Urban Decay Elements Eyeshadow Palette Swatches

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Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Elements Holiday 2018 Eyeshadow Palette

Urban Decay Elements Eyeshadow Palette ($52.00 for 0.53 oz.) is a new, limited edition palette for the holiday season (yes, holiday is here!). There are 19 shades–three mattes, 16 shimmers–housed in a circular compact. The palette is available now at QVC and will be available on 9/10 at urbandecay.com. It’ll be available at other retailers later this month. Here are swatches of the new palette…

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A Avatar

This looks like a great Holiday palette – the kind of thing I would have been all over a few years ago before I’d amassed a decent number of colourful shadows. I wish the packaging was more compact and travel friendly though.

Lorrin M. Avatar

Pigmentation looks great!! But the only shade calling my name is Secret Keeper. The packaging is cute even if UD has done these shades before.

Alecto Avatar

Actually … seems like a nice palette. A couple swatches look problematic on the arm, but they might work better on the eyes. I don’t need this, as between three other palettes and indie singles I have all these colors (or similar enough). Still, nice “try something daring” palette for someone with a much smaller stash.

I didn’t realize from the first post how blinding the packaging is on the inside. I know it’s not actually foiled, but it still makes my eyes water a bit looking at it. Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like they have trouble judging the color of an eyeshadow against such a strongly-colored and patterned backdrop?

AJ Avatar

Some of these colors look really nice! Seems like a pretty solid palette and if I didn’t probably have dupes for everything in it, I’d be tempted. It’s good to see a quality, colorful palette on the market for anyone who doesn’t already have one or needs to replace stuff they’ve hit pan on 🙂

Kimberly Avatar

After seeing these swatches, I’m more excited about this palette. I’m crossing my fingers that it doesn’t contain ingredients I’m allergic to, because this is the only palette I’ve seen in a long time that would really add something special to my collection.

pearlykates Avatar

Less than stellar swatches, hard pass.

Sapphire Dreams is the only shade I’m interested in. It looks beautiful, deep and sparkly. I kinda wish I got that one UD palette with a similar shade (and overall better pigmentation throughout.)

Nancy T Avatar

I think this is the nicest holiday eyeshadow palette that UD has put out since the infamous, yet gorgeous Urban Spectrum palette from 3 or 4 years ago! Also, the most cohesive and attractive palette that I’ve seen any brand do for Holiday 2018, so far! My only qualm is the packaging. Beautiful, yes. But also very awkward to store and that interior design is super distracting for my eyeballs ?!

miska Avatar

Nancy T.,
I completely agree about the cumbersome packaging. This reminded me of a circular Stila holiday eyeshadow palette release from several years ago. It was a nightmare to store and even worse to travel with.

Beth Avatar

Nice looking swatches of colors UD has been putting out for years. Might be a nice gift for someone who doesn’t already have many of their other shadows.

Erin Avatar

This feels like such a letdown from last year’s Heavy Metals palette. Say what you will about the packaging (I find this worse, to be honest), but it was beautiful, cohesive, performed extremely well and there was no mistaking the intent — one formula across the board. Three mattes? Why even bother including them. I’m saying no to this release.

Stacey Avatar

Nope. The packaging and design is terrible. So non-functional. Depanning doesn’t work for me. Plus the fact now…..shadow ingredients are not made in the USA. Besides, I own too many shadows.

Vanessa Avatar

Sapphire Dream and Hex Remedy look a lot like TRM and Dye from the UDxKL Kaleidoscope Dream collab. They’re beautiful, and I think I’d probably still like to buy this, but UD recycles a lot of shadows.

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