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I found this cute little palette in Boots the other day and thought it deserved a test run so here are my findings. The Natural Glow Shadow & Blush Palette by Barry M (£6.49).

This palette comes with a very decent sized mirror for applications on the go and 2 double ended sponge applicators (personally I think they could have made the palette slimmer and lost the space for the brushes) but they palette is not huge in size anyhow, only a little bit longer than the Naked Basics palette.

It contains 6 eyeshadow shades, 4 shimmers and 2 mattes, and a blush shade. The blush is described as pastel pink but when swatched (far right) and when used on the cheeks it actually only creates a soft highlight shade rather than an actual flush of colour which to be honest I don't mind because I can use this purely for eyes and the "blush" can be the brow bone and the inner corner highlight.

As for the shadow shades, I'm really impressed with the pigmentation and consistency they feel very smooth and soft, they don't seem to kick up too much excess in the pan either which is good. I think the choice of shades they have put together is gorgeous, I think the swatches here look like a designer palette, the colours are really rich with great colour pay off and work really well together. I can see ended combinations here and I'm really excited to try them all out.

I think for he money this palette is really great especially for people just starting out or people on a budget, I'm really impressed and glad I got this.

After owning this baby for a good few months now I thought it was about time I did a little review to share my thoughts with you guys. The Naked Basics palette by Urban Decay (£20) is the only palette from the Naked range that I own and I personally think it was the best choice for me.

This palette contains 6 easy to wear day to day shades, 5 matte shades and one shimmer shade.

I use this palette almost every day, it has become a firm favourite in my daily make up routine and I would recommend it to any one, especially those who are new to make up or new to eyeshadow in particular, all the shades complement each other perfectly and you can create so many looks from this one tiny little package.

The shades are Venus, a light cream coloured shimmer designed for highlighting (perfect for the inner corners and brow bone), Foxy, a matte yellow toned nude which is a great base (it really brightens the entire eye), Walk Of Shame, a matte pink toned nude which is also a great base for a more 'barely there' look, Naked 2, a matte light taupe shade which is great for creating depth and still looking natural, Faint, a matte deep cool toned brown which is lovely for a neutral smoky eye (I also use this to fill in my eyebrows) and lastly Crave, a matte perfect black which is nice used on the upper and lower lash line to define the eyes.

I use a MAC 217 with this palette now and it's great, I really recommend that as an all rounder brush. The palette itself is very compact so it's perfect for travel, it's has a huge mirror which is great for on the go, the price is so reasonable considering there are 6 shades, I think I could quite happily live without another eyeshadow for the rest of my life. The pigmentation is great so I can see this lasting me a very long time but when it does eventually disappear I shall be running out for a new one immediately. 

I hope my opinion has helped if you are in the throws of deciding 'to buy or not to buy' and if you already own it, do you love it too?