Urban Decay | Naked Wild West Palette | Tutorial & Review (with Swatches)

Hey makeup lovers!

Today I'm reviewing Urban Decay's Naked Wild West eyeshadow palette for you.

Plus I made a tutorial of just one of the many looks you can create with this super versatile palette!

You can check out my video review here

Review & Swatches

There have been several different Naked palettes from Urban Decay throughout the years, but not all of them really caught my eye (I did purchased Smoky and I am still interested in Ultra-Violet).

They were either too similar in shades or too many warm colors for my liking.

But this one caught my eye right away. In this 12 shadow palette there are a good mix of cool toned shadows along with some warmer shades. 

And the shade range is close enough that any of the shadows can be worn together, but not too similar that I feel like I am getting an entire palette of one color.

Another super perk of this palette is that the eyeshadows are vegan; they don't contain any animal ingredients or byproducts. So not only are the shadows gorgeous, but you can also feel good about how they were made. 🐾

Naked Wild West definitely makes my "Most Wanted" list and I am going to tell you why. 

So, giddy up, little doggies (technically dogies) and keep reading for my review and a tutorial (and pathetic attempts at cowboy slang) that you can re-create at home! 🤠

Right out of the gate, I loved the look of the palette. The cool snake skin like texture and rich colors give such a cool old west vibe to the palette. Then you open the palette and...

Howdy, Gorgeous! 

An excellently curated range of eyeshadows that have endless possibilities for all kinds of eye looks. You could go subtle with some of the bronze and brown shades or go more intense with the teal and deep taupe ones. I had so many ideas running through my mind, I didn't know where to start!

These shadows have three different finishes: matte, shimmer, and metallic.

So whatever event you are getting ready for; Zoom interview, rodeo, social-distanced date, or just a fun look for running errands there is a combination of eyeshadows in this palette for you.

Standoff, Spur, Nudie, Hold 'Em. Cowboy Rick, Laredo

Bud, Rustler, Ghost Town, Whiskey, Tex, Pony Up

Swatches

Now, here is a round up of Wild West swatches:

The lightest shade, Standoff, barely shows up on my skin, but works for a nice brow bone highlight.

Very heavy on the matte shades, out of the 12 shadows eight have a matte finish.

Standoff - Beige, with a matte finish

Spur - Amber, with a matte finish

Nudie - Sandy Brown, with a matte finish

Hold 'Em - Bronze, with a metallic finish

Cowboy Rick - Soft Silver, with a metallic finish

Laredo -  Rose Taupe, with a matte finish

Bud - Turquoise, with a shimmer finish 

Rustler - Copper, with a shimmer finish

Ghost Town - Terracotta/Rust, with a matte finish

Whiskey - Russet Brown, with a matte finish

Tex - Deep Teal, with a matte finish 

Pony Up - Slate, with a matte finish

 

Naked Wild West

Stats:

Formula: Pressed Powder

Fallout: Some

Blendable: Yes

Chalky/Flakey: No/No

Lasts for: 8-12 Hours

Pros: Super beautiful shade range with some lovely cool toned colors. 

Extremely easy to blend - great for a fun smoky eye.

They are soft and buttery to apply and are crazy pigmented for true-color payoff.

Very flattering for all eye colors. I can speak personally that for hazel eyes; it's fabulous!

They last for eight hours without creasing without an eyeshadow primer, but with a primer they will last for up to 12-hours. 

Cons: Some of the matte shades crumble a little in the pan.

There is some shadow fallout with some of the shades.

Star Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 out of 5)

Would I Repurchase: Yes!

Final thoughts: Naked Wild West is amazing! I can't get enough of the shades and the textures are so wonderful to work with. There isn't too much fallout and it is easily cleaned up (check out my video). There are so many different eye looks you can create with this palette and the eyeshadows last all day.

Brush

In true Naked palette fashion, Wild West comes with a dual ended eyeshadow brush that provides everything you need to create a rootin', tootin' eye look (I need to stop with the cowboy references).

The shorter end is perfect for shading, placing, and building color in the crease and on the lid and lash line.

The opposite side is a fluffy blending brush perfect for blending and diffusing shadow placed in the crease or lash line by the shader end. It is also nice for dusting a highlight shade on the brow bone.

Tutorial

You can watch my video tutorial here

Here is a step-by-step tutorial of a makeup look I created using Urban Decay's Naked Wild West palette.

1. Primer, Whiskey and Blend: Prep eyes with an eyeshadow primer. 

Take Whiskey (matte russet brown) and the short shader side of the brush that came with the palette and run it through the crease of your eye. Use a blending brush to soften and diffuse the shadow for a less harsh line.

2. Laredo & Cowboy Rick: Press Laredo (matte rose taupe) onto the inner 1/3 of your eye, then blend Cowboy Rick (silver shimmer) onto the center of your eyelid.

