Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette Review
Good Morning! I’m happy to be able to finally show you the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette! This is the rosy toned neutral palette that will be released in early December 2013. Previously I only owned the Naked Basics palette, which I truly think EVERYONE should own because it has 6 awesome matte in it that are truly versatile and look great with vibrant shimmery eyeshadows. I felt like the Naked 1 and Naked 2 would go muddy on me, since browns have a tendency to do that and they just don’t look flattering with my coloring. I’m pleased to report that Naked 3 does not suffer from this muddy issue. In fact, I find the rosy neutrals to be quite flattering!
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Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette Review
The Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette is for sale at Sephora right now! See my video tutorial with Blackheart!
The Naked 3 Palette has an official launch date of December 6, 2013 for the USA and Canada. The palette is supposed to launch in stores on December 12, 2013. If you are in Europe, the launch date is December 16th. If you are in the UK, it is supposed to launch December 20th. If you are in Brazil, the launch date is February 2014.
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Price
$52 for 12 x 0.05 each
Availability
Sephora.com, Ulta.com, UrbanDecay.com (coming in December 2013)
Previous Naked Palettes
Naked 1
Naked 2
Naked Basics
For more information about the complete Naked Family, see my post.
Packaging
The packaging is a metal case that’s sort of a rosy copper type color to me. It’s quite sturdy but feels lightweight enough to be comfortable for travel.
I did swatch all of the colors on top of Coastal Scents Shadow Worx Eyeshadow Primer.
Strange
pale neutral pink matte-satin
My Take
pale beige pink matte
Dust
pale metallic pink shimmer with iridescent micro-glitter
My Take
light warm metallic pink with micro-glitter, tiny bit of fallout upon application
Burnout
light pinky-peachy satin
My Take
light rosy pink peach pearl
Limit
light dusty rose matte
My Take
nude light mauvey-rose pink matte
Buzz
metallic rose shimmer with silver micro-glitter
My Take
metallic rose pink with copper tones
Trick
light metallic pinky-copper shimmer with tonal micro-sparkle
My Take
gorgeous metallic copper with a hint of pink iridescent micro-sparkle
Nooner
medium pinky-brown matte
My Take
semi-dark pinky brown matte
Liar
medium metallic mauve shimmer
My Take
Metallic pinky-mauve brown with slight grey tones. amazing texture, glides on the skin
Factory
pinky-brown satin
My Take
dark brown pearl with rosy pink shimmer
Mugshot
metallic taupe shimmer with slight pink shift
My Take
metallic taupe brown
Darkside
deep taupe-mave satin
My Take
dark grey taupe pearl
Blackheart
smoky black matte with rosy red micro-sparkle
My Take
soft smoky black with coppery-red micro-sparkle
Yes, I did two sets of swatches. I always hate my live swatches from videos. I feel like their quality is not as good as when swatched separately.
See my Blackheart Tutorial! Give it a thumbs up, subscribe and share!
Value
For the price of $52 you’re getting 12 full size eyeshadows for $4.33 each. You’re also getting a nice double ended brush, plus the 4 eyeshadow primer samples. If you like these colors, I think it’s an excellent value for the price.
My Favorite Colors
Blackheart (like I even had to tell you that!), Darkside, Trick, and Strange
I love that these are all 12 new and unique colors. I’m especially happy to see shades like Blackheart and Darkside, because they’re perfect dark shades suited to my taste. On primer I got great wear out of these shadows. This is the formula that I know and love from Urban Decay.
So what do you think of the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette? Love it? Hate it? Let me know!
I think you just convinced me to buy this palette!
la ho appena ordinata da sephora, non vedo l’ora che mi arrivi il pacco, sono una fanatica di UD e cerco sempre cose loro..peccato non spediscano in Italia
brava ottima presentazione
I really really can’t wait to try this palette!!
Very pretty!
I skipped Naked 2, just didn’t care for such ordinary colors. but the Naked 3 is MINE. It was love at first site.
You’re welcome Jessica!
Hiii …thanks for your info.., I’m fair-skinned and perhaps slightly yellow undertone, with brown eyes. Is this palette would be good for me or someone else?
There’s a collection of rosey pinks and mauves to suit basically everyone. Brown eyes go with everything!
Agreed!
I just did a look last night on my friend Krissy who has dark brown eyes and the colors looked great on her. I think this is a really flattering palette so it’s definitely worth you checking out.
I, along with everyone else, am so excited for this palette! The shadows are just stunning!! I’m glad I didn’t get #2, because I totally want this one! Thank you for such a in-depth look at this palette, very detailed… I really appreciate it!
-Jess
Epic review! Thank you for all the beautiful swatches! 😀 I own Naked1. I am dying to get my hands on Naked 3! I have light gray eyes and very light skin so I LOVE pinky/rosy colors! They make my eyes so bright and make my whole complexion light up. I really wanted to buy this the day it came out.
