Depotting Urban Decay Primer Potion

Hello my beauties!

I thought I'd finally upload my post about the magical moment that I had to depot my Urban Decay Primer Potion!

I have the old-style genie bottle and when my applicator started to come out with little product I tried tip #1: Take out the plastic stopper!
I had seen this method used on a blog somewhere in the internet ether, and so thought this was a fantastically easy method to get more mileage from my UDPP. This I would say gave me about 3 months extra use. One day I noticed that I was getting hardly any product on the applicator, and with a heavy heart I decided it was time to bite the bullet and depot my UDPP.

 So to start I used the following products:

(Serrated knife, wooden spatula, Surgical Spirit, Antibacterial spray, little pot, UDPP)


I started by using the serrated knife to CAREFULLY cut along the widest part of the bottle (this should only be done by an adult- please take great care when cutting not to hurt yourself). I used a serrated knife as the bottle is made of thick plastic and this was the most effective method.

When I finally cut through the bottle this is what I found:

Top of bottle

Bottom of bottle

To me it looked like taking the plastic stopper out of the bottle had worked wonders as there seemed to be no product left. The top of the bottle however had lots of lovely product in it, waiting to be scooped out! I was a bit sad to learn that taking the stopper out of the bottle was so effective, so I decided to also cut off the bottom of the bottle and found lots of product in there also! YAY!

I took my wooden spatula and broke it in half to create a really thin tool that I could use to scoop out the maximum amount of Primer Potion from my bottle.
I decanted my Primer Potion into a small sample pot from Garnier, but you can buy similar little pots in drugstores and on eBay. Then I simply scraped the primer off into the little pot section by section: top of primer bottle, body and base.

Here is the final result!

As you can see, I've actually got a lot of UDPP left, despite what I thought when I first opened the bottle. I have used an airtight contained so my UDPP doesn't dry up so quickly which I highly recommend. From what I scooped out I would say I have around 3ml of product, so considering one bottle of Urban Decay Primer Potion is 11ml that's just over a quarter of a bottle! Perhaps I even have more but I really can't tell! All I know is that I will continue to enjoy this product for a while yet.

So my beauties, If you have an old-style bottle of UDPP I seriously recommend that you take out the bottle stopper once you feel you are getting low, and then go on to depot. You will be surprised with just how my primer is left! I think next time I will purchase the professional size Urban Decay Primer potion as it comes with a squeeze tube and nib applicator.

Thanks for reading!
Natalie
xoxo

My new blog

Hi My beauties,

So I needed a fresh start and decided to re-vamp my blog and really try and focus on writing. I absolutely love watching and reading product reviews so this is what I hope to focus my blog posts on. Not everyone has access to all products in the world and sometimes it is nice to see what you will be getting for your money before you buy.

I'm getting to grips with the design of my blog so bare with me while I play around with different styles, I have always been a creative person and it has been a long time since I really put my stamp on something, or started a new project.

So a little about myself:

• 25 year old British beauty blogger 
• I live by the sea <3  
• I'm from the North but live in the South of England  
• I love all things beauty and fashion related 
• I love photography and own soooo many cameras 
• I love the sun but don't like to tan (Piz Buin is my staple year round) 
• I LIVE to travel 
• I love all things Japanese: matcha, Pocky, Coleto...the list goes on.

So, I hope you all come to love my blog. I hope it is something I can develop into an amazing beauty, fashion and travel resource!

Stay curious

Natalie

xoxo

What makeup means to me?

Recently, MissChievous hosted a giveaway competition on YouTube to win $1000 worth of Sigma goodies, and for a budding guru this is a competition prize I just could not pass up!
One of the requirements of her giveaway was to post a video response detailing what makeup means to you?
So, I thought about my answer, I didn't want to make a huge video but just a quick response. Maybe I'll go into more detail in a vlog one day. I just think that even though this is a contest question, it's a great idea for a TAG anyway.

For me I use makeup for many reasons:

As Camouflage: As a long-term acne sufferer I use makeup in order to conceal my flaws and to help me feel better about my bad skin. I am extremely careful about what products I use on my skin, in order not to exacerbate my acne. I prefer Mineral powder and meticulously remove my makeup every evening.

For Self-Expression & exploring my creativity: I love art and design as well as photography, so I like to create new makeup looks as a way of expressing myself. I especially like creating nail art designs, and using different colours of eyeshadow than the normal neutral shades.

For Therapy: I find watching tutorials and gurus on YouTube very theraputic and when I'm having a bad day or feel stressed this is what I like to do to calm down. Also I feel that applying makeup carefully and taking your time to decide how your look will turn out is very calming.

For Entertainment: Finally, with the birth of my new channel I'm using makeup for entertainment. I have taken great inspiration from some fantastic gurus on YouTube, which has lead me to want to share my opinions, tutorials and knowledge with you all! I know my channel is very new, but I hope to produce more videos and slowly achieve my own style so that I can become an established guru one day!


I hope you enjoyed my post on what makeup means to me? If you're not already Subscribed to Julia's [MissChievous] channel, please check her out here! She has so many great videos and I love her personality, she's so bubbly! Sadly, the giveaway is closed now but I'd love to know what makeup means to all of you! Leave a comment below.

Natalie
xoxo

Coastal Scents

It's a lazy Sunday. I had a horrible night's sleep, and for some reason my knee caps ache. I thought I'd cheer myself up by placing my FIRST EVER order with Coastal Scents.

So, I went on the website was about to place an order but saw the shipping prices were so high for England. I emailed saying I wanted to buy the Combo Set Number 5 for review on my YouTube channel, and did they have any cheaper shipping options? I know, it's cheeky, but if you don't ask, you don't get!
I went away and later received an email back from Coastal Scents. They were thrilled I wanted to review their products, and as a thank you had sent me a Gift Certificate!
I had to re-read the email, I thought it was a joke. I used the code and it worked! I'm over the moon!

I've placed an order for combo set 5 which looks like this:

You get the Original 88 palette, Ultra Shimmer 88 palette, Warm palette, and Metal Mania palette.
Well my beauties, if I can't create endless looks with this purchase then I don't know what else I can!

So, a MASSIVE THANK YOU to Coastal Scents for giving me this opportunity. I can't wait for my package to arrive! I look forward to featuring these on my channel, keep watching!

xoxo

My Curious Sleek Haul

I recently took a trip to Superdrug to buy some of the Sleek i-Divine palettes which I've been coveting for a while now. Superdrug had a 3 for 2 offer on so I bought two palettes and one blusher.

I purchased i-Divine palettes in Original and Storm, and a blusher in Flamingo. I've yet to use them but I took some photos before their cross hatched surfaces were marred by my eager brushes.

Here is the blusher in Flamingo which is a very vivid pink. The colour pay-off is fantastic and I only need use it sparingly!


I will create some looks with these palettes and upload them to YouTube over the next few days, possibly when my E.L.F haul arrives as I've purchased a few new brushes. I will also review these products as I always think watching reviews is helpful before buying products.

Bisous
Ms Natya
xoxo

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