The Rager Wager Blog : swatches

Another Naked palette has been launched by Urban Decay just before Christmas. To be honest, I wondered how many other ways they could make natural shades look beautiful and attractive. I got my first glimpse online. Before I had seen what it looked like, I told myself not to purchase, because it’s just the same as the other two. But, I was so wrong, and bought another palette after having some swatches done by the lady on the counter...

The shades in the Naked palette are warm, golden and neutral tones whilst the Naked 2 palette contains cool tones with hues of purple and pale tones. The Naked 3 palette has a collection of rose gold tones which are appropriate for my green eyes.

The left side of the palette, featuring Strange, Dust, Burnout, Limit, Buzz and Trick...

Here's a mini description on each shade (from L to R):

Strange: Matte - Satin finish. Better used as a base colour and great for highlighting the brow area.
Dust: Shimmer/ metallic finish. I really like this shade of pink. It's a great neutral to start with. It also has a slightly glittery effect.
Burnout: Satin Finish. Great for anyone with pale/ medium toned skin to use as another base colour. It a very light peach colour.
Limit: Matte finish. Personally, this is probably my favourite in the whole palette. The shade is a light rose and highly pigmented. I can see me hitting the pan on this one before the rest.
Buzz: Shimmer/ Metallic Finish. In contrast to Limit, this is my least favourite. I like the rosy qualities to the shade but I find that it does not blend well on my eyelids. Very similar to Dust.
Trick: Shimmer/ Metallic Finish. This is has a rich gold/ coppery tone that will make the shade appropriate for the festive season or in the height of summer.

...here's the right side of the palette, featuring Nooner, Liar, Factory, Mugshot, Darkside and Blackheart

..mini descriptions continued (from L to R).

Nooner: Matte Finish. This is a deeper, more intense pink of the collection with pigments of brown blended together. This shade would be ideal for shading and creating definition on the outer corner of the eyes. Shade after this one tend to be more on the browner end.
Liar: Shimmer/ Metallic Finish. I would say this is like medium mauve shade. Great for blending shades in this palette to create day to night looks. This is not as shimmer as the lighter shades but definitely will be easier to blend.
Factory: Shimmer/ Satin Finish. I found this shade useful from blending with the outer corners of the eyes, great as a eye liner on top lashes and the bottom lashes near the water line.
Mugshot: Shimmer/ Metallic Finish. Again, great for shading and adding definition!
Darkside: Matte/ Satin Finish. This is the deepest shade in the palette. It's a good shade to putting the final touches to a smoky eye effect.

The packaging is similar to the Naked 2 palette. All 12 shades are presented in a solid tin like case which is preferably for me. The extra touch is in the fabric like ruched detailed on the tin itself. The maintenance of this palette is good. It is easier to clean the excess eye shadows and mirror, and clicks together to close. I prefer this packaging to the first one which was velvet. And, not forgetting, it comes with a large mirror and a dual eye brush that blends the shadows beautifully.

In addition, there’s a ‘weeks’ worth’ of samples of each eye shadow primers in the Urban Decay collection.

Four Primer Samples available in: Original, Eden, Sin and Anti - Aging.

But for now, just enjoy the pictures and making the decision of whether to buy or not. This palette would flatter most skin tones. I have very pinks undertones (very typical pale British skin) with green eyes.

Photo's with look ideas to follow soon! I am going to have a good play around with the shades first!

So, is it worth buying another Naked palette (especially if you already own Naked and Naked 2). I think it's down to each individuals subjective reasoning. I'm a massive fan on nude palettes. There are enough different shades that work well together in this palette that will provide a new look that differs from the other 2 palettes. But, I do keep in mind that these palettes are investments items for some. Available in the UK at £37 from Debenhams.

Please leave a comment letting me know what you think about it? Have you head positive/ negative things about the palette?

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I've been trying these lip glosses since late January so I think it's fair to say they've been used throughly.

They are Rimmel's Apocalips Lip Laquer's .

There are 8 colours ranging from deep reds to fair nudes.

From left to right: Nude Eclipse, Stelle, Luna, Big Bang, Apocaliptic, Galaxy, Nova, and Celestial

Since Christmas I've been trying to cut back on the spending so I decided to choose only two from the range. At first and to be honest, I wasn't hugely impressed with their colour range. The colours are very "rich and intense" as suggested by the adverts provided by Rimmel but I was expecting more range. Some of the colours really put me off like 'Luna'. It looks so bright orange and not my type of colour. So I was very reluctant to try them all. However, I read some other reviews that say it's not as over powering and looks nice on.

I choose 'Nova' and 'Big Bang'.

They are a 'hybrid' between a lipstick and lipgloss. The main selling point is they have a thick consistency and intensive colour finish. They apply like a lipgloss and set like a satin lipstick. I am loving the texture and consistency of this product. I like that it's opaque and creamy. The colour is supposed to have a satin finish but over half an hour or so it dries to a matt finish so you will need to reapply.

'Nova'

Really enjoyed wearing 'Nova'. The pigments are fantastic. Very intense and bright.

'Big Bang'

When applied it leaves a satin finish without any stickiness. A key factor for me is it's staying power. These stay put for about 2/3 hours max before you find yourself topping up again. Saying that, I found that 'Big Bang' hardly budges and I find it can stain my lips. So be careful when applying not make any mistakes (easier said than done, I know).

I find the application of this product a-bit hit and miss. It's a longish, narrow foam applicator that is quite flexible that's supposed to contour the lip. Although you can gather a good amount of product on the applicator, the little dip in the middle can make it apply unevenly and abit, well, sloppy. So, I've use a normal lip brush to apply though this can be annoying when I'm in a rush. I'd say that would be my main disappointment (unless I'm applying it wrongly!)