The Typical... But Still My Favorite

I thought I would go ahead and start my first post off with my favorite eyeshadow palette. It is many people's favorite. I'm serious though. This is my favorite palette!

The Urban Decay Naked Palette

I use this pretty much every day. The only time I do not use this is when I do not have it with me. I do not travel with this because I am always scared it will break and I will die. You can go from every day toned down to super dramatic and smoky. The shadows themselves are extremely pigmented and creamy. They blend like a dream! You can find some better quality pictures and swatches here. I will do these myself in the future but since this is such a known and reviewed palette (and my camera is dead) I will forgo the trouble for this post.

I have some favorite tutorials that I love to actually follow (I usually watch tutorials for fun) that I will link here:

Makeup Geek's "Kim Kardashian Smoky Eye"

Kandee Johnson's "Naked Smokey Eye"

Those are the one's that I like to use every now and then but really you do not need a tutorial to use this palette. All the colors go with each other so there is no real fear of clashing the colors. It is great for an every day look as well, I just stick to the lighter colors on the left of the palette and if I choose to make it a day time smoky eye, I just smoke it out with "Naked" or buck since they do not contain any shimmer. I do highly recommend using a primer under these shadows. It allows them to show brighter and definitely grabs the color better with less product (I find I have to build it up otherwise). I use Too Faced Shadow Insurance, but the palette comes with a sample of the Urban Decay Primer Potion. Primers are something that you have to figure out what one works best for you.

I do want to buy a back up but these precious beauties sell out before they can even hit the shelves!

There are alternatives to this palette by Too Faced (Natural Eye Palette & Naked Eye Palette) and Nyx. I also own Nyx Nude on Nude. The palette is OK, but it isn't what I think is superb. It is not the Naked Palette for sure but I still use it. This is the one I carry with me and use when I do not have my Naked Palette. There are some similar colors in it but I think that the NEW Nude on Nude Palette may have more similar colors. I may purchase the new one. I am not big on lip palettes though so I think that part (for me) is a waste of purchase. I did purchase the Naked Eye Palette by Too Faced so I shall let you know how that compares. I do love the Too Faced shadows. They are always super pigmented and have a great texture!

If you know of any other palettes, please let me know! I don't know if buying a back up will ever be an option for me. Although I might just buy most of them in single shadows? Who knows what my make up future holds...

xoxox