Swatches: Urban Decay Naked 3 Eyeshadow Palette

Hello girls! 

Here's another eye candy for you, the Urban Decay Naked 3 Eyeshadow Palette. 

 

According to Urban Decay, this is a follow-up of the industry's all time best selling palette, the Naked and Naked 2 palettes. The Naked 3 eyeshadow palette features 12 never before seen rose-hued neutrals from pale shimmery pinks to a deep matte black with red shimmers. You can choose from every finish imaginable - ultra smooth mattes, gorgeous pearls and glimmering metallics. 
Weight: 12 x 1.3 g / 12 x 0.05 oz

This retails for $54, a bit expensive compared to the Lorac Pro Palette which retails for $42.

 Urban Decay Naked 3 vs Lorac Pro

 Urban Decay 3 Eyeshadow Palette up close

Shade description and finish (from UD website):

Strange (pale neutral pink matte-satin)

Dust (pale metallic pink shimmer w/iridescent micro-glitter)

Burnout (light pinky-peach satin)

Limit (light dusty rose matte)

Buzz (metallic rose shimmer w/silver micro-glitter)

Trick (light metallic pinky-copper shimmer w/tonal micro-sparkle)

Nooner (medium pinky-brown matte)

Liar (medium metallic mauve shimmer)

Factory (pinky-brown satin)

Mugshot (metallic taupe shimmer w/slight pink shift)

Darkside (deep taupe-mauve satin) 

Blackheart (smoky black matte w/rosy red shimmer)

 Urban Decay Naked 3 swatches (on NC20 skin)

 natural light (outdoor)

My favorite shades are Burnout, Limit, Buzz, Trick, Nooner and Liar.

Dust is a lovely shade to highlight the inner corner of the eyes, but it is difficult to work with because of the chunky glitters that might irritate the eyes. 

 white light (indoor)

For comparison, here's the Naked 2 palette:

 

 

 Urban Decay Naked 2 palette swatches

 

The first shade Foxy is hardly visible on my NC20 skintone.

Both palettes are pigmented and smooth to apply, but I prefer the Naked 3 because I am a sucker for Rosegold shades and I find the Naked 2 "too warm" for my skintone.

 I'm thinking of getting the Urban Decay Naked Smoky because of the cute packaging (don't judge me haha) or the Urban Decay x Gwen Stefani Palette next time =D **drools**

What's your favorite Urban Decay palette? 

Till next time, 

Urban Decay Naked 2 Photos and Swatches

This post is long overdue. I will just let the photos speak for themselves.
You may click the pics to enlarge.

Swatches

 Up close

Good Karma Shadow brush
The brush is made of soft synthetic hair.


 Overall this is a very nice palette, a bit expensive but worth it. 



Till next time,

Sneak Peek : Urban Decay Hall of Fame Set

Can't believe I already own one!

I love the graphic print!

Tadaa... what's inside

This value set includes:

Eyeshadow Primer Potion XL size 16 ml
PROS: Made my eyeshadows stay put throughout the day without fading or creasing.
CONS: the packaging coz is not sanitary compared to squeeze tubes like Too Faced Shadow Insurance which I plan to try as soon as this runs out..

Mini 24/7 Eye Pencil in Zero (black)
PROS: the texture is really creamy and glides easily. I love the true black color! Did not smudge on the upper lashline.
CONS: Smudges on my waterline. This also needs constant sharpening =P that's why I prefer retractable pencils.

Mini Lipstick in Midnight Cowboy (sheer beige shimmer)
PROS: i love the vanilla-ish smell plus this lipstick is really shimmery and non-drying.
CONS: Barely shows up on my pigmented lips, I can only see shimmers.

Mini Pocket Rocket Lipgloss in Timothy (coral with pink glow)
PROS: Non-sticky and pigmented
CONS: none =) i love this!

Mini Skyscraper Multi-Benefit Mascara
EDITED: 7/19/2010
PROS: the wand is full sized and has a unique shape that prevents your lashes from clumping. It does not smudge too! The trick is to apply a thin layer at a time. . Love it!
CONS: none! im just sad that this product is not available locally =P

Timothy Lipgloss & Midnight Cowboy Lipstick

Swatches with flash

The Hall of Fame set is valued at $54 if bought individually, but this is only priced at $29. The good thing is that I got it during their Friends and Family sale for $23. So I paid around Php 1,300 including shipping fees (US-Manila-Cebu) + Buyer fees.

I pre-ordered this product from Ms. Catherine of My online shopper in Multiply. You can Pre-order from her any product from the US stores/websites. She only charges a minimal amount for shipping and handling plus your stuff will be delivered at your doorstep, so no more customs charges!

As what I experienced before, I tried ordering some stuff at an online store in the US but I only chose USPS shipping and poof! It got lost! That's why THIS is much safer IMO and inexpensive. I learned my lesson =(

Till next time,