Despite my problem with the lack of matte colors in each of the Naked palettes, I do understand the high demand for them, as the original Naked Palette is the makeup product that first solidified my love for all things beauty.

While just as good as the shadows found in UD palettes, the eyeshadow singles come at an extremely high price. 

The color selection is amazing, yet I still can’t justify spending nearly $20 on a single eyeshadow shade. After all, many lesser-known brands sell their own eyeshadow singles at a much lower price than Urban Decay, yet boast similar quality. 

While I love Urban Decay’s colors, I can’t justify the price tag of their singles. Instead, I prefer to buy quality shadows from Colourpop and Makeup Geek.

Verdict: Urban Decay’s eyeshadow palettes are a much greater value than their single eyeshadows. Even though the Naked Palettes are pricey, at $54 apiece, I recommend you have at least one version in your makeup arsenal. 

Because the UD single eyeshadows are so expensive, I would suggest looking elsewhere for cheaper shadows that are still great quality.

Grade: B+

Mascara

To be honest, I was surprised at how much I ended up liking Urban Decay’s Perversion Mascara. (I haven’t tried Cannonball, but I’ve read that they’re similar, except Cannonball is waterproof.) 

The description for Perversion claims that it is a lengthening and volumizing mascara, though I’ve found it adds very little volume to my lashes. That being said, the mascara can easily be layered without clumping, it lengthens lashes, and it helps lashes stay put after being curled.

Verdict: Despite not being a very volumizing mascara, Perversion has many great features and holds up well against other $20 mascaras (like Buxom’s Lash Mascara). I cannot speak to Cannonball, but I assume the quality is similar.