Naked Cyber

Urban Decay Naked Cyber Eyeshadow Palette ($49.00 for 0.492 oz.) is the newest in the Naked range and is supposed to centered around duochrome eyeshadows, which are ones that have shimmer that shifts between two colors, but the majority of the included duochromes were weaker than what we've seen from Urban Decay in the past, let alone what other brands (indie and mainstream) are doing.

It's also puzzling why the palette is so incredibly light-leaning, which has been an issue with more Naked palettes than not, but duochromes often sing over darker bases, so the lack of a matte black eyeshadow alone has me scratching my head. The quality was all over the place, but it was generally weaker with drier, flakier shimmers that had fallout, poorer coverage, and weak duochrome shifts, while the mattes were thin, somewhat powdery, and more prone to fading.

Despite not being surprised at all that this palette was a miss, I still am baffled by why the quality and consistent of Urban Decay's eyeshadow has become what it has. There are lots of brands at similar price points putting out better quality products, and given how competitive and oversaturated the industry is, it doesn't make sense to keep offering dud after dud products. How many of us are expecting a flop rather than a hit? The continuation of disappointing releases damages UD's reputation and that can be hard to recover from.