Urban Decay Boogie Decades Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches
Boogie
Urban Decay Boogie Decades Mini Eyeshadow Palette ($25.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a new, limited edition six-pan palette that included one matte shade, one pressed glitter, and four more shimmery shades. Turn the Beat was the hardest shade to work with, while Glitter Scene performed decently as one would expect a pressed glitter to, though there’s still room for improvement in that type of formula (in general). The other shades were better and easier to work with: pigmented, blendable, and had decent longevity.
Ingredients
Boogie
LELimited Edition. $25.00.
Disco Diva
Disco Diva is a bright, very light yellow with moderate, warm undertones and a metallic finish. The texture was slightly thicker, which had a tendency to emphasize skin texture if I wasn’t careful to smooth it out–preferably with a fingertip or a dampened brush–but it had opaque color coverage. It stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Sydney Grace Shooting Star (P, $6.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Mine Games (LE, $4.50) is more muted (95% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Serene (P, $6.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Anastasia Lucid (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- LORAC Quartz (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Squeezed (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Perfection (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- LORAC Dance 'Til Dawn Eyeshadow #2 (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Chanel Rêve d'Orient #2 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Victoria Beckham Beauty Blonde (P, $36.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.05 oz. - $380.00 Per Ounce
The formula is typically described as "high-pigment" that "stays on your lids" and goes on "seamlessly." Their permanent range has a lot of fantastic shades in it, and many of them are pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing. Some of their matte are real workhorse kind of shades with soft, smooth, silky, and blendable textures, while their shimmers and pearly shades are very rich in payoff and apply beautifully to the lid. They wear between seven and nine hours on me, depending on the shade and finish.
Browse all of our Urban Decay Eyeshadow (Discontinued) swatches.
Ingredients
MICA, CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, ZINC STEARATE, CI 77492 / IRON OXIDES, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, SORBIC ACID, CI 77491 / IRON OXIDES, TIN OXIDE, TALC, CELLULOSE, BORON NITRIDE, ETHYLENE/ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER (D258172/1).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Disco Diva
LELimited Edition. $19.00.
Outlandish
Outlandish is a medium-dark brown with soft, warm undertones and a pearly sheen. It had opaque color payoff in a single layer, which applied well to bare skin and picked up nicely with a dry brush. The texture was smooth, not too dense nor too softly-pressed into the pan, and blendable. It wore well for eight hours before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Dior Riviera #4 (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- LORAC Shadow (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Howdy (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
- Chanel Jardins Eclatants #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Budding Passion (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (95% similar).
- MAC Dynamic (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Roach (P, $26.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Cle de Peau Grounded (Left) (PiP, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Sephora Tahitian Pearl (285) (P, $9.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Cle de Peau Golden Age #1 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.05 oz. - $380.00 Per Ounce
The formula is typically described as "high-pigment" that "stays on your lids" and goes on "seamlessly." Their permanent range has a lot of fantastic shades in it, and many of them are pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing. Some of their matte are real workhorse kind of shades with soft, smooth, silky, and blendable textures, while their shimmers and pearly shades are very rich in payoff and apply beautifully to the lid. They wear between seven and nine hours on me, depending on the shade and finish.
Browse all of our Urban Decay Eyeshadow (Discontinued) swatches.
Ingredients
MICA, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, CI 77491 / IRON OXIDES, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES, CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE, ZINC STEARATE, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, SORBIC ACID, ETHYLENE/ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER, TALC, CELLULOSE, BORON NITRIDE (D258175/1).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Outlandish
LELimited Edition. $19.00.
I Like It
I Like It is a light-medium brown with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. The texture was soft, finely-milled, and blendable, though it was lightly powdery in the pan. It had opaque color payoff that lasted well for eight hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Dada Issues (PiP, $17.00) is darker (95% similar).
