Hello again fellow Beauty Addicts, I know it's been quite while since i last posted a review / personal thoughts on one specific Palette so i thought maybe it's a good time to have one again. Recently i received a Christmas gift from my generous Boss, it's none other than the Ultimate Basics Palette from the Urban Decay . If i am not mistaken this is one of their recent palette that they released this year.
First of all i must commend Urban Decay for creating such Beautiful, Elegant and Sleek packaging!!
This Palette is made of a durable Hard Plastic with Engraved Text and design with a dimensions of 11.5 cm x 12.5 cm x 1.8 cm.
From the moment you open the Palette you will instantly fall inlove with it because the packaging is luxurious and just sooooooo pretty plus it's GOLD!! who doesn't love SHINY GOLD?!!!!
What's good about this palette is all the shades are new and different from the two previous Matte Palettes the Basic 1 and 2. According to Urban decay they created this Pallete due to high demmand of beauty junkies (including my self) to create a larger palette that has pure matte shades and thus The Naked ULTIMATE PALETTE was born!!
The Palette is composed of 12 rich , pigmented and beautiful Neutral Matte shades these are the Blow (light nude demi-matte), Nudie (soft pink-nude matte), Commando (light taupe-brown matte), Tempted (pale brown matte), Instinct (medium pink-taupe matte), Lethal (reddish brown matte), Pre-Game (pale yellow matte), Extra Bitter (burnt orange matte), Faith (medium warm brown matte), Lockout (rich neutral brown matte), Magnet (smoky gray matte) and Blackjack (warm black matte).,
The shades a bit powdery w/c is actually expected since it's matte but the color payoff is AMAZING!! all of these colors are so Pigmented and so easy to apply and blend.
(photo from google)
These colors are perfect for all skin types w/c i find it awesome because this Palette retails for 54.00 USD in Urban Decay Website (urban decay usa ) but if you're like me who is living in the Philippines and outside Metro Manila then you have to expect that this will cost more than $ 54.00 you can get this Palette on these online shops: Makeup your Mind Store (click for product link ) for 2,950.00 Php Plus Shipping, Makeup Depot Ph (click for product link ) for 3,100.00 Php. Plus Shipping.
(photo from google)
(photo from google)
All these shades are pretty but i'm always drawn to Warm tones so i usually go for the shades Extra Bitter a pretty deep orange color, Faith dusty light brown color, Lockout same as faith just a shade darker, and Lethal a rich dark Burgundy color. I also love the double sided brush that comes with the palette it's very soft and high quality.
Here are some of the look that i was able to come up using this Palette:
I use the shades Faith, Lockout, Lethal and Pre Game
i used the shade Extra Bitter, Lockout, faith and blow
The Verdict: do i love this Palette??
yes!! i super love this one compared to the Naked 3 , for me this Palette is more usable in the sense that it's Neutral matte so you can just wear it everyday no intense shimmer and glitter so you can use all the shades in day to day basis. Although i doubt that i'll be able to hit pan because i have tons of make up but if ever i'll finish this palette i would probably repurchased it, personally it's worth the price i wear makeup everyday and i usually go for a matte shadow and this palette is my best friend.
Is it a necessity? Definitely not!! but if you have a little extra bucks and want to splurge on one specific urban decay product i recommend this, you can even use it as a liner and define your brows so it's a multi use palette it's pigmented, doesn't easily crease and very easy use.
So that's it for my personal thoughts on this palette!! hope this helps you... t
hanks for dropping by...
