My first impression is that I like it, some shades more than others. My favourite is the right half of the palette, in particular Suspect, Pistol, Verve and YDK, they all seem well pigmented and smooth, and the colours are lovely. Foxy (first one from the left) is a very hard to see skin tone shade, pretty unremarkable, Bootycall (third one from the left) is a nicer highlighting shade. Half Baked is included in this as well as the Naked Palette which is totally unnecessary. All in all it's not a bad palette and if you don't have many neutral shadows, this might just be exactly what you need. There are some mattes included and some rather shimmery, frosty shades too. There's also a Lip Junkie gloss included which is pretty nice, it has a minty scent and sweet taste, and lasts well on the lips, but colourwise it mostly just adds shine as it's quite pale. I have not used the included double ended brush.
The palette is exclusively available online from Debenhams, but it will hit the stores in February I believe. It costs £36 and you get 12 good sized eyeshadows, the mini gloss and the double ended brush. Not a bad deal at all. Also Debenhams are giving 500 bonus points to their Beauty Club Card holders at the moment (that's £5 worth!) with orders over £30. Have you ordered it yet? Are you planning to? Let me know!
See lots more pictures and swatches after the jump!
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| Foxy, Half Baked, Booty Call, Chopper, Tease, Snake Bite Taken with flash |
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| Suspect, Pistol, Verve, YDK, Busted, Blackout Taken with flash |
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| Foxy, Half Baked, Booty Call, Chopper, Tease, Snake Bite Taken without flash on a cloudy day |
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| Suspect, Pistol, Verve, YDK, Busted, Blackout Taken without flash on a cloudy day |
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| Lip Junkie in Naked Taken with flash |
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| Lip Junkie in Naked Taken without flash on a cloudy day |
I really like the look of this but I'm trying to hold off for the time being.
ReplyDeleteI'd also prefer it if they gave you an option of which items you get with it so you could choose what suits you better. Like I'd prefer the UDPP over the gloss.
Anyway, thank you for the swatches, they're tempting me further but as always I've spent too much money already this month!
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*drooooooooooools* I need this in my life.
ReplyDeleteYour swatches portray the colors beautifully. I jumped in the bandwagon right when it came out and I love it just as much as the first naked palette. I think you will love it as well. Thanks for showing ver nice photos of the palette.
ReplyDeletei love this but i will hold off as i only bougth the original in November so too soon I think. only wish i knew about this sooner as it was announced 2 weeks after i order the original, love both though!
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