Urban Decay NAKED Basics

Hello Lovelies!

They've done it again! Those rascals over at Urban Decay have brought out yet another pallet that I needed to buy! Yet another addition to the NAKED family, this time it's the NAKED Basics pallet. As soon as I seen it I knew I couldn't be without it, so I now have the complete set (until they release the next one!) 

I may be the last person in the world to find this out but Urban Decay do not test on animals! I think that is just amazing! High Five Urban Decay!

The packaging of this pallet is yet again different. Instead of it being velvety (NAKED1) or a tin box (NAKED2) it's a rubbery case, not all that different from that of NARS. Hopefully this won't get as grubby as NARS products tend to do! I actually found this little pallet quite difficult to open the first time I got my hands on it. You definitely need to get the nails at this one girls! 

Now as soon as I heard that the NAKED Basics was going to be a majority of matte shades I knew that it would be perfect for me! I normally reach for matte shades over anything else because I have really hooded eyelids and I find that shimmer shades don't really flatter this, it just makes the "hood" stand out more where as matte shades make my eyelid look somewhat normal!

The colours in the NAKED Basics are:

Venus

This is a satin finish eyeshadow. The only eyeshadow in the pallet that's not matte. It's perfect for highlighting the inner corner of the eye and the brow bone!

Foxy 

One of two flesh toned shadows. This is a more yellow-y toned one and it also appears in the NAKED 2 pallet.

Walk of Shame

This is the more pinker flesh toned colour of the two. I tend to go for this one more than Foxy as it just looks more natural on me.

Naked 2

This is the next step up on the colour scale of this pallet, this is a beige-y brown colour that I have been using all over the lid.

Faint 

This is a much darker "chocolate" brown colour, I love pairing this with Naked 2 for my day to day look since I've got this pallet!

Crave

And finally the dramatic shade in the pallet. At first glance I thought this was black, but on closer inspection it is an extremely dark brown. Perfect for turning the day time look into a smokey night time look!

These eyeshadows are unbelievably creamy, blend like a dream and the lasting power is out of this world! Urban Decay never fail to impress! Definitely not a necessary purchase if you own the NAKED 1 & 2 but if you're like me, this pallet will definitely bring happiness to any make-up collection!