3. Tex, Bud and Blend: Next take Tex (matte teal) on a small eyeshadow brush and place it on the outer 1/3 of your eye lid, then blend the seams with Cowboy Rick and Whiskey. Take Bud on your ring finger and tap it on top of Tex for a shimmery effect.

4. Pony Up, Eye Pencil & Mascara: Trace Pony Up (matte slate) along the upper and lower lash lines winging it out just a bit. Run a black eyeliner pencil on the lower water line for extra depth.

 Swipe a volumizing mascara on top and bottom lashes.

5. Standoff & more Cowboy Rick +: Sweep Standoff (matte beige) onto brow bone. Dust Cowboy Rick (silver shimmer) onto inner corners of eyes. Complete the look with a contour shade and highlighter, a blush, and lip gloss (you can see my products of choice below).

Which brings us to...

Our finished Urban Decay Naked Wild West makeup look!🎉

The beautifully saturated shadows blend perfectly together for a multi-dimensional eyeshadow effect.

There is a shade and finish for everyone's style and endless combinations that can be created from just these 12 eyeshadows.

The teal & turquoise shadows (Tex & Bud) are flattering on all skin tones and have a matte and shimmer finish, respectively.

Products I used:

Urban Decay: Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Urban Decay: Naked Wild West Palette

Urban Decay: Whiskey Eyeshadow

Urban Decay: Naked Dual Ended Eyeshadow Brush

MAC: 217 Blending Brush

Urban Decay: Laredo Eyeshadow

Beau Gâchis: Concealer Brush

Urban Decay: Cowboy Rick Eyeshadow

Tetris X ipsy: Tapered Blending Brush

Urban Decay: Tex Eyeshadow

Sonia Kashuk: Small Eyeshadow Brush No.7

Urban Decay: Bud Eyeshadow

Urban Decay: Pony Up Eyeshadow

Luxie Beauty: Rose Gold Mini Angled Eye Brush 131

Beauty For Real: Waterproof I-Line Eyeliner in Black Magic

Tarte: big ego™ mascara in Black

Tarte: Double Duty Beauty™ Shape Tape™ Concealer in N12 Fair Neutral

Urban Decay: Standoff Eyeshadow

Complex Culture: Precision Eyelid Brush

Slmissglam: SS62 Short Shader Brush

NYX: Highlight & Contour Pro Palette

Beaute Basics: C405 Contour Blush Brush

Beau Gâchis: Illuminator (Highlighting Brush)

Lottie London: Ombré Blush in Serene

Luxie Beauty: Dreamcatcher Tapered Highlighter Brush 522

MAC: Little Lipglass in Love Child

MAC: Studio Fix Powder in NW10

Here are a couple more makeup looks you can create with Urban Decay's Naked Wild West palette:

Ghost Town in crease 

Tex on lid

Pony Up on lower lash line

 Hold 'Em in inner corners of eyes

Laredo in Crease

Bud on outer half of lid 

Cowboy Rick on inner half of lid

Tex on lower lash line

And that is my review and tutorial of Urban Decay's Naked Wild West eyeshadow palette.

I am soooo pleased with this palette and I adore all of the shades.

It's been hit and miss for me with some of the Naked palettes, but Wild West is definitely a bullseye!🐮 Okay, I'll show myself out.

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Ultima Beauty

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Esme | The Grim Grotto: Part 2 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Makeup Tutorial

 Dear Reader,

Just when you thought it was safe to read my makeup posts again, you are subjected to another miserable makeup tutorial.

 I haven't finished all of the makeup looks from Netflix's adaption of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events yet and it is my solemn duty to do so. 

So unless you have an affinity for disaster and woe, you are better off reading a post with glittery, fluffy animals in it, such as these: Too Faced Foxy Neutrals Makeup Set  &  Too Faced Unbearably Glam Makeup Set. 

It's been a while since the last installment of my ASOUE makeup tutorials.

But this is like my pet project. I love these books and I love the Netflix series, so I'm seeing it to the end📕

Plus, I recently read that Netflix plans to film an adaption of Lemony Snicket's second book series All the Wrong Questions and I'm hoping the "prequel" has some over the top makeup as well.

 

I actually recorded the video tutorial for this makeup in April of 2020, edited and posted it on YouTube in October of 2020 and now here in 2021 the blog post.

This ASOUE look has definitely been a labor of love.😅

(Picture via my Netflix account. Lucy Punch as Esme Squalor from A Series of Unfortunate Events S3 E4 The Grim Grotto: Part 2. For tutorial purposes only)

Intense navy blue eyeshadow with pops of gold glitter are what bring "Captain" Esme's look to life while they search for the illusive sugar bowl in a submarine far below the surface.🌊

You'd be happier if you didn't watch the video tutorial here

 

What You Will Need:

1. Primer & Shimmery Navy Blue Eyeshadow + Black Eyeshadow: Apply an eyeshadow primer from lid to brow bone for a smooth canvas. 

