Review: Naked Heat Palette by Urban Decay
If you're concerned that you don't have enough warm neutral transition shades, burnished coppers, or sultry reds in your eyeshadow collection (I know I was), your fears are over.
About a month ago, Urban Decay announced the newest palette in their Naked "series," Naked Heat. From my perspective, Naked Heat is Urban Decay's answer to the Modern Renaissance palette by Anastasia. As the name suggests, Naked Heat is full of reds, oranges, purples, and warm toned transition shades.
Honestly, I'm surprised it took Urban Decay this long to release a red toned, warm palette like this, especially since it's been so on-trend lately. I feel like there a little behind the times with this release; every other brand has been pouncing on the warm toned neutral craze. Actually, I know that this palette has gotten a lot of hate online because it's not a super unique palette. Let's be real, I could probably dupe every shade in this palette with other shadows in my collection. It's a warm toned neutral palette, and there are only so many warm toned neutral colors that exist in the world. I know that some people think that UD played it safe with this palette; I've read reviews that complain that there are no no yellow, bright red, or any really "hot" shades in this palette.
Personally, I'm not bothered by any of this. I mean, it's a Naked palette. Did you really expect bright colors? Naked is, by definition, supposed to be more neutral. Also, I have tons of shadow dupes in my collection. But, I have those shadows because I like and use those colors. Therefore, it doesn't seem "extra" to me. Plus, as I said, there are only so many colors in the world. If you're a true makeup junkie like me, you probably have virtually every color imaginable in your collection, so it's going to be pretty difficult for brands to come up with shades that you don't have.
Anyway, let's get back to the palette.
First of all, you should know that this palette comes with 12 shadows and a double ended brush, and it costs $54, which seems to be standard for Naked palettes. Fifty four dollars is $4.50 per shadow, which is pretty normal for Urban Decay and other high end brands.
This palette's packaging is bomb. I mean, it's absolutely gorgeous. The lid is sort of holographic, so it shifts between red, orange, purple, and green. Plus, the packaging is really sturdy. I would feel very comfortable traveling with this palette. It also comes with a decent sized mirror, if that's important to you.
No, let's talk about the actual product. As I said above, I don't think the shade range is super innovative. This is a warm neutral palette full of orange and red shades, and there's certainly a lot of palettes like that on the market. If you're a makeup junkie like me, you probably already have all of these shades in other palettes. However, if you're new to the makeup world, and you want to get into warm toned shadows, I think this would be the perfect palette for you. You could create virtually any kind of warm, neutral look with this palette. Personally, I purchased this palette because--even though I could probably dupe most of these shades in my collection--I can always use more warm, neutral shadows.
Now, let's talk about the formula. The shades in this palette may be pretty normal, but the formula is not. I've had mixed experiences with Urban Decay's eyeshadow formula, however, I think they've really out done themselves with this palette. These shadows are just so creamy and so blendable. Like, these shadows basically blend themselves. This palette is a joy to use because the shadows are so easy to apply and so easy to work with. Honestly, I think this palette is completely foolproof; there's no way you can avoid getting a beautiful look with this palette. In terms of pigment, I think these shadows have the perfect amount of pigmentation. They're very pigmented, but they aren't the most pigmented shadows I have or have ever used, which is fine by me because super pigmented shadows can be difficult to work with. If you don't want a super bold look, you have to spend a long, long time blending out super pigmented shadows, and I'm not always willing to do that. I will say that these shadows to build nicely. So, if you want more pigment, you can definitely achieve that look too.
I also want to take a minute to talk about the formula of the shimmer shades in this palette. I really appreciate that these shimmer shadows apply well with a brush. Recently, the trend among cosmetic companies has seemed to be to create super, super shimmery and pigmented shadows that you have to apply with your fingers. I don't mind applying shadows with my fingers, but, let's be real, you can be much more precise with brushes. Plus, applying shadows with your fingers can be a bit of a mess. It's nice to see a cosmetic company creating shimmer shadows that you can apply with brushes without any fuss.
All in all, I think this is a great palette. This is the sort of palette that I feel "safe" with. I know I'll be able to pick it up and create a beautiful look without much fuss and trouble.
Final rating: 9/10
Honestly, I'm surprised it took Urban Decay this long to release a red toned, warm palette like this, especially since it's been so on-trend lately. I feel like there a little behind the times with this release; every other brand has been pouncing on the warm toned neutral craze. Actually, I know that this palette has gotten a lot of hate online because it's not a super unique palette. Let's be real, I could probably dupe every shade in this palette with other shadows in my collection. It's a warm toned neutral palette, and there are only so many warm toned neutral colors that exist in the world. I know that some people think that UD played it safe with this palette; I've read reviews that complain that there are no no yellow, bright red, or any really "hot" shades in this palette.
Personally, I'm not bothered by any of this. I mean, it's a Naked palette. Did you really expect bright colors? Naked is, by definition, supposed to be more neutral. Also, I have tons of shadow dupes in my collection. But, I have those shadows because I like and use those colors. Therefore, it doesn't seem "extra" to me. Plus, as I said, there are only so many colors in the world. If you're a true makeup junkie like me, you probably have virtually every color imaginable in your collection, so it's going to be pretty difficult for brands to come up with shades that you don't have.
Anyway, let's get back to the palette.
First of all, you should know that this palette comes with 12 shadows and a double ended brush, and it costs $54, which seems to be standard for Naked palettes. Fifty four dollars is $4.50 per shadow, which is pretty normal for Urban Decay and other high end brands.
No, let's talk about the actual product. As I said above, I don't think the shade range is super innovative. This is a warm neutral palette full of orange and red shades, and there's certainly a lot of palettes like that on the market. If you're a makeup junkie like me, you probably already have all of these shades in other palettes. However, if you're new to the makeup world, and you want to get into warm toned shadows, I think this would be the perfect palette for you. You could create virtually any kind of warm, neutral look with this palette. Personally, I purchased this palette because--even though I could probably dupe most of these shades in my collection--I can always use more warm, neutral shadows.
Now, let's talk about the formula. The shades in this palette may be pretty normal, but the formula is not. I've had mixed experiences with Urban Decay's eyeshadow formula, however, I think they've really out done themselves with this palette. These shadows are just so creamy and so blendable. Like, these shadows basically blend themselves. This palette is a joy to use because the shadows are so easy to apply and so easy to work with. Honestly, I think this palette is completely foolproof; there's no way you can avoid getting a beautiful look with this palette. In terms of pigment, I think these shadows have the perfect amount of pigmentation. They're very pigmented, but they aren't the most pigmented shadows I have or have ever used, which is fine by me because super pigmented shadows can be difficult to work with. If you don't want a super bold look, you have to spend a long, long time blending out super pigmented shadows, and I'm not always willing to do that. I will say that these shadows to build nicely. So, if you want more pigment, you can definitely achieve that look too.
I also want to take a minute to talk about the formula of the shimmer shades in this palette. I really appreciate that these shimmer shadows apply well with a brush. Recently, the trend among cosmetic companies has seemed to be to create super, super shimmery and pigmented shadows that you have to apply with your fingers. I don't mind applying shadows with my fingers, but, let's be real, you can be much more precise with brushes. Plus, applying shadows with your fingers can be a bit of a mess. It's nice to see a cosmetic company creating shimmer shadows that you can apply with brushes without any fuss.
All in all, I think this is a great palette. This is the sort of palette that I feel "safe" with. I know I'll be able to pick it up and create a beautiful look without much fuss and trouble.
Final rating: 9/10
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