Urban Decay: The Naked 3 Eyeshadow Palette First Impressions
For months now, I could not decide between two palettes: the LORAC Unzipped palette or the Naked 3 palette. Eventually, I decided to buy the Naked 3 palette, my first high-end eyeshadow palette. I will probably come back later for the Unzipped palette. Unlike the Unzipped palette, the shades in the Naked 3 palette are more neutral or cold-toned. The case is absolutely beautiful and sturdy. My one complaint is that my palette has a default. The half of the word--"Blackheart"--is smudged. Here are the swatches:
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| (Top to Bottom): Limit, Burnout, Dust, and Strange |
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| (From Top to Bottom): Buzz, Trick, Nooner, and Liar |
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(From Top to Bottom): Factory, Mugshot, Darkside, and Blackheart I retook the last picture, so that you could see the red specks in Blackheart better. |
As you can see, there are only 3 matte shades. Meanwhile, there are 5 satin shades (Burnout, Liar, Factory, Mugshot, and Darkside), 3 shimmery shades (Dust, Buzz, and Trick), and 1 glittery shade (Blackheart). Though there are large glitters in Blackheart, the glitters are scare when applied lightly, making Blackheart appear as a matte. Even when I pack more product on, it still appears as a matte. Another thing I noticed was that the shimmery and glittery shades have crazy fallout. Next time, I'm going to be slower building the product on my lids. However, they have great pigmentation compared to the matte shades. However, for Limit, this may be because Limit blends in with my skin color. My face is around an NC25. Out of all the matte shades, Strange shows up on my lids the best. Strange is a subtle but noticeable highlight. Meanwhile, I have to dip into Nooner 3-4 times before I get a noticeable difference.
The bristles on the brush are synthetic and really stiff. The flat-end brush packs on the eyeshadows well--better than my fingers. Like the flat-end brush, the other end picks up product well.
