Smoky and the Palette: Urban Decay's Naked Smoky Palette

If you are a girl, or boy, that wears makeup the chances are the announcement of the launch of this, Urban Decay's Naked Palette number four, the Naked Smoky Palette, caused you at least a little to a great deal of excitement. And you were not the only one...

These palettes are the makeup version of Beatlesmania - Nakedmania! People go just wilder and wilder for these with every release. This time Debenhams in Ireland had and 8000-strong waiting list a week before the release and were opening their doors extra early on the morning of the launch to accommodate the huge demand. So, here's a look at what all the fuss is about.

What an Eye Opener: Urban Decay Perversion/Subversion

Urban Decay is a brand that really reels you in so once you start using the products you keep coming back for more and, never one to sit on its laurels, the brand release one innovative product after another on an impressively constant basis and this mascara and primer combo Perversion and Subversion shows the brand at its strongest; producing striking products that just work brilliantly and do exactly what they promise.

Some of the highlights for me of these two complementary products are the size of the brush heads which are built to get right in to your lashes to make them voluminous and very striking and the fact that you the mascara is made as such that it can be reapplied and layered up from day into night so you can add the drama as the day goes on without ending up with clumpy lashes. Both contain some lash-friendly ingredients; Perversion contains Hairdensyl, a complex blend of proteins and amino acids known to stimulate growth. The mascara also contains honey extract to provide deep nourishment. Subversion primer contains panthenol and Vitamin E to nourish the lashes and is also free of parabens.