Do I really need the Naked Palette??

I have been lusting over Urban Decay's Naked palette for ages now and with the launch of the Naked Palette 2 my lusting increased. However, I began to ask myself do I actually NEED the Naked palettes? I own four Urban Decay palettes already! Shouldn't that be enough?! I decided to put together all the basics from my palettes to see actually how much basic Urban Decay colours I had, and could I in fact justify spending money on one of the Naked Palettes. The result shocked me!

My 'Naked' Palette!

I was so surprised to see just exactly how many basics I actually owned! 

Without realising I owned 4 colours from naked palette 1

• Sin                                     
• Half Baked
• Smog
• Gunmetal

I also owned 3 from naked palette 2

• Half Baked
• Suspect
• YDK

In regards to the rest of the shades I was shocked I own so many that are similar! I can't believe I was even thinking about buying these palettes when I have so much eye shadow that I have not used! 

Naked Palette 1

Naked Palette 2

I am glad I realised this and saved my money. I think I was pulled in by the hype and publicity for the Naked palettes and didn't realise what I already owned! I'll save my pennys for other products!! :)

Larry xx

Urban Decay :Box of Shadows IV

My lovely boyfriend bought me Urban Decay’s Book of Shadows IV! I was extremely excited to see this! 

The box is extremely pretty with pop up butterflies and a mirror inside.The box contains 16 eyeshadows including 10 brand new shades! It is the perfect mix of neutral shades mixed with some brighter shades. The shades are not as vibrant in colour as other palettes but this is perfect for me as I can’t wear crazy colours to work. I also have found I’m even turning to more neutral shades in my time off…. I think I may be getting old! 

Eyeshadows: Baked (shimmering bright copper),Bender (shimmering dark mossy green), Blue Bus (bright blue w/ purple shimmer), Bust (taupe brown w/subtle gray shimmer), Cobra (sooty black w/golden shimmer), Crystal (light silvery blue w/multi-dimensional shimmer), Gravity (deep vibrant purple w/ multi-dimensional glitter),Gunmetal (dark metallic silver w/silver sparkle), Hijack (greyish green w/blue and green shimmer), Lost (shimmering dark brown), Midnight Cowgirl (shimmering gold w/gold sparkle), Midnight Rodeo (metallic medium brown w/silver and gold glitter), Missionary (light taupe w/pink shimmer), Sin (shimmering champagne), Skimp (shimmering ultra-light nude), Zephyr (shimmering off-white); 

Swatches of eyeshadows very pigmented

Also included are a full-size 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner, a travel-size Eyeshadow Primer Potion and a travel-size Supercurl Curling Mascara. I love the fact the eyeliner is liquid as it makes a change to other Urban Decay Palettes.

This Box of Shadows is different to the previous Box of Shadows as it contains QR codes to scan for smart phone tutorials, a space to hold your phone  and my favourite bit a speaker to attach to your phone! Perfect for dancing to music as you do your make-up! :)

The speaker works really well and a USB cable is also provided to recharge the speaker. I have not tried the QR codes yet but hoping to get good tips when I do! The Box of shadows also came with a free make-over in Debenhams Urban Decay which I'm really looking forward to! I have it booked for the night I'm celebrating my birthday so very excited!

Overall I'm so happy with this Urban Decay Palette! I would definitely recommend it to any Urban Decay Junkie!

Larry xx