Naked 3 has been blogged about into infinity. I had made up my mind that this Naked palette was a miss for me. I reach for my other Naked friends, 1 and 2 only when I remember I own them. This is not because I do not like them, but there seems to be other pretties that I love more. I arrived a day or two after they were released at Sephora. Stock was ample so I begrudgingly swatched them whenever I happened upon a Sephora ( ok I fess up, there was one below my hotel:)) I was not blown away by my initial playing. I was unsure whether I wanted it because everyone else wanted or if I thought it was good. A week later, stock had dwindled to a few per store. By them I had set my mind on other acquisitions........ or so I thought. There is a saying "there is the quick.... and then there is the hungry" - well, by the time I think, I thought, I might WANT the palette, they were sold out. From the Sephora near Union Square, to near Bloomingdales, or below my hotel - nada, zero, squat. I talked myself into thinking I was 'Ok' and it was just meant to be. A near-to-last-final visit to a Sephora on 97th and Columbus made my heart swoon. One lone palette waiting for me!
This is my favourite Naked palette. The palette is a mix of Rose, Rose Gold, and Rosy Taupes . The overall Rosy hues are modern and feminine. These shades are all new so no repeats if you are an Urban Decay Junkie. They are well pigmented and last well throughout the day. There are shades to use all over, to line, to highlight, to add depth in the crease and outer V. There are 3 mattes, 4 sparkly shades, 5 buttery metallics. These rose nature does not make my eyes look irritated , but cool and sophisticated!
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| L-R Strange, Dust, Burnout, Limit, Buzz, Trick |
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| Nooner, Liar, Factory, Mugshot, Darkside, Blackheart |
For those who might have pondered "what next?" after Naked 2 - after seeing Naked 3, this really seems like the natural progression that the Naked series needed to make. I was so close to missing out on this Palette, but fate stepped in! I did not want to be pulled into the hype of the Naked 3 palette. In this case, I am glad I took another look just in time!
Have u succumbed to the Naked allure?
Oh well, I am also pondering about this one. It is not only that I don't reach for Naked 1, but it also doesn't work for me. I tried it many times to see that the eye shadows, despite being very pigmented, sat on my lids in a way to form strange layered look, which is amplified with their frost quality and give me lids of 20 years later in my life. Naked 1 was a real disappointment for me so I was determined to skip Naked 2, and was successful doing so. I think I have to play with it and see if UD reformulated their shadows because i don't want a second disappointment on that one. Have you ever noticed a similar effect?
ReplyDeleteSara - I swatched this so many times as one of my main concerns was the overtly metallic nature of some of the shades which can age the lid area. In my experience with this palette these shades have not accentuated any flaws and I am older than you:) However if the formula of Naked 1 did not work for you proceed with caution:)
DeleteI can't make up my mind to get this or not, its just the pinky/rosiness that scares me a bit, I guess I should just give in and join you really :)
ReplyDeleteJoin the Naked party already! - The darker shades really help 'ground' the other rosy shades in my opinion- let me know if you jump on the bandwagon!
ReplyDeleteI've been inclined not to get this because I don't think the more pinky shades would do much for me, especially after not caring for TF in the pink. But gosh...all these great reviews have me thinking maybe it deserves a try?????
ReplyDeleteI use In the pink with my She Wolf palette as it can disappear on my lids when used alone- the Naked 3 lighter shades seem to have that extra contrast on my skintone and look really pretty - The dark shades as I mentioned before really make the palette work. I do keep it simple and only use about 3 shades at a time, as to many can look a muddy mess.
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