First up, NAKED 3 by URBAN DECAY. This palette came out a few months back, I believe sometime in December, and there are A LOT of reviews out there; but, I wanted to share my thoughts (also it’s too great of a product to pass up on a review). The colors, texture, and pigmentation of eye shadows in this palette is amazing and like most Urban Decay eye shadows, they won’t disappoint. The great thing about this palette is that it contains 12 ALL NEW, NEVER BEFORE SEEN eye shadows. If you’re a regular UD user you’ll know that UD tends to use some of the same eye shadows in multiple palettes, meaning you could end up with more than one of the same eye shadow, which is no fun. That’s why Naked 3 is so great! It has all new eye shadows that you won’t already have.
The 12 eye shadows are (from left to right):
Strange (pale neutral pink matte-satin), Dust (pale metallic pink shimmer w/iridescent micro-glitter), Burnout (light pinky-peach satin), Limit (light dusty rose matte), Buzz (metallic rose shimmer w/silver micro-glitter), Trick (light metallic pinky-copper shimmer w/tonal micro-sparkle), Nooner (medium pinky-brown matte), Liar (medium metallic mauve shimmer), Factory (pinky-brown satin), Mugshot (metallic taupe shimmer w/slight pink shift), Darkside (deep taupe-mauve satin) and Blackheart (smoky black matte w/rosy red micro-sparkle).
And here is what the palette looks like:
So pretty right? The packaging is simple and practical with a nicely sized
mirror and double ended eye shadow brush (which is actually useful). Coming out
with rose gold based eye shadows was such a smart move on UD’s part. My
favorite eye shadow in the palette, if I must choose, is Blackheart. I love how
the rose sparkles are extremely fine so it’s not like your putting chunks of
glitter on your eyes which makes it a great for a smoky eye look. My least
favorite eye shadow in this palette is Dust because the glitter is a little
thick for my liking. The glitter falls off on to your face when you are trying
to apply it with a brush leaving you with a glittery face, not attractive.
However, I’ve found applying it with a wet brush helps and it is a really
beautiful color when applied properly.
Let’s talk money. The palette sells for $62.00 CAN which isn’t a bad price considering you get 12 x 0.05 oz. Their usual price for 0.05 oz eye shadows is between $10 - $20 each, so seeing as to how you get 12 in the Naked palette, it’s a pretty good deal!
Overall, this palette is great! I love the rose gold undertones and the fact that it contains very wearable everyday eye shadows. Here is an everyday look I did using Naked 3:
Hope you enjoyed reading my review and as always, take care =)
J
