I blame all of the talk about Duran Duran in the Monday Poll comments on this makeup. I was going for colorful and modern with copper and plum lids, but I think I may have ended up unintentionally recreating the ’80s instead.
WHOOPS! ?
(While we’re at it, would someone please pass me a pair of big-@ss shoulder pads and a bottle Aqua Net, STAT?)
That’s the Urban Decay Naked Ultraviolet Palette on my lids again, by the way. Marcia asked in the comments last week what I think of it, and ya know…I have mixed feelings.
The purples are easy to blend, and they’re just different enough to be able to create a variety of violet looks with them, which is cool! As for the powder blue highlight shade (Lucid)? It’s surprisingly versatile (and beautiful) as an inner corner highlighter and to mix with other purples, but the warm, orange and copper tones are kind of a challenge to work with. I totally get that UD was going for a purposeful clash with the orange and purple, but they’re a little too disjointed to put the two against each other.
The orange undertones are a tad *too* warm for my taste, which I found out in the makeup I’m wearing here. I struggled to smoothly transition the copper into the plum, as there are a couple of “bridge” colors missing, it seems. The addition of something like MAC Saddle or Soft Brown would’ve made the whole thing a little easier.
Speaking of Duran Duran…what’s your favorite song? Here’s mine!
The Reflex (na-nah-nah-nah!)
Makeup worn in this look
- Urban Decay Naked Ultraviolet Palette
- Laura Mercier Caviar Mascara
- MAC Teddy Eye Kohl
- It Cosmetics Brow Powerfull in Universal Taupe
- MAC Brow Set in Clear
- Neutrogena Radiant Setting Spray Healthy Skin
- First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Hyaluronic Hydrating Primer
- First Aid Beauty Pores Be Gone Matte Primer
- MAC Studio Fix Fluid SPF15 in NC42
- MAC Strobe Cream in Pinklite
- MAC Gingerly Blush
- Estee Lauder Doublewear 24HR Hydraprep Concealer
- MAC Would Rather Lounge Lipgloss
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
I keep thinking I want this palette, but those warm orange colors just make me stop and hesitate. So I’m not gonna go there. Haven’t really loved a Naked palette since the OG and Naked 2. As I get older I get more set in my ways makeup wise.
I think if the orange shades were a little more brown they would’ve totally been workable. Purples sure are pretty though! Did you ever manage to find a backup OG Naked palette, by the way? I heard from a contact at UD that if you love something that’s been discontinued, one thing you can do is periodically check their online site. Occasionally they’ll have discontinued items on there at random times! It’s how I ended up buying three tubes of Urban Decay Cannonball mascara for $10 a pop a while back.
You are a font of inspiration for pulling off amazing colors, despite the eyeshadow “backstory.” 😉
GIRL, you’re asking a Durannie her favorite D2 song?! To answer this question, I didn’t think, I just reacted. It turned out to be “Anyone Out There.” Proud to be a Durannie OLD HEAD.
Believe it or not my very cool older cousins saw them in concert. I was too young at the time to go. *shrugs*
Oh, I may have the Notorious tape (YES GIRL, TAPE) floating around here somewhere. It’s been years but I know it’s in a shoebox somewhere.
What can you even play a cassette tape on anymore?? 😀 I saw D2 in concert, too. I was such a tween then!
SERIOUSLY. I used to have one in my old Honda Civic, but that was so long ago! When I find those tapes eventually I’m gonna have to buy a Walkman off of Etsy or something, LOL!
So jealous that you got to see them live. I hope your hair and your shoulder pads were *big.*
I was debating getting this, probably primarily because of Lucid. It is so beautiful. But then I saw one youtuber struggle massively with the purples and with your comments about the earthier colors, I’m a solid NO now. Which is sad because those purples were CALLING to me as well. I bought a WetnWild 10-pan palette and the shimmery purple was JUST as difficult as it seemed with the youtuber and the UD palette, and my life is too short to be fighting with substandard pigmentation LOL. Makes me want to stick to the tried and true Makeup Geek shadows and NEVER stray!!
Love ya doll, hope you’re doing well these days 😉
I’m doing OK, Angela! Just trying to hang in there and keep things going. Hope you’re also doing well.
I think this is a sexy look on you! My favorite DD song is Ordinary World. (Proud Durannie since 1982.)
I love that one too. When it’s on I have to stop everything, turn up the music and BELT IT OUT!
Thank you for the review. I think I’ll pass on the palette. It would be cool if one side of the palette had red-purple tones and the other half blue purple tones. I have palettes that have the warm orange browns too. I still have a Duran Duran album somewhere in my closet! Hope you’re having a great week.
Hi Marcia,
You’re very welcome! And yes, an all-purple palette with various tones of violet would be awesome; UD makes some amazing purples, so that could be epic.
My week is going OK say far. I think I just might have finally recovered from camping last weekend, LOL! How is your week going?
Hi Karen,
My week has been going well. I took a couple of days off, didn’t go anywhere just relaxed. Glad you recovered from your camping trip. Sometimes you need a vacation from your vacation!
Sometimes you just have to take that time off to relax! My husband took Connor fishing yesterday for a bit, and I had some alone time in the afternoon — the first in weeks. I wanted to be productive but all I just ended up eating Frosted Flakes, watching Netflix and taking a nap. It was glorious!
Can’t believe it’s Thursday already. Have a great rest of your week and take care of yourself!
Ooh, more Duran Duran chat!
Classic: Count me into the camp of “Ordinary World” lovers. Also, I firmly believe that “A View to a Kill” is the best Bond theme of the ’80s, and “Hungry Like the Wolf” is just sexy!
Modern: I don’t know if it’s the merging of ’80s and ’00s pop or if because its presence on 2007’s poor seller Red Carpet Massacre makes it something of an underdog or both, but I have a fondness for “Nite-Runner,” featuring production by Timbaland and background vocals by Justin Timberlake. It’s got a really slinky vibe that’ll put an extra prowl in your step. 2011’s “Girl Panic!” is imminently danceable and has a really fun video with iconic ’90s supermodels playing the band!
Hungry Like the Wolf is easily in my top 5!
I have been eyeing this palette cause I am a huge lover of anything purple! I think that eye look looks fantastic!
I’m a HUGE Duranie! Still love them to this day. I’ve seen them lots of times, including the last time there were here in Philly. My husband got me awesome seats and even went to the concert with me. He’s not a Duranie by any means 🙂
I love all the hits, of course, but I also love a ton of their songs you don’t hear on the radio. Probably my all time fave is Breath After Breath from The Wedding Album, which is my opinion is so under-rated. I don’t know what it is about that song, the melody? The lyrics? But I love it.
Hi Barb,
Thanks for the nice complement on the eye makeup. 🙂
Also I’ve never heard that song! I’ll have to listen to it today.
Hope you’re having a nice week and that things on your end of the keyboard are good!
Fle, fle, fle, fle, flex…. 🙂 One of my faves as well. I’ve always loved Girls on Film, too. Slowing it down, I’d pick Come Undone and Save a Prayer. Really, I think we listened to all of Rio 100,000 times back in the day. My bestie’s big sister saw them in concert and got backstage to meet them. The streets ran green with envy after that. HAHA!
I didn’t notice your shadows looking too warm. You look fab!