This palette is filled with a good deal of shades that require primer or some sort of cream base to get the smoothest finish, best wear, and color intensity. Urban Decay is well known for a super pigmented eyeshadow formula with a creamy, velvety consistency that applies very well with or without primer. The formula is disappointing on some levels. Sure, some shades contain shimmer but not dramatic disco ball shimmer or glitter. This should be cause for excitement for many who prefer more mattes as this palette contains contain a good deal of them along with satins. Many of these shades do not have hardcore glitter or shimmer which is a common trait with UD eyeshadow’s formula. However, this is, even MORE, different regarding consistency and texture. This comes as no surprised since the last few palettes from Urban Decay I felt the formula differed slightly from what I normally know from Urban Decay. It’s interesting that on my press release as well as in many details and descriptions I’ve seen for this palette not once have I seen the eyeshadows refereed to as having Urban Decay’s “Pigment Infusion System.” These eyeshadows are not really like the permanent collection’s formula nor are they like ones I’ve seen in past palettes. It’s funny how fitting the quote is on this palette as it is kinda how I felt after swatching and trying out the eyeshadows, “I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I must have changed several since then.” Ahh yeah so, I thought I knew Urban Decay Eyeshadow but now I don’t so much. Urban Decay Alice Through the Looking Glass Eyeshadow Palette Swatches (Time, Dream On, Chronosphere, Mirror) Metamorphosis (vibrant periwinkle blue with micro-sparkle).Dormouse (warm brown matte with floating gold micro-sparkle).The palettes are arranged in columns, bottom to top, to represent each character. The pull out draw has a quote as well that says, “I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I must have changed several since then.” If there wasn’t a face plate saying, “Alice Through the Looking Glass” located on the front you might not even realize it was inspired by the film if you didn’t read the book and recognize the quotes. The front features a kaleidoscope design where as the inside flap where the mirror is located has melting time pieces. This palette does not have Alice nor any other characters but merely sports a pop-up butterfly located on the top portion of the palette which is hidden behind two doors that are imprinted with “I’m not strange, weird, off, nor crazy, my reality is just different from yours” The mirror has an etching that reads, “Were all mad here!” The palette has a few different psychedelic prints going on. I think the design on the original palette was a little cuter as it did have a pop up of Alice wandering through the Mushroom Garden. The palette also includes a double-ended eyeshadow brush. The original Alice in Wonderland Book of Shadows was $52, and it included 16 Eyeshadows which were 0.3 oz in size and it also included a mini Primer Potion Primer. This is the same standard size as all Book of Shadow Palettes and includes a mirror with a pop-up butterfly adornment located at the top of the palette with a pull out drawer below it that holds 20 Urban Decay Eyeshadows that are 0.04 oz in size. As someone who is running out of ways to store my massive makeup stash, well, that’s when I think to myself, “God, this is huge! Where am I going to put this?! And ugh, I can’t travel with it!” So, the packaging is a double edged sword. It’s just what UD is known for! It also happens to make me smile. You’re either going to adore this little nod to the past, or you’re going to hate it as a minimalist.Īs an avid collector of makeup and an Urban Decay fan, I love it. With this palette, we take a step back into Urban Decay’s past as it is cardboard and is fairly larger and bulky. Many of the new Vice Palettes and even the Glinda and Theodora Palettes all have newer more modern packaging that’s either plastic or metal. It’s a funny thing about the Urban Decay Alice Through the Looking Glass Eyeshadow, as this takes us back to some of Urban Decay’s first larger Book of Shadows Palettes. So, Urban Decay is absolutely no stranger to creating whimsical packaging and bright, vibrant colors to do Wonderland justice. Urban Decay has teamed up with Disney on three separate occasions to create palettes inspired by Alice in Wonderland and Oz the Great and Powerful. The Urban Decay Alice Through the Looking Glass Eyeshadow Palette ($60) launches on May 1st to coincide with Disney’s sequel to Alice in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking Glass that will be in theaters May 27th.
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