5 Dupes for Urban Decay's Naked Line

Here's my problem with the Naked line. It's dupable. So so easily dupable. Almost every single cosmetic company has a version of the Urban Decay product you may have your eye on. This makes me sad because rather than taking the next logical step and moving on to something that you aren't seeing everywhere, Urban Decay seemed to spend their whole 2014 year promoting this line, and as 2015 rolls in that trend has continued with an even larger expansion on the Naked line. We get it, we're supposed to try to fool people into thinking that your cheeks are that perfect shade of coral, your cheek bones sparkle, and your eyelids are perfectly rose gold. Absolutely naked face. No one is fooled but still...

So please, I'm praying that in 2015 we'll be moving on, and there'll be more exciting and inspiring products to come. Below are 5 dupes to popular products that further prove the "Naked" craze needs to find it's way out (in my opinion). Leave the neutrals to basically just about everyone else, Urban Decay. 

5. Urban Decay Naked/Too Faced Chocolate Bar

4. Urban Decay Naked 2/Too Faced Natural Eyes

3. Urban Decay Naked 3/Lorac Unzipped

2. Urban Decay Naked Flushed/Sleek Makeup Face Form

1. Urban Decay Naked Skin Liquid Foundation/L'Oreal True Match Lumi Foundation

Disclaimer: I'm not sponsored by anyone. Unfortunately. How do we make that thing happen? 

Comment below and let me know how you feel about the Urban Decay Naked line?     

My Shameless Obsession With Urban Decay: The Naked Palette

Today's in depth discussion and review is on the Naked palette.

Which I've discussed already, so to be honest I'm not super excited to be doing it. But a promise is a promise so a review is going to happen. Let's jump right in (this was another one that was gifted to me)!

The Naked Palette

Year Sold- Still available for purchase

Year Received- 2014

What the brand new palette looked like.

Packaging- I have to say while I like the size of this palette I do not like the material on the outside. It's an odd velvet type fabric, and I feel like it just picks up and keeps any extra product that may be in your makeup bag. I've seen it where other bloggers have it and the gold of the letters has worn off and honestly while it is a very versatile palette, the outside is just... inconvenient. If it weren't for the fact that part of having an Urban Decay collection is the packaging (well in my opinion), I'd definitely depot this palette.

Swatches and Color Reviews!

(From left to right) Sin, Virgin, Naked, Sidecar.
All swatches without primer.

Sin- Definitely the best under brow bone color.

 Some people might say Virgin is best for that but I prefer

 one without so much shimmer. Sin is a very pretty peach 

color with a slightly more matte than Virgin finish.

Virgin- This wants to be my favorite color. 

It's a light pink and you will find out that I am

kinda obsessed with light pink eye shadow.

It has a very shimmery finish, but unfortunately on 

my eyes none of the pink comes out, just the shimmer.

I've tried layering it over a white base but I just

find it makes it look a little cakey.

Naked- The most versatile color in this dang palette. 

This is the perfect natural color for me. I like

to put Naked all over the lid and Buck in the

crease for a "no makeup" makeup look.

Sidecar- Sparkles! Oh the sparkles! This is one

 of the shimmery colors that I actually enjoy wearing.

I don't mess around with the darker colors in the palette really

but this is an almost pink based neutral with some shimmer

and I love it.

(From left to right) Buck, Half Baked, Smog, Dark Horse, Toasted.
 All swatches done without primer

Buck- Second most versatile color. Chocolate brown.

It's a great crease color and lovely matte.

Half Baked- You know what? Everyone is insanely obsessed

with this color and I am not that impressed. Its

a really yellow gold which is not my color which 

probably explains my lack of enthusiasm.

Smog- Dark brown with gold shimmer/duochrome. 

It's a more unique color from this palette and while very

pretty, more on the warm side. 

Dark Horse- I went to write this and all I could

think about was the stupid song. This is a 

pretty color with a matte base and gold glitters in it.

I like to use this color as a liner (wet with half a drop
of eye solution).

Toasted- I spent a good week doing a look that
heavily used this color. If you know me, that's
a big deal because I see everyday as an
opportunity to try something new. This
is a very shimmer pinky bronze shade.

(From right to left) Hustle, Creep, Gunmetal.
All swatches done without primer.

Hustle- A more cool toned brown for this palette.

It has some shimmer but not straight up glitter.

I can't remember actively deciding to use this

color, though I have probably used it on my lower

lash line.

Creep- Yeah I've never used this color on myself.

It's a shimmery "black" which really only comes off

as a grey. Overall it's not very exciting and I will

always choose a matte black over a shimmer wanna-be black.

Gunmetal- Another color I've never used on myself. 

Metallic/shimmery dark greys never really inspired me

much so I don't ever reach for it. I just find it to be

a blah color.

Over all is this a "holy grail" palette? Yes. Does that make me super excited about owning it? Not really. Since my cannon ball into the beauty world I've found I prefer a wider array of options than just neutrals, and am more likely to use this palette in combination with another than just it on its own (though it is absolutely possible to do that no problem).

Disclaimer: I really wish Urban Decay were sponsoring this post but alas they are not. I'm just a girl with an obsession.

My Shameless Obsession With Urban Decay: The Fun Palette

When I was little, I was completely desperate to wear makeup. So much so that I used to sneak little smudges of eyeliner or smears of mascara on my lashes to see if I could get away with it. The answer is, I could not. Finally, I hit the magic number of 13, and I was allowed to wear simple eyeliner, mascara, and lip gloss. It wasn't until 14 that I really wanted to wear more than that. We went to the Sephora store inside of JCPenny's and let the lady at my face. Unwrapping wasn't really a surprise, except for one item. I received my first Urban Decay palette. And it allllllll went downhill from there. Through the years I've collected a slightly ridiculous amount of Urban Decay (particularly in the past year), and was at a loss for new blog posts. Which is how this big week of swatches, reviews, and general rambling came about. We'll start from my oldest palette to my most recent.

The Fun Palette

Year Sold- 2012
Year Received- 2012

What the brand new palette looked like

Packaging- As far as packaging goes, I love the zipped Urban Decay palettes. A lot of people don't like them but I find them superior for traveling. In the two or so years I've had this palette I've dropped it, stepped on it (yes, stepped on it), and brought it with me on every single vacation I've been on, meaning it's been through being thrown around and absolutely crushed. Yes, the mirror has broken, that was the side effect of stepping on it. However, putting a hundred lbs. worth of pressure on it didn't bust or break any of the eye shadows. I'm pretty sad I lost the lip gloss to this (pretty positive it got left in a hotel room in Amsterdam), because the Lip Junkie gloss was absolutely gorgeous. I'm even considering buying the full size version. Another really cool thing about this palette in particular is you can remove the whole block of eye shadows and use the case as a clutch.