Go Naked

You know that expression where people say "I feel naked without my (fill in the blank)?" Well for me, there are many blanks. I feel naked without my watch, my iPhone, and my clothes, duh. But mostly, I feel naked without my make-up. 

Since the age of 11, when my mom gave me permission to wear mascara, blush, and lip gloss, I've been obsessed with making myself be the prettiest me I can be! So, despite my love of the whore's paint and the aforementioned nakedness I feel without it, I've only now discovered the many virtues of Urban Decay's cult favorite Naked palette. 

Featuring 12 universally flattering shades of matte, shimmer, and glitter eyeshadows, the naked palette is the cure to whatever eye make-up needs ail ya! Plus, at $48 (including a great brush and sample size shadow primer), it's a much more affordable way to try out a dozen of the brand's amazing line of shadows.

I gave it a trial run on Thanksgiving last week. Generally, I swipe something nude and shimmery all over my lid and then do a matte chestnut color in the crease, but I did something a little more special for the holiday.

I started by swiping the lightest color Virgin all over my lid. Then, I put a healthy dose of the bronzey Half Baked on just my lower lid. Finally, I contoured my crease using the rich shimmery brown Smog, creating a very subtle, daytime brown smokey kind of eye. And of course I topped this all off with a heavy stroke of black liquid liner and far too many coats of mascara (in a good way).

So far, I'm more than pleased with the palette. The colors stay rich for a good long time and there are so many shades that I don't own anything like, yet are entirely wearable.

Who else is getting Naked?? I need color combo ideas. What works for you??