Urban Decay Naked Palette

I hurriedly placed my order for the Urban Decay Naked Palette as soon as it made its second appearance online at Sephora last Tuesday (it initially sold out on Sephora after only being available for one day!). As far as I'm aware, it also sold out on Urban Decay's website within the first day it went online. Obviously, there is a lot of hype around this product but rest assured lovelies, the Naked Palette is permanent! Here are some snapshots of this lust-worthy beauty:

The case is brown velvet with gold writing imprinted on it.

It also comes with a double-sided 24/7 eyeliner in Zero and Whiskey and a mini UDPP (not pictured).

Virgin, Sin, Naked, Sidecar, Buck

Half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse, Toasted, Hustle

Darkhorse, Toasted, Hustle, Creep, Gunmetal

24/7 Liner in Zero (top) and Whiskey (bottom)

All of the colors in this palette are shimmery, with the exception of Naked and Buck which are beautiful matte neutrals. Creep and Gunmetal have a bit of fine glitter in them, but it's nothing compared to some of the other glittery messes Urban Decay has released in the past. Gunmetal seems to have more glitter than Creep, but it's really only detectable when you apply the shadow (as in, you can't really see glitter chunks in the pan) and I didn't notice any fallout whatsoever. And I think it's worth a mention that all of the shadows in this palette are full-sized! A single eyeshadow from UD will set you back $17, but you get 12 of them and more in this palette for less than the cost of 3 single eyeshadows! Now that is a steal!

As I'm sure you can see from the swatches, most of these colors are anything but naked! They are smooth, pigmented, and the shades range from tans to golds to greys. It's the perfect neutral palette that allows you to achieve every kind of look from daytime to nighttime, matte to shimmery, and subtle to dramatic. 

As for the 24/7 liners, Zero is a fantastic inky black that should be a staple in every girl's makeup collection. Whiskey is a new gorgeous, rich brown shade that is shimmer-free. 24/7 liners glide on effortlessly and last all day on me. Zero is one of my all time favorites for use on the waterline.

At this very moment, the Naked Palette is out of stock on both Urban Decay's website and Sephora's website. You can sign up for email alerts from both websites if you're dying to get your hands on one, or you can wait another week or so for Sephora stores to get their stock in and buy it in-stores. It retails for $44 USD and remember, it is permanent so there's really no need to rush into anything now...unless you're obsessed with makeup like yours truly ;)

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