Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Urban Decay Electric Palette Alternatives/Dupes

The Urban Decay Electric Palette has been a long-awaited prism of acid bights since UD's Naked takeover. As always with Urban Decay, the pigment and longevity means you receive great quality and pay-off for the price you pay, but understandably Urban Decay products can stretch the purse-strings. It can also be quite a significant commitment for those who may only want to dip their toe in the rainbow shadow family, and buying this palette may be a risk for some who may end up not liking it. Below are some examples of cheaper alternatives to the Electric palette. 
Urban Decay Electric palette surrounded by Sleek 'i-Candy' palette, Sleek 'Acid' palette, and Sleek 'Lagoon' palette. 
Sleek are renowned for catering to darker skinned women but have since expanded to suit paler tones. Adding to their line of skin revive foundations and richly pigmented blushers, they have a multitude of vibrant i-divine eyeshadow palettes to choose from. Sleek is perhaps one of my favourite brands for eyes and complexion and after digging through my collection, I found three i-divine palettes that can be considered as alternatives to the Electric palette. These are:
  • Sleek i-divine 'i-Candy' palette.
  • Sleek i-divine 'Acid' palette.
  • Sleek i-divine 'Lagoon' palette. 
Urban Decay Electric palette surrounded by Sleek 'i-Candy' palette, Sleek 'Acid' palette, and Sleek 'Lagoon' palette opened. 
Before going into detail about the Sleek substitutes, I will start with this Spring's most anticipated vivid eyeshadow palette, the Urban Decay 'Electric' palette. There are ten shades in the palette, eight of which are brand new to Urban Decay. With the exception of Revolt, all of these shadows are either matte or satin, with a velvety smooth consistency and extremely high voltage pigmentation. Read a full review here

Top Row:
  • Revolt - bright silver with silver glitter, frost finish. 
  • Gonzo - bright turquoise, matte finish. 
  • Slowburn - vibrant orange-red, matte finish. 
  • Savage - vivid hot pink, matte finish.
  • Fringe - bright metallic teal, shimmer finish. 
Bottom Row:
  • Chaos - bright cobalt blue, matte finish. 
  • Jilted - bright fuchsia with metallic blue duochrome, shimmer finish. 
  • Urban - vibrant metallic purple, shimmer finish. 
  • Freak - vibrant green with pale golden duochrome, shimmer finish. 
  • Thrash - bright chartreuse yellow-green, shimmer finish. 
This palette contains a net weight of 11g making each shadow just over 1g. It also comes with a dual ended brush, a standard edition to Urban Decay palettes over recent years.
RRP £38/$49. 
Available from DebenhamsHouse of FraserUrban Decay and Sephora
Top image: Urban Decay 'Electric' palette.
Bottom image: Top row. from left to right: Revolt, Gonzo, Slowburn, Savage, Fringe. 
Bottom row, from left to right: Chaos, Jilted, Urban, Freak, Thrash.
Sleek 'i-Candy' Palette
Sleek 'i-Candy' palette contains 12 shades inspired by summer ice-creams and candied treats you would see in jars from old sweet shops. The eyeshadow finishes range between shimmer and matte. 

Top Row:
  • Strawberry Sherbet - light to mid-tone pink, matte finish (a paler version of UD Savage).
  • BonBon - pale mauve, shimmer finish (UD Jilted is deeper with more blue iridescence). 
  • Parma Violet - deep purple, matte finish.
  • Apple Sour - mint green, shimmer finish (UD Freak is more yellow). 
  • Pear Drop - chartreuse green, shimmer finish (a greener version of UD Thrash). 
  • Flump - violet, matte finish. 
Bottom Row:
  • Liquorice - black, matte finish. 
  • Blue Fizzle - denim blue, shimmer finish. 
  • Aniseed - rose gold, shimmer finish. 
  • Bubble Gum - sky blue, matte finish (similar to UD Gonzo).
  • Mint Cream - teal green, matte finish (UD Fringe is darker and more blue-based).
  • Cream Soda - white, shimmer finish. 