I was checking UD’s site every day for it and when I checked the day it came out it was already sold out. 🙁 Ulta & Sephora won’t give exact release dates, which is a huge bummer. I wish companies would give release dates in advance – I would have been online and ready to go if I’d known. I literally missed it by a couple hours. *so bummed* I hope so much I can nab it from Sephora or Ulta. And I hope it isn’t as crazy as Naked1.
I’m so glad that you like it! UD didn’t have a solid release date because they were originally planning to release in December, but it got pushed up because of it coming out before the planned date. It will be back in stock soon, I’m sure!
so many shades I wiould love to use.
Got a tutorial request with this one?
sure
I love the last four shades, but I cannot let myself get this palette – I can’t pull off mauvey or pink shades on the lid, because they accentuate my eyelid veins and it’s not a healthy look 😛
The last 4 shades are awesome. I’m hoping they release Blackheart and Darkside as singles.
I don’t own any of the naked palettes, but I love the rosy toned colors that I believe this may be the one for me! Thanks for the awesome swatches!
You’re welcome 🙂 Hope you catch my tutorial with this palette, too
How I wish I could have a Naked 3 ASAP!
Wish Granted! It’s available now. I updated this post to a contain a link
Yay thanks!
I like the rosy tones in this palette.
Me too!
i love pinks and rose gold but sadly these types of colors never show up well against my skin tone </3 plus there seems to be less color versatility than previous nakeds. do you think this will affect the number of different combinations you can make?
I have that issue with browns, they just look muddy on me. Does Naked 1 or 2 work well for you?
i have the naked2 and it works well.
Oh I can’t wait to get my hands on this!
I can’t wait to see the looks you come up with.
Ah I need this is my life & to add to my never ending palette pile! Such pretty colors! great review! 🙂
I’m like you, I love my palettes
I cannot wait for this to go on sale! It’s so pretty it hurts!
I can’t believe it sold out in 5 hours!
I am so happy Naked 3 is here… I’ll never get tired of neutrals, especially ones that live in a rose gold palette <3 I can't wait to get mine!
I am not a big fan of neutrals, but these actually work on me. Rose Gold woot!
Great review and swatches! I really love the neutral tones for everyday wear.. so useful!
I’m really glad you like them 🙂
I own every Naked palette because I have a palette problem :(. I will own this too, just waiting on the e-mail from Urban Decay. I want Buzz on my face (probably on my eyelids). Thanks for the thorough review!
I have a palette problem too 🙂
good video & swatches!
Thank you Cin!
Thanks for the review. I can’t see myself picking up the naked 3. I don’t even care for the first two I have 🙁
I don’t own 1 or 2 because I didn’t think they’d look good on me. This one, I feel looks good 🙂 There are always other palettes out there that will look great on you 🙂
I’m very “meh” about the first four shades. But the middle and last four?? Come to Mama!
The first 2 work well as highlighters / inner corner colors. I think the 2nd 2 could work as crease or transitional colors on me. The last 4 are awesome 🙂
My palette showed up today…so blown away by the last four shades! And the middle ones? I never would have guessed they would be this smooth. Fabulous palette overall.
Yay! I’ve got a look planned with Trick. Yeah they’re all really good shades. I love Strange because it’s an easy color for me to use as a base shade on the browbone / crease, since i have hooded eyes
Thanks for reviewing this palette, Phyrra! I love the swatches!!!
You’re welcome Celeste! I’m really glad I reswatched it to better show off the colors.
I’m liking the cooler shades in this palette. I don’t know if I’d run out and get it though. A lot of pink!
Pinks work better for me than brown, which is what drew my attention 🙂
Naked 1 was way too brown for me. Warm browns are not flattering on my skin at all (though everyone assumes they will be, because I am redheaded. Warm browns look like bruises on me. Naked 2 is one of my favorite things EVER, because most of the neutrals are cooler, more gray toned, & don’t do the bruise thing. I wondered at first about “rosy” neutrals, but wow. These look amazing, & I really can’t wait to try these out in store.
agreed! Browns go so muddy on me unless I am very very very very careful
Squeee! Can’t wait to get my hands on this palette. Also I love how you did a video – it was good to see them in action!
Yay, that makes me happy to hear! So many people have requested more videos, and I’ve made over 93 videos this year!
I had no desire to get the earlier 2 Nakeds but these colors are really gorgeous. I love the rose gold tones and I am definitely going to be getting this one. Every color is just beautiful and the pale ones don’t look too white or chalky. Win!
Yes! These are all great shades 🙂
I can’t wait for this palette. Every shade looks so gorgeous!
It’s definitely a great idea for a neutral palette. The rosy tones work so well 😉