Best Eye Shadow Palettes - Urban Decay

So the other day, I was looking through the drawers in my vanity and realized I have a lot of makeup palettes. Like a lot. Like, it's sort of a problem. So I decided to review my top ones.



1. XX Vice Ltd. Reloaded
         
           This palette is by far my favorite. I love every single color in this palette (which never happens) including two green colors that I was very unsure of. The colors look great on and I always get a ton of compliments on my eyeshadow. Some of my favorites include "Moonflower," "Hot Pants," "Asphyxia," "Misdemeanor," "Freakshow," "Twice Baked," and "Smog." When you use a primer, you barely need any eyeshadow for the colors to pop. It's great. I love the range of this palette.

2. Smoked Palette

          This palette is what I call and oldie but a goodie. I'm obsessed with the color "Mushroom." It's this stunning dark silver color that looks amazing with black and equally amazing with brown. I typically wear it with brown during the day, and black for going out. The other colors in this palette are gorgeous jewel tones. They are so pretty.

3. Naked Smoky Palette

           This is by far the best and most versatile of the Naked series. There are dark colors and lighter colors and they all work well together. "Dirtysweet" and "Radar" work great together as well as "Armor" and "Slanted." There is a plum color called "Smolder" that looks great with everything.

4. Naked On the Run

              This palette only has 5 eyeshadow colors to it, but they are really pretty. The rose gold color is so stunning and the browns are really verstile. This palette also includes blush, bronzer, a beautiful highlighter, a dark brown eyeliner, mascara, and lip gloss.

5. Naked 2

                This palette is pretty and works best for everyday use. The colors are pretty and this palette is full of nudes and browns. It does get kind of boring after a while though.

Ulta Haul

These Urban Decay lip sets are amazing. I'm obsessed with them! The pencils go on so well and so do the lipsticks. I love how they feel and the colors are gorgeous. I wore the red for the entire weekend when I first got it and I got 4 compliments from strangers on it. Everyone seems to agree that it is like the perfect red.

• Revolution Lipstick in "Naked" (nude pink)
• 24/7 Glide-On Lip Pencil in "Naked" (nude pink)
• Revolution Lipstick in "F-Bomb" (classic red)
• 24/7 Glide-On Lip Pencil in "69" (classic red) 

Get the lipstick here and the lip liner here.

 

The Semi-Sweet palette from Too Faced is so pretty and of course it smells delicious! I wasn't too sure about it, because of the blue shadow. It just seems really random and I'm not a fan of bright blue eye shadows, but it goes on surprisingly pretty. It's also not as vibrant on as it is in the palette, but that will change depending on the amount you put on and if you use primer or not. The colors are:

• Pink Sugar
• Blueberry Swirl
• Bon Bon
• Butter Pecan
• Caramel
• Frosting
• Rum Raisin
• Hot Fudge
• Cocoa Chili
• Coconut Crème
• Licorice
• Mousse
• Nougat
• Peanut Butter
• Puddin'
• Truffled

Get it here.

 

Another item from Too Faced, the Selfie Powder. It's made to give you a photo finish look like the filters on Instagram. I like them a lot, but I'm a little disappointed. I was hoping for more of a dramatic effect, but there really isn't one. I like the sunrise (the yellow-ish one) because I feel like it evens your skin tone a little. However, they are just finishing powders so with that in mind, they do work pretty well. Just don't try to use them for more than that. 

• Sunrise: Instantly brightens with diffused warmth
• Totally Toasted: Bronzes with a smoothing glow
• Moon River: Adds a cool ethereal light to the skin

Get it here.

I also got these Rimmel London Scandal Eyes eye shadow sticks in "Bulletproof Beige" and "Witness White" and they're great. I love just swiping the Beige one on in the morning for a gold shimmer on my eyes- it is just a natural pretty color and I don't have a problem with them creasing. I like to use the white one for my inner rim or the inner corners of my eyes. I want to go back and get a few more colors.

Get them here.

Urban Decay 'Naked On the Run' Palette Review

Urban Decay has released another palette in the 'Naked' series. This one is different from its predecessors because it is a complete look and not just eyeshadows. The On the Run palette has 5  all new eye shadow shades, a bronzer, a blush, an all over highlighting shade, a new eyeliner shade, a new lip gloss color, and a travel size mascara.

The eyeshadows include:

• Dive (metallic rose w/golden micro-shimmer)
• Fix (soft taupe matte) 
• Resist (medium metallic taupe) 
• Dare (medium brown matte) 
• Stun (metallic bronze w/light gold micro-shimmer)

The bronzer is a medium matte bronze and the blush is a vibrant pink with a slight shimmer.
The highlighting shade is is called: 50/50 (cool bisque satin)
The eyeliner is called Stag (deep brown satin)
The lip gloss is called Sesso (rose with pink shimmer)

PROS:



Overall, I really like the colors in this palette. I love all of the eye shadows (I use Dive and Resist almost every day). They are all very flattering colors and they go on really well. I am also a fan of the 50/50. I swipe it on my eyes in the morning when I don't feel like doing much with my eyes or if I'm in a hurry. The eyeliner is such a pretty brown color, I love it. I usually don't wear brown eyeliner because I don't like the way it looks with my brown eyes, but this one is so pretty.

The mascara, Perversion, is really nice. I haven't had a problem with flaking or anything like that which is nice. I haven't gotten to use the bronzer much, but I do like how it goes on. The blush is such a pretty pink. It gives you this naturally flushed look which I am a fan of. As for the lip gloss, it is surprisingly pigmented and I think it looks really pretty. I'm used to sheer glosses but this one packs a punch when it comes to color.

CONS: 

I do wish, however, that the packaging wasn't so bulky. It's kind of big and annoying if you want to carry it on the go. It also does not include a brush which I find really annoying. The palette is advertised as a "travel-ready kit comes loaded with EVERYTHING you need for a complete Naked look,"  but it's hard to put on makeup with no brush.



Also here are the fill weights:

• Eyeshadow: 5 x 1.4g POIDS NET/WT 5 x 0.04oz
• Blush Bronzer: 8.5 g POIDS NET.WT 0.3oz
• Naked Ultra Nourishing Gloss-Sesso: 4ml / 0.13 fl. Oz
• Perversion Mascara: 4 ml/ 0.13 fl oz
• 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil: 0.8 g POIDS NET/NET WT. 0.03 oz

Like I said before, I do like this palette a lot and I would recommend it, but if you're going to be using it somewhere other than your home- make sure you have your makeup brushes.


If you're interested in purchasing this product you can get it at either Sephora or Ulta.