URBAN DECAY - NAKED PALETTE

This is the holy grail of all eyeshadow palettes. I love this product. The Naked Palette is perfect for all eye colours and every skin tone as the colours in this palette are neutral tones. Neutral and earthy tones are an absolute must as they allow the wearer to create looks that range from the "no make-up" makeup look, which has become extremely popular, to smokey evening looks.

'Introducing the palette that revolutionised neutrals forever. Encased in a decadent velvet-topped case, this carefully crafted selection of bronze-hue eyeshadows allows you to create endless seductive eye looks' - MECCA

Packaging

All Naked Palettes come in similar cardboard packaging, with bold gold lettering an swatches of the shadows in the palette. Each of the Naked Palettes have all of the colours available in that palette displayed and named on the back of the cardboard packaging.

Did I mention that this palette also included a double-ended brush? Amazing! This brush is absolutely brilliant. It's a double ended shadow and blending brush, which can be used to apply shadows with one end and blend them out with the other. The quality of this brush is brilliant and cannot be disputed, so you won't be disappointed. What I really like about this packaging is that it has itss own spot in the palette for your brush, which is perfect for when you're travelling or on the go.

Bonus, you also get four samples of the Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potions, which contains a weeks worth of primer, when you purchase a Naked Palette.

'It's the palette that revolutionised neutrals forever, Loaded with twelve bronze-hue shadows in an insane range of textures only UD could dream up. Naked proves that neutral is anything but boring' - MECCA

Shades & Finishes

The Naked Palette comes with twelve neutral coloured shadows, set out from lightest to darkest in the palette. Urban Decay have been brilliant enough to include four amazing textures: matte, satin, shimmer & sparkle. Shades and textures in this palette include:

From L - R: Virgin, Sin, Naked, Sidecar, Buck, Half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse, toasted, Hustle, Creep & Gunmetal.

VIRGIN - cool pale beige satin

SIN - champagne shimmer

NAKED - nude matte

SIDECAR - beige shimmer with silver micro-glitter

BUCK - fawn brown matte

HALF BAKED - golden brown shimmer

SMOG - deep coppery bronze

DARKHORSE - deep mocha shimmer

TOASTED - antique copper penny shimmer

HUSTLE - plum-brown satin

CREEP - onyx shimmer with gold sparkle

GUNMETAL - dark metallic grey shimmer with silver micro-glitter

I am a huge fan of the shimmers in this palette. Sin, Sidecar and Half-Baked are my go to shimmers, with Naked and Buck being my favourite lid and transition colours. I'm a NW10 girl, so shades ranging from Virgin to Half-Baked are perfect for me.

Formula & Pigmentation

Its Urban Decay, so the formula is pretty spot-on. I've  had no issues with fallour from this palette and all of the colours have applied smoothly and evenly. 

Pigmentation is also brilliant with each colour. Shades are very easy to build up or blends out to suit your look. Building and blending is one of the biggest things, other than the range of colours, that I look at when selecting a new palette.

Overall, the formula and pigmentation is to die for!

Longevity

When I use high end products, I always use an eyeshadow primer. I'm currently using the Original Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion and have had absolutely zero issues. My Naked eyeshadow lasts all day long, which is brilliant for long days a work or nights out with the girls. I figure for the amount of money spent on a high end product you need to invest in a good eyeshadow primer which will allow you to get the most out of your products.

Affordability & Retailers

The Naked Palette was the first high end palette that I ever purchased. I've owned it for almost two years now and find that it's become my go-to palette. It's pricey, currently retailing at $82.00 AUD, but it is an absolute must in every girls collection. You can purchase your own Naked Palette from Mecca.

'From the palest champagne to the grittiest gunmetal, it's all here. Whether you're going for a laid-back, beachy vibe or black-tie drama, you'll definitely look better Naked' - MECCA

Final Verdict

I can't express just how much I love this palette. It suits every look and ever occcassion. I've travelled with it, I've moved interstate with it, I vouch for it. It's a staple for so many people and an absolute must for me.

I completely recommend this to anyone who may be wanting an everyday natural eye look or people who are still developing their confidence with eyeshadow and makeup in general. This is a great palette to start out and experiment with.

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PRO TIP: COLOUR THEORY AND CHOOSING THE PERFECT EYESHADOW

Do you ever find yourself looking at eyeshadow palettes and eye-hadow pans and feeling overwhelmed by the colour choices?  Do you ever look at a beautiful shade that you're drawn to but that little voice in your head tells you that its "too bold' or that it "won't suit me". Unless you're the adventurous type, you've probably had these thoughts many times in your life. I know I have. Make-up can be overwhelming if you don't have a basic understanding or you're not flush with cash. And trust me, once you're addicted you're going to need lots of cash.

So to save you from sending money on products that run the risk of not suiting you, we're going to look at colour theory and how we can use this to determine what colours are going to make your eyes POP and save you from spending loads of money on products that may not work for you.

Complimentary Colours

Everything that we need to know about eyeshadows can be determined by the use of the colour wheel picture below. 

Complementary Colours are colours that are opposite to one another on the colour wheel. They create a beautiful visual contrast and bring out the inner strength of each other. The complimentary colour theory is guaranteed to make your eyes sparkle and pop.

Colour Wheel
In this example, purple and yellow are complimentary colours to one another.

For example: green or hazel eyes look great when they are accessorised with mauve and purple eye-shadows.

Urban Decay - Wende's Contraband.

'Deep End' and 'Fleek' and placed next to one another as they compliment each other and draw the consumers eye towards the palette and each other.

Analogous Colours

Analogous colours are those that are adjacent from each other on the colour wheel, These colours are often grouped into threes or more, as it assist with colour blending and transitioning. 

Colour Wheel
In this example the four blue colours selected (blue/violet, blue, green/blue, and green) are similar tones across two colours (blue & green).

The analogous colour theory is for those who are wanting to play it safe, and choose a colour palette similar to their eye-colour or the shades that they are already comfortable using. Using similar shades allows for themed looks.

You'll often find themed palettes, such as the Too Faced PB&J palette from a previous blog entry, use analogous colours to compliment one another an create a range of looks using similar shades.

 Too Faced - Peanut Butter & Jelly 

Pro Tip

Still confused? That's alright, it can be a little confusing at first so I've added a little bit of a basic guide below. 

Hazel ladies, do not worry! Depending on what colour is most prominent, you could use the colours for either green eyes or brown eyes. Some of you may even be lucky enough to use both!

Bonus Pro Tip

Still confused? Not to worry. For you, and everyone on the planet, I recommend the Urban Decay Naked Palette. It contains neutral shades to compliment every eye-colour, with plenty of transition shades. This is my everyday go to palette and you cannot go wrong with it! My review with all of the deetes will be up next Saturday. However if you have to have it now and can't wait, you can purchase your own UD - Naked Palette here.

Now you know everything that you need to know about choosing the perfect eye-shadow for you. Best of luck beauties!

- B xo