Hey guys!
Just a quick one today. I am so happy to be able to do this
review! I finally have the Urban Decay Naked Basics palette. I know I’m a bit
slow on this one, but Urban Decay is really difficult and expensive to find in Australia.
I was really happy to find it for $25 on eBay.
So I got it in the mail last week and tried it out
immediately. There are six neutral shades in the palette. Five matte shades and
a shimmery one.
THE POSITIVES:
The fact that most of the shades are matte is a big bonus
for me. For me there’s nothing better than a good matte eyeshadow, especially
when it’s a neutral toned one. There’s a good balance of lighter and darker
shades, and they’re all buttery and creamy and highly pigmented. The absolute
best part of these shadows is the fact that they don’t crease on me. I’ve never
had a shadow not crease on me without the use of a primer or base. To be
honest, half the time I get creases even with primers and bases. I wore these
shadows for an entire day without any primer the first time I tried them and I didn’t
get any creasing. It’s makeup miracle!
The packing is really nice too. It’s nice and sturdy and
compact which will make it good for travel. It has a decent sized mirror in it
that gives you a good view of your eye while you’re apply the shadows.
THE NEGATIVES:
There aren’t a lot of negatives on this one. At least none
that I’ve found yet. Obviously a big negative is the difficulty in getting UD
in Australia. It would be awesome if somewhere like Mecca Cosmetica stocked it.
When it comes to two of the lighter shades, I’ve found that they are quite
similar looking on the eye, even though in the tray and swatch on the arm one
is clearly more yellow and the other more peachy. The shades are Foxy and Walk
of Shame (W.O.S). Foxy does show up a smidge lighter than W.O.S., so it’s not a
huge deal, but I was having trouble finding negatives, and I decided to get a
little nit-picky.
THE BOTTOM LINE:
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