The net weight of this palette is 13g making each shadow 1.1g
RRP £7.99/$11.99.
Available from SleekSuperdrugAmazon and eBay.
Top image: Sleek 'i-Candy' palette.
Bottom image: Top row, from left to right: Strawberry Sherbet, BonBon, Parma Violet, Apple Sour, Pear Drop, Flump. Bottom row - Liquorice, Blue Fizzle, Aniseed, Bubble Gum, Mint Cream, Cream Soda. 

Sleek 'Acid' Palette
Sleek 'Acid' palette contains 12 acid bright shades which appear to be truer neons when compared to the Electric palette. Similarly to the Electric palette, this palette contains neon pigments are not approved by the FDA so please check with Sleek and your own country's regulatory body for any concerns. The eyeshadow finishes range between shimmer, pearl and matte. Whereas the majority of these colours are intensely pigmented, the white shadow and the five neon highlighter shades are substantially less intense, making them quite sheer and chalky. This is a daring palette shades which do not have names so I will give them number based on their position in the palette.

Top Row:
  • Acid Colour 1 - blue based magenta, pearl finish (darker version of UD Jilted).
  • Acid Colour 2 - white, matte finish. 
  • Acid Colour 3 - neon yellow, matte finish.
  • Acid Colour 4 - neon orange, matte finish (UD Slowburn has more red).
  • Acid Colour 5 - mid-tone blue, shimmer finish. 
  • Acid Colour 6 - sky blue, shimmer finish (shimmer version of UD Gonzo). 
Bottom Row:
  • Acid Colour 7 - neon orchid purple, matte finish (lighter, matte version of UD Jilted). 
  • Acid Colour 8 - mid-tone yellow green, pearl finish (deeper than UD Thrash). 
  • Acid Colour 9 - neon pink, neon finish. 
  • Acid Colour 10 - neon green, matte finish. 
  • Acid Colour 11 - greyish silver, shimmer finish (darker version of UD Revolt). 
  • Acid Colour 12 - black, matte finish. 

The net weight of this palette is 13g making each shadow 1.1g
RRP £7.99/$11.99.
Available from SleekAmazon and eBay.
Top image: Sleek 'Acid' palette.
Bottom image: Top row, from left to right: Acid Colour 1, Acid Colour 2,  Acid Colour 3, Acid Colour 4, Acid Colour 5,  Acid Colour 6. Bottom row - Acid Colour 7, Acid Colour 8,  Acid Colour 9, Acid Colour 10, Acid Colour 11,  Acid Colour 12. 

Sleek 'Lagoon' Palette
Sleek 'Lagoon' palette contains 12 shades inspired by mythical tales of mermaids and sea creatures. The eyeshadow finishes range between shimmer and matte. 

Top Row:
  • Sassea - teal with gold duochrome, shimmer finish (UD Fringe is deeper). 
  • Deep Water - indigo, matte finish (UD Urban has more of a metallic sheen).
  • Reflection - mauvey lilac, shimmer finish. 
  • Emerald - emerald green with blue iridescence, shimmer finish. 
  • Oyster -white with silver iridescence, shimmer finish. 
  • Black Pearl - glossy black, shimmer finish. 
Bottom Row:
  • Pink Jewel - pink gold, shimmer finish. 
  • Sand Dollar - yellow gold, shimmer finish. 
  • Underworld - sky blue, shimmer finish. 
  • Sea Shell - bronze, shimmer finish. 
  • Night Sky - mid-tone periwinkle blue, matte finish. 
  • Ariel - like the name suggests it is similar to the hair of Disney's princess Ariel and so is coral red, matte finish (Similar to UD Slowburn).

