Typically, when looking at a palette like the Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland palette, or the Book of Shadows II, bright and colourful looks easily come to mind. But there are some wonderful neutral shades there, to be used for a quick, everyday look or even an intense smokey look, like the one I’ve done today.
All the shades in both these palette are either shimmery or glittery. I do like to mix my finishes, and that’s why I chose a matte highlight and lid colour for this look, which made it much more intense too. The shade Mushroom, from Urban Decay, is according to these pictures by Zoffe, an almost dupe for MAC’s Smoke and Diamonds from Starflash that I so want.
Contrary to colour theory, which say that warm orangey tones like coppers, golds and oranges will make blue eyes stand out, I really feel this cool-toned look makes my peepers extra blue. Is it because it’s just so black? I don’t know. What I do know is that my eyes look extra white and extra blue when I wear these type of shades.
Products used:
- Benefit f.y eye primer
- MAC eyeshadows in Carbon (packed on lid and smudged lower lashline), Blanc Type (highlight)
- MAC Kohl Power in Feline (black pencil liner, smudged on lid and on waterline)
- Urban Decay shadows in Mushroom (Alice in Wonderland and Book of Shadows II, in crease and lower lashline), White Rabbit/Polyester Bride (Alice in Wonderland and Ammo palette, tear duct and inner crease)
- Benefit Bad Gal Lash mascara
- H&M Brow pencil in Light Brown
I like to wear a warm, peachy blush with very dark eyes, and so I chose Cantaloupe, PRO from MAC, and Creme d’Nude lipstick, also from MAC.
Seeing that you’re looking for MAC Smoke & Diamonds I want to tip you about Stila Diamond Lil’. It’s an almost exact dupe, only Diamond Lil’ has a smoother, more buttery texture than Smoke & Diamonds. I’ve ordered mine, so I’ll write a review when I’ve tried it.
Oh, thanks! I’ll be looking for your review
I haven’t tried any Stila eyeshadows yet. I like to have all my eyeshadows one kind, you know, but for a Smoke and Diamonds dupe I may make an exception 
I know exactly how you feel, I’m pretty sure I have some kind of OCD when it comes to organizing and collecting. *rolling my eyes* I haven’t tried Stila myself, but I have some foreign friends praising Stila all the time. Anyway, I was tempted, and I had to get them – I need to try everything, you know. They haven’t arrived at my US-address yes, but I’ll have them redirected here sometime in March (the money, you know). In the meanwhile you can take a look here for a comparison: http://tinyurl.com/yhxx66r