So I know that Urban Decay has released the Basics 2 palette, and the hype is all around that one right now. But I showcased the original Basics palette in my August favorites youtube video, so I wanted to show y'all why this little palette may seem so basic but so beautiful all at the same time.
To start off, this is what the packaging looks like. The palette has a suede like feel to it making it really comfortable to the touch. Embossed in the front you get the signature Naked Urban Decay Basics logo. And in the back you get the expiration date, which is 12 months. And the amount of shadows/ ounces, as well as where it was distributed.
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I purchased mine through Sephora, but you can purchase it at Ulta, and Urban Decay.com as well. This palette is $29 and you get 6 matte neutrals shadows at 0.05oz each. However, I feel as though you get five mattes, and one satin finish. Four of the shades are never before seen by Urban Decay and 2 are repeats. Foxy is in the Naked 2 palette, and Walk Of Shame (W.O.S.) is available as a single shadow.
The compact is very sleek, a little smaller than the length of my iphone5, making it perfect for travel. The shadows are so buttery and smooth making it extremely easy to blend. Which seems almost impossible because if you know anything about makeup, you would know that matte eyeshadows are a paint in the b*tt, to blend. Each shadow features Urban Decay's brand new pigment infusion system™, the proprietary blend of ingredient that gives every shade its velvety texture, rich color, serious staying power, and blendability.
This is what the shadows look like swatched on my forearm. From top to bottom, crave is a brown/ black matte, faint is a warm, dusty brown matte, naked 2 is a taupe matte, w.o.s. is a light taupey matte, foxy is a yellow matte, and venus is a soft off white satin. In my opinion, this is a must have palette. You can create so many looks by simply only using this palette, or accompany this palette with colorful shadows. When creating a look with colorful shadows you can always use faint or naked 2 as your transition shade, crave as an eyeliner, foxy as your brow bone highlight, and venus as your inner corner highlight. It also pairs perfectly with your naked palette. I believe the reason Urban Decay released this palette is because people were suggesting that they come out with an all matte palette since the original Naked is mainly shimmery shades.
Faint on the lid, naked 2 to transition and crave to line the rims of my eye
foxy on the lid, and crave on the crease and outer v
faint and crave on the lid
venus on the center of the eye, faint on both sides of venus, and crave on the inner and outer corner of the eye
This is just several of the looks I've created using the basics palette, but seriously your possibilities are endless. You can create some really toned down every day looks, to bold and dramatic looks.
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