I Got NAKED!!....Palette that is!

 All over the beauty universe there is one palette that pops up so much that you'd think it was the mother of all palettes! It's the Naked Palette by Urban Decay that was released a year or so ago and caused a ruckus in the US by going out of stock all the time, disappointing avid makeup enthusiasts everywhere!

Although Urban Decay is not sold anywhere in Western Australia (that I know of, if I'm wrong...HOORAY!! and let me know where I can get my paws on more!) I managed to get this palette
off BeautyBay.com  for $50 with $9 postage (and you can also get it off
lookfantastic.com with free international postage).

I've had this beauty for about a month now and I have to say it is reeeeaaallllly living up to it's hype, for me anyway! It comes with 12 gorgeous shades (all full sized, not teeny tiny) that co-ordinate with eachother and other neutrals in my collection perfectly. The shadows are all of Urban Decay quality, gliding on creamy and pigmented and with no fuss. The travel-sized eyeshadow primer, a cult classic of the Urban Decay brand, is like putting vanilla mousse on your eyelids it's that fluffy and creamy! And the staying power of shadows worn over the top can't be beat.

The original version of the Naked Palette (or possibly the American version) came with two mini eyeliners in Zero (Black) and Whiskey (Brown) but mine came with a brush. The brush is....ok, unfortunately, I find that it is very very flat and is only really good for applying highlight colours (eg. virgin or sin) because it doesn't pick up enough shadow for deeper colours.

OK, enough of the explanation, time for the fun part.....swatches!! Please excuse my arm, i probably should have exfoliated first :s but anyway...the shadows come in different textures which is great because you can create different types of looks from neutral everyday eyes to dark, metallic and smokey.

"Virgin" is a light bone colour with a satin/matte finish, probably meant to be the highlight colour in the palette.

"Sin" is a light salmon pink, similar to MAC Naked Lunch

"Naked", my personal favourite of the lot! A matte beige that can be built up or worn lightly underneath a darker shade, an awesome top of the crease colour.

"Sidecar" is a shimmery metallic taupe that can add dimension to a neutral eye look

"Buck" is a caramel-ly matte shade, darker than naked but similar in a way, great for blending out a dramatic smokey eye

"Half Baked" is a bright copper gold, shimmery but without glitter

"Smog" is a great dark copper colour that gives depth to the crease without being too obvious, similar to MAC Woodwinked

"Darkhorse" is as the name mentions, a dark olive brown, looks great smudged along the lower lashline

"Toasted" is a beautiful deep mauve with pinky shimmers to it

"Hustle" is a very versatile shade as it goes with a brown eye look as well as a purple mauve look, a satiny shade with purple tones

"Creep" is the darkest shade in the palette, is a dark greeny grey with a satin finish

And last but definately not least is "Gunmetal", which is (you guess'd it!) a gunmetal pewter shade (maybe the naming guy had gone home for the day and there were only noobs left), It does have blue tones through it which makes it a great smokey eye crease colour or an all-over-the-lid colour for a more dramatic look.

Virgin, Sin, Naked, Sidecar, Buck

Half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse, Toasted, Hustle

Darkhorse, Toasted, Hustle, Creep, Gunmetal

I hope you enjoyed my first review, I admit I have been formulating a review for this palette for some time now (well, since I got it a month ago), Overall I would say that if you are serious about you're makeup, or even if you're not so serious but just want something that would work for ANY situation, look or occasion then definately get this palette!!

Until next time! xx