It is basically a fact in the beauty world that the Urban Decay Naked palettes are the gold standard for neutral eyeshadow palettes. The basic run down is that the full size named palettes are a mix of shimmer and matte shadows with 1 being pretty much universally flattering, 2 best for cooler skin tones, and 3 best for those with rosy pink undertones. But what about Naked Basics? The Naked Basics palettes are smaller, holding 6 shadows compared to Naked's 12, and all of the shadows are matte. While at first glance they may look similar, the palettes are in fact different. Keep reading for a side by side analysis of these two palettes!

