Naked 2 Palette

Here it is finally! Pook's review of the Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette. I would like to start off by saying that the Naked Palette is my go-to palette for when I want something tried and true, I don't have the creativity to come up with a new look, or I am rushed for time. It is my "security blanket", my "favorite-pair-of-jeans-that-are-just-about-to-fall-apart". That being said, the Naked 2 Palette is a great addition to the original. To me, the colors in the palette are cooler than the original and texture does not feel AS creamy but the colors are still extremely long-wearing especially when paired with Urban Decay Primer Potion and very pigmented.

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette

When it comes to the overall packaging of the palette I much prefer the Naked 2 to the original. The outer packaging is a hard plastic that I find to be much easier to maintain than the velvety packaging of the original Naked Palette. When you open the lid there is a mirror on the top portion and the shadows in the bottom. The palette also came with a dual ended brush (one end is a large fluffy brush good for blending and the other is a flat shader brush used for patting on color to the eyelid). There are little catches in the palette that snap closed when you close the palette, something else that the original does not have. All in all, the packaging of this palette makes it much more convenient to travel with or even simply to store. 

left to right: Foxy, Half-Baked, Bootycall, Chopper, Tease, Snakebite, Suspect, Pistol, Verve, YDK, Busted, and Blackout

Half-Baked is the one shadow that is in both palettes. Chopper is in other Urban Decay Palettes but the rest of the shadows are new to me. My favorites from this palette are YDK (shimmery bronze) and Tease (matte taupe). Both are eyeshadows that Urban Decay now sells as singles so it is nice to know that when I hit pan I won't have to buy the entire palette over again. 

The Naked 2 Palette is a great buy at $50 for 12 eyeshadows. You can buy it from urbandecay.com, Sephora, or Ulta. I recommend this palette to anybody who loves makeup and especially for women who work in offices. The eyeshadows can be used for dramatic and every day work looks. 

Face of the Day (FOTD)

I have decided to start doing a FOTD or Face of the Day to try to start blogging daily and also to catalogue (for myself and others) the fact that I DO wear makeup each and every day even though some people think that I do not *grumbles menacingly*. We'll show them, my lovelies!! *cackles* 

Today was an I-got-home-from-my-mom's-and-decided-I-am-not-going-anywhere-else-so-let's-play-with-my-new-Naked-2-palette kind of day. I used the color Pistol ( a pretty greyish brown) on top of my Tough as Taupe Maybelline 24 Color Tattoo eyeshadow, a bit of Blackout (matte black) in the crease, Bootycall as a highlight, Maybelline Falsies Flared Mascara, and Urban Decay's 24/7 Eyeliner in Perversion.  I love the names that Urban Decay assigns their products, dont you? I will be doing a full review of the Naked 2 Palette as soon as I have had time to use all the colors and decide how I like them.

To be honest, I was not sure how I would like this look but it has definitely grown on me as the day has progressed. Also, I understand this is not a true FOTD but I had no actual face makeup on so all you get is the eyeballs!! We have a 100% chance of seeing actual face tomorrow since it's a workday lol. Actually the next 9 days will be workdays *grrrrr* but there is nothing to be done about that.