Urban Decay Naked Smoky Eyeshadow Palette - Swatches

Urban Decay Naked Smoky Eyeshadow Palette ($54) at Sephora 

The newest entrant into the Urban Decay Naked palettes family is the Urban Decay Naked Smoky Palette, and as is the case with everything UD - Naked, this too generated quite a buzz when it released.  The palette features a mix of matte, shimmer, and satin-textured eyeshadows, and the colors range from softer neutrals to some deeper dark colors. Also included with the palette is a double-ended brush and a detailed lookbook with four chic looks.  Scroll on for more photos and swatches.

Urban Decay Naked Smoky Eyeshadow Palette

Urban Decay Naked Smoky Eyeshadow Palette 

Urban Decay Naked Smoky Eyeshadow Palette

Urban Decay Naked Smoky Eyeshadow Palette - Swatches
High, Dirtysweet, Radar, Armor, Slanted, Dagger,
Black Market, Smolder, Password, Whiskey, Combust, Thirteen

Urban Decay Naked Smoky Eyeshadow Palette - Swatches
Black Market, Smolder, Password, Whiskey, Combust, Thirteen

Urban Decay Naked Smoky Eyeshadow Palette - Swatches
High, Dirtysweet, Radar, Armor, Slanted, Dagger,
Black Market, Smolder, Password, Whiskey, Combust, Thirteen

Personally, I wasn't all that very wowed by the new Urban Decay Naked Smoky Eyeshadow Palette.  I don't own any of the other Naked palettes either, so I am probably not the target audience for this product, but I do like the previous three Naked palettes, and in fact, would prefer any of those to the Naked Smokey.  I love darker, smokey eyes, so I was expecting a lot from the Naked Smokey palette, but the eyeshadow colors all seemed a little too similar to each other (and also to a lot of colors in a lot of other brands).  Plus, this palette seems to have cooler-toned eyeshadows, and I prefer warmer, richer tones.  The eyeshadows also didn't seem as pigmented or smooth as in the earlier eyeshadow palettes, though I am not sure how much of that is due to the tester being out in the open for a long time.

Overall, the Urban Decay Naked Smoky Eyeshadow Palette is an easy pass for me, but if cooler-toned eyeshadows work for you and/or if you love darker eye makeup, give this makeup palette a try at a counter.

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