12 x Urban Decay Elements Eyeshadow Palette Look Ideas

Here are 12 makeup look ideas using the new, limited edition Urban Decay Elements Eyeshadow Palette ($52.00 for 0.53 oz.). The palette only has a few matte shades, so it is comprised of primarily shimmers, which may not work as cohesively for everyone. I personally felt that one of the aspects that made this less versatile as that it’s a bit more of the kitchen sink of mid-tone and medium-dark jewel-tones without a few shades to bridge between the warmer and cooler shades. I would have liked to have seen Earth Bound as a more matte, slightly deeper with a touch more saturation, while Dream Weaver could have easily been a deep, matte purplish-taupe, eggplant, or even black and would have added a ton of versatility to the palette. Moon Rock could have been swapped for a deep plum or purple matte as well while still being very in the color scheme they were going for.

Helpful Resources

• Urban Decay Elements Palette Review/Swatches
• Urban Decay Elements Look #1
• Urban Decay Elements Look #2

About This Series

Each look idea is centered around a “quad” of four shades with the expectation that one might bring in the appropriate brow bone or additional transitional shade based on skin tone. I know that I tend to use more like five or six shades in a typical look, but I think that four is a happy medium to give a good idea of the “core” color scheme of a look while giving you the ability to lighten/darken as desired. I have listed the colors in this order: inner lid, middle of lid, outer lid/crease, and crease/above crease.

You might see combinations that seem slightly repeated but placement will vary (e.g. a halo placement where the lightest and more shimmery shade is placed on the center) as placement can also create a different effect/look! You might also want to consider incorporating your favorite matte/shimmer shades (as applicable) to increase the versatility of certain palettes. Consider these ideas a jumping off point!

1. Urban Decay Luna —
2. Urban Decay Electric Air —
3. Urban Decay Silver Burn —
4. Urban Decay Hex Remedy —

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1. Urban Decay Secret Keeper —
2. Urban Decay Heavy Water —
3. Urban Decay Sapphire Dream —
4. Urban Decay Earth Bound —

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1. Urban Decay Volcanic —
2. Urban Decay Earth Bound —
3. Urban Decay Tectonic —
4. Urban Decay Elemental —

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1. Urban Decay Ego —
2. Urban Decay Hex Remedy —
3. Urban Decay Lioness —
4. Urban Decay Dream Weaver —

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1. Urban Decay Volcanic —
2. Urban Decay Moon Rock —
3. Urban Decay Lioness —
4. Urban Decay Fire Starter —

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1. Urban Decay Secret Keeper —
2. Urban Decay Earth Bound —
3. Urban Decay Tectonic —
4. Urban Decay Elemental —

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1. Urban Decay Silver Burn —
2. Urban Decay Electric Air —
3. Urban Decay Ego —
4. Urban Decay Fire Starter —

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1. Urban Decay Heavy Water —
2. Urban Decay Earth Bound —
3. Urban Decay Sapphire Dream —
4. Urban Decay Hex Remedy —

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1. Urban Decay Hex Remedy —
2. Urban Decay Fortune-Teller —
3. Urban Decay Lioness —
4. Urban Decay Fire Starter —

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1. Urban Decay Heavy Water —
2. Urban Decay Luna —
3. Urban Decay Sapphire Dream —
4. Urban Decay Silver Burn —

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1. Urban Decay Lioness —
2. Urban Decay Fool's Gold —
3. Urban Decay Sapphire Dream —
4. Urban Decay Volcanic —

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1. Urban Decay Ego —
2. Urban Decay Volcanic —
3. Urban Decay Earth Bound —
4. Urban Decay Antidote —

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