Urban Decay Naked 3 Review

I'm making a bold claim, I know. I have had the Naked 1 palette for over two years now, and as much as I love it, I fear it may grow feelings of jealousy towards the love, affection and attention being shown to the new kid.

The colours in this palette, like every naked palette, and urban decay single shadow, are super duper pigmented. And this review is probably biased because right now, I'm OBSESSED with rose golds, golds and pinky shadows anyway. The amount of looks you can create are unlimited, just hit up Pinterest if you feel like you're in a style rut and this palette won't disappoint.

With a primer, these shadows last all day as well and the blend like bourbon into my cola - Smooth baby! Even the included brush is good and I find myself reaching for it more than some of my much favoured Real Techniques brushes.

And lets talk about the packaging. With the Naked 1 being a bitter disappointment in the packaging department, this tin is so amazingly beautiful. I had plans to take both my naked palettes and depot them into a single Z palette. but no. I cannot bring myself to harm this beautiful object d'Art.

I will say that the shadows in this palette are as awesome as ever . Good job, Urban Decay. I will also admit that I have this because I went a little cray when shopping with a friend and just bought it without properly looking at it or swatching anything (we were in a hurry, alright?!). And, while I love to use this palette on others, I don't often use it on myself (often! Still sometimes!) because this is a very warm-toned palette and I prefer (cling to) cool-toned makeup. It is really beautiful though!

I love this palette and use it at least twice a week! First of all the packaging is super cute! It's a rose gold color with wavy ridges that flow across the package! Inside you'll find 12, 4 matte and 8 shimmery, beautiful pink and rose toned color eyeshadows and a doubled ended awesome eyeshadow brush! One end of the brush applies the eye shadows and the other end blends! There are multiple ways to combine the shades to create multiple beautiful looks! Each and every color is easily blendable!

This is my favorite Urban Decay palette out of all 3. This palette has more of a pink/ rose gold tint whereas the other two naked palettes didn't. I love how the palette has equal colours of matte and glitter. Though there are a few glitter shades that I find that get a bit flaky and fall out sometimes. There is a nice mixture of metallic neutrals which I find is really nice when you don't want to go full on out with the more vibrant metallic colours. All in all I really enjoyed this palette and its warm toned colours. It had great pigmentation and was really fun to work with.

I got this pallet for an amaaazzziiinnnngg deal online for $32. So worth the price though!! The colours go with everything and I use it almost everyday!! The packaging is very portable and easy to use and the brush is better than any eye-shadow brush I have bought or have in my collection. I would totally buy it again if I find it for a good deal xD but I probably won't need one for a couple of years though

I was never interested in the Naked Palette until this one came along – rose gold is my weakness! I got this through an assisted purchase and after 2 years I can honestly say this wasn't worth it. Online the packaging looks great, but for me it’s borderline “just passable”.

The outside is a sturdy rose gold/beige tin but it feels tacky and cheap. I have to find a balance between adding a bit of pressure and being gentle when opening it up so as not to pull the plastic insert (with all the shadows) right out of the tin. Much to my annoyance one of the shadow pans had completely come out of its insert (during transit) so I wasn’t impressed however I could easily push it back into place.

I wasn’t expecting to see a plastic insert so it was rather disappointing at how cheap it looked – I would have thought it was fake if I didn’t get it through assisted purchase! There is a good size mirror where you can see a good portion of your face. The palette comes with a double ended eyeshadow brush which I’ve never used however it’s really a lovely change from all those useless sponge applicators that I’m used to seeing in eyeshadow compacts (kudos to you Urban Decay!).

Not all the shadows apply or perform well. With the lighter shades they just come away so easily even with primer but with the darker shades I can get a good 6-7 hours wear before fading. Even though most feel buttery I found the metallic/shimmers to be chalky and went on rather patchy. The most disappointing has to be Dust and Buzz – pastel pink metallic and berry metallic. When picking up product it’s as if the shadows haven’t been properly pressed, the shadow just breaks away so easily and the patchiness is beyond frustrating. And the mess it makes is very annoying if don’t tap out the excess before closing the palette.

The colour I was looking forward to the most was Nooner a brown based mauve perfect as a transition or blending shade and initially it just disappeared on me but it wasn’t until I built the colour up that I could really see how great of a shade it is. Out of the 12 shadows I only love 4 of the shadows – surprisingly they’re the shadows at the darker end of the spectrum (Liar, Factory, Mugshot and Darkside). Based on this (and the lack of the staying power for the lighter shades) I don’t think it was worth buying nor is it a palette I would recommend. If you’re after rose gold shades I would recommend LORAC Unzipped instead.

The most wonderful palette I've ever tried, I love the colors, the pigmentation, I think it's really great for any kind of skin and I simply love myself when I wear this. No fallout, simply awesome!

I recently bought this off another BR beauty, I've always wanted to buy a naked palette but was unsure which to go for 1,2 or 3!! Decisions decisions! I have the UD ammo palette and LOVE it the creaminess and pigmentation of the colours is insane and was hoping this palette would be the same.

The sturdy metal tin in rose gold looks gorgeous and definitely stands out In my collection. I prise open the lid (it is a rather tight and a wee bit of persuasion to open it is required) inside is a decent mirror that stretches from one side of the lid to the other, which I love easy to touch up on the go or, if like me you like to wear a full face when you go camping! It also has double ended application brush yes an actual brush!! One end has the perfect end for applying lots of colour and the other is best for blending with more bristles and a bit fluffier. Also I love how all the eyeshadow names are written underneath each colour.

The colours are simply stunning. Mostly pinks and nudes with the exception being darkside (browny/green) blackheart (purply/black) and factory (brown/grey) my favourites and most used are the lighter, nude/pink shades being Dust, buzz and trick.

These shadows are creamy and so easy to blend they really are a dream. The only issue I have with these shadows is the fallout.. Holy moly I seem to get bits of eyeshadow EVERYWHERE it really is a pain and kind of puts me off reaching for this palette when I am in a rush.

I can get a full day out of these shadows though which I love and don't notice much fading during the day. I have been switching between a LORAC eyeshadow primer and smashbox one and have good results with both.

I am kind of tempted to buy naked 1 & 2 just to compare and because I really love the majority of the colours.

A big fan of the brand and their products, high quality eye shadows that last all day. I have five palettes from this brand and this one is my least favourite only because of the shades and my skin tone. Lots of rose pinks and I'm just not digging the looks.

The shadows are super soft and easily to apply, though I find one of the shades (buzz) to be quite dry and doesn't apply well. The shadows blend easily and the brush is soft and works well for applying.

This palette keeps closed nicely, but you have to use some muscles to open it compared to the other four palettes I have from them.

This version of the naked palette is themed in the rose gold vein of shades and makes the best looks from smoky, easy every day and dramatic night time.

The rose gold sturdy packaging again feels the same as the original as for size, and layout which works great for me personally and for my kit. With the actual shadows being creamy and easily to apply, great colour payoff, a combination of shimmers and mattes and without fallout.

These colours are easy to blend and make some beautiful eye looks that I love to create over and over again.