Oooh, I know a lot of you are excited to see this review, because no matter how much you read about this palette. you keep wanting to know more.. Atleast I do !!
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you- The long awaited Urban Decay Electric Palette.
Out in Urban Decay Land, we have been Naked for quite a long time. Naked, Naked 2, Naked 3, Naked Skin, Naked Blush, Naked BB Cream.. A lot of nakedness. Many people were asking “UD, where’s the color?! Where’s the bright?! WHEREE?!” Lol..
Here, my friends, is your answer. This is the latest from Urban Decay- a palette filled with 10 super bright shades (many of which are matte) and 8 of which are new (We have the return of Chaos and Revolt Eyeshadows here as well, both of which we have seen before).
So for everyone who has been waiting for Urban Decay to show their bright side again, read on for more photos and swatches! And important information below...
Revolt Eyeshadow
Revolt is a repromote shade first seen in the Anarchy Face Case. This is a very pigmented metallic silver with silver glitter.
Gonzo Eyeshadow
Gonzo is a bright blue matte eyeshadow with silver micro glitter. Urban Decay describes this one as being turquoise, but I’d say its definitely more of a jazzy straight blue.
Slowburn Eyeshadow
Slowburn is an orangey red matte with slight pearl. Nice and pigmented, Oh my! how I love this pigment..Keeps reminding me the Dubai Heat ;)
Savage Eyeshadow
Savage is a bright, beautiful hot pink matte. Great color payoff here!
Fringe Eyeshadow
Fringe is a metallic teal. AMAZING color payoff and texture! Possibly my favorite shade in the palette.
Chaos Eyeshadow
Chaos is another repromote, and is a cobalt blue matte with blue pearl. You may remember this shade from the Vice palette a few years back. But its back again... Pleased with the bright blue.. But wonder how am I gona use this color?, haha!
Jilted Eyeshadow
Jilted is a metallic fuchsia with a blue shift. Like all of the metallic shades in this palette, this has really great color payoff and blends amazingly!
Urban Eyeshadow
Urban is a vivid true metallic purple. Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful shade. I can just dive into that color!!
Freak Eyeshadow
Freak is a bright pastel green with lots of shimmer and a bit of a gold shift. I remember when Freak Eye Pencil came out and how excited I was, but in the eyeshadow form, not really sure!
Thrash Eyeshadow
Thrash is a lime green matte with gold pearl.
I love that this palette comes with a variety of mattes and metallics. Most of the mattes aren’t true matte, as they do have some pearl to them, but it’s not enough to really notice when you apply them, it’s more to help the shade be easier to blend out (and it really does make a difference).
As pretty as these shades are, I do have a couple issues with this palette. First of all, it’s really, really blue toned. There’s three blue shades, and two blue-toned purples, in a 10 pan palette. I feel like at least one of the blues could go (Gonzo is probably my least favorite here, All the others being my absolute fave!). The shade is nice, but nothing revolutionary. It’s not too hard to come by a metallic blue, and I wish that spot in the palette was used for something else (Like a bright matte YELLOW! I can’t tell you guys how much I wish this palette had a yellow!) I'm a very fun-loving person, so there goes colors do interest me and I'm in Love with the palette....Its like a Must Have for my Kit.. and all you other color lovers out there.... Also, some of these shades will definitely Stain (I’m looking at you, Savage!)
Another thing to be aware of is blending the different textured eyeshadows. it definitely takes a bit more work to blend a matte and a metallic so that they are seamless, so just something to keep in mind.
Something else worth mentioning: on the back of the palette, it says “WARNING: Slowburn, Savage, Jilted, and Urban are not intended for the immediate eye area”. This is pretty important and something I did notice while checking out the colors, so I can post this info for you all! I have never had any issues with shades like those causing irritation around my eyes, but if you plan on using them, please be aware of the warning. It is surprising, considering this really seems to be marketed as an eyeshadow palette, yet has 4 of the 10 eyeshadows marked as not safe for eyes. Now, I know they need to post this warning as a liability, as some pigments in this are not FDA approved (simply meaning the FDA has not tested them for the eye area. These colors are safe in European countries) and they are covering themselves in case someone tries to sue, but I did want to make sure I mentioned that there was a warning here.
Overall I am excited about this palette, Can't wait to experiment more on these colors. I came up with my First Look using the palette!! I'm Lovin It !! Stay tuned for many more to come...
In this look: Shades I used;
Urban and Savage on the upper inner corner of the eye, Revolt in the center of the eye lid, Fringe and Freak to the upper outer corner then, Thrash to the lower inner corner and Slowburn to the lower outer corner. Maybelline gel liner and Faux lashes by The Face Shop and Lip Balm by Revlon.
This palette is available since March 18th on Urban Decay’s Website. Also worth mentioning :- This palette is PERMANENT!! Whoopiee!!!
What do you guys think? Is this an insta-buy or something to hold off on?
Stay Beautiful...
Love,
Neha <3
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