The mattes, as any matte shadow, will drop if you are too heavy-handed with them as they are so very soft so I always say just build up the colour. The green is such a great shade as when worn over the top of a darker shadows and if you pop it over ‘Digital’ you get the brighter green you can see below.įor me, this is a really great palette, and I’ve really enjoyed using it and playing with it over the last couple of weeks : the formulas are true Urban Decay nicely pigmented, easy to blend and work with. The brush that comes within the palette is decent you may know I have ‘a thing’ for brushes/applicators that comes within makeup palettes as they are often absolutely garbage but the Urban Decay brushes are actually pretty good You can truly get A LOT of looks from this one palette it’s really versatile and I wanted to showcase this with a few eye looks that I created. I usually find the UD packaging pretty sturdy and have only had one breakage and that was with the Heat palette. The design is pretty and reflects what’s within. The packaging is the typical Naked palette size and layout. It has a lot of the purples you need and want!
The final 6 shades are all your pops of purple and they have a really interesting mix of finishes and tones : I love the matte pastel tone, the slightly pinkier purples, the blue-purples and the near black smokier tones. The ‘Lucid’ green tone which is possibly the most interesting for me, is arguably neutral as it is quite sheer/ ethereal and will work as a solo shade or over the top of others. The first 5 shades are definitely your more neutral with washes of beige, golds, warm browns and smokey coppers.
There are 12 shades : with formulas that are their classic matte, metallics and then holographic shimmers, which I think are a newer formula from Urban Decay. The Ultraviolet palette is still sitting within their infamous ‘naked’ range, which very much isn’t naked anymore but it’s described as ’12 vivid neutrals with a purple pop’ I think there are definitely 6 neutrals in this palette but not 12 this palette is kinda unusual, kinda bright and a little/ lot more interesting than a naked or neutral palette. I don’t think I’m the only one to notice UD have been a little on the d-low over the last couple of years? There used to be so much incredible hype and coverage when they launched but it kind of fizzled a little so I’m hoping they are bringing back a bit of *something* with this UV palette. You have probably seen this doing the rounds of late I think every influencer was sent it as for the first time since maybe the Naked Heat palette, Urban Decay are wanting a little bit of a hype launch perhaps.
Here is my full review of the palette, the formulas, the shades, the swatches and the eye looks. It’s been a long ‘ol while since I’ve had something fresh from Urban Decay to review for you but I’m so pleased that I got sent the newest launch from them just recently : say hello the the Urban Decay Naked Ultraviolet Eyeshadow Palette. Please refer to my disclaimer for more information* Hello my makeup-loving friends. *This post contains a press sample and affiliate links.