Palette Review & Swatches || Urban Decay Naked2 Palette

Hello my blooming buds!

This past Christmas, I received a Naked2 palette from one of my besties that works at Sephora. I was pretty excited since I did not own any Urban Decay eye shadows at the time and saw all the hype with the Naked line. 

It comes in a nice metal case with a mini sized Lip Junkie in the color Naked. The case feels very solid and durable, unlike the original Naked palette which is a cardboard material. There's a nice size mirror, like usual, and dual ended brush with soft bristles. The brush that comes with this palette is my go-to brush.

Here's some palette to swatch comparisons. These were swatched without primer.

Foxy: Matte light cream. Good brow bone highlight.

Half Baked: Shimmery golden bronze.

Bootycall: Shimmery beige. Another good brow bone highlight and for inner corner.

Chopper: Metallic copper with a bit of silver micro glitter. Darker than Shag from the Deluxe Shadow Box.

Tease: Matte mushroom brown. I really like this color for an everyday look. Probably my favorite color in the entire palette.

Snakebite: Metallic dark bronze. A lovely crease shade.

Suspect: Metallic muted gold.

Pistol: Metallic gray brown.

Verve: Shimmery muted grayish beige.

YDK: Metallic cool toned bronze.

Busted: Shimmery dark brown.

Blackout: Matte black. This is just as black as Make Up Forever's eye shadow in Black 4. As you can see it has broken due to someone bumping into the table my palette was on. The whole pan has come off, but I put it back in to take pictures. 

 The Naked2 palette retails for $50.00 USD. Looking at the original Naked palette and this one, I do like the Naked2 better, but having both palettes would make a complete set for natural/neutral colors. I personally would not pay the $50 it costs since I'm a broke university student and it kills me to spend that much money at one time. But if you have the money to spare, I would recommend it. Urban Decay eye shadows are always so pigmented and long lasting, even without a primer.

Which do you like better? The Naked or Naked2 palette?

Buh-bye xo

Palette Review & Swatches || Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow Box

Hello my blooming buds!

I took my mom out shopping after her birthday lunch earlier this week and we popped by Nordstrom Rack to look at some goodies. I've never been there in a long time so I hit immediately hit up the cosmetics area to see if there was anything worth getting. There were so many high end palettes there for so cheap! I stuck with just getting one since I didn't know how much stuff my mom was picking out. 

The Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow Box is an older palette with nine shadows, two dual ended sponge applicators, and a travel size primer potion. I will probably never use the sponge applicators, but it's nice for emergencies. I already have a full size of the squeeze tube primer potion so this mini size will be saved for a trip. (;

The palette is make like the Naked palette, cardboard covered with velvet, but with the added mesh. The inside has a nice sized mirror and lovely floral detail.

Here's some swatches next to the palette for comparison.

Fishnet: Duo-chrome fuchsia with a hint of blue sheen. One of my favorites from this palette, although it'll be hard to figure out how to wear.

Honey: Metallic yellow gold. Really lovely shade of gold.

Ransom: Chrome blue tinted purple. This is almost duo-chrome looking. It can flash blue to purple at different angles.

Graffiti: Chrome jade green. It's a great wearable green that isn't too neon-y or too bright.

Zero: Matte black with very minimal sparkles. I thought this was just like it's 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil counter part, but there were some subtle shimmers.

Peace: Chrome robin's egg/turquoise. Another one of my favorites. This is the shade that made me choose this palette over the Ammo palette. 

Shag: Metallic copper. I have a feeling I have something similar to this on my Naked 2 palette. 

Scratch: Metallic rose gold. I don't have a metallic shade like this so I'm excited to use it!

Underground: Metallic burnt taupe. Another one where I think I have something similar on my Naked 2 palette.

This palette is super fun and great for spontaneous looks while still having natural colors for toning it down. At $9.97 at Nordstrom Rack, it was a steal compared to it's regular price of $38! You can also get it for $10 on the Urban Decay website, but you'd have to pay for shipping.

What kind of eye look would you create with this palette?

Buh-bye xo