Naked 2 Urban Decay Palette review!

So, I finally broke down and purchased this palette: Urban Decay's Naked 2 Palette. This is the second palette of this type, and as many people have written, the first one had more gold/neutrals, and these colors are cooler/neutrals. I have to say, the packaging is very nice. It's sturdy, has nice big mirror, and I didn't photograph it, but it comes with a pretty nice brush. It's double ended. One end is a flat eye shadow brush that pats the shadow into place and the other end is for blending.

Now, the colors! For the most part, this palette doesn't disappoint. I'll go in order from left to right. Unfortunately, the first color is the worst color in the palette. It's called Foxy. Foxy is a bright yellow that I'm sure is intended to be a base color...but it is like invisible dust. It really bugs me because the rest of the colors are SO great and this one just does NOT go on hardly at all, it's shocking. Half Baked is the next color, it's a nice shimmery, gold color that is very pigmented, typical quality shadow by Urban Decay, so very good. The next color over, Bootycall, is a goldy, pale, pink color. It's slightly shimmery and it's great for the inner corner of the eye, for highlighting the brow bone, etc. 

Chopper is the next color over, and it's a color I have in another palette, and I really like it. It's a nice shimmery, copper, brown that applies beautifully. The next color, Tease, is maybe my favorite color...no, second favorite. It's the only other matte color in the palette and it's just perfect as a base for your crease or if you want to do a more subtle crease. I like to put this in my crease, blend it and then go over it with a more dramatic color, but blending this first gives your dramatic color smokey edges. Good stuff. Snakebite and Suspect are very similar colors, one is slightly goldy and the other is more silvery brown. They're both lovely. 

Pistol, the next color over, is a gorgeous, deep, shimmery gray color and next to it is Verve which is a great, pigmented silver that can be used for your lid, the corners of your eye, etc. YDK is a gorgeous shimmery brown that I LOVE to use with Busted, the next color over. Busted is my favorite color because it is a cooler brown, but it also has some red and purple in it. It also applies gorgeous. Blackout is a matte black that is great. Every palette should have a matte black and a matte brown and this one does and they're both great.

This is a WONDERFUL palette, especially if you're into shimmery, neutral color. My ONLY complaint is that there are only 3 matte shades. For neutral eyes, matte colors are better, especially if we're calling this the "Naked" palette, BUT it's okay because the colors are great and so is the packaging. 

Setting Spray update

Hello, gorgeous ones. So, a while back I posted about my favorite setting sprays, etc. I told you all I loved the MAC Fix+ spray and I STILL do, but I wanted to tell you about a new setting spray I found that I think I like even more. It's made by Skindinavia and can be bought here and other places. They come in a few different versions: Moisture lock, for dry skin, anti-Shine, for oily skin, a normal one, and a special one for weddings. Interestingly enough, Skindinavia makes the Urban Decay setting sprays that I have already tried, but I greatly prefer these and find it lighter on the skin and definitely works. Check it out!

Battle of the eye shadow primers!

Hello, gorgeous ones. There are many different brands of eye shadow primer and most of the ones I've tried are actually good, but here are my thoughts on a few. One of the most popular ones is the Urban Decay primer potion. It's probably the most popular and it's easy to understand why: It is packaged nicely, it applies easily and it comes in a few different colors. I honestly have nothing negative to say about it. It does the job. Another one I REALLY like is the TOO Faced Shadow Insurance. I find this one is a little more sticky when you apply it, so things REALLY meld with it and just stay put. Urban Decay's primer potion is sheerer, I find this to be more heavy duty.

I think those two are my favorites, but I have tried others. MAC Paint pots are popular, but I find that they are too oily to really do the job they're supposed to do most of the time. Also, I LOVE NYX Jumbo Pencils, but seeing people use them as the only eye shadow base/primer is weird to me because they definitely, definitely crease without a little help from another product. The NARS Smudge Proof Eye Shadow primer is also very good, but it's $5 more than the Urban Decay and $6 more than the TOO Faced, so...unless you just LOVE NARS, I'd go for the other two. Also, the Smashbox primer is okay as well, I just don't find it superior to the TOO Faced or Urban Decay and it's slightly more expensive. I hope you all prime your eyes and have sparkly eye shadow ALL NIGHT LONG :)!

Setting Sprays

Hello, gorgeous, makeup loving fans! I want to talk makeup setting sprays. I went years without using these and was often annoyed that by the end of the day, my makeup was almost gone, or just a mess (also partly because I was wearing Bare Minerals, but I'll talk about that another day). Urban Decay released a line of face sprays that are really wonderful. One is called "All Nighter," which does an excellent job of keeping your face in place. Another is "DESlick," which is geared more towards people with oily skin, like myself and then "Dew Me," which is geared more towards dry skin and moisturizes as well as sets your face. I was very into these for a while, but then I discovered the MAC Fix+ setting spray, which I feel holds my makeup the best. Also, the Mac Fix+ has all natural ingredients, while the Urban Decay products have a little but of alcohol in them.  It also has a really pleasant scent and you can use less of it, so it lasts longer. I highly recommend all of these though. Let me know if there are other brands you like!

Urban Decay Eye Shadows!

Hello, my beautiful fans!! Besides being passionate about acting and singing, I am also extremely into cosmetics. I would love to share with you all some of my favorite products and review new ones that I try out. To get things started I want to talk about one of my favorite eye shadow brands: Urban Decay. If you're looking for subtle, matte shades, I wouldn't recommend this brand to you (although they do make a few great matte shadows), if you're into sparkly, shimmery, pigmented eye shadows, these are the ones for you!

They come in a few different finishes. Some are shimmer and some have glitter particles in them. Even though the glitter shadows look fab, they can be messy, so I recommend applying them before you put on foundation so you can wipe away the fallout and don't have what a friend of mine calls "glitter face." Some of my favorite urban decay shades are: Sellout, Midnight Cowboy, Sin, Blunt, Flash, Vapor, and Midnight Cowgirl. They also have an array of palettes that you can buy with different mixtures of colors that are a very good deal for the amount of product you get! Check it out!