Naked 2 Review

Yes I know…everyone has done a review of this product, but I figured why not. I purchased the Naked 2 pretty early after it was released. Since then I have worn it quite a lot. It is a really nice palette to have especially if you like cooler tones. The first Naked palette has mostly warm shades, so that is the main difference between the two.

with flash

without flash

In general the Naked 2 palette has more light shades than the first one, but it can definitely still make some nice smoky looks. Personally I find that I like the Naked palette for a super natural daytime look because of two shades, Naked and Buck. If they were incorporated into the second palette it would win hands down for me, but I don’t like the fact that tease is the only light matte shade in the palette to use for a similar purpose. Technically Foxy is also matte, but it doesn’t show up on me at all and is basically wasted space in my opinion. Other than that fact, I think I like this palette a little more than the first. I still use the other one, but I do reach for this one more. If you don’t own either palette, check them out in the store and decide which colors go better with your skin tone and get that one. Owning both is not necessary as ultimately they are going to give you similar looks (as most neutral palettes will).

foxy, half baked, bootycall, chopper, tease, snakebite, suspect, pistol, verve, ydk, busted, blackout

same as above with flash

without flash: foxy, half baked, bootycall, chopper, tease, snakebite

without flash: suspect, pistol, verve, ydk, busted, blackout

As far as packaging goes, I like the packaging of the first palette better since it opens and closes so easily. The Naked 2 case clicks into place, which makes it more of a pain to open and close. That being said, packaging does not make that much difference to me if the product is good. The palette comes with a double-sided brush which is a good quality brush with synthetic bristles. I use the fluffy edge to blend out shades sometimes, but other than that I don't reach for it often.