Urban Decay Book of Shadows 4 Review & Swatches!

Urban Decay Book of Shadows 4 ($64.00) is a limited edition makeup palette.  It contains 16 eyeshadows (0.03 oz. each), one Liquid Eyeliner (0.058 fl. oz.), Original Primer Potion (0.13 fl. oz.), and Supercurl Mascara (0.18 fl. oz.). The palette also contains a mini-speaker along with QR codes so that one can watch video tutorials designed for the palette. The value breakdown goes like this: $163.20 worth of eyeshadow, $18.00 worth of liquid eyeliner, $6.68 worth of Primer Potion, and $12.00 worth of mascara , equivalent to $199.88, so really $64.00 for this palette is a steal!

   (Back of the box)

Blue Bus is a cool-toned, blue-based purple with a soft, frosted finish (new shade).

Gunmetal is a darkened blue-based gray with a silver shimmer and sheen.

Cobra is a dark, cool-toned brown with a mostly matte finish that’s layered with green-gold shimmer.

Baked is a bright copper with a high frost finish.

Bender is a dark, forest green with a subtle green-gold sheen (new shade).

Gravity is a plum-tinged medium purple with a frosted finish (new shade).

Lost is a dark bronze brown with subtle red undertones (new shade).

Hijack is a bluish-teal with a silvered sheen–a part frost, part metallic finish (new shade).

Midnight Cowgirl is a warm, pale, peach-gold with a frosted finish.

Sin is a pink-tinged champagne with a frosted finish and rather metallic sheen.

Midnight Rodeo is a sparkly taupe brown (new shade).

Crystal is a bluish-purple gray with a silvered sheen (new shade).

Bust is a softened, gray-tinged taupe brown with a soft, frosted finish (new shade).

Missionary is a soft, beige-taupe with a frosted finish (new shade).

Skimp is a beige-peach with a pearled sheen.

Zephyr is a warm white with a golden sheen (new shade).

(left to right: Blue Bus, Gun Metal, Cobra, Baked, Bender, Gravity, Lost, & Hijack)

(left to right: Midnight Cowgirl, Sin, Midnight Rodeo, Crystal, Bust, Missionary, Skimp, & Zephyr)

In all honesty, the best shades in this palette are Baked, Bender, Lost, and Zephyr in terms of pigmentation and texture.  Blue Bus, Crystal, and Skimp I found them to be difficult to use, Crystal being the worse.  I really haven't played with the technology portion of this palette, but maybe one day I will.