I’ve got to admit I was a bit underwhelmed when I first saw the Urban Decay Basics 2 Palette – it’s very flat looking in terms of colour. However, like all UD shadows, the pay-off for such light shades is very good, so what you see in the pan translates accurately to what you get on the eye.
All the shades are matte, but smooth as velvet. Colours from left to right are: Undone, Primal, Cover, Frisk, Stark and Skimp. I’m not such a believer in the whole ‘cool and warm’ palette – it’s a beauty prescription that doesn’t really count now that we have such amazing shade variants and I’d say this is an all-tone palette if you love the starkness of a matte neutral.
It’s gone straight into the keep drawer as something that I know I’ll use a great deal and falls into the ‘highly useful’ category. Is it a must-have? If you’re already a neutral fan, then you’ll probably have most of these shades covered off in your stash, but texture wise and ease of use, the Urban Decay Basics 2 Palette is up there with the very best. It’s £22 and launches on 1st of October.
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Absolutely gorgegous! I was looking for an all matte palette and this one is my favorite.
I’ve skipped the last 3 Naked launches but must admit I’m liking the look of this a lot.
I really like the look of this palette – I don’t have the original basics, but have Naked 1 and 3, and my favourites from those have always been the matte shades! I’ll probably add this to my Christmas list! If you still get a Christmas list at 23, haha 🙂
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I have and love the original Naked Basics palette but I really want this one too!
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I have the Naked basics 2 palette, which I love, but some of the shimmer is a bit much for my vaguely crinkly eyelids. This looks perfect.