Thoughts on NAKED 1 & NAKED 2
I haven't talked much about makeup products so I thought I might share with you my thoughts on these two beautiful palette. NAKED was gifted to me by my boyfriend last Christmas and NAKED 2 was gifted to me from my cousin for my 21st birthday. Which means to say, I had NAKED 2 for a year now and NAKED for around 3 months.
I guess many UD fanatics out there have mixed reviews on these two palettes and that's only because everyone has different preferences for eyeshadow colors. We all have difference skin tone, some may have cooler skin tones and some, like me, have warmer skin tones.
Let me just say this before I go on to talk about the palettes separately. Even though I had NAKED 2 for a longer period of time, I find myself reaching out for NAKED more often than not.
This palette provides an array of colors that is very versatile for most skin tones. For beginners trying out with eyeshadows, it is easy to spot which colors are for bases and which are for definition at the outer corners. I like how it has a variety of shades for the base color such as Half Baked (classic gold), Smog (Bronze) and Toasted (Rosy shade).
Every eyeshadow palette needs to have a great transitioning color to blend out a smokey eye. 'Naked' is great for ladies with cooler skin tone and 'Buck' is really complimenting on ladies with warmer skin tone.
Personally, I'll prefer the NAKED palette. It has all the colors I need for a classic smokey eye. And also because I have a warmer skin tone, I find this palette more suitable in terms of color payoff on my eyelids. The only downside is that their highlighting colors are too shimmery, especially for the brow bones.
The shades in this palette are slightly cooler and neutral. I didn't reach out for this palette as much mainly because of the base colors that were too greyish for my liking. For example, Pistol (which is a grey tone) and Verve (which has a silver undertone). Tease was too pink for a transitioning color as well.
But, I really love 'Foxy' as a highlighting color. It's matte and it compliments my slightly tanned skin. I also love 'Snakebite', it's a gorgeous shimmery brown shade which is great for creating depth on the outer corners. I usually go for dark sultry smokey eyes so it's no surprise my favorite shades are 'Busted' and 'Blackout'. (last two shades on the palette)
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I honestly think that these two palette has its pros and cons and it really depends what type of colors you're used to working with for a natural or smokey eye look. I find NAKED more versatile to create different types of smokey eyes whilst the shades in NAKED 2 doesn't compliment my skin tone as much. In my opinion, NAKED 2 is more suitable for ladies with a lighter skin tone so that the cooler shades could stand out.
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