A few years ago I discovered Urban Decay’s Naked Palettes. The Naked palettes have been so successful and have been on the beauty top sellers lists. I have to agree, I am truly obsessed with the Naked palettes. There is not one color that I don’t like or will not use in all of their palettes. Currently, there are 3 Naked Palettes, a Naked basic and a Naked on the run palette. I’ll do a breakdown of all of them. I love the texture and quality of Urban Decay’s shadows. All of them are buttery and fabulous with amazing rich pigment. There are a variety of shades – some matte and some with shimmer sparkles. Why Naked? The palettes all come in a variety of gorgeous bronze-hues neutrals that look good on all skin complexions. I love that you can be simple and neutral with these palettes or build it up and layer for more dramatic looks. My personal favorite is the Naked2 Palette. Once you purchase your first palette, you will know what I’m talking about. Here is a breakdown of all the Naked Palettes.
{Naked Palette}
This is Urban Decay’s original Naked palette. The palette consists of 2 matte shadows and 10 shimmery colors. The colors of this palette are on the warmer neutral side. The shades include …
- Virgin {frosty nude beige}
- Sin {pale pink with shimmer}
- Naked {a matte red/brown}
- Sidecar {a shimmery pink bronze}
- Buck {a deep beige brown}
- Half Baked {a copper shimmer bronze}
- Smog {a dark copper shimmer bronze}
- Darkhorse {a deep chocolate-brown with bronze undertones}
- Toasted {a medium dark brown with pink shimmer}
- Hustle {a dark plum chocolate-brown with shimmer}
- Creep {a blue-black navy shimmer}
- Gunmetal {a metallic gray}
{Naked 2 Palette}
This palette is my absolute favorite. This palette was the most anticipated sequel of the decade. Some of the hues are similar to the first palette 5 are new and exclusive to this palette. Naked 2 consists of 3 matte shades and 9 shimmers. From left to right, here is the breakdown of the Naked 2 palette compared to the original.
- Foxy {a matte neutral warm vanilla base}
- Half Baked {*repeat, a copper shimmer bronze}
- Bootycall {*similar to Virgin, a frosty nude beige}
- Chopper {a shimmery copper bronze}
- Tease {a deep plum brown}
- Snake Bite {a dark bronze shimmer with a metallic base}
- Suspect {a pale golden beige with shimmer}
- Pistol {a light gray-brown with shimmer}
- Verve {an oyster color with shimmer}
- YDK {a cool bronze shimmer with metallic base}
- Busted {a deep brown with shimmer finish}
- Blackout {a black black with matte finish}
{Naked 3 Palette}
What sets apart the Naked 3 palette from the first two palettes are the rose-hued neutrals. You see more soft pinks in this palette. Naked 3 consists of the following hues…
- Strange {a pale neutral with pink matte-satin}
- Dust {a pale metallic pink shimmer}
- Burnout {a light pinky-peach satin}
- Limit {a light dusty rose matte}
- Buzz {a metallic rose shimmer with silver glitter}
- Trick {a light metallic pinky-copper shimmer with micro sparkle}
- Nooner {a medium pinky-brown matte}
- Liar {a medium metallic mauve shimmer}
- Factory {a pinky brown satin}
- Mugshot {a metallic taupe shimmer with pink undertones}
- Darkside {a deep taupe-mauve satin}
- Blackheart {a smoky black matte with rosy red sparkle}
{Images via Urban Decay}