The net weight of this palette is 14g making each shadow 1.1g.
RRP £7.99/$11.99.
Available from SleekAmazon and eBay
Top image: Sleek 'Lagoon' palette.
Bottom image: Top row, from left to right: Sassea, Deep Water, Reflection, Emerald, Oyster, Black Pearl. Bottom row - Pink Jewel, Sand Dollar, Underworld, Sea Shell, Night Sky, Ariel. 
Other alternatives may include:
  • Sleek i-divine 'Ultra Matte Brights Volume 1' Palette - 12 vivid and matte shadows. RRP £7.99/$11.99. The net weight of this palette is 13g making each shadow just over 1g. Available from Sleek and Supedrug
  • Sleek i-divine 'Del Mar Volume 1' Palette - 12 limited edition shades inspired by the tranquillity of Ibiza's chilled out atmosphere. RRP £7.99/$11.99. The net weight of this palette is 13g making each shadow just over 1g. Available from Sleek
  • Sleek i-divine 'Snapshot' Palette - 12 rainbow matte and shimmer shades ideal for the summer months. RRP £7.99/$8.99. The net weight of this palette is 8.5g making each shadow just over 1g. Available from Sleek and Supedrug
  • Make-Up Revolution Redemption 'Acid Brights' Palette - A mix of 12 pearl, matte and shimmer acid bright shades. RRP £4/$6.60. Available from Make-Up Revolution and Supedrug
  • Make-Up Revolution Redemption 'Matte Brights' Palette - 12 vivid and matte shadows. RRP £4/$6.60. Available from Make-Up Revolution and Supedrug. 
  • EyesLipsFace '144 Colour' Palette - 144 shades of colour in a mixture of finishes including matte and shimmer. RRP £20/$30. The net weight of this palette is 86.4g making each shadow 0.6g. Available from EyesLipsFace USA
  • EyesLipsFace '100 Piece Endless Eyes Pro' Palette - 1oo limited edition shades of colour in a mixture of finishes including matte and shimmer. RRP £15/$20. The net weight of this palette is 90g making each shadow just 0.9g. Available from EyesLipsFace UK and EyesLipsFace USA
  • Sugarpill Addicted to Pretty 'Burning Heart' Palette - Quad palette of insanle pigmented and vibrantly matte colours including Flamepoint (orange), Buttercupcake (yellow), Love+ (red), and Poison Plum (violet purple). RRP £24.95/$34. The net weight of this palette is 3.5g making each shadow just under 0.9g. Available from Cocktail CosmeticsLove Make-Up and Sugarpill.
  • Sugarpill Addicted to Pretty 'Sweet Heart' Palette - Quad palette of insanely pigmented and vibrantly matte colours including Dollipop (hot pink), Afterparty (mid-tone blue), Midori (mid-tone green), and Tako (white). RRP £24.95/$34. The net weight of this palette is 3.5g making each shadow just under 0.9g. Available from Cocktail Cosmetics,  Love Make-Up and Sugarpill.
  • Sugarpill Addicted to Pretty 'Heart Breaker' Palette - Quad palette of insanely pigmented and vibrantly matte colours including Mochi (seafoam blue), 2AM (purple), Acidberry (chartreuse green), and Velocity (cobalt blue). RRP £24.95/$34. The net weight of this palette is 3.5g making each shadow just under 0.9g. Available from Cocktail CosmeticsLove Make-Up and Sugarpill.

