URBAN DECAY NAKED BASICS 2
When Urban Decay bring out anything from their Naked range my ears perk up but when the original basics palette launched it just didn’t do it for me. The tiny packaging looked great but I’m not a fan of black eyeshadow or light, skin toned shadows which the basics 1 has a lot of!
So in true Urban Decay style they’ve added yet another product to the Naked family and this one is much more up my street! The Basics 2 is housed in the same little palette with 5 matte shadows and 1 satin for highlighting. The overall palette is very cool toned, which isn’t usually my day to day thing but something I do like to experiment with. ‘Skimp’ the highlight shade is pretty for the inner corners of the eye and the buttery texture makes it easy to use with your finger. ‘Stark’ and ‘Frisk’ are both base colours but would probably get used the least by me in the palette. ‘Stark’ is too light for me, but I think ‘Frisk’ is nice as a cool base.
‘Cover’ is a slightly warmer colour that’s perfect for defining the crease and I also enjoyed using ‘Primal’ over the outer part of the eye to deepen the colour. My favourite shade in the whole palette is definitely ‘Undone’ as it’s really great to use as a dark grey liner right in the root of the lashes. I think that’s the shade that really pulls the whole look together!
A mix of the shades gives a cool-toned wash over the lids that looks sophisticated and kind of Victoria Beckham-esque. And for matte shadows they’re not too chalky or dry, they still hold the sort of quality we all expect from Urban Decay. There is also a double-ended brush that will also be available but personally I’m not a big fan of the shape, so I’ll stick to my current brush favourites to apply!
So do you need the basics 2? If you have 1 and love it then probably not. But if like me, you weren’t a fan of the basics 1, this one gets my approval!
Palette available 1st October for £22
