Naked Palette by Urban Decay

Get your Naked look!

After hearing so much raves on the Naked Palette by Urban Decay, I decided to get one myself. I supposed  the most tackle part is to decide on buying Naked 1 or Naked 2.

Naked 1 palette comes with a miniature original eye primer lotion (3.7ml). I was very impressed at the lasting power, this did made my eye shadow stayed whole day until I took it off. It helps to enhance the eye shadow by creating a fuller look too. 

Virgin (a pale, slightly shimmery pink) makes a great highlight/inner corner colour.
Sin (a slightly darker, metallic rose) is a great natural color to use on your lids for soft looks.

Sidecar (a glittery taupe) is quite beautiful, but the amount of glitter fallout puts me off of using it much. 

Buck (a matte nutty brown) is the crease complement for Naked, and is a good brow colour for most.

Half Baked (a bright, metallic gold) is absolutely lovely on the lid, and can be used for both daytime and nighttime looks.

Smog (a gorgeous burnt, shimmery, deep gold) is my absolute favorite colour in this palette. I use it on the lid almost daily, alone.

Darkhorse (a dark greenish-brown with gold flecks) is a lovely crease colour.

Toasted (a dark, metallic purplish pink) is a great sultry lid colour to use in both light and dark looks.

Hustle (a dark shimmery reddish-purple) is a wonderful crease colour and works very well with every colour in the palette. 

Creep (a glittery black) is a great black to have, although I could do without the glitter in this one. It's not as bad as Sidecar though, the glitter stays on your lids.

Gunmetal (a metallic silver) is an absolute must-have when creating smokey eyes, a true shadow gem!

Naked (a matte, pale beige) is the exact colour of my lids and is good for no-makeup looks.

Now.. Sequel to the best- selling palette - The Naked 2!

My Naked 2 palette came as a gift as I have no intention of spending another $80 on a palette with almost 7 similar colors. However, I LOVE the packaging on the naked 2 palette! It’s a firm case that closes securely I can throw it in my purse and not have to worry about it opening. The colors are great super pigmented of course some mattes and shimmers. The palette also includes a travel-size Lip Junkie Lip gloss. The gloss is amazing! so amazing I went and bought the full size tube! great light shimmer neutral pinky brown nude, stays like crazy! this stuff sticks to your lips and lasts!

The double ended brush that comes with the palette is fabulous. I am falling in love with this brush! It applies the shadow perfectly, is easy to control, and stores perfectly in the palette tray. I'm definitely thrilled that the palette came with its own brush, because it saves me from having to travel with a bunch of loose brushes of my own.

Comparison Overview

1. Packaging: The original Naked palette is in a velour cardboard palette with magnets that secure it. It has a small mirror on the inside. Naked 2 comes in a hard case that closes with a clasp. It has a much bigger mirror inside. In terms of packaging, Naked 2 is clearly superior.

2. Complementary items: Naked comes with a synthetic brush and a mini Urban Decay primer potion. I absolutely love the brush that comes with the Naked palette. The primer potion is really helpful in making your eye shadow last and I recommend the primer potion highly! Naked 2 comes with a dual sided brush and a mini lip junkie in Naked. The shadow brush on the dual sided brush is smaller than the shadow brush in the original Naked palette. Nevertheless, it is more useful to have a dual sided brush as you can use the different end for applying different shades. Personally I would recommend using an angle brush and a smaller rounded tip for applying eye shadow.

3. Colors: Naked have a range of textures: everything from glitter to shimmer to matte. While Naked 2 can let you achieve lots of neutral looks, smoky dramatic eyes, and everything in between. As you can see from the picture as above, Naked focuses more on earth tone colors and neutral shades while Naked 2 diversified slightly to gold and shimmering shades, which can complements many type of skin tones. 

In a nutshell, I would suggest going for Naked 2 as the colors inside can be used for daily wear or party  looks. The casing also looks much prettier as compared to Naked and it is easier to maintain too! The casing for Naked is definitely not for ladies who doesn't have the habits to keep their makeup kit clean as it will catch dirt easier due to the material of the casing. 

Step by Step tutorial for applying Naked Palette