The Review: Urban Decay Naked 3

 So a few weeks back, before Christmas, I did a first impressions review of the Naked 3 Palette. One of the most highly anticipated releases of 2013, even if it did sneak up on us. I've had over a month now to play with it, and I've worn it everyday,

Strange: a soft, buttery matte cream shade, perfect as a base colour, or to highlight the browbone. Highly pigmented and quite lovely.

Dust: the only shade in this palette that's been a bit of a let down for me. A really heavy glitter shade, that looks like a pretty pale pink, but it's such a heavy glitter that when you put it on it looks like it's just silver glitter.

Burnout: this shade makes up for dust, it's a very similar shade, a touch darker, but with a finer vein of shimmer, meaning it looks lovely. This is the colour I've been applying all over the lid most, as a base colour.

Limit: a matte dusky pale pink shade. Incredible pigmentation, I've been reaching for this when I'm after an easy eye look, just blending this into the crease with Burnout on the lid, to add a little depth.

Buzz: similar shade to Burnout, just slightly darker. Same light vein of shimmer, but a bit pinker. Nice all over the lid. 

Trick: a nice shade but I can't see me using this, it just doesn't flatter my skin tone at all. It's a gold shade with a hint of rosiness to it, and a slight shimmer, very pretty but just doesn't look right on me at all.

Nooner: a darker version of Limit. Also great for the crease, but I reach for this when I'm using darker shades on the lid. 

Liar: a light bronzy shade with a hint of pink. My go to colour for across the lid, this has a slight shimmer but looks gorgeous. 

Factory: a deeper bronze without a rosy hint! Slight shimmer, kind of reminds me of a darker On and On Bronze. Probably my favourite shade in the whole palette.

Mugshot: a silvery bronze shade, reminiscent of MAC's Satin Taupe.

Darkside: a subtley shimmery dark grey. Looks beautiful in the outer corner paired with Mugshot.

Blackheart: side note; if I bought out a clothing line, I'd call it Blackheart. This is a really deep slate grey with gold and red shimmer, gorgeous as a liner. 

In terms of the packaging, it's much the same as the Naked 2, I like the big mirror and the brush that comes with it too. The brush is double ended, one flat end that's great for packing on colour to the lid, and a fluffier brush that fits perfectly in the crease of the eye. If only it came with a blending brush!

Overall, I think I'll get a lot more use from the darker shades in this palette than I will the lighter shades. I don't think this is a palette you need, but it is a nice addition to the makeup ranks.