Victoria's Secret Beauty - The Nakeds Palette

Calling all neutral eyeshadow lovers!  There's another nude palette on the market and this one comes to us from Victoria's Secret Beauty.


The mirrored palette contains 10 shades (1.75g each; 18.28g total), a double-ended eyeshadow brush as well as an eyeliner in Extreme Black (.78g) for a retail price of $28 (comparable value indicated on the palette is $92).  I am not sure if the palette is available at retail stores but it is available online.


Here is a picture of the palette closed (cover reminds me a bit of Urban Decay's Naked 2):

Here is a picture of the palette open:

Here are close-ups of the dual-ended eyeshadow brush (both sides appear to be similar; one is slightly smaller):

Here is a picture of the eyeliner pencil:

Here are swatches of the top row:

Here are swatches of the bottom row and the eyeliner:

Here are some more photos of each of the shades in natural sunlight (hope these are better):

Top Row: Shades 1-5 (Left to Right); Bottom Row: Shades 6-10 (Left to Right)

Top Row: Shades 1, 2; Bottom Row: Shades 6, 7

Top Row: Shades 3, 4; Bottom Row: 8, 9

Top Row: Shades 4, 5; Bottom Row: Shades 9, 10

Overall rating:  Booyah! as the shadows are smooth and nicely pigmented for the price.  I would have preferred if the brush had an angled, dense side and a shader side as opposed to two shader brush ends, but kudos to Victoria's Secret Beauty for not including those dreadful sponge applicators.


These are the first Victoria's Secret shadows I have swatched and I am pleasantly surprised.  Have you tried any of their other products?  Would love to hear your thoughts.