Cost: $64 USD
Where can I buy this? Urban Decay, Sephora
MY 2 CENTS
I bought the Urban Decay Book of Shadows vol. 4 off of the Urban Decay Haute Look sale a couple of weeks ago. This Limited Edition BoS came with 16 shimmery eyeshadows (10 of which are new to Urban Decay), a mini Primer Potion, a mini Super Curling mascara, a full-size 24/7 Liquid Eyeliner in Carbon Black, and a mini speaker for your phone/iPod. I got all of that for $29 USD!
The 16 eyeshadows include:
- Blue Bus, blue with purple shimmer
- Gun Metal, grey with silver glitter
- Cobra, charcoal-ish with gold shimmer
- Baked, bright copper
- Bender, mosy/olive green
- Gravity, vibrant purple
- Lost, shimmering dark brown
- Hi Jack, grey/green with blue/green shimmer
- Midnight Cowgirl, shimmering beige with gold glitter
- Sin, champagne
- Midnight Rodeo, metallic brown with silver/gold glitter
- Crystal, silvery-blue
- Bust, taupe with gray shimmer
- Missionary, light taupe with pink shimmer
- Skimp, shimmering light nude
- Zephyr, shimmering creamy, off-white
THE PRODUCTS
These eyeshadows are super creamy, super pigmented, and have amazing color pay-off although the glitter fallout is a bit annoying. Eyeshadows can be used wet or dry. Scroll down for swatches!
I have never tried the Urban Decay Primer Potion but I have tried it’s cheaper sister, Palladio Herbal Eyeshadow Primer (click for review). The two products are very similar in texture and color (both creamy, both nude, both dry invisible). The Primer Potion is $20 USD while the Herbal Eyeshadow Primer is $7.99 CDN. If my frugal side was speaking (which it is), I’d continue using the Palladio Herbal Eyeshadow Primer.
I love the 24/7 Liquid Liner and you can find my full review of the product HERE
The Super Curl mascara has an interesting shaped brush. It’s curved and my eyelashes fit perfectly in the bend. This is the first Urban Decay mascara I’ve tried and I find the formula a little clumping on this particular one. It seems to me that the curl and definition of my lashes sort of disappears throughout the day. The full-size product is $20 USD but I wouldn’t spend that kind of money on it.
THE PACKAGING
The case that these products enclose is extremely pretty but over the top and bulky. I find it unrealistic to store but I love the pull out drawer and the handy mirror. When you’re traveling, this BoS is probably the only palette you’ll need to take with you. 16 eyeshadows, an eyeliner, a primer, a mascara, and a mirror.
THE VERDICT
A full-size eyeshadow is 0.05 US oz at $17 USD/each. The eyeshadow in the BoS IV are 0.03 US oz. Not quite full-size, but not that far off!
The full-size 24/7 Liquid liner is worth $19 USD.
The Primer Potion is travel-sized at 0.13 US fl. oz and worth $9 USD.
The travel-sized (0.18 US fl. oz.) Super Curl mascara is worth $10 USD.
Plus the mini speaker.
The total price for the BoS IV is well over $300 USD but you can buy it now for $64. This Book of Shadows is a steal and worth every penny.
SWATCHES
pull out drawer for the eyeshadows, liner, mascara, and primer
eyeshadows with flash
eyeshadows without flash
I’m sorry this post is so picture heavy but here are the swatches of the eyeshadows!
(LtoR) Blue Bus, Gun Metal, Cobra, Baked (with flash)
(LtoR) Blue Bus, Gun Metal, Cobra, Baked (without flash)
(LtoR) Bender, Gravity, Lost, HiJack (with flash)
(LtoR) Bender, Gravity, Lost, HiJack (without flash)
(LtoR) Midnight Cowgirl, Sin, Midnight Rodeo, Crystal (with flash)
Sorry…I don’t know where the without flash picture went for this third row….
(LtoR) Bust, Missionary, Skimp, Zephyr (with flash)
(LtoR) Bust, Missionary, Skimp, Zephyr (without flash)