Review and Swatches: Urban Decay Naked 3

Purchased

Ahhh Naked 3 is finally here!

Come check out my review on this gorgeous palette by the one and only URBAN DECAY.

“It’s finally here: the long-awaited follow-up Naked and Naked2 (two of the industry’s all-time bestselling palettes)! And this time around, we’re giving you a dozen NEW ways to get Naked. (Yes, we loaded this palette with 12 NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN shades.

Choose from every finish imaginable: ultra-smooth mattes, gorgeous pearls and glimmering metallics. From the palest, shimmery pink to deep, warm black, these neutrals will make you want to get Naked all over again. Every shade features our Pigment Infusion System™, the proprietary blend of ingredients that gives each shade its velvety texture, rich color, serious staying power and blendability.”

“Our art-school-inspired tin case is a gorgeous rose-gold color (a subtle hint at the shades inside). Embossed on top with a big “Naked3” and cool facets that beg to be touched, it’s sure to inspire lots of jealous stares. 

Naked3 includes a NEW double-ended shadow/blending brush AND an Eyeshadow Primer Potion sampler with resealable samples of all four formulas (original, Sin, Eden and Anti-Aging). Each sample holds about a week’s worth of Primer!"

The packaging didn’t draw me in at first because of the “cool facets” but overall I like the rose gold tin case (which is similar to their Naked 2 packaging). I didn’t like the primer potion sampler but it’s okay because I already own all of the primer potions – I felt like Urban Decay could’ve put something else in like an exclusive lipstick or even a double ended eyeliner. Nevermind the double ended eyeliner because they just released the Naked pencils going for $16.

Like all Urban Decay shadows the majority of them were buttery, soft, easy to apply, with minimum fall out. The only shadows I’m having trouble with are Dust and Trick. Dust literally falls and applies like dust so I have to apply it on top of a cream base or another eye shadow. Trick has a weird wet like texture and it doesn’t look so great in the pan – porous and uneven.

Strange – pale neutral pink matte-satin

Dust – pale metallic pink shimmer w/iridescent micro-glitter

Burnout – light pinky-peach satin

Limit – light dusty rose matte

Buzz – metallic rose shimmer w/silver micro-glitter

Trick – light metallic pinky-copper shimmer w/tonal micro-sparkle

Nooner – medium pinky-brown matte

Liar – medium metallic mauve shimmer

Factory – pinky-brown satin

Mugshot – metallic taupe shimmer w/slight pink shift

Darkside – deep taupe-mauve satin

Blackheart – smoky black matte w/rosy red micro-sparkle

The NAKED 3 only comes with Anti-Aging, Eden, Original, and Sin.

Price – $52

Size – 1.3 g / 0.05 oz x 12 eye shadows

-It also comes with a double ended eyeliner and a primer potion sampler packet.

This is a very gorgeous palette following Naked 1, Naked 2, and Naked 3. The pink undertones can be a bit too much but they’ve included some browns into the palette which is really nice. The packaging style isn’t to die for but it’s in a rose gold tin case – now who doesn’t love rose gold?! I believe that 2 of  the eye shadows needs more work – ahem Dust and Trick – but overall the quality of the eye shadows are indeed Urban Decay’s awesome formula. The brushis also new and it is quite lovely compared to their other ones. Do you need this? Maybe not. But do I? YES! I got it when it first released on their site and I don’t regret it one bit. It’s just the Urban Decay junkie in me.

Will you be getting this palette?

What do you think about the Naked line?

Is it a bit too much or are you hoping for a Naked 4 already?

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