Eyeshadow palettes are a beautiful thing. They’re convenient, compact, and easy to store and/or tote around.
1. Matte shades. The Naked palettes are awesome but they definitely lack in matte colors. The LORAC Pro palette has 8 matte shades ranging from white to black, with every other neutral, wearable shade in between.
Urban Decay Naked Palette \ Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette
LORAC Pro Palette
2. Less Fallout. The Naked shimmery colors are absolutely stunning on the lids, but fallout is inevitable. I haven’t noticed this issue so far with LORAC, but will update this post should I start running into this in the future.
3. Lightweight. The packaging of LORAC Pro is super sleek, thin, and light. The Naked palettes are a bit thicker and heavier, especially Naked 2 with the tin casing. The downside of the LORAC packaging is that it will get dirty and fingerprint-y (SAT word) very fast – a la NARS packaging.
4. Accessories. This is where Urban Decay takes the cake. The LORAC palette came with a primer but no brush, whereas the Nakeds come with a brush AND a primer or gloss.
It’s worth mentioning that there are a few colors that are VERY similar in these palettes. I compared a few shades from the Naked 2 to the LORAC Pro palette, and you can see below how similar they are:
Can you guess which hand has the Naked 2 swatches & which is LORAC?
Overall you can’t go wrong with any of these palettes – all of them have beautiful, wearable colors for everyday or a night out. My current favorite is LORAC Pro due to it’s wide selection of matte shades and hardly any fallout – and it also comes in at $42 as opposed to $50 for the Urban Decay palettes.
Do you own any of these? Which is your favorite?
xo
Like the Lorac shadows more
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