Product Spotlight: Urban Decay Naked Palette

 Hey Guys!

The Urban Decay Naked Palette is somewhat of a cult beauty product in the blogging world at the moment, so when we got our hands on one, we thought we should add in our two cents about what we think (just in case there weren't already enough reviews!).

The inside of the box includes a fairly large mirror and an urban decay shadow brush, perfect for on the go application. Overall the packaging looks quite appealing however there are a few downsides to the materials they have used to manufacture the box and how they have chosen to secure the lid. The outer shell of the box is made of a velvet textured material which unfortunately collects dust and dirt very easily and very quickly. Another flaw in this packaging is the magnetised closing mechanism which is far from suitable for travelling etc. because it isn't particularly well secured.

The palette contains twelve highly pigmented eye shadows, including ten shimmer shades and two matte shades (Naked & Buck) of varying neutral tones. 'Virgin' and 'Sin' are particularly good highlighting shadows whilst the darker shades such as 'Dark Horse' and 'Hustle' are good for a more dramatic smokey eye effect. Our favourite shades are 'Virgin', 'Half Baked' and 'Toasted'. However if you aren't a fan of shimmer shades this palette probably isn't for you. You might want to try the 'Urban Decay Naked Basics' eye shadow palette as an alternative. Something else worth noting when using this palette is the fact that there is a slight amount of glitter fallout after application - although it is nothing that can't be corrected with the swipe of a make up wipe!

All in all we think that this is a great product to have in your collection and is definitely a worthwhile (although slightly expensive) purchase! In the UK this product is available to buy at Debenhams and House of Fraser for the RRP of £36.

Penny & Clio

xox