Hey, girl. 🙂 Yeah, what am I wearing on my lids? I’m wearing new Urban Decay Naked Petite Heat, which I keep wanting to call “Peh-TEE Heat.”
It’s just a little bit of heat… Get it? Petite? Like adding one or two drops of Tabasco or Sriracha, as opposed to submerging your burrito? LOL.
Urban Decay is famous for their O.G. Naked Eyeshadow Palette and the different incarnations of it, like Naked2, Naked Smoky, Naked Ultimate Basics…lots of nakedness, as you know. There’s also the one they launched last fall, Naked Heat, with its beautiful bevvy of warm orange and reddish browns, which are super trendy colors in eye makeup right now and for the past couple of years.
Chances are, if you’re a UD collector, or even if you aren’t, you may already have something like Petite Naked Heat in your stash now.
In fact, as I think about it…the Kristen Leanne Daydream Palette UD released in January has similar tones…
My point is just that orange-y browns are (still) having a moment, and you’ve very likely seen many of these colors in other palettes and pans before.
Just off the top of my head, Vibrate looks like MAC Soft Brown, Hot Spell like MAC Saddle, Wild Thing’s a little like MAC Texture, and Strike looks like MAC Swiss Chocolate.
The MAC Mischief Minx Palette and NARS Wanted aren’t exactly completely different either.
For $29 you get six new matte powder eyeshadow shades based in some form or fashion on the colors in the original Naked Heat palette, and the pans, by the way, are the same size as the pans in the larger Naked palettes.
They’re “good” mattes, too, in that they aren’t going to challenge you to makeup chess…which is to say that they aren’t challenging to use. They aren’t hard to blend or chalky, and don’t apply unevenly.
They’re actually very flexible and versatile as transition shades, or liner, or for contouring your crease if you don’t have a deep one (*raises hand*). Or, you can inject some variety into your shimmers by mixing them.
Straight up, you can use them in a multitude of ways because they’re drama-free, and I’m also referring to fallout, because there isn’t any!
As for blending, they do it smoothly on top of different eyeshadow bases, too. (Try ’em with the MAC Paint Pots sometime!) Coral tones and peachy tones, like Layin’ Low and Perky, both complement these shades well, although I would suggest that if you’re layering cream shadows under the these shadows, you use the thinnest layer you can get away with, because they do start to look thick if you enthusiastically over-apply them.
The shadows are quite pigmented as well, but they aren’t excessively pigmented. I can still easily control how much color ends up on my lid and where it goes, and that’s good, because I don’t know about you, but I like to apply my shadow with reckless abandon, then do a little whisking here and there with my blending brush before promptly moving on with my life. And you can totally do that with this palette. 🙂
Final word? Good quality, and I highly recommend it, but eval your eyeshadow stash first, because you may have some (or most) of these colors in your collection already.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. TGIF!!!! 🙂
I have most eyeshadows already in similar form, so I won’t bother getting this one. But with your sign of approval I am going to keep wearing them even if spring and pastels are just around the corner.
Might as well! You should wear what you like when you want. 🙂
These are pretty, but you’re right. I have a lot of shades in my stash the look similar. I also don’t think I would use all the shades.
Hi Indya,
These colors are SO popular. I get that this can work as a companion palette to Naked Heat though… It would be better for someone just starting.
Yeah, I gave up in UD palettes. The first few shades don’t even show up on me well. So I’m paying for the shades to the right. I gave away my basics palette to a paper friend. I would rather buy singles and it be exactly what I am looking for.
Hi MichelleC,
Totally understand that. You can always make your own palette by putting all your singles into an empty pan!
I know we’re talking about eyeshadows here, but I’m curious what you think of Velvet Teddy. I recently picked it up with my Back to MAC, and I’m having a hard time making it work for me. (I’m NW20 with blonde hair.) I’ve tried it with Soar lip liner, but I think it might work best with just a light gloss on top.
Hi Amanda,
Ya know, I rarely wear it on its own. I mean, it’s fine as it and I do think it’s pretty with the matte finish and all, but I usually layer a little bit of balm on top or a gloss because sometimes it can be drying on my lips.
Orangy-browns are not really my jam but I’m sure there are lots of people who would love this little palette. 🙂 You’ll appreciate that I almost had a coronary earlier today. I was searching the Macy’s site for something and Chanel came up so, for fun, I clicked to see if Malice was on sale (I know. As if). I couldn’t find it and nearly had to clutch my chest. Then I realized they just don’t carry that color; not that Chanel had discontinued it or anything. But I’m sure you can imagine my momentary horror! HAHA!
LOL, girl… Maybe it’s time to keep a backup on hand just in case? I know you wear it every day. It wouldn’t hurt!
I know! I’m seriously considering it. HAHA!
It’s a cute one, I don’t think it would look good on me but I’m not sure.
You never know until you try! 🙂 Maybe swatch it for fun?!
To me, this is a great travel palette for someone who loves those shades and wants to be able to travel as compactly as possible. I might throw in a metallic or two and two eyeliners and you’re good to go for a LOT of looks.
Hi Ami,
Yes! That’s a great idea, especially if you do some colorful liners. Purple would be nice with this.
I’ll definitely be getting this to go with my Naked Heat. I think this would be great for travel. I use my Naked Basics for travel, and this one would be a nice warm-toned counterpart.