UD Box of Shadows Vol. IV

Aug 12, 2011

Angelique D.

Anyone thinking of buying this? I don't think I can bring myself to buy it. $64?! When you think about the whole thing, every eyeshadow is only $4 & you do get full sized liquid liner & also primer potion & mascara + a way to play music. But I don't think I can pay pretty much $70 at one time for this. 

Aug 12, 2011

Gabbi D.

I'm pretty sure I'll be buying it one way or another. It's not actually coming out til closer to Christmas, so I'll be making sure I have enough money. :] I'm too excited for it to pass it up. XD

Aug 12, 2011

Angelique D.

Thats very true! We still got a couple months to save up. But I really do want to see some swatches first. I kinda like how they have a little bit more neutrals in this palette. 

Aug 12, 2011

karissa b.

To be honest, I'm not impressed :/ It does seem priced okay considering everything that it comes with. I don't know, the just colors aren't 'wow'ing me. Maybe if we see swatches my mind might change :)

Aug 12, 2011

Kristina H.

I will buy it because I know their shadows are excellent. And I like gimmicks ;)

Aug 12, 2011

Yasmin K.

Hmm... would I? I don't know. I have yet to buy the 15th anniversary palette.

Aug 12, 2011

Jasofmine R.

Sigh I'm buying it lol

Aug 12, 2011

Angelique D.

@ Karissa - I totally agree with you, somehow the eyeshadow colors aren't that intriguing. I like how there are more neutrals, but the colors don't catch my attention too much.

@ Kristina - I totally agree. I love their eyeshadows, they're so pigmented & long lasting & their themes are too cute

@ Yasmin - Yeah, if I had to choose between the 2, I'd definitely get the 15th anniversary palette

@Jasofmine - Right?! It's like, you feel like if you don't get it you're going to regret it & if you do, you just spent $70 on it HAHA

Aug 12, 2011

Jasofmine R.

Yes I feel like a feen lol smh ughhh I just brought the 15yr one so arghhh

Aug 12, 2011

Alexis C.

Oh man I just got the 15th anniversary palette. I love the texture of them and all. Seeing this palette I am not excited about the colors. Maybe when swatches are up, but I don't see myself spending $70 on this palette. 

Aug 12, 2011

Angelique D.

Yeah I already bought the 15th anniversary palette too. I don't see myself spending that much money on it either, but swatches can change my mind HAHA

Aug 12, 2011

Yasmin K.

Ok, so I did my blog entry on it.
http://zadidoll.blogspot.com/2011/08/another-urban-decay-palette.html

Here's what I wrote:

"Another Urban Decay palette?! I don't even own the 15th Anniversary one yet!" I stated that to myself last night when I read over on Temptalia that there's yet another UD palette coming out.

The latest palette is the Book of Shadows Vol. 4 which is set to launch on August 20th at a New York City Sephora. The cost for this bad girl? $64.00! Ouch! It's priced higher than the 15th Anniversary palette by $9 but you get lots of little goodies with it such as:

10 brand-new, exclusive to this collection shadows
Full sized 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Perversion (blackest black)
Travel size Supercurl Curling Mascara
Travel size Eyeshadow Primer Potion
A mirror
Portable speaker
USB cord
Audio cable
‘Get the Look’ QR card.

The eyeliner alone retails for $18. The travel size primer retails for $9 while the full size retails for $18 ("vintage" bottle, the tubes are $19). I don't think they retail the travel size mascara but the full size one is like $20 so the retail of mini would probably be $10. So if you discount the cost for all the eyeliner, mascara and primer the shadows are only $27 which is a fantastic price. (Yes, I'm trying to justify the price in my head as an excuse to order it. lol)

Now I know Temptalia.com states on her page that there are 10 brand new colors but I counted 11.

Blue Bus
Cobra
Bender
Gravity
Lost
Hijack
Crystal
Bust
Missionary
Skimp
Zephyr

What's the one color I'm mistaking for new? Oh, it's Skimp that's not a new shadow. I don't own this and it's no longer sold at UrbanDecay.com, Sephora.com or Ulta.com. Since I'm still newish (less than a year old) customer to Urban Decay I've never seen it until now. So those of you, like me, who are newer customers to UD this will be a new color to you too unless you're lucky enough to either found Skimp online or through a previous palette.

It's a gorgeous palette that's making me look under sofa cushions to scrape up money to get it but between that and the 15th Anniversary palette I'm seriously going to put a dent in my beauty budget for the new couple of months! Hmm... maybe I can justify buying this as a couple of birthday presents to myself then? LOL

Here's a look at the 15th Anniversary to compare colors. Image is also from Temptalia's site since I don't own this bad girl either. This retails for $55.

The 15 new shadows in this palette are:

Midnight Rodeo
Tainted
Deeper
Midnight 15
Junkshow
MIA
Vanilla
Omen
Ace
Flow
Evidence
Blackout
Chase
Deep End
Half Truth

If I did my math right the two palettes are $119 for the two and you're getting 25 new shades that are exclusive to the two palettes plus all the other goodies that comes with BoS4. Oh the temptation! The temptation! The little devil that sits on my right shoulder keeps whispering, "get it! GET IT!" while the little angel on my left says, "save your money!" I think the little devil might win this battle. lol

Aug 12, 2011

karissa b.

@ Angelique - Exactly! I can't picture any of those darker colors on my eye. & I already have so many neutrals. I can't picture making a pretty look out of those colors either, they don't seem like they'd blend well together or something. (Then again, I'm no makeup artist and UD probably knows what they're doing, haha).

Aug 12, 2011

Alyssa R.

Yeah, I haven't even gotten the 15th Anniversary Palette yet. But this is oh-so-tempting. At least we've got some time left to decide and save up if we should give in and buy it.. But then again, time to think could be our downfall. lol.

Aug 12, 2011

Jackee M.

Meh....I'll skip out on it just like I did the 15th anniversary palette. As I look at pics of the palette, I probably have dupes of every color in my collection. I'll save my money!  

Aug 12, 2011

Angelique D.

AH! I don't know! I feel like I might regret not buying it! Then again, it really depends if I can save up for it. But it all depends on the swatches. We'll have to see I guess. 

Aug 12, 2011

Poppy T.

That's so cool! But I don't have an Ipod touch nor Iphone. =/ I still like the fact that they have sucha a unique idea. (:

Aug 12, 2011

Charlee G.

I do like this palette, but I was looking at some of the colours which come in the Naked palette and the anniversary one so I'm just gonna stick with those.

Aug 12, 2011

Angelique D.

So far, I like it. AH what a total trap! I really want to see what Temptalia says about it first before I decide if I want it or not.