Ready to Get Naked?

Urban Decay Naked Palette ($44.00) is new-for-fall and contains twelve shades–eight are incredibly neutral, but four pack a little–much welcome–color punch. There are six permanent and existing shades, one repromoted shade, and five new shades.

The palette includes: Virgin (satin chamois), Sin (champagne), Naked (matte buff nude), Sidecar (cocoa with golden sparkle sheen), Buck (matte nutmeg), Half Baked (subtle, lustrous bronze), Smog (deep coppery bronze), Darkhorse (bronze patina), Toasted (rich copper), Hustle (plum brown satin), Creep (onyx with gold sparkle), Gunmetal (gunmetal gray with silver glitter). The final piece is a double-ended 24/7 Liner with Zero (black) on one side and Whiskey (creamy rich brown) on the other.

• Virgin is a pale, shimmered nude beige. It’s very, very light, but it’s such a beautiful neutral. It’s a little frosty for a highlighter, particularly on darker skin tones, but it would make for a great all-over wash or pop of light on the inner tear duct.
• Sin is a champagne with a touch of pink and a frostier finish. This shade is permanently available.
• Naked is a matte medium beige-brown. It has a very soft, smooth texture–not at all powdery or chalky.
• Sidecar is a shimmered, medium bronze brown with almost a red undertone. This shade was in the first edition of the Book of Shadows. (I didn’t see it on Urban Decay’s website at all.)
• Buck is a matte darkened beige-brown. It’s really a darker version of Naked. It has the same silky smooth texture and rich color pay off of Naked, too.
• Half Baked is a coppery bronze with a frost-metallic finish. This shade is permanently available.
• Smog is a medium dark bronze with a gilded bronze sheen. This shade is permanently available.
• Darkhorse is a darkened deep chocolate brown with flecks of bronze.
• Toasted is a medium dark pinky brown with a shimmery finish. This shade is permanently available.
• Hustle is a dark plummy chocolate brown with a soft shimmer finish.
• Creep is a darkened blue-black base with silver and teal shimmer. Urban Decay said “onyx with gold glitter” but I really didn’t see the gold.
• Gunmetal is a blue-gray metallic that really must be seen to be appreciated. It almost feels like a duochrome, because it flashes blue but it’s dark and smoldering. This shade is permanently available.

The palette also contains a double-ended eyeliner, and Zero is your basic creamy black with a near-matte finish–if you’re an Urban Decay palette collector, you probably have enough Zero eyeliners to get you through the next twenty years. However, it also contains Whiskey, which is a brand new shade of creamy chocolate brown with red undertones. It’s very similar to Bourbon, but it seems a little lighter and doesn’t have the shimmer.

It’s packaged in a velvety chocolate brown exterior, which makes it look sleek and sophisticated–it’s probably one of the classier products I’ve seen come from the brand, actually. It feels very luxe and not quite Urban Decay–but I think it’s a good thing, and it’s nice to see. This is also an amazing value palette. The palette contains 12 x 0.05 oz. eyeshadows, plus 2 x 0.02 oz. liners and a miniature-sized Primer Potion of 0.13 fl. oz. (I actually originally thought it came sans UDPP, because I just received the palette… but the back of it says you do get it, so it probably tags along in a plastic package, but not included in the actual palette case.) The real coup here is the twelve full-size eyeshadows–yes, that’s right–a $17 full-size eyeshadow from Urban Decay contains 0.05 oz. of product, which is exactly what we have here–a value of $204.

I think this is one of Urban Decay’s best palettes to date, actually. It combines incomparable value for the price tag, but the high quality of their eyeshadows really comes through, too. There are no glittery, fussy shades here (and I can’t tell you how happy I am to NOT see Midnight Cowboy Rides Again!). Every shade is soft, smooth, and richly pigmented–even the mattes. For those with a lot of palettes, it may feel a bit redundant, as there are seven shades in it that we’ve seen again–but still five we haven’t. Not that I’m getting through an eyeshadow pan any time soon, but at least you can feel at ease if you fall in love with one of those seven.

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• Product: 30/30
• Value: 10/10
• Ease of Use: 5/5
• Packaging: 5/5

RECOMMENDATION: If you’re an eyeshadow fiend and love yourself some shimmery finishes, Urban Decay’s new Naked palette won’t disappoint. It even includes two matte shades–something I’ve remarked on for the lack thereof in previous palettes–and a good mix of neutrals, smoldering neutrals, and darker, smokier colors. There is nothing about this palette that’s a miss.

AVAILABILITY: June 29th @ Urban Decay; around August 1st @ Sephora, ULTA, Macy’s, Beauty.com

Urban Decay Naked Palette

Urban Decay Naked Palette

Urban Decay Naked Palette

Urban Decay Naked Palette

Urban Decay Naked Palette

Urban Decay Naked Palette

Urban Decay Naked Palette

Urban Decay Naked Palette: Virgin, Sin, Naked, Sidecar,
Buck, Half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse

Urban Decay Naked Palette: Sin, Naked, Sidecar, Buck, Half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse, Toasted, Hustle, Creep,

Urban Decay Naked Palette: Virgin, Sin, Naked, Sidecar, Buck

Urban Decay Naked Palette: Sidecar, Buck, Half Baked, Smog

Urban Decay Naked Palette: Sidecar, Buck, Half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse

Urban Decay Naked Palette: Smog, Darkhorse, Toasted, Hustle, Creep

Urban Decay Naked Palette: Toasted, Hustle, Creep, Gunmetal

Urban Decay Naked Palette: Virgin, Sin, Naked, Sidecar

Urban Decay Naked Palette: Buck, Half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse

Urban Decay Naked Palette: Toasted, Hustle, Creep, Gunmetal

Urban Decay Naked Palette: Virgin, Sin, Naked, Sidecar

Urban Decay Naked Palette: Buck, Half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse

Urban Decay Naked Palette: Toasted, Hustle, Creep, Gunmetal

Urban Decay Naked Palette: Whiskey 24/7 Liner

Urban Decay Naked Palette: Zero 24/7 Liner

Urban Decay Naked Palette: Whiskey, Zero

Urban Decay Virgin Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Virgin Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Sin Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Sin Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Naked Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Naked Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Sidecar Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Sidecar Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Buck Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Buck Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Half Baked Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Half Baked Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Smog Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Smog Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Darkhorse Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Darkhorse Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Toasted Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Toasted Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Hustle Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Hustle Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Creep Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Creep Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Gunmetal Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Gunmetal Eyeshadow