Urban Decay Naked Reloaded Eyeshadow Palette

I don’t know about other people but when I heard the original Urban Decay Naked Palette was being discontinued, I was a little hurt. The Urban Decay Naked Palette was the first high end eyeshadow palette I ever had. My sister bought this for me for my birthday in 2011. I couldn’t have been more excited because I had spent the last 9 months watching YouTube videos.

But, I got excited when Urban Decay announced they were releasing a “Reloaded” version of the original Naked Palette.

So, of course, when it released I had to get it because it looked like my neutral eyeshadow heaven.

First off, let’s talk logistics. This palette costs $55 (CAD) and can be purchased on the Sephora website or on the Urban Decay website. All of the other Naked Palettes are $66 (CAD). The Naked Reloaded palette and all of the other Naked Palettes comes with 12 shades. There was some backlash with this palette because all of the other Naked Palettes come with a brush but I never used the brush and would rather safe $11.

The packaging of this palette also makes me super happy. It’s like a satin cushion package. I actually think this would make it really nice for travelling because the shadows won’t break.

The 4 outer shades on the Urban Decay Naked Reloaded Palette are larger than the others. The brand did this because they think these shades will be used the most. It has a really nice mix of mattes, metallics, and 3D sparkle shades.

Unlike other palettes it contains warm, cool, and neutral shades. A shade that stands out is the bright peach shade called Retro. It’s the only “non neutral” in my opinion but packs a nice punch. I am able to complete an entire eye look with this eyeshadow palette.

All of the shades swatched really nicely. I was especially surprised by the velvet-ness of the matte shades. They just sort of melted onto the skin. The metallic shades were also amazing. With first swatch, the pigmentation made my eyeshadow lover scream. I am glad I swatched these eyeshadows before putting them on my eyes because I noticed they have some fall-out. When you tap your brushes into these eyeshadows, there is definitely some serious kickback. If you use these eyeshadows, I recommend doing your eye makeup before your face makeup.

All of the eyeshadows I used, went really nicely on my eyes. I was able to blend them super easily. I find with some of the other Naked Palettes, the colours blend in to themselves but I didn’t find this with the Naked Reloaded palette. The colours were able to be applied and then blended out without losing the original colour.

I see myself reaching for this palette a lot. With spring and summer coming up, this palette is going to be my most reached for, I predict.

If you’re in the market for a new neutral palette, this one is worth a try!

What is your favourite Urban Decay Naked Palette?