In one word, Urban Decay's Naked Basics palette is unadulterated. In its simplest and purest form, Naked Basics is a perfect starter palette or for the girl on the go.

Six shades are held within a petite rubberised container -- each colour conjures something familiar, a second skin, if you will.

Venus - new; a soft champagne shimmer with yellow undertones

Foxy - repeat; a pale yellow based matte

W.O.S (Walk of Shame) - repeat; light pink based matte

Naked 2 - new; matte light tan

Faint - new; matte taupe

Crave - new; matte carbon black

In late November I was under the impression this palette was to hit shelves the first week of December, alas I was misinformed. During my visit to the States I had P-Cakes take me to every Sephora within a 10-mile radius; as luck would have it, I tracked my palette down on the very last day of my trip. I tell ya, it was fate!

This palette is a great compilation and there really isn't a clear star; each colour is meant to bolster each others' spirits in order to create a perfect day or night time look. Working with such "basic" shades helps in the goof-proof department -- tho, I will admit I got a bit carried away with Crave; my cat eye look ended up kind of wonky in the end.