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I've always been a big fan of neutral eyeshadows, as they accentuate your eyes but look natural at the same time, therefore perfect for school or work. Urban Decay, creators of the famous Naked and Naked2 palettes. But the question is, which one is better?



Naked features 12 shades and comes with the Good Karma Shadow Brush and a travel-sized eyeshadow Primer Potion:

- Virgin (satin)
- Sin (shimmer)
- Naked (matte)
- Sidecar (shimmer)
- Buck (matte)
- Half Baked (shimmer)
- Smog (shimmer)
- Darkhorse (shimmer)
- Toasted (shimmer)
- Hustle (shimmer)
- Creep (sparkle & shimmer)
- Gunmetal (sparkle & shimmer)

Naked's colour range doesn't suit my skin tone or eye colour very well. I have fair skin and very dark brown, almost black eyes, and I feel that this palette suits more bronzed skin tones, but depending on which colours you choose, you can make it work for yourself. My favourite shades from this palette have to be Virgin, Sin, Naked and Sidecar, the first 4 shades of the palette. These colours are gorgeous, and Virgin and Sin are perfect highlighters and Naked and Sidecar are perfect bases. The other colours in the palette that are meant for shading don't look good on me at all, although Creep and Gunmetal do look good together for a night out.

Naked2 also features 12 shades and comes with the double-ended Good Karma Shadow/Crease Brush and a travel-sized Lip Junkie Lipgloss in Naked:

- Foxy (matte)
- Half Baked (shimmer) also in Naked
- Bootycall (satin)
- Chopper (sparkle & shimmer)
- Tease (matte)
- Snakebite (shimmer)
- Suspect (shimmer)
- Pistol (shimmer)
- Verve (shimmer)
- YDK (shimmer)
- Busted (shimmer)
- Blackout (matte)

Naked2's colour range is similar to that of Naked's, but is much more wearable for different skin tones. I love all the shades, my favourites being Chopper and YDK (I'm a sucker for glitter!) and Blackout makes a perfect eyeliner due to it being jet-black and matte. The double-ended brush that comes with Naked2 is perfect for application, with an additional bonus that it's cruelty-free! The packaging is more hard-wearing than that of the first palette, as it is similar to an artists paint palette and stays closed, whereas Naked has a magnetic close and has a velvet finish.

Urban Decay is a luxury make-up brand, so it's not surprising that Naked and Naked2 are such good quality. The colours are very pigmented, which is how they should be due to their slightly expensive price tag. Naked was dubbed 'the world's best-selling palette of all time', and Naked2 was by far the most anticipated palette in the beauty world after the success of Naked. In my opinion, I would have to say that I prefer Naked2. This is because Naked2 seems to include more neutral and easy to pull off colours than in Naked. Shades like Darkhorse, Toasted and Hustle that are in Naked never seemed to work for me, so I wasn't too keen. I must say, I am in eager anticipation for a Naked3. Because of the major successes of Naked and Naked2, surely UD will make a 3rd?! We can only hope!

Naked and Naked2 are both retailed at £36 and available at Debenhams!

What's your favourite Naked?

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