Urban Decay Naked Palette [Girly Review]

It's time for another girly post...hahaha...i purposely tag all my girly posts with a "[Girly Review]" tag in the title so that you guys/girls who are not interested need not click on the "read more" lol. see how considerate i am! :) For those who are interested to find out what i think about this very much raved about eyeshadow palette, read on!

I have been deliberating for a long time whether or not I should get this palette. For one, i've never owned any Urban Decay eyeshadow and i've heard of good reviews from a lot of people who have used Urban Decay eyeshadows and since the Naked palette is being sold out every time it is restocked at websites such as Sephora,Beauty.com,Urban Decay,etc i think i should make this "investment" :D

Again, i bought it thru Ryan Tey of sgdrugstore. A responsible seller whom you could trust in to get your purchases from US in no time and in perfect condition! :) He actually pre-ordered a few palettes when beauty.com restocked its naked palette and all the pre-ordered palettes were all grabbed in no time at all. hahaha that proves that the Malaysian beauty-product-junkies are all very in sync with what's going on in the cosmetics world in US :P

I know there are just soooo many posts on the UD naked palette on the internet but then this is my take on the palette and of course i want to record this down in this little online journal of mine :P On first impression, the palette feels nice to touch because it is all velvetty. But then i could already foresee how it would look like few months down the road if i keep it on my dresser...it will be WHITE :P Because of all the powder..hehe. So mental note to self, keep it in my wardrobe.

It comes with a very baby looking mini UDPP and also a dual-ended Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On liner in Zero and Whiskey.

I have yet to try on the liner but i've heard good reviews on the UD Glide-on liner too so i have a good feeling! Let's open up the baby! woohoo!

I know i've seen so many photos of the palette on the internet but when i open my very own naked palette, i was in awe at all the pretty colors in this one palette. There are altogether 12 colors at 1.3g each. The single UD eyeshadows are 1.5g each retailing at $17 while this palette retails at $44. You do the math *grins*

The eyeshadows are all arranged from the lightest to the darkest so i think it would be easy for makeup noobs like me in deciding which color to use

Virgin, Sin, Naked and Sidecar

On my skin, naked is really err.........naked! lol! it almost matches my skintone and if the swatch picture was taken without flash, you could hardly see the color on my arm.

Buck,Half Baked,Smog and Darkhorse

Half baked and smog is easily my favourite colors from the palette. I've been looking for a nice bronzey/golden color for a looong time and these 2 colors almost fit the bill. Just one swipe of the color creates the swatch above! loves!

Toasted is another fav color of mine. A very nice copperish color :)

Now i finally understand all the raves about the UD eyeshadows, they are superb! Very smooth and very pigmented! Not one color is not smooth! I could already foresee many different "neutral" looks i could do with this palette for work and play since i'm seldom a bright color wearer. And the thought of bringing just this one palette away on travel makes my imagination run wild on the different types of looks i can create :)

- smooth and vibrant colors

-  versatile palette for work and play! (esp for neutral girls :))

- bang for the buck!! (definitely! )

- may be quite pricey for us malaysian girls (i bought it at RM180 excluding local postage)

- the velvetty casing could trap lint