Dupe? Makeup Revolution Iconic palettes vs Urban Decay Naked palettes

Coming from my favourite low-cost makeup brand, here are some fabulous alternatives to some of the most loved and talked about palettes in the beauty world - the Urban Decay Naked palettes!

Iconic 1

A dupe of the famous original 'Naked' palette by Urban Decay. A mixture of matte and shimmer shades. The shades have been carefully matched and, although the texture of the UD palettes are a bit easier to work with and have a better colour pay off, the Makeup Revolution palettes are almost 10x cheaper at £4 each. This makes them incredible value!

Iconic 2

Another dupe here, this time of the Urban Decay 'Naked 2' palette. A mixture of matte and shimmer shades. As above, really good quality, and only £4 for 12 shades!

On another note, I think that the sponge applicator brushes that come with these palettes are useless. It's essential to use a good set of brushes to get the most out of any eyeshadow. However, I wouldn't want Makeup Revolution to put a good brush in each palette and bump up the price, so they made the right decision by not doing that.

Iconic 3

Yep, you guessed it - a dupe of the 'Naked 3' palette!

The Naked 3 is my favourite of all the Naked palettes, and the Iconic 3 is almost identical. 

The packaging on the Urban Decay palettes is obviously much prettier and more premium - but also comes with a £37 price tag.

Overall verdict

These shadows are less pigmented than the original Urban Decay palettes, which is to be expected for the price difference, so a good quality primer is recommended to make the most out of them. Using a cream product underneath (like a MAC Paint Pot) would also give you a much stronger colour. You could even try using them with a wet brush!

Whilst I love my high-end makeup, I'm also a sucker for a good dupe, especially when it costs so much less! 

The Iconic palettes are available from www.makeuprevolutionstore.com and www.superdrug.com, and can also be found in selected Superdrug stores.

What do you think of these palettes? Which is your favourite? Let me know in the comments below!

Sarah xx

Color Club Pastel Neon collection and NotD

Hello, today I would like to show you a collection from one of my favourite polish brands - Color Club! 

The Pastel Neon set is one of their Spring 2015 collections and contains seven polishes, all with 80's roller disco-themed names. Here they are, without and with flash:

L-R: Under the Blacklight, 'Til the Record Stops, Meet Me at the Rink, Diggin' the Dancing Queen, Feathered Hair Out to There, Hot-Hot-Hot Pants, Disco's Not Dead

Below I am wearing Under the Blacklight which is my favourite from this particular collection - it definitely lives up to its claims to be a pastel neon! It's a lemon sorbet yellow in some lights with a slight hint of neon green in other lights. 

  

Pictured without and with flash. Two coats with Seche Vite top coat.

So far I've tried three of these polishes, and I've found them to be less pigmented than other Color Club polishes of similar colours that I own and love. Some require three coats, whilst others only needed two. 

In the bottle, 'Til the Record Stops looks almost identical to London Calling (which is my favourite ever polish and can be seen here) and I was reeeeally hoping it'd be a dupe. LC is really hard to get hold of as it was part of a limited edition mini set :(

However, on the nails 'Til the Record Stops is quite a bit lighter and nowhere near as pigmented - it needed three coats. To be honest I'd class LC as a pastel neon and TTRC as a straight pastel.

I expected a little more from this collection - they weren't quite up to the high standard of previous Color Club polishes. Whilst being easy and smooth to apply they need thicker coats due to being less pigmented - but this is a common issue with pastels.

With the exception of 'Til the Record Stops they all lean more towards the pastel side than neon, which is a shame as I love my neons, but they are still super pretty :) 

What do you think of this collection? What's your most favourite pastel or neon polish? 

Love, Sarah Nailsfromnothing xx