Urban Decay Honey Pot Gift Set
This is a cute little gift set for Urban Decay Lovers. Urban Decay is a cruelty free brand, they also have a commitment to sustainable ingredients. The Naked Honey mini eyeshadow has adorable packaging, that is recyclable!!! I was disappointed that the eyeshadows weren’t quite as pigmented as the UD I’ve known in the past, but the colors are still pretty. The eyeliner is similar to other colors, especially those that came out around the Urban Decay Naked Heat palette. And be prepared, the Honey Eyeshadow Primer is GOLDEN. GOLD. Very gold. The setting spray is similar to all of Urban’s setting sprays. The scent is pleasant and not overwhelming, although I’m a honey lover myself so it’s hard for me to find the scent overwhelming. Others may.
Eyeshadow Ratings:
Risky Ingredients: Sodium Dehydroacetate and a variety of different colorants that may be considered human or ecotoxins.
Ecofriendliness Rating: 3.5 Leaves
Product Rating: 4 Stars
Overall Rating: 3.75 Stars
Eyeliner Ratings:
Risky Ingredients: Synthetic waxes, these may be ecotoxins, they may be toxins, they are usually non-biodegradable; Polyethelene is a possible ecotoxin and irritant; Ozokerite is a petroleum based substance and a possible ecotoxin, microcrystalline wax is another petroleum based product, it’s non-biodegradable, usually non-sustainable and a possible irritant not to mention multiple colorants that could be toxins.
Ecofriendliness Rating: 2.5 Packaging is not that recyclable, and there are quite a few ingredients that are possible ecotoxins.
Product Rating: 3.5
Overall Rating: 3
Primer Ratings:
Risky Ingredients: Synthetic Waxes can be potential ecotoxins, possibly non-biodegradable and non sustainable; PEG-40 Stearate is a possible human toxin, possible ecotoxin, possible irritant; Polyethelene is a possible ecotoxin and irritant; as well as a variety of different colorants.
Ecofriendliness Rating: 3 Again, less than desirable recyclability of the packaging
Product Rating: 3.5 (It’s REALLY gold)
Overall Rating: 3.25 Stars
Setting Spray Ratings:
Risky Ingredients: Dimethicone PEG-7 Phosphate is suspected to be a bioaccumulative ecotoxin, it’s not biodegradable and suspected to be an irritant; Sodium Hydroxide is Lye, so I mean lets spray some Lye on our face!; BHT is suspected to be an irritant, an allergen and a possible toxin; and then theres the good old “Parfum” which is just a concoction of whatever UD felt like making into a fragrance.
Ecofriendliness Rating: 3 (The ingredients eeek. The packaging is more recyclable than others)
Product Rating: 3 Stars (It smells good, but WHY is there lye in it?)
Overall Rating: 3 Stars
(All ratings are based on a 5 Point Scale)