Nuff said of this palette. I believe many of u have already own this palette or if not are going to get this palette. I am slow in getting it cause initially I wasn't intending to get this palette as firstly, it was always Out of stock at our local Sephora, and secondly, I was at that time not so into neutrals so I kinda found this palette blah at that pt of time when it was first launched.
Anyway, recently I've been in the neutral phrase (lazy day mood) and find myself always reaching for neutral e/s more so than the brights and colorful ones which i love. And it just happened that I was at Sephora the other day and saw the Naked Palette in stock, So i decided to get one for myself and see what the hype is all about. Pls click for enlarged pics
Firstly this palette is good for:
1. Lazy days (when u just want a sheer wash of color all over the eyes)
2. Beginners to make up (U can never go wrong with the lighter shades in this palette especially the first 6 colors of the palette)
3. It includes some darker shades which means u can transform ur day make up into night makeup instantly jus by adding on the darker e/s on your existing eye make up
4. More travel friendly than the Book of shadows which I find are too bulky for me to bring for travellin
Of course, Many people would wan to compare the colors in this palette to MAC colors... so here are swatches from me (not exactly similar, but the closest i can find in my existing MAC e/s that look similar to the colors in the Naked palette). However there are certain MAC colors which i don't own which i feel look similar to the colors in the Naked palette..
MAC Dupes
Virgin - Looks like the more frosty version of MAC's vanilla (oops i swatched naked lunch by mistake)
Sin - Looks like MAC's Jest e/s
Naked - Looks like MAC's wedge e/s (I don't own Wedge, but i've seen it and swatched it before and these 2 colors look pretty close)
Sidecar - MAC's all that glitters, but Side car is definitely a hint lighter than All that glitters
Buck - Either MAC's soba e/s or MAC's cork e/s (I don't own cork e/s)
Half baked - MAC's elite e/s (which was a LE e/s btw), just that Half baked is of a lighter shade. Amber lights or casino is too orangey to be compared to Half baked
Smog - MAC's romp e/s (these 2 look pretty close in terms of color)
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Darkhorse - I don't have or know of any MAC dupes for this color in my collection
Toasted - Has red undertones to it, a lighter version of MAC's sable e/s
Hustle - Looks a bit purplish brown in the pan but when swatched, it's not as greyish brown as MAC's satin taupe
Creep - I don't have MAC print e/s. But I feel that Creep looks awfully alot like MAC print e/s
Gunmetal - MAC's knight divine. Both are gunmetal grey in color.
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Textures and color payoff
Smooth, creamy and very blendable. Some of the e/s contain some glitter or shimmer, but i'm fine with them as they are not the chunky ones like Midnight cowboy rides again. All swatches swatched on my hand are without the UDPP as base by the way..... so the colors by themselves do have pretty decent color payoff....
Value for money
I would say just with the rest of the BOS UD has released, this is definitely value for money. On top of 12 e/s color, u also get a brush (previously it was the 24/7 pencil) and also a UDPP.
One downside is,I do hope UD stop repeating a few common colors in all their palettes like SMOG. with this palette I have now 3 SMOG e/s from my previous UD Palettes :X :X I mean it's nice, but it appears like in 80% of the palettes they make...what m i goin to do with all these SMOGs..and I have now 2 Toasteds........
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