So I recently gave into the hype(which I don't normally do) and purchased the original Naked Palette by Urban Decay from Sephora. I'm so damn glad I did. Let me just say, I never EVER sing the praises of something that doesn't deserve it and UD has me in tunes of glee over this pallet.
First, let's start with the packaging. The first Naked palette came in a sleek container, wrapped in a brown velvet with gold lettering. It makes the product feel sort of rich, yet it's sturdy like it's not going to break or tear with repeated use. Because if you purchase a palette such as this you will use it tons. There is also a mirror on the inside of the lid when you flip it open. This palette is completely portable to a mirror, as every girl should know, comes quite handy for on the go touch ups.
Next, what you get with this palette. In addition to the 12 eye shadows, you get UD's cruelty-free Good Karma eye shadow brush and a mini bottle of their best selling eye shadow primer potion. Considering how one, yes only one, eye shadow brush runs for about $24, this is a great deal for the $50 you would spend on the palette. The brush is ok, not amazing, I have a plethora of other brushes I prefer. I do, however, like to use it to apply a highlight to my brow. I darken my brows so to have a precise brush is quite nice. I would recommend getting something different for application and definitely something fluffier for blending. The primer...I've used it before and I'm sort of on the fence about it. I know it's one of their best selling products but I have used it and have had creasing in my eye shadow towards the end of my day. I wear a lot of dark and colorful eye shadows so this is a no no for me.
And now on to the main event, the eye shadow. The Naked palette brings 12, yes 12 0.05 oz. eye shadows to the table, and all the shadows are neutrals. Glorious neutrals, I say! I have read other reviews on this palette and some have said the shadows look "too warm" or are described as "ashy looking" in the palette. I don't think this could be further from the truth. Upon opening the palette, I saw an amazing variety of shadows; shimmer, glitter and matte, a texture for every occasion. The colors range from two shimmering highlight shades all the way down to a gunmetal grey and a sparkling black with plenty of browns and taupes in between. Observe:
*sparkle sparkle*
This is a palette that can take you from the office to a club in one fell swoop. Shades like 'Toasted' and 'Buck' are more than work appropriate, while 'Darkhorse' and 'Gunmetal' are darker(and sparklier) and can be easily added to the other shades to take your look from day to night.
Overall, I LOVE this palette, and this is coming from the girl that wears a different bright eye shadow every day. Naked is just too versatile not to have in your makeup arsenal. The nice thing about palettes is that it allows you to get multiple eye shadows to play with so you can figure out which ones you love and which ones....not so much. Kudos to UD for an amazing product and for even coming up with the idea to create not one, but two completely neutral palettes. Brilliant.
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