E.L.F. Baked Eyeshadow Palette Review--UD Naked 2 Dupe

When I found this Baked Eyeshadow Palette at e.l.f.--which comes in "California" (which I bought) and "NYC"--I've got to admit, I was pretty excited. Why, do you ask, was I so excited? Well, both of these palettes seem to be pretty close to being knock-offs of Urban Decay's signature sets, the Naked Palette & the Naked 2 Palette. Now, there are a few colors in the Urban Decay palettes that aren't in the e.l.f. ones, but at $10 per palette versus $50 for each of the Naked palettes, I don't mind missing a couple of colors.

For the price I paid, this is really a big palette. It's actually much bigger than I expected (that's what she said! Sorry, couldn't help it).

 

 Like I've said before, I love e.l.f. Studio's packaging. Most of their products are in simple black and white, similar to NARS' packing. Lovely!

There is a nice, big mirror in the top of it, which makes this an ideal palette to take on vacation. And there is quite of bit of shadow in each of these little rounds.

 

The camera didn't quite catch how pigmented these colors were on my skin. Everything was a lot brighter than what it shows--it looked pretty much identical to the colors above when I swatched them. (The top left color doesn't look like it shows up, but that's only because it's the same color as my skin--super pale!)

 





BOTTOM LINE: I definitely recommend this palette. The packaging, the colors, and the quality make this completely worth the $10 it costs. My only criticism about this palette is that the lighter neutrals are more copper-toned than pinky. So if yellowy neutrals don't look good on you, you probably want to think twice about getting the California palette. But then again, for just $10 a pop, you could probably find a way for those neutrals to look good on you!

Do you have a cheap knock-off makeup product that you love? Comment below and let me know what expensive-makeup dupe you've found.

Love and lashes!
-Annie