- LORAC Sepia (LE, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Too Faced Passports and Pineapples (PiP, $16.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Cleveland (Light) (PiP, $5.25) is lighter, brighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Mo Problems (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Warm Browns #8 (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Viseart Grande Pro (Vol. 1) #3 (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Pat McGrath Tranquility (LE, $25.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Triton (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Stila Individual (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.05 oz. - $380.00 Per Ounce
The formula is typically described as "high-pigment" that "stays on your lids" and goes on "seamlessly." Their permanent range has a lot of fantastic shades in it, and many of them are pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing. Some of their matte are real workhorse kind of shades with soft, smooth, silky, and blendable textures, while their shimmers and pearly shades are very rich in payoff and apply beautifully to the lid. They wear between seven and nine hours on me, depending on the shade and finish.
Browse all of our Urban Decay Eyeshadow (Discontinued) swatches.
Ingredients
MICA, CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE, TALC, CI 77492 / IRON OXIDES, CI 77491 / IRON OXIDES, ETHYLENE/ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, ZINC STEARATE, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, SORBIC ACID, CELLULOSE, BORON NITRIDE (D258173/1).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
I Like It
LELimited Edition. $19.00.
Glitter Scene
Glitter Scene has a translucent base and is packed with iridescent, small-particle glitter that effectively looked like a silvery rainbow. The texture was very emollient–wet to the touch–and had decent dispersion and more semi-opaque “coverage” as a result. When I tested it as a cheek highlighter, it stayed in place fairly with with light migration over an eight-hour period.
It contains plastic (PET) glitter, though I did not see any warning or callout about it (this is not the first incident nor first brand to use glitter and no longer have a warning that it’s not for the eye area!).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Do I Look Like I Care? (-, $8.00) is less pigmented (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Fine Arts (LE, ) is warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Wish Me Luck (-, $8.00) is lighter (85% similar).
- ColourPop Cast Away (LE, ) is lighter (85% similar).
- Anastasia E2 (Norvina Vol. 4) (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (80% similar).
Ingredients
POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE, JOJOBA ESTERS, ETHYLHEXYL ISONONANOATE, SILICA SILYLATE [NANO] / SILICA SILYLATE, POLYURETHANE-11, SILICA [NANO] / SILICA, GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE, CI 77000 / ALUMINUM POWDER, HYDROGENATED STYRENE/ISOPRENE COPOLYMER, TOCOPHEROL, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE (D258377/1).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Glitter Scene
LELimited Edition.
Club Hop
Club Hop is a medium peach with strong, warm orange undertones and a frosted finish. It had semi-opaque pigmentation–the shimmer came through more noticeably than the base color, which let some skin show through–with a soft, more loosely-pressed texture that had a bit of excess product kicked up in the pan. The product applied fairly evenly and had only a smidgen of fallout during application. It wore well for eight hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Too Faced Cheers! (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Last Sin (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Walking on Eggshells #4 (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Inglot J301 Pink Satin (LE, $10.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- NARS Virgin Gorda (P, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Too Faced Sparkling Cider (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Lisa Eldridge Love in Venice (P, $16.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Unsupervised (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Viseart Pont des Arts (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Solar Exposure #2 (LE, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.05 oz. - $380.00 Per Ounce
The formula is typically described as "high-pigment" that "stays on your lids" and goes on "seamlessly." Their permanent range has a lot of fantastic shades in it, and many of them are pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing. Some of their matte are real workhorse kind of shades with soft, smooth, silky, and blendable textures, while their shimmers and pearly shades are very rich in payoff and apply beautifully to the lid. They wear between seven and nine hours on me, depending on the shade and finish.
Browse all of our Urban Decay Eyeshadow (Discontinued) swatches.
Ingredients
MICA, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CI 77491 / IRON OXIDES, ZINC STEARATE, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, TIN OXIDE, SORBIC ACID, CI 75470 / CARMINE, TALC, CELLULOSE, BORON NITRIDE, ETHYLENE/ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER (D258174/1).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Club Hop
LELimited Edition. $19.00.
