Urban Decay Naked 3 Review

I bought this palette when I started trying more intense eyeshadow looks and it was a good first palette to have. As I started to explore more palettes and brands it became clear that this palette really was not that great. The colours aren't that pigmented and often takes a few coats to really bring out proper colour on the lids. The colours also do not blend very well and end up looking patchy on the lids. I expected the glittery looking shades to be incredible but they just do not transfer on to the lids well. Incredibly disappointed and haven't bought any other Urban Decay eyeshadows since because of the money spent on this product for the quality.

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.

This feels horrible to say because I was sooo looking forward to this palette. But I got it and I hated it. There's soo much glitter and the fallout especially from the shade "dust" is crazy. Many of the shades looked the same on my medium-dark skin. For some positives - the quality of the eyeshadows is awesome and is excatly what you'd expect from urban decay (minus the glitter and fallout). I returned this to sephora and bought the lorac unzipped instead and i'm in love with it completely.

This palette is gorgeous, but personally it is my least favourite out of the 3!

I had to get the naked 3 palette when it came out, the rose toned shadows just looked so gorgeous, and that they are!

I do find the shadows in this palette have the most fall out of all of the naked palettes, and the shadows themselves look a lot different on the lids than they do swatched! They look quite chalky compared to the other palettes!

I by far prefer the first 2 naked palettes over this one! Its the most eye catching out of the 3 but I don't think its for everyone!

I love this palette, the colours are beautiful, pigmentation is amazing, packaging is gorgeous.... BUT since purchasing this I have found a brand that does perfect dupes of the Naked Palettes for $8NZD which are perfect colour matches and have amazing pigmentation as well. I love the Naked 3 but if I can get a high quality dupe for the fraction of the price I will!

The pigment is great and every shade applies great but it is very boring. I was really disappointed at such a large price point at how similar all these shades are. If you like a pinky nude this is perfect for you but otherwise I would not recommend this as it is just variations of the same colour.

This is really great if you're a fan of the rose gold look, like all Urban Decay shadows these blend so nicely, but a few of the lighter colours are a little sheerer than I had expected, and a few of the last colours are a bit too similar, It would have been better if one of them was matte. The colours are all very very pretty though, and there are so many different combinations/looks to made

I do really love this palette, and I have absolutely no regrets with it, but if you're not too fussed with the brand/quality Maybelline does a really nice Blushed Nudes palette which has very similar colours, the shadows are not too bad and its only $30-something. In saying that, I definitely do use Naked3 more

I bought this when it was super popular, and it was one of my first high end purchases. At first I thought it was great, but then I tried more pigmented palettes, and realized it barely shows up on my eyes, even with primer. I gave it to my sister in the end. I prefer my eyeshadow to actually show up, and prefer bright colors. So it was a pass for me.

I love the naked 3 palette. It has a beautiful selection of rosy toned shadows. I think the only downfall in my eyes is that some of the shades have a bit of fallout, but this is no huge issue and easy to wipe away. I would recommend to some friends, but not all as I find this palette not as versatile as the 2 or 1 due to the rosy tones.