Hey everyone! In this post I'm going to be discussing the Urban Decay "Naked Basics' Palette, the things I love... and the things that I'm not a fan of.
Okay, Let's start with the good; there are so many lovely things about this palette. From the beautiful neutral colour range to the sleek packaging that is a go-to for taking away on holidays or travelling in general. The three lighter shades (Venus, Foxy & Walk of Shame) are fantastic for adding a base shadow that makes blending darker colours over the top seamless. Venus, is a white shade and the only satin shade in the palette acts as a beautiful highlighting shade amount the matte formulas in the remaining 5 colours.
This palette is perfect for that effortless natural eye look, it's so simple yet so stunning and 'Crave', a matte black is useful for making any eye makeup look more dramatic! use wet for maximize colour pay off and double it up as a liner.
Naked 2 & Faint are by far my favorite eyeshadows in the palette, i love the versatility of matte brown colours and Faint is very pigmented. I usually put Naked 2 or Faint in the crease which adds a nice amount of definition and depth.
I recommend this palette for somebody who wants a simple everyday eyeshadow look with natural earthy colours.
As you can see in the swatch above, the shadows can be a little streaky, the black especially. It's not the most pigmented black I own and takes a little to build the colour; that's why i use it wet!
The lighter shades would definetly show up on darker skin tones a lot more, i think it would be stunning on women of colour.
The lasting power is heavily improved by using a primer, and it brings out the pigmentation.
Besides that, and the fact that it is on the pricier side ($52AUD) it's a gorgeous palette that i reccomend to everyone.
Hope this helped some of you out!
Maygen
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