Urban Decay Diamond Dog : Swatch and Review

I have had this little guy for a while now, but I wanted to give it a good go before writing a review.

This Urban Decay single is from the Moondust line which are a range of eye shadows that are pressed glitter pigments. They feel almost wet when you touch them, but they go on as a powder.

Diamond Dog contains a super sparkly white gold glitter which is suspended in a deep brown base.

This is so beautiful and incredibly eye catching, but it can be quite tricky to apply, so after trying different methods I think I have somewhat got it down.

I primed my lids with Urban Decays Primer Potion and then dabbed my Mac 239 into the shadow and patted onto my lids. I was already thinking attempting this with a dry brush would be a disaster, and low and behold it was. Fall Out City.
The shadow did cling to the brush well, but the moment I patted it onto my lids,  my cheeks were FULL of glitter particles and due to the pressed nature of this shadow, the glitter is very sticky so no amount of brushing off with a clean powder brush helps. This.Stuff.Sticks.
If I was getting ready for a night out I would have been pretty irritated as I had to actually wipe off the glitter with a cotton pad soaked with micellar water so I ended up removing my make up underneath. Yes you could apply your foundation after, but still, this stuff falls out like mad if you use a dry brush.
I then attempted to apply it with a brush that I had sprayed with water and then dipped into the shadow and then I pressed gently onto the lid- the colour is so beautiful, but I did experience some fall out- not as much, but some. 

I have also applied with a finger tip which I think limits most of the fall out, but I just couldn't get the pigment to be as intense on the lids as I did with a damp brush. 

Bottom Line : This is a beautiful eye shadow but it is not without its problems.
When applied with a damp brush, I get maximum pigment, but some fall out is inevitable. There isn't a lot, but it is there and due to how incredibly sparkly it is, if I were to go out in the day with this on, it would be pretty damn noticeable. A finger limits the fall out further, but the colour doesn't show up as intensely.
I will one hundred percent use this, the sparkle is so damn pretty and I love layering it over bronze cream eye shadows, but I reckon I will use it for nights out as it doesn't last as long as other eye shadows I have- when I wore this all day, I did notice fall out on my cheeks by the end of wear.