An Oldie But A Goodie: Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette

Happy Saturday everyone! I hope you're all having a lovely weekend.  

I'm heading out tonight, so this morning (being a beauty lover and all!) I was thinking about what make up I'd like to play with when I get ready later - it's definitely one of the best parts of a night out!  Looking through my make up drawer I decided to pull out an oldie but a goodie, my Naked 2 eyeshadow palette.

This palette is perfect for all occasions with 12 neutral, highly pigmented tones which range from matte, shimmer and glitter shadows.  The colours are all taupe based and the range of textures is really what makes this such a well-rounded product.

I also love the packaging of the palette - a sturdy case which is perfect for travelling with a large mirror and useful double ended brush included.  One end of the brush is fluffy, which I like to use as a blending brush, and the other end a flat brush which is great for building up colour.

When I turn to this palette for a gorgeous gold based look, I use Half Baked, Bootycall, YDK, Busted and Blackout.  Five colours in one go might seem a bit much but I find the colours look great together!

First of all, I use Half Baked as my base colour - this is my absolute favourite.  It's a gorgeous bronze gold with a shimmer texture which I pop across my lids.  Next, I use Busted for the crease, it's a brown shimmer which works really well with my base colour.  I then pop a bit of YDK on top of the crease colour (this is where the fluffy brush comes in), it's a cool toned bronze shimmer which really compliments the contouring on the lid.  Next, I go onto Blackout - a great matte black which I find is a perfect alternative to eyeliner! I use this to define the crease slightly and pop it on like eyeliner with a slight flick at the end and run it gently below my lower lash line.  Finally, I finish off with Bootycall - a gorgeous light cream shimmer which is perfect for the inner corners of your eyes to really make them pop.

I'm already looking forward to wearing this eyeshadow combo tonight, do you have any favourite shades in the Naked 2 palette? Let me know what other colour combos I can try out next!