Monday, 7 April 2014

EyesLipsFace/ELF 144 Neutral Palette

The ELF  '144 Neutral' palette is an oversized eyeshadow product offering a vast array of neutral colours.  It is the perfect palette to take your eyes from day to night making it an adaptable palette that will help you achieve any number of looks. This palette would appeal to women of all ages as it is ideal for those attending school or college and professionals alike. The affordable price of this palette is enough to make you want to try it. You literally pay pennies per shadow, so whether you are just starting out with make-up or already know what you like, it is worth the purchase. 
ELF 144 Neutral palette. 
It may not be the perfect size for travelling, however people tend to put their make-up on at home before leaving the house rather than on the go. In that respect, every colour you need is contained within the one palette which makes it easier for those who usually reach for multiple products in order to achieve their desired eye look.  
ELF 144 Neutral palette opened. 
This palette contains more than just simple nudes as the colour range includes warm and cool variations of cranberry, burgundy, gold, grey, cream, brown, bronze, taupe, orange and peach as well as white, silver and black. This palette is versatile in texture as they vary between matte, satin, metaalic and shimmer finishes. When layered on top of an eyeshadow base or primer these colours can last all day with minimal creasing.
Random selection of swatches.
RRP £20/$30
Number of Eyeshadows: 144.
Net Weight: 86.4g.
Individual Shadow Weight: 0.6g.
Availability: EyesLipsFace USA and Amazon UK.
ELF '144 Neutral' palette teamed with Sleek 'Mauve Over' pout paint.

Sunday, 6 April 2014

Perfect Palette Tag

I really hope I am not the only girl in the world who would happily re-arrange my make-up palettes all day long without the onset of boredom. I love my eye palettes as they have either been gifts from someone special or been as a little treat to myself over the years. I suppose, they are reminders of contentment of having cosmetics wishes being fulfilled. I first noticed the Perfect Palette Tag making the rounds on YouTube just before Christmas and really enjoyed watching them. After four months of viewing palette picks from some of my favourite beauty enthusiasts and make-up artists I decided to do my own. Click here to watch my selection in motion. 
Perfect Palette Tag.

