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is darker and more green-toned than Urban Decay Gonzo, slightly darker than Make Up For Ever S234 Azure Blue, and more muted and more green-toned than Makeup Geek Poolside.
Time is a blackened navy with gunmetal micro-shimmer in a metallic finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is cooler and more blue-toned than Urban Decay Oil Slick, more metallic than MAC Contrast, and darker than Make Up For Ever I220 Sapphire.

Reflection, Gone Mad, Duchess, Bandersnatch, and Dream On

Reflection is a light-medium warm peach in a matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is brighter and more orange than Bamboo, similar to Make Up For Ever M534 Oat, and darker and brighter than Anastasia Beverly Hills Fresh Peach.
Gone Mad is a dark warm plum with purple and peach micro-glitter in a matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is darker than MAC Indian Ink, more purple than MAC Shadowy Lady, and darker than Makeup Geek Curfew.
Duchess is a light-medium warm peach with a pink shift in a frosted duochrome finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is more peach than MAC Motif, more pink than Makeup Geek I'm Peachless, and lighter than Makeup Geek Mai Tai.
Bandersnatch is a medium-deep cool navy blue in a matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is more matte than Urban Decay Evidence, more matte than Make Up For Ever S228 Petrol Blue, brighter than Makeup Geek Boo Berry.
Dream On is a medium muted cool mauve purple with silver glitter in a sparkle finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has low-medium pigmentation and semi-sheer colour pay-off. Due to the sparkle content, it can be more difficult to blend out, but it is easy to layer. It is slightly less pink than Urban Decay Intergalactic, lighter and more glittery than Ardency Inn Disco, and more muted and more silvered than MAC Grand Galaxy.

Dormouse, Paradox, Kingdom, Salazen Grum, and Chronosphere

Dormouse is a medium-dark warm orange-toned brown with gold flecks in a matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is similar to MAC Texture, more orange than MAC Saddle, and lighter than Anastasia Beverly Hills Burnt Orange.
Paradox is a medium brightened warm orange with a golden sheen in a frosted finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is darker than Make Up For Ever I722 Mandarin, darker and brighter than Viseart Orange Topaz, and more frosted and more golden than Makeup Geek Chickadee.
Kingdom is a medium warm rosy brown in a frosted finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is darker than MAC All That Glitters, lighter than MAC Sable, and darker and more brown than Makeup Geek Cinderella.
Salazen Grum is a medium-dark warm brightened copper red in a metallic finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is more red than MAC Coppering, more orange than MAC Cranberry, and more metallic than Makeup Geek Anarchy.
Chronosphere is a medium-deep slightly warm bronze in a metallic finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is warmer than Urban Decay Snakebite, darker than MAC Havana, and more golden than Too Faced Dark Truffle.

Metamorphosis, Cake, Chessboard, Royal Flush, and Mirror
Metaphorhosis is a medium brightened cool periwinkle blue with blue micro-shimmer in a satin finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is darker and more matte than MAC Moon's Reflection, lighter and more muted than MAC Cobalt, and more matte than NARS Rated R #2.
Cake is a medium-dark brightened cool fuchsia pink with a soft sheen in a satin finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is darker and cooler than Urban Decay Woodstock, cooler than Too Faced Totally Fetch, and warmer than Make Up For Ever ME912 Orchid.
Chessboard is a medium-dark warm camel brown in a matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is more golden than MAC Saddle, darker than MAC Soba, and darker than Makeup Geek Desert Sands.
Royal Flush is a light bright warm ivory in a metallic finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is brighter than Urban Decay Polyester Bride, more white than MAC Nylon, and brighter than Make Up For Ever I526 Pearl Beige.
Mirror is a medium-deep cool charcoal taupe in a matte finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is more matte than Urban Decay Desperation, warmer than MAC Print, and warmer and more taupe than Makeup Geek Stealth.

The Alice Through the Looking Glass palette is like a piece of art: frivolous and whimsical, bulky and not particularly practical, but made with great care and attention to detail, and can be interpreted as beautiful or garish. The shadows themselves are fantastic, of course, as you would expect from Urban Decay: smooth, silky, and pigmented, with equal parts neutrals and brights, frosts and mattes, that reflect the fanciful world of Alice in Wonderland to a tee. At first glance, the shades in the palette don't seem all that coordinated (especially if you take into account that each column is supposed to represent a single character from the film), but you can create a multitude of cohesive looks with the 20 shades included, from soft and neutral to cool and smoky to bright and wild. The only shade that gave me a bit of trouble to work with was Dream On, which reminds me a bit of Urban Decay's Moondust Eyeshadows; it has a softer, almost more cushiony texture so the base colour is more translucent and it gives off a high amount of sparkle, so I've found that fingertips work the best to apply it. Aside from that, all the eyeshadows applied beautifully and blended out easily; I didn't find these to be chalky or powdery or create a significant amount of fall-out, but I do use an eyeshadow primer regularly (and I recommend the use of a primer or base when using any type of eyeshadow, in any case). This is not a palette to get if you want portable or basic or neutral or sensible — it's the one to get if you want something fun, playful, and unique. After all, it's an homage to Alice in Wonderland, and it's okay to get a little crazy with your makeup sometimes.
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