February, 2010 | BeautyStat.com - Part 6
 

February 2010

As a kid, the film Alice in Wonderland was more than an inspiration to me. I watched it repeatedly and fell in love with Alice, The Mad Hatter, the White Rabbit and the Queen to such an extent that they played over and over in my head like a broken record. Jabberwocky was one of my all time favorite poems (originally composed by Lewis Carroll as a part of his novel Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There and is considered one of the greatest nonsense poems of all time). Urban Decay The box's illustrations is pop up style, just like a children's picture book. It transported me decades to when I was in high school, loving my coloring pencils and reading pop up books like it was going out of style. This is one ingenious idea on the part of Urban Decay- to bring out the kid in you as adults reach for their version of the "coloring pencil" (in this case, it's your paintbrush and eyeshadows, of course). Drink Me So when Urban Decay said they were coming out with the "Book of Shadows" version for Alice in Wonderland, my heart too did a Jabberwocky. Urban Decay Book of Shadows The set comes with 16 shadows, two complimentary 24/7 Glide On Eye pencils and one bottle of eyeshadow primer. Ready, get set play!! Here are some of my most favorite shades. Underland: is a purple shade that reminds me of the shade of eggplant. It is a more intense purple than UD's Retrograde and #54. Underland from Urban Decay Alice: a turquoise, oceanic blue. It is almost exactly the color of UD's Atmosphere eyeshadow. Alice from Urban Decay White Rabbit: a gorgeous, iridescent white powder that sparkles.
Like the gift of the Magi on a particularly cold winter morning, these three beauties arrived at my doorstep for testing. Now, I've always been a huge fan of Redken's styling products, from the Aereate texturizer to the Glass 01 Smoothing Serum. But these three new products really go the extra mile in volumizing and texturizing your hair. If you want seriously JERSEY GIRL hair, then these products should really belong in your closet. These textures are inspired by looks straight from the runway, and if you're hair has felt flat and limp and lifeless as a dead fish or just plain unruly (like the bully from school), then you should be yelling Hail Mary when you've tried these products. Velvet Gelatine Velvet Gelatine 07 Cushioned Blow Dry Gel takes limp and lifeless hair to seriously volumized heights. It's a gel that cushions your hair; use a small dime size amount for an airy and bouncy effect. Wool Shake Once you've finished blow drying and volumizing your hair, then texturize it, bad-ass style! I love the Wool Shake 08 which is a gel-slush texturizer that transforms flat hair into something va, va voom. This texturizer is basically the genie in Aladdin's lamp: if you want piecey hair, you can have it. If you want serious texture, you can layer this gel in several layers to get a look that even Adam Lambert will envy. I used a touch of it to recreate this look. Charu with Redken Charu Redken The final texturizing product is the matte sponge 05 rugged texturizer that transforms the look of hair from dull to drab. This is for seriously roughed up, tough, biker-chick look for a defining fringe.

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