BEAUTY // Urban Decay: Naked Smoky

Wednesday 12 August 2015

Hello!
Man, my blog has been pretty beauty inspired recently. After working for a couple of months I feel like I can finally spend money again and with deals here, there and everywhere, keeping my purse strings tight is very difficult right now.

Anyway, today's post involves a new #myprecious in the form of the new Urban Decay palette. I had one look at this palette and knew it needed to be mine. I was going to get the Naked 1 but decided that was far too similar to the 2 (which I already own - see review here) and when Feel Unique were offering £10 off when you spend £30 I couldn't buy this fast enough. For £28 I am very, very happy with this palette! £38 is just too much for me - that's the price of a fancy dress (which I may have just bought from ASOS - oops!).


This palette is very different from it's predecessors. Rather than going from light to dark, which is useful but doesn't particularly help when it comes to which shadows you can pair together without looking like a clown, it appears to come in the form of three quads. There is a wonderful mix of satins, mattes and micro-glitters that can be mixed to create looks to get you through every day to the red carpet.


High, a champagne-shimmer with micro-glitter, is hands down my favourite shade. I don't like a glitter but this eyeshadow is so silky and pigmented and doesn't have a major fall out issue either. Combust is a little warm toned for me and wouldn't move it further than the crease but Thirteen is a fabulous highlighter. There a few other shades such as Password and Armour which I think need a mention. They aren't quite as useful but lovely, lovely shades.

There are 9 brand new shades as well as three brought in from other (non-Naked) palettes so, if like me, you have only jumped onto the Naked bandwagon you don't need to worry about having duplicates. They seem to be a lot less shimmery and metallic than the Naked 2 (and apparently other Naked palettes) due to being designed for, you guessed it, a smoky eye. They are a little lighter but they still blend effortlessly to get a complex look for a lot less effort than it looks.


I won't lie to you, I was a little upset that this palette doesn't come with the primer testers. They were such a lovely touch in the Naked 2/3 and made me want the primer so bad. However, the lovely lot at UD did include a little information book to help you get the most out of the palette. I tried two of the looks and found they were just too much for my little eyes so will probably steer clear of their full tutorials. Three different eyeshadows in the crease? Just how?!

I will mention the packaging, full plastic with a magnetic closure, which is beautiful. This is sitting on my dressing table with pride. I love the tortoiseshell look and matching brush. The brush is different to prior palettes. I find it harder to work with and will probably use the other brush more. It has a massive tapered end for applying base colours and then a smudging brush for more precise application. I cannot get used to the tapered end - it's too big for my eyes!

Overall, I am really pleased I have this palette. It's pretty, has totally wearable colours and only cost me £28. I'm glad I didn't spend the £38 because that is crazy money but I am super glad I have it. Sure, it's not as usable as the earlier offers but is completely different and so deserves a place in my make up collection.

Do you have your paws on the Urban Decay Naked smoky yet? What are your favourite looks from it? Let me know!

26 comments :

  1. I am yet to try any of the UD Naked Palettes! I think because I've got other palettes I love so much I stick to the brands I love for eye shadow, like NARS and Bobbi Brown! The colours in this one look so nice however, perfect for the Christmas party season!

    Jasmine | jasminehardingmakeup.com

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    1. I do love them! I do have one other palette that I use too but there is so much in the way of versatility with the Naked palettes that I always reach for it. I think I'll be using it every time I go out back at uni this semester!

      Rachael at broomfie.blogspot.com

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  2. What gorgeous shades. I love smokey eye looks

    Jenn | Jennifer Jayne

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  3. What a GORGEOUS looking palette! I don't own any Naked palettes but I love the look of this one the most. The packaging is gorgeous, too. Reminds me of my NARS VD palette, I was mainly drawn to that because of the packaging! Maybe next time I'm in Debenhams I'll have to check the palette out to see if the shades would suit me. xxx

    Hannah x hannatalks

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    1. If there is an offer on I'd definitely take the time to invest. They are pricey but I use one of my three (eek - how do I have three now?!) every day. In all honesty, I haven't paid full price for any of them. If there's an offer I'd jump on it!

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  4. This looks so heavenly!!!! I only own the Naked 3 palette myself personally but I am dying to get another one soon!X

    Lucy Cole | A UK Fashion, Lifestyle and Beauty Blog

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    1. I started with a single palette and now I have 3. This is turning into a problem!

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  5. £28?! That's SO good! I need this in my life!! It looks the perfect palette for me to experiment with, as I usually go for copper/brown/gold tones :)

    Style Sunrise☀

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    x

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    1. At £28 I couldn't say no! It sold out on the website soon after I picked mine up so I was really lucky!

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  6. The more posts I see on this palette the more I want it!
    Megan x
    London Callings

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    1. It is absolutely everywhere at the moment! I'm so happy I got it for under £30 but I'm not sure I'd pay the £40!

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  7. I’ve been on holiday
    for the past month and have really been looking forward to reading your blog
    when I got back- it definitely didn’t disappoint! xx




    MAYBELLINE CLASSIC VOLUME EXPRESS WATERPROOF MASCARA
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    1. That's lovely to hear - thank you so much!

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  8. Didn't know they came out with this but I really need to it. I love a smokey eye and I love the colours and the quality Urban Decay comes out with :) x

    splasheswithfabulosity.blogspot.com.au

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    1. It is so gorgeous! It's not quite as wearable during the day but so worth the buy.

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  9. i love the previous palettes. looks like im going to love this too. great review :

    Jessica | notjessfashion.com

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  10. It looks like such a gorgeous palette :) I'm so jealous!

    Natalie Ann xo // Petal Poppet Blogs ♥

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    1. It really is! It was a complete impulse splurge but I love it.

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  11. As much as I want them, I just can't bring myself to spent that amount of money on makeup. This palette does look really nice though :) x

    http://ditsysprinkles.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. They are so expensive! I let myself do it because it was £10 off and I use my Naked 2 every day (pretty much!). I don't mind spending the money if I know I'll use it and love it.

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  12. The shades all look gorgeous! x
    fashionismyfirstlanguage.blogspot.ie

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  13. It looks beautiful but I don't know whether I would get the use out of it. I have all the Naked palettes already which I switch between daily but you have said it's different to the others so I am intrigued to use it now :) xx

    www.thejulyjournal.com

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  14. Lovely post ^_^ I've always wanted to invest in a urban decay pallet but my make up skills are very limited. X

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  15. Looks gorgeous I must invest in it when pay day rolls around!

    thriftylilpixie.blogspot.ie

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Thank you so much for commenting! I appreciate every single one of them and will get back to them as soon as I can :)