Hi guys, I know I promised this awhile ago but I've been super busy, but anyway here it is, my review of both the NAKED and NAKED 2 Palettes by Urban Decay :)
Colours:
In order, the colours in the original NAKED palette are:
Virgin, Sin, Naked, Sidecar, Buck, Half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse, Toasted, Hustle, Creep, Gunmetal
Virgin: Satin finish (slightly shimmery without being considered a frost or matte) a very light beige colour, would be good for a shimmery brow highlight or in the tear duct area.
Sin: A frosted light champagne pink colour.
Naked: A matte, soft light brown, would be good as a base eyeshadow colour.
Sidecar: A warm, shimmery bronze colour with flecks of silver.
Buck: A matte, medium brown, would be a good contour and crease colour.
Half Baked: A shimmery yellowish gold.
Smog: A beautiful shimmery bronze.
Darkhorse: A dark shimmery brown with a bronze shimmer.
Toasted: A pinky coppery colour and has quite a frosted finish. Personally I'm not a huge fan of this colour because I don't really like using pinky eyeshadows because I don't think they are very flattering on many people, so I probably won't end up using this colour as much as the others in the palette.
Hustle: A dark bronze shimmery colour.
Creep: A shimmery blackish grey with gold and silver flecks.
Gunmetal: A shimmery blue-grey with silver flecks.
In the NAKED 2 palette:
Foxy, Half Baked, Bootycall, Chopper, Tease, Snakebite, Suspect, Pistol, Verve, YDK, Busted, Blackout
Foxy: A light nude shade. Perfect for highlighting the brow bone because it is matte, so it gives a beautiful finish.
Half Baked: Included in the original palette also, but it is a very usable golden colour.
Bootycall: This light, shimmer, pinky champagne colour is perfect for the inner corners of the eyes to brighten the eye area.
Chopper: Shimmery copper shadow with flecks of silver glitter, stunning colour but does result in a lot of fall out which is very annoying.
Tease: A matte, medium brown with a reddish tinge, perfect for green eyes, and as a contour or crease colour.
Snakebite: Shimmery golden brown shade.
Suspect: A light shimmery taupe colour, very pretty with cool undertones.
Pistol: A silvery brown colour, also with cool undertones. Definitely one of my favourites, looks good on its own as well as blended with others.
Verve: A frosted silvery pinky. In my opinion it is too glittery as a brow bone highlight, but its also almost too light to wear as an all over eye colour, so probably one of the least useful colours in the palette.
YDK: A shimmery coppery bronze colour, with gold flecks in it.
Busted: Dark shimmery plummy brown, great for green eyes.
Blackout: A highly pigmented, matte black colour. The perfect addition to every palette, can be used in the outer corners of the eye in a smokey eye or applied wet or dry as a liner.
Brushes:
The NAKED palette comes with a synthetic, flat eyeshadow brush and the NAKED 2 palette comes with a double ended synthetic brush, one end being a flat eyeshadow brush and the other a blending brush.
To be honest I'm not a huge fan of any of the 2 brushes, mainly because I prefer to use natural brushes as opposed to synthetic ones, because natural brushes are more dense so they pick up more shadow, providing a superior pigmentation, as opposed to a soft wash of colour, which is all these flat brushes seem to do. The blending brush is relatively useless, I much prefer the MAC 217 Blending brush (natural bristles) for the same reason, in my opinion synthetic bristles are not made for applying or blending powder products, they are better suited for cream or liquid products, such as liquid/gel eyeliner, cream eyeshadows, concealer and foundation. So I won't be using any of the NAKED brushes for any of my powder eyeshadows, but I might find a use for them as concealer brushes or for using with my paint pots, otherwise it seems a waste.
Packaging:
Before I owned both the actual palettes myself and I had only seen pictures and read reviews online, I honestly thought I would prefer the packaging that the NAKED 2 palette came in, it being a tin case seemed more sturdy than the 'flimsy' case of the original palette. However I was unfortunately wrong. The lid and the base don't quite match up with each other right and it can be difficult to open and close. Comparing the two palettes, I much prefer the simple case that the original NAKED palette comes in, it actually feels more secure than the tin in terms of being dropped, and although the tin packaging seems more ideal for travelling as opposed to the magnetic closure of the original palette, overall I prefer the original packaging. Not to say that I absolutely hate the NAKED 2 palette's packaging, I just think that there is definitely room for improvement.
Extra treats:
The NAKED palette comes with a small (3.7ml) bottle of Urban Decay Primer Potion, a product which I have lusted after for far too long. I absolutely love this primer, it has incredible staying power and provides a great base for shadows to stick to, increasing pigmentation and longevity. It is useful in the way that it is colourless, so it suits all skin tones and can be used for any look, however if you have visible veins on your eyelids a skin coloured primer with some coverage or a coloured primer such as the MAC Paint Pots are more ideal, and I sometimes prefer coloured primers as a base if I am doing a highly pigmented look that needs the extra colour.
The NAKED 2 palette comes with a lipgloss which I was unsure about to begin with because I don't tend to wear lipgloss as much now than when I was younger, however I was pleasantly surprised with this one. It is a great neutral colour, so it can be worn by itself or over almost any light coloured lipstick to give a glossy finish. It isn't too sticky which can be an annoying side to a lot of lipglosses, and it is one of those plumping and cooling glosses so it feels really tingly on your lips, which people either love or hate (I personally think it's quite fun). I don't know how well it plumps my lips, but the slight tingling does kind of force me to pout, so I guess it's making my lips more prominent?
Out of the two extras, I can't really decide which I prefer, I think if you have plenty of eyeshadow primers and bases already (like I do) then I would prefer the lipgloss, however if you don't own an eyeshadow primer, it is a very good idea to have one in your makeup kit, they really do make a phenomenal difference to your makeup, making your eyeshadow blend better, more pigmented, and last a ridiculous amount longer (perfect for those nights out on the town!)
Overall, I'm not sure which of the two palettes I prefer, I have my favourite colours and least favourite colours in each, but I generally prefer cooler eyeshadow colours as opposed to warm ones, but that's purely because of my own skin tone and what suits me, so because the NAKED 2 palette has generally cooler shades, I guess that palette would be my choice, however I would definitely buy both of these palettes again, I am very impressed with the colour pay off and longevity, the palettes really are fantastic.
I hope this review helped you, and I will try to make a few tutorials in the next few weeks using each of the palettes, so you can try them out for yourself if you bought the palettes. I bought both of the palettes from http://www.beautybay.com/ for about $140 NZD for both, and it has free worldwide shipping which is an extra bonus!
Elle xx
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