Urban Decay Smoky Palette

I know, I know, you’ve seen it loads already and I’m late on the bandwagon. But I’m really not the person that buys things when they first come out, I like to read other peoples opinions first. Especially when the item isn’t exactly the cheapest out there. But after reading and seeing this palette everywhere I knew I needed it. This is actually my first UD palette, the rest of them haven’t really lured me in as much as this one has.. maybe it’s my love of smoky eyes? Either way I’m not complaining I caved in.

There is such a good mixture of light and dark and matte and shimmer, which is great when you’re wanting to use it for good smoky eyes or cut creases. I’m so glad it also has a gold shade, as that’s always the colour I go for when doing a lazy smokey eye..plus it looks good! The palette also comes with a little guide of how to create some beautiful smoky eyes, which I think is great! All the Too Faced palettes always have the guides too.

Swatches from Left to Right from palette.

Radar and Smoulder are my favourite so far, they work really well together and are such nice shades. I’m pretty impressed with the pigments in these shadows, seeing as I’ve never had an UD palette I never knew what to expect.. now I understand all the hype! Plus the case’s design looks so nice in my eyeshadow stand (ha).

Have you tried any UD palettes before? What do you think of this one?