Sweep a navy shadow on the outer 1/3 of your eye and inner 1/3 of your eye, leaving the middle of your eyelid blank for now. 

Trace some black eyeshadow around the inside of the outer 1/3 navy shadow for extra dimension. 

2. Blending Brush, Concealer, Gray & Nude Eyeshadow + White Shimmer Pigment: Use a blending brush to soften edges of the navy shadow. 

Apply concealer to the middle of your eyelid with a small brush to carve out a clean round area. 

Then dust a pale gray shimmer shadow over the middle lid and add a pale nude shimmer on top of that. For extra shimmer and pop dab an off white shimmer pigment over the center of the lid.

3. Snow White Shadow, Copper Bronze Shadow & White Liner: Brush a pearly white eyeshadow on the brow bone just to give a highlight. 

Run a shimmer copper shadow just through the inner half of the crease for extra definition. 

Then Trace a white eyeliner along the lower water line to make eyes appear bigger.

4. More Navy Shadow, Liquid Liner, Gold Glitter, Lengthening Mascara & False Lashes: Trace the navy eyeshadow along the lower lash line and also strengthen the other sections of your eye where you have already applied it. 

Run a liquid eyeliner along the top the lash line in just a thin strip. 

Mix a silver and gold glitter shadow and press it in the middle of your lower lash line, then drag it down significantly onto your under eye (in some scenes Esme's glitter is not as pronounced on the under eye and stays mainly on the lash line, in others it is dramatically cascading downwards).   

Swipe a lengthening mascara on top and bottom lashes. Then finish off eyes with full false lashes.

 

5. Contour, Highlight, Pink Blush & Peach Shimmer Gloss: Take a matte light bronze contour shade and run it under your cheek bone stopping under the apple of the cheek and blend it out for a less harsh line.

Take a shimmery white highlighter and hit the top of your cheek bones and bridge of your nose.

Then add a cool pink blush and dust it right onto the apples of your cheeks.

Finally, glide a shimmer gloss in a peachy color onto your lips.

Which gives us...

Captain Esme's makeup. I don't have the captain's hat or jacket, but you get the idea ⛵

Navy eyeshadow and gold glitter eyeshadow are the major players in this unfortunate look.

Blending is a big part of achieving this eyeshadow from The Grim Grotto: Part 2.

Again you can watch the miserable tutorial for this look here

Products I used:

MAC: Studio Fix Fluid in NW10

Too Faced: Shadow Insurance Eyeshadow Primer

Too Faced: Pretty Rich Palette

Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Set the Jewel Tone

Beau Gâchis: Concealer Brush

Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Coal Under Pressure

Sonia Kashuk: Small Eyeshadow Brush No.7

MAC: 217 Blending Brush

AURORA: Pro Cover Up Concealer in Pale

Sheer Cover: Concealer Brush

Urban Decay: Mushroom Eyeshadow

Elizabeth Mott: Blending Brush

Urban Decay: Sin Eyeshadow

MAC: Pigment in Vanilla

Urban Decay: Polyester Bride Eyeshadow

Coastal Scents: Ipsy Pearl Medium Shadow Brush

Urban Decay: Smog Eyeshadow

N.Y.C Color Cosmetics: White Eyeliner Pencil

Luxie Beauty: Rose Gold Flat Definer Brush 221

Mellow Cosmetics: Liquid Precision Pen Eyeliner

Maybelline: Fit Me Concealer in Ivory

Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Diamonds 4 Breakfast

Beau Gâchis: Eye Shader Brush

Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Fluent in Diamonds

Sugar Cosmetics: Uptown Curl Lengthening Mascara in Black

e.l.f.: Natural Lash Kit

NYX: Highlight & Contour Pro Palette

Beaute Basics: C405 Contour Blush Brush

Beau Gâchis: Illuminator (Highlighting Brush)

MODELCO: Blush Cheek Powder in Cosmopolitan

Luxie Beauty: Dreamcatcher Tapered Highlighter Brush 522

N.Y.C.: Liquid Lip Shine in Brighton Beach Peach

You can see Esme's dastardly Grim Grotto: Part 1 makeup look here

Thanks for checking out my ASOUE Grim Grotto Part 2 navy & gold makeup look.

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If you're a glutton for punishment and want to expose yourself to more terrifying tutorials:

Violet Baudelaire (Season 1)

Jacquelyn Scieszka

Olivia Caliban

Esme Squalor Part 1

Esme Squalor Part 2

Officer Luciana

Hostile Hospital Esme

Carnivorous Carnival Esme

Madame Lulu

Kit Snicket 

Esme Squalor The Slippery Slope Part 1

Esme Squalor The Slippery Slope Part 2

Violet Baudelaire (Season 3)

Esme Squalor The Grim Grotto Part 1

With All Due Respect,

Ultima Beauty

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