Urban Decay Distortion Palette

Today I’m thrilled to be sharing the new Urban Decay Distortion Palette with you. Urban Decay sent me this palette yesterday and it arrived late in the evening, so I didn’t have a whole lot of time to play with it. I shot 3 eyeshadow look demos with Distortion. I also swatched the palette and created comparison swatches with the Kat Von D Alchemist palette. Urban Decay is, of course, a cruelty free makeup brand.

Price
$48 for 15 eyeshadows .06 oz each

Where to Buy
Sephora

Urban Decay Distortion Palette

Urban Decay Distortion Palette Swatches

Row 1 – Velvet, Old Smoke, Territorial, Rogue, Hot Box, Blur, Space, Bleach
Row 2 – Shag, Blackout, Trash Talk, 5.0, First Offense, Mind Game, Shifty

Urban Decay Distortion Palette vs Kat Von D Alchemist

Urban Decay Distortion Palette Demo Look 1

I used Blackout all over as a base shade. On the upper lid I applied Velvet on top of Blackout and blended it out. From the outer lid going clockwise I applied Shifty (green), Blur (pink), Space (blue), Bleach (gold), and Mind Game (purple).

Urban Decay Distortion Palette Demo Look 2

I used Blackout to line the upper lash line and in the outer v. I applied Old Smoke all over to create a smoky grey shade. I put Shag on the lid and then highlighted at the inner corner with Space.

Urban Decay Distortion Palette Look

Fashion
Bobbi Boss Yara Wig
PattyBoutik Cowl Ruched Shirt
Bunny Paige Dragonfly Heart Necklace
Bellabeat Leaf Urban

Eyes
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Milani Prep Set Go Setting Powder
Urban Decay Laced – transition
Urban Decay Trash Talk – inner and outer lid, crease
Urban Decay Blur – center of lid
Urban Decay Rogue – inner and outer lower lid
Urban Decay Mind Game – center of lower lid
Urban Decay Space – highlight
Eylure 5 Lashes
Wunderbrow in Jet Black

Face
Huda Beauty FauxFilter Foundation in Milkshake
Urban Decay Bittersweet – contour
Urban Decay Obsessed – blush
Urban Decay Aura – highlight
Urban Decay All Nighter Spray

Lips
Urban Decay Native lip pencil
Urban Decay Oblivion lipstick

Urban Decay Distortion Palette Video

Personally, I love the Distortion Palette packaging. The shattered glass holographic lid is a nice change, in contrast, to something that shows a ton of fingerprints. It feels very sturdy.

I love that you’re getting a slightly larger than average size eyeshadow for each color in the Urban Decay Distortion Palette. Instead of the typical .05 oz each, the colors are .06 oz each, which, of course, makes this feel like a great value for the price.

What do you think of my first impressions of the Distortion palette?

3 Comments

I’m not in love with this palette, although the packaging is gorgeous! I think I’ll be able to get away with buying the alchemist palette which I’m still lusting after lol

I would appreciate it if Urban Decay would respect that some of us are trying to be on a no buy! Argh! Too much pretty!

I actually really liked this palette because it built in the color combo suggestions. I know a lot of people who shy away from large pallets without obvious color combinations because they just don’t have the skill level to pick them out themselves. This is doubly true of a brand like UD that tends to throw a lot of bright or unusual color/color combos at you in a palette. It’s a much better risk/reward scenario if the person KNOWS they can start out with some pre selected ideas.

I also think it’s a great travel option for someone who does like using colorful looks (and changing them up often) but needs to travel light. If you threw in a handful of neutrals or mattes to help round out looks, maybe 3 or 4 shadows total, it’d be a really versatile travel companion.

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