Eye Shadow
Urban Decay Naked Eye Palettes 1 & 2 Review
April 1, 2012
Happy April 1st!
Pros of Naked 2:
I hope everyone is having a splendid weekend. I thought I would do a little beauty product review of some eyeshadow palettes and mascara I am currently obsessed with & have been using the past month!
At the end of February I went to Ulta Beauty Supply (one of my fave stores for makeup besides Sephora) with one mission in mind: to pick up one of the Urban Decay Naked or Naked 2 eye shadow palettes. I have heard so much hype over the years about these great eye shadows but I had yet to buy one. However with a $50 Ulta gift card I received from a best friend for Christmas I thought this would be the perfect time to try one of these palettes out!
So I went in to Ulta and this is what I see when I try to decide which color to get…
Two AMAZINGLY pretty palettes with beautiful colors!!! Oh no! I thought it would be an easy and obvious decision but that was not the case. To help me solve my dilemma, I did what any social media fashionista would do: I decided I would ask my Twitter followers for their help! Well Urban Decay saw my Tweet and re-tweeted it for all of THEIR almost 90,000 followers!!!! How helpful was that!?
Suddenly I started getting Tweets from people all over the country giving me advice….and the majority said….
“BUY BOTH!”
With my $50 gift card and not being able to turn down great advice I decided that it would be the best option to just get both!!! So buying both is what I did….
After using both now the past weeks, I can TOTALLY understand why people said to buy both. While the colors may look similar they are definitely different, so I thought I would share with you my favorite looks from Naked & Naked 2 and try to point out what I like about each of the palettes.
Here are the colors in the original Naked palette (with hearts marking my favorites)….
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| From left to right: FAVE-Virgin, FAVE-Sin, Naked, Sidecar, Buck, FAVE-Half Baked, Smog, FAVE-Darkhorse, Toasted, Hustle, Creep, Gunmetal |
PROS of Naked palette:
-Long-lasting (I put this on in the morning & still there after a long day).
-It offers an extra grey/black shade that the Naked 2 palette does not have.
-More bronze & gold colors which are beautiful!
-While both palettes could be used for evening, it seems that Naked leans more towards evening wear because of the shimmery shades (especially a shade like Sidecar with lots of glitter!)
-While both palettes could be used for evening, it seems that Naked leans more towards evening wear because of the shimmery shades (especially a shade like Sidecar with lots of glitter!)
Here are the colors in the Naked 2 palette….
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| From left to right: Foxy, Half Baked, FAVE-Bootycall, Chopper, Tease, Snakebite, Suspect, Pistol, FAVE-Verve, FAVE-YDK, Busted, Blackout |
Pros of Naked 2:
-I like the eyeliner “Blackout” better than the eyeliner in Naked called “Creep.” It is darker black without the shimmer which I prefer.
-The eye brush included is double-sided as opposed to the one in the Naked palette, with one side made for the crease and the other for use all-over the lid.
-It is also long-lasting like the Naked shades.
-The mirror is SO much better which comes in handy when traveling.
In conclusion, while you can’t go wrong with either palette, Naked 2 is my absolute favorite. Both are fabulous but I find myself using the Naked 2 palette more.
Have any of y’all tried the Urban Decay Naked eye shadow palettes? What do you think? Check out the Naked Palette HERE and the Naked 2 Palette HERE.
Thanks so much for reading dolls!!!
Xoxo,
Ashley
Mixed Bag Monday
October 10, 2011
I would like to call this blog post “Mixed Bag Monday” because I have some random things to blog about tonight!
I hope everyone had a great weekend. I was back in Knoxville for the UT vs GA game & wanted to show you my OOTD/OOTN for the game Saturday night & to go out with friends after. I once again decided to go with a belted look…one of my favorite things to wear right now! I wore a shirt I recently bought at Forever 21 for around $14…they have a GREAT selection of plaid shirts right now on the cheap! Sooo, if you’re looking for something to wear to a game in your school’s colors, I would check F21 b/c they have some great options right now!
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| Pictured with one of my besties from high school in front of the one & only Neyland Stadium! Top: F21 Pants: H&M Flip Flops: Yellow Box Belt: New York & Company 
So here’s why this post is a bit of a mixed bag…I also wanted to talk about some of my favorite makeup products in MY makeup bag right now! So have any of you ever had the problem of your eye shadow creasing??? I absolutely HATE when mine creases & I had that problem until I started using “Shadow Insurance Anti-Crease Eye Shadow Primer” by Too Faced. It is described as “your full coverage insurance policy against all fading, creasing, melting, blurring, oil slicked shadow disasters”…which is 100% true!!! You just use a dab on each eye lid before applying your eye shadow. This product works wonders to help your eye makeup stay in place all day long! Too Faced is one of my absolute favorite brands sold at Sephora & Ulta …they have wonderful eye shadow colors and I love using “Shadow Insurance” to make sure my eye makeup always stays in place:
Since we’re on the topic of eyes, I absolutely LOVE trying new eye shadows. One of my favorite ways to do this is to buy eye makeup palettes because you get a sample of so many different shades. I may do another post on some of my favorite Too Faced eye shadow palettes, but tonight I wanted to talk about a couple of eye palettes I love from the makeup line called E.L.F. (eyes lips face). My college roomie introduced me to this line last semester and I’ve been hooked ever since! One of the BEST things about this line is the price…it’s incredibly cheap; you can’t beat the prices!!! It is sold at Target and has EVERYTHING you could ever want in a makeup line (besides awesome eye shadows): lip glosses, bronzer, eye liner, foundation, mascara, makeup brushes, etc.
So the first palette I’ve really enjoyed is the “E.L.F. Beauty Eye Book-Smoky.” It is only $5 and you get 12 eye shadows and eye liner! What a steal!!! It comes with instructions on how to create 2 smokey eye looks – 1 for the day and 1 for the night. I really like the colors and they are long-wearing (especially when using the Too Faced eye shadow primer underneath):
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| The 12 shades inside! My favorite is the purple on the 2nd row...it goes on light but can be layered to make it darker. |
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| The step-by-step guide on the inside cover of the palette on how to create a day and night smoky look!
Find the above palette online here: ELF Smoky Eye Palette
The next palette is my absolute favorite… “elf Eyeshadow Palette Vol. 1.” It contains colors in shades of browns and neutrals, which I wear a lot more often, and contains a good selection of both matte and shimmery colors. I really like to blend the different shades to create many looks. It is also a steal…$5 for 32 shades!!!! Check it out here :ELF 32 Eye Shadow Palette
What are your favorite eye shadows??? Leave me a comment and let me know!!! Also don’t forget to subscribe to my blog via e-mail! Thank you oh so much!
Xoxo,
Ashley
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