I recently picked up this Black Palette from Urban Decay. I love the allure of the dark, gritty colors. But, as is the problem with so many dark, dark colors, it's hard to include real color that shows up once you apply it.
(They look deceptively light in the pan. Looking at them in this picture makes me feel like I should have tried harder to make it work.)
(The top are the shadows when applied over Pixie Epoxy. The bottom is over UD's Eden.)
(I so wanted to love and wear these colors. They look nice with the Pixie Epoxy. They just didn't hold up. I really, really tried.) I wanted to love this. Especially after the Naked Palette. But it just isn't the same. These shadows are super-pigmented. Maybe so pigmented the only thing they can do is fade to black. You may like this if you are addicted to dark colors and don't mind your shadows getting a worn look. I suppose you could think of these shadows as giving you a "distressed denim" look for your eyes? Like the little bit of worn pocket on Old Navy jeans? Can that be a shadow look? If it can be a look, this might be the gold standard in shadows to give you a worn look.
For once, I just don't have much nice to say. OOH! I know. The Black Dog color is a perfect matte black. You can't get any darker than this matte black.
There. That's all I got.
I bought this and then took it back. UD doesn't test on animals. At least that's a good thing.
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