Perfect Palette Tag.
1.Best Packaging
Urban Decay 'Book of Shadows Volume 3/NYC' Palette
This was gifted to me in 2010 and I rarely use it simply because it was a gift and I want to cherish it forever. Bit of a silly reason to not use something, I may as well enjoy it. The Urban Decay NYC palette contains 16 eyeshadows in a variety of neutral and colour shades, all with shimmer and frost finishes. The shades are Perversion, Uzi, Loaded, Kush, Midnight Cowbuy Rides Again, Last Call, Rockstar, Money, Haight, Maui Wowie, Smog, Bordello, Radium, Snatch, Suspect, and Psychedelic Sister. It also comes with a tiny eyeshadow primer potion and two Urban Decay 24/7 glide-on pencils including the shades Zero and Ransom. The special aspect of of this palette is when you flip the lid, exposed is a motionless animation of an illuminated New York City scene. As it was limited edition for the Christmas season the year I received it, it is no longer available to buy via the usual places. If you do manage to find it for a reasonable price, it makes a great display addition to a vanity table. 
RRP £45/$54.
Number of Eyeshadows: 16.
Net Weight: Shipping weight is 2lbs. 
Individual Shadow Weight: 0.9g
Availability: Unknown.
Best Packaging: Urban Decay 'Book of Shadows Volume 3/NYC' palette.
2.Best Colour Payoff
Sugarpill 'Addicted To Pretty' Palettes
These Sugarpill palettes are beyond pigmented. I have two from the 'Addicted To Pretty' range which are 'Burning Heart' and 'Sweetheart.' Each palette contains four shadows and between them the colours are Love+, Flamepoint, Buttercupcake, Poison Plum, Dollipop, Tako, Afterparty and Midori. They are mostly matte shades but some do have a trace of shimmer, which is virtyually undetectable when applied to the lids. These shadows are rich and intense with a soft feel, making application and blending seamless. 
RRP £24.95/$34.
Number of Eyeshadows: 4 per palette. 
Net Weight: 3.5g per palette. 
Individual Shadow Weight: Just under 0.9g per shadow.
Availability: Cocktail Cosmetics,  Love Make-Up and Sugarpill.
Best Colour Payoff: Sugarpill 'Addicted To Pretty' palettes.
3.Most Versatile
ELF '144 Neutral' Palette
The ELF '144 Neutral' Palette contains every neutral colour you could imagine including cool and warm hues of brown, cream, bronze, gold, burgundy, cranberry, silver and black. This palette is versatile in texture as they range between matte, satin and shimmer finishes. When layered on top of an eyeshadow base these colours can last all day. It is a perfect palette to take your look from day to night making it an adaptable palette that will help you achieve any number of looks. For a full review click here
RRP £20/$30
Number of Eyeshadows: 144.
Net Weight: 86.4g.
Individual Shadow Weight: 0.6g.
Availability: EyesLipsFace USA and Amazon UK.
Most Versatile: ELF '144 Neutral' palette.
4.Best for Travelling
Coastal Scents 'Revealed' Palette
The Coastal Scents 'Revealed' palette is a more affordable version of the Urban Decay Naked and Naked 2 palettes as it combines the colours of both with a wallet-friendly price. The neutral shadows range in finishes including matte, shimmer and satin as well as vary in colour from taupes and pewters to bronzes and golds, not forgetting creamy beiges, ochre nudes and a spectrum of browns. With the colour choices and Revealed's  stiff slimline cardboard packaging, it the perfect travelling cosmetics companion.
RRP £21.49/$19.95
Number of Eyeshadows: 20.
Net Weight: 30g.
Individual Shadow Weight: 1.5g.
Availability: Coastal ScentsAmazon UK and eBay.
Best for Travelling: Coastal Scents 'Revealed' palette.
5.Biggest Regret
Urban Decay 'Black' Palette
I don't have any make-up regrets as, I believe, with everything in life, it is all a learning curve. However, for me, a disappointing palette was the Urban Decay 'Black' palette. Not a recent release as such, just a late purchase from me. The downfall of this one is not because of the palette itself as the smoky colours are impressive, it is more to do with my own experience. I bought this from eBay and the seller listed it as 'new other' stating that it was barely used. The shadows themselves have hardly even scratched the surface and I disinfected it with surgical spirit as soon as I received it. I was just disheartened that the packaging was shabby as if it had been living in unkempt squalor. The silver lettering was not as pristinely intact as I'd have preferred. I think I was more annoyed with myself for buying a used palette, even though previously used (yet clean) products are part of the territory for make-up aficionados. My OCD brain just won't let me use it myself. I think once I actually wear it, I'll feel more encouraged to use it regularly. 
RRP £32/$39
Number of Eyeshadows: 6.
Net Weight: 6.8.
Individual Shadow Weight: Just over 1.1g each.
Availability: eBay.
Biggest Regret: Urban Decay 'Black' palette.
6.Best Colour Names
