So the Naked palettes by Urban Decay are very popular in the makeup world, and are said to be essentials in a girls makeup bag. I can certainly see why, as the eyeshadows are great to work with, blend very well and look very pretty. But at £36 per palette, it certainly does break the bank for some. You can look at it this way, each eyeshadow is costing £3 and is of very good quality. Plus mine came with a "shadow karma brush" and the infamous urban decay primer potion. Although I do feel that they are an investment, I managed to stumble across an alternative.
Here in the UK, we have a drugstore brand known as Make Up Academy or "MUA". MUA is delivers great quality products at a very low cost price. They have created many eyeshadow palettes, each with their own theme. I couldn't help but notice how similar two of their palettes were to the Naked palettes.
The MUA palette is called "undressed" and is a dupe of the NAKED pallete. Undressed...Naked... Co-incidence?
The second palette by MUA is the Heaven and Earth Palette, which is a dupe of the NAKED 2 palette.
At only £4.00 per palette, I think its the best dupe and best value for money. You do not need to justify buying these palette. Although there is a significant difference in price, I certainly think MUA have done well to imitate the NAKED palettes.
Overall I think both palettes are brilliant. The NAKED palettes are definitely your "splurge" eyeshadows but you are definitely getting the quality you pay for as they are super pigmented and very silky when applying. The MUA palettes are not that far off, I would say around an 85% match, with some shades varying slightly and do not contain some glitters like the NAKED palette.
Let me know your thoughts on both brands.
Stay blessed. Peace!
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