Turn the Beat
Turn the Beat is a blackened green base with lighter, emerald green pearl and micro-sparkle. The texture was drier and thinner, which resulted in more faded, uneven coverage in a single layer. It was buildable to some degree, but I’d recommend using it over a primer and pressing/patting it into place to get truer-to-pan intensity. You’ll want to do eyes first, though, has there were a lot of flyaway particles as I built it up and blended out the edges. It stayed on decently for seven and a half hours before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Viseart Medusa (GPV2 #8) (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Swing on a Star (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Dose of Colors Leaf Me Alone (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty TFX10 (LE, $36.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Mothership (P, $7.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Too Faced Trimmed (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Make Up For Ever D308 Aquatic Khaki (DC, $17.00) is more shimmery, warmer (80% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty TFX11 (LE, $36.00) is more shimmery, lighter, more pigmented (80% similar).
- Urban Decay Zodiac (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, warmer (80% similar).
- Morphe Diva (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, more pigmented (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.05 oz. - $380.00 Per Ounce
The formula is typically described as "high-pigment" that "stays on your lids" and goes on "seamlessly." Their permanent range has a lot of fantastic shades in it, and many of them are pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing. Some of their matte are real workhorse kind of shades with soft, smooth, silky, and blendable textures, while their shimmers and pearly shades are very rich in payoff and apply beautifully to the lid. They wear between seven and nine hours on me, depending on the shade and finish.
Browse all of our Urban Decay Eyeshadow (Discontinued) swatches.
Ingredients
MICA, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, ZINC STEARATE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, TIN OXIDE, SORBIC ACID, TALC, CELLULOSE, BORON NITRIDE, ETHYLENE/ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER (D258171/1).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Why do these companies persist with the glitter? It’s only a matter of time before someone sustains eye damage and sues.
At any rate, the only shade here that seemed interesting was Turn the Beat, but it’s really disappointing. (On the upside, I now have “Turn the Beat Around” in my head, which is a refreshing change!)
If Turn The Beat had been better, and Glitter Scene had been a non-PET glitter, I could’ve gotten down with this little palette. But, nope.
Not only is it PET glitter, it’s first on the list PET glitter. Caveat emptor.
This could have been a really pretty little gem, apart from the caramel shade; but no – UD had to completely muck it up by adding a glitter number (that nobody likes or is game to wear) and absolutely wreck a gorgeous green shade.. and this is the brand that gave us Damaged (one of the most perfect green shades ever).
I just feel like UD is trying to fail instead of trying to succeed.
Outlandish was my favourite shade in the end.
Couldn’t agree more, G!!! Your comment about Turn the Beat reflects my reaction 100%; it’s the one I was most interested in and when I saw how bad it looks swatched, I also thought about Damaged and also Loaded (I actually saw a single of Loaded 2 weeks ago at Winners but as I have it already, there seemed little point in getting it, even seriously marked down). It really is like UD is “trying to fail” – you hit the nail on the head with that comment!
I’m still thinking of buying this, mostly for the packaging (’70s fan here), and if I do I’m going to pry out that glitter disaster-waiting-to-happen and replace it with something else.
And I’m not sure how this will sound, but Turn the Beat actually looks like a crappy eyeshadow one might have bought in the ’70s!
I was actually getting excited as i read this review, thinking if the glitter was the only downside, I would consider it. But Turn the Beat is disappointing, kind of kills it for me. I think this is a really great concept, and I wish UD had executed it better with the quality; I also feel like some of the colors overlap, in which case i feel like the shades that don’t really need to stand out. And, as others have said, stop with the PET glitter, although to be fair, I’m sure there was a lot of nonsafe eyeglitter being used in all the decades. Just don’t put it in my eyeshadow palette.
I kind of like this little palette in spite of the glitter.
Turn The Beat should have been the star of this palette, instead it’s a disappointment again. I am probably going to purchase Loaded instead. Is it just me, or the dupe list disappeared?
Sorry – I forgot to add the dupes! It should be fixed now!