Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette vs. Coastal Scents Revealed 2 Palette

The Revealed 2 Palette features 20 matte and shimmer eyeshadow colors in a thin, cardboard design. This palette does not include a mirror. It can be purchased at Coastal Scents for $19.95 and Amazon for $15.89. I've noticed price variations for this palette on both websites.

Urban Decay's Naked 3 Palette features 12 matte and shimmer shades in a mirrored compact. It includes a double ended brush and eyeshadow primer sample. Retails for $54 and can be purchased at Sephora as well as other beauty retailers.

I've had the Revealed 2 Palette for a while now and have used it several times. For the price, I've been happy with the color selection and quality. There are one or two colors that are not very pigmented and I did not show swatches of these below. Is it the best palette I've ever used? No. Is it a good quality palette with pretty colors and good color payoff for the price? Yes.

I'll admit I was late on the Naked bandwagon, but after seeing the Naked 3 Palette I could not wait to purchase it! My husband ended up buying it for me. How sweet!! The day I got it, I swatched a few colors on my hand and was surprisingly not impressed with the color payoff, for such an expensive palette. I used it once or twice, but kept using other palettes or eyeshadows I had to add more color. The colors just didn't show up on me or blend as well as I would have liked.

I remembered the Revealed 2 Palette, being a "dupe", so I decided to do my own comparison. Here's what I came up with as my matches between the 2 palettes.

Coastal Scents Revealed 2 Palette

Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette

Just at first glance, it's easy to match up the colors from one palette to the other, without even swatching them.

See individual side by side comparisons below.

NOT SHOWN Revealed #1 vs UD Strange (too opaque in photo)

Top Revealed #2

Bottom UD Dust

Top Revealed #3

Bottom UD Burnout

NOT SHOWN Revealed #4 vs. UD Limit (too opaque in photo)

Top Revealed #5

Bottom UD Buzz

Top Revealed #6

Bottom UD Trick

Top Revealed #7

Bottom UD Nooner

Top Revealed #8

Bottom UD Liar

Top Revealed #9

Bottom UD Factory

Top Revealed #10

Bottom UD Mugshot

Top Revealed #11

Bottom UD Darkside

Top Revealed #12

Bottom UD Blackheart

I wanted the Naked 3 Palette in my collection like a little kid wants cake, but after doing the side by side comparisons I couldn't justify keeping it. I think I had the Naked palette on a pedestal so when it didn't live up to my expectations, I was really disappointed. I had hopes that the Naked 3 colors would blend like no other eyeshadows had blended before. I wanted them to be creamy and buttery and fabulous, but they were just ok.

In the end, there just wasn't enough of a difference between the two palettes for me to spend the extra money on the Naked 3 Palette. No hard feelings Urban Decay!

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Lisa