Urban Decay 'Deluxe Shadow Box' Palette
Urban Decay colour names always combine metropolitan glamour with an alluring hobo corrosion, making the brand appealing to make-up addicts similar to me who adore raw, idiosyncratic beauty. The 'Deluxe Shadow Bow' was the first Urban Decay palette I owned and so these were the first unconventional colour names I knew of, making this palette the most memorable. Subsequently, Urban Decay palettes contain some of my all time favourite eyeshadows and this love of the unorthodox influenced my interest in other brands that similarly promote individuality such as Illamasqua and Too Faced. The names of this palette include Fishnet, Honey, Ransom, Graffiti, Zero, Peace, Shag, Scratch, and Underground - all of which nod to Urban Decay's mission of edgy, feminine beauty. Could not possibly love them more. 
RRP £14.99/$21.99
Number of Eyeshadows: 9.
Net Weight: 10g.
Individual Shadow Weight: Just over 1g each.
Availability: eBay.
Best Colour Names: Urban Decay 'Deluxe Shadow Box' palette.
7.Least Used
Make-Up Academy 'Undress Me Too' Palette
Make-Up Academy is one of my favourite brands. This palette is a replica of the often copied Naked 2 - which I love so this is not a personal dislike. It is simply a matter of already owning Naked 2 AND W7's 'In The Buff and so now I  have triple the amount of these cool neutral eyeshadow palettes (and now coveting Make-Up Revolution's 'Iconic 2' - why?? ... because I have make-up mania). There really is no need for me to use this except as a means to save room in my make-up bag as I'd opt for this over the bulkier Naked 2 and In The Buff palettes. 
RRP £4/$10.99
Number of Eyeshadows: 12.
Net Weight: 9.6g.
Individual Shadow Weight: 0.8g.
Availability: Make-Up Academy and Superdrug
Least Used: MUA 'Undress Me Too' palette.
8.Most Used
Sleek 'Oh So Special' Palette
The Sleek 'Oh So Special' i-Divine palette is affordable, compact and contains exceptional quality pink and neutral shadows. This palette is essentially a condensed version of the Naked 3 and has a good mixture of matte and shimmer shades. These are Bow (matte white cream), Organza (pale iridescent pink),  Ribbon (matte pink), Gift Basket (pink bronze), Glitz (pewter mauve), Celebrate (blackened plum), Pamper (shimmering pale pink), Gateau (pale golden mauve), The Mail (matte beige), Boxed (matte chocolate brown), Wrapped Up (deep matte mauve), and Noir (matte black). This is perhaps one of my favourite ever palettes as these pink gold colours are most complementary to my skin tone and eye colour. 
RRP £7.99/$11.99
Number of Eyeshadows: 12.
Net Weight: 13g.
Individual Shadow Weight: 1.1g.
Availability: Sleek and Amazon.
Most Used: Sleek 'Oh So Special' palette.
9.Most Loved
Too Faced 'Chocolate Bar' Palette
This cocoa infused Too Faced Chocolate bar smells good enough to eat. This palette has a great mixture of matte, satin and shimmer shades, two of which have a larger pans for highlight colours. The shadows are Gilded Ganache, White Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Black Forest Truffle, Triple Fudge, Salted Caramel, Marzipan, Semi-Sweet, Strawberry Bon Bon, Candied Violet, Armaretto, Hazelnut, Creme Brule, Haute Chocolate, Cherry Cordial, and Champagne Truffle. With these charming names, suggestive of luxurious sweet treats mixed with velvety soft, richly pigmented shadows, it's no wonder it is my most loved palette. Read a full review here
RRP £45/$49
Number of Eyeshadows: 14.
Net Weight: 13.3g
Individual Shadow Weight: Just over 0.8g per shadow and 1.6g per highlight shade. 
Availability: DebenhamsSephoraToo Faced and Ulta.
Most Loved: Too Faced 'Chocolate Bar' palette.
10.Desert Island 
Urban Decay 'Naked 3' Palette
The Urban Decay Naked 3 is a much cherished Christmas gift from my fiancé who understands my immediate need for yet another eyeshadow palette. Naked 3 is the rosy hued sister of Naked, Naked 2 and Naked Basics. It comes with a dual ended synthetic brush perfect for laying down the product on one end and blending out with the other. Naked 3 does not disappoint with 12 blendable, never seen before velvety shades all centred around rose gold hues. There is a mixture of matte, shimmer and glitter shades. The colours are Strange, Dust, Burnout, Limit, Buzz, Trick, Nooner, Liar, Factory, Mugshot, Darkside, and Blackheart which resemble the metallic cast of a certain infamous Michael Kors watch. Read a full review here
RRP £37/$52
Number of Eyeshadows: 12.
Net Weight: 15.6g.
Individual Shadow Weight: 1.3g.
Availability: DebenhamsHouse Of Fraser, Feel UniqueUrban DecaySephora and Ulta
Desert Island: Urban Decay Naked 3. 
I imagine that the way I talk about my make-up palettes is the way Miranda interacts with her fruit friends and vegetapals.
Now I want to put faces on my palettes.
I think I will do this tag again in another six months to see if I have found anything to replace my current selection. 
Perfect Palette Tag.

Thursday, 3 April 2014

Urban Decay Electric Palette

I received my first make-up palette when I was about 10 years old. It was in the shape of a red and white hedgehog and once opened, it revealed, from my naive childlike perception, millions of colour powders and creams. Of course, I didn't know what to do with them but it instilled an interest in multi-tonal make-up that I carried through to my adulthood. Fast forward to my teenage years when pink and purple eyeshadows were my favourite shades to decorate my eyes with and so I later bought the Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow Box, a violet velvet palette with nine gloriously sparkling rainbow shades. Life complete. 

As I have become older, I feel I have become safe and neutral (aka boring) in my make-up choices. I became consumed with the Urban Decay Naked trend and only ever delved into colours during the summer months. Urban Decay's recent release of their Electric palette is not only a nod to their initial technicolour mission, but also, as the name suggests, is a blunt and vivid rousing to those stuck in a neutral chroma coma.
Urban Decay Electric Palette.
The packaging of this palette is a sturdy plastic case with a magnetic lid opening. The image on the case reminds me of Mark Mawson's Aqueous Rainbow Skies where the photographer mixed a variety of vibrantly coloured dense liquids in water in order to create a hypnotising prism of amoeba effects. It is also reminiscent of a multi-chrome lava lamp where colourful gel-like liquids manoeuvre through water. Science meets make-up. 
Urban Decay Electric Palette. 
There are ten shades in the palette, eight of which are brand new to the Urban Decay eyeshadow family. Revolt previously made an appearance in The Anarchy Face Case last year whereas Chaos featured in The Vice Palette in 2012. The remaining colours are Gonzo, Slowburn, Savage, Fringe, Jilted, Urban, Freak, and Thrash. With the exception of Revolt, all of these shadows are either matte or satin, with a velvety smooth consistency and extremely high voltage pigmentation. 
Top row. from left to right: Revolt, Gonzo, Slowburn, Savage, Fringe.
Bottom row, from left to right: Chaos, Jilted, Urban, Freak, Thrash.
Top Row:
  • Revolt - bright silver with silver glitter, frost finish. 
  • Gonzo - bright turquoise, matte finish. 
  • Slowburn - vibrant orange-red, matte finish. 
  • Savage - vivid hot pink, matte finish.
  • Fringe - bright metallic teal, shimmer finish. 
Bottom Row:
  • Chaos - bright cobalt blue, matte finish. 
  • Jilted - bright fuchsia with metallic blue duochrome, shimmer finish. 
  • Urban - vibrant metallic purple, shimmer finish. 
  • Freak - vibrant green with pale golden duochrome, shimmer finish. 
  • Thrash - bright chartreuse yellow-green, shimmer finish. 
Top row. from left to right: Revolt, Gonzo, Slowburn, Savage, Fringe.
Bottom row, from left to right: Chaos, Jilted, Urban, Freak, Thrash.
These colours are so vibrant that I did not need to use a primer for the swatches. Of course, with a corresponding cream base, these colours will show up even more vividly. Even with vigorous removal, there was some staining on my skin. 
Staining from the swatches.
Note: I live in Ireland, a European Union member state, and so our products are approved by the EMA. Each continent has it's own regulatory body which sets ratification standards  for food, medicine and other produce. In the US, this is the FDA which has yet to approve neon pigments in cosmetics. In terms of the Electric palette, this discouraging users from applying Slowburn, Savage, Jilted and Urban to the immediate eye area. Please check your jurisdiction in order to find out the suitability of this palette for you. I could continue with criticisms of FDA approvals (aspartame, fluoride, particular vaccinations) but it's a digression for another time. 

Anyway... Electric palette...

After years of wearing more boring browns than loud limes, I welcome this palette entirely and cannot wait to embrace my younger clownola make-up style in the upcoming spring and summer months. For me, colour has always more appealing than neutrals which even reflects in all my choices throughout my home. Thanks Urban Decay for reminding me of my preference to resemble a LasVegas vixen rather than a tumbleweed townie. 

This palette contains a net weight of 11g making each shadow just over 1g. It also comes with a dual ended brush, a standard edition to Urban Decay palettes over recent years.
RRP £38/$49. 
UK: Available from Debenhams and House of Fraser.
US: Available from Urban Decay and Sephora