I’ve been working on my Lorac Pro Palette review for what feels like ages! I have had it for about 3-4 months now & wanted a well rounded view. I have a lot of neutral palettes but I got a request to compare it to the Urban Decay original Naked palette & The Balm Nude ‘Tude palette. So since I’ll be posting my Lorac Pro Palette review soon I thought I’d put up this post now! Keep reading for side by side comparisons!
For this post, I’m going to compare each palette to the Lorac Pro palette just in case you’re looking for something specific. Prices are similar, the Urban Decay Naked Palette retails for $50.00 , The Balm Nude ‘Tude Palette retails for $36.00, & the Lorac Pro Palette retails for $42.00.
Urban Decay Naked Palette vs. Lorac Pro Palette
Packaging- Although both palettes are the same length & width, the Urban Decay Naked palette is 3-4 times thicker. The Lorac Pro is very sleek with black & silver details & looks pretty professional. The Urban Decay Naked has a fuzzy brown exterior with gold writing. Lorac Pro feels more sturdy to me, even though it is thinner. My Naked palette is beginning to peel from wear in certain areas, especially above the mirror. Speaking of mirrors, my Urban Decay Naked mirror cracked pretty early on. The Lorac Pro mirror is also much larger therefore easier for me to use. The Urban Decay Naked palette comes with a full size, dense flat brush + a deluxe eyeshadow primer or lipgloss. Although the Lorac Pro doesn’t have a brush it does come with a deluxe sample of the Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer.
Eyeshadows-
The Urban Decay Naked palette has 12 shades in varying finishes. The Lorac Pro palette contains 16 shades overall. Both palettes go from light to dark from left to right.
Matte Shades-
The Lorac Pro palette contains 8 matte eyeshadows while The Balm Nude ‘Tude palette has 4. The Lorac Pro has a wide variety, from white to black, in the color range. Some shades are slightly chalky but very blendable. They are easy to use & feel cohesive in shades. The matte shades are located in the top row: White, Cream, Taupe, Lt. Pink, Mauve, Sable, Espresso, & Black.
Urban Decay Naked palette contains 2 matte shades, Naked & Buck. They have okay pigmentation but they layer much better once on the eye. I wish the only 2 matte shades weren’t so close in the color family.
Taupe from the Lorac Pro palette is the middle shade between Urban Decay Naked & Buck. Naked is lighter & cooler while Buck is warmer & more yellow toned. Obviously the Lorac Pro has a lot more matte shades to choose from. The Lorac eyeshadows are definitely creamier.
Shimmery Shades-
The Lorac Pro palette contains 8 shades that contain shimmer & Urban Decay Naked contains 10. Both palette have wonderful pigmentation, very buttery & blendable. The Lorac Pro is more pigmented in my opinion.
The Lorac Pro starts very light & gets quite dark in the color spectrum. I love the shimmer shades in this palette, they’re really easy to work with & very pigmented. No duds at all! They are very pigmented but can be blended out or applied more sheer with a very fluffy brush. The shimmery shades are Nude, Champagne, Gold, Lt. Bronze, Pewter, Garnet, Deep Purple, & Slate.
The Urban Decay Naked palette has varying nude shades, some more satin while some seem more glittery. I get fallout with the Urban Decay shades & I usually don’t with the Lorac Pro shades. If you like a highlight with some sheen, I do think that Virgin in the Naked palette is the best in both palettes. It isn’t too shimmery or too stark. The shimmery shade in the Urban Decay Naked Palette are Virgin, Sin, Sidecar, Half Baked, Smog, Darkhourse, Toasted, Hustle, Creep, & Gunmetal.
The shades Gunmetal from the Naked & Slate from Lorac Pro look similar but Slate is more pigmented, buttery, & a tinge darker. I think the rest of the shades are quite different.
My Favorites/Misses-
Lorac Pro Palette- Overall I get some nice even use out of this palette, both matte & shimmer. On the matte side I use Cream often as a highlight, Taupe as a base shade, & I love Espresso because it is the perfect matte dark brown. On the shimmer side I tend to use Champagne as an inner corner highlight, Gold because it is so vibrant, Pewter because I love the taupe tones, Garnet because it makes my blue eyes really pop, & Deep Purple for a sultry hit of smoky color. I honestly don’t have any misses. The one thing I would change is that Nude & Champagne are close enough in tones & pigmentation that I don’t think you need both.
Urban Decay Naked Palette- I used this palette a lot in the beginning so I have some definite favorites. All of them are shimmer…I just don’t reach for this palette for a matte look. If I want a matte shade I often combine with another palette. Like I said above I love Virgin, I think this is a standout shade. Some other shades I reach for often are Sin as a light wash of color, Half Baked for a gold toned bronze, Sidecar as a multi-functional shade, & Darkhorse for a shimmery, cool dark brown. I don’t tend to use Creep at all, for me this just looks like it doesn’t have good pigmentation.
Packaging- The Balm Nude ‘Tude palette is quite thin, like the Lorac Pro, but contains a mini double ended brush. Both have large mirrors that are easy to use. Both are somewhat sturdy cardboard. While the Lorac Pro is sleek & black, Nude ‘Tude is much more fun. The eyeshadows are each tilted slightly & the names are adjectives often used to describe women. There are actually two versions of The Balm Nude ‘Tude Palette: Naughty & Nice. My version is the Nice one which has a background of what looks like a women’s bedroom. The Naughty version is posing ladies & the eyeshadows act like tops & bottoms, thus the slanting. Although the Lorac Pro doesn’t have a brush it does come with a deluxe sample of the Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer.
Eyeshadows-
In The Balm Nude ‘Tude palette you get 12 shades in varying finishes. The Lorac Pro palette contains 16 shades overall. Both palettes go from light to dark from left to right.
Matte Shades-
The Lorac Pro palette contains 8 matte eyeshadows while The Balm Nude ‘Tude palette has 4. The Lorac Pro has a wide variety, from white to black, in the color range. Some shades are slightly chalky but very blendable. They are easy to use & feel cohesive in shades. The matte shades are located in the top row: White, Cream, Taupe, Lt. Pink, Mauve, Sable, Espresso, & Black.
The Balm Nude ‘Tude palette has fewer & the shade range starts in the middle with a brown. No matte highlight. The shades are nicely pigmented & blend well. The matte shades are Sultry, Sexy, Serious, & Sleek.
Both palettes contain a matte black. The shade Serious in the Nude ‘Tude palette is darker & more pigmented. Although the shade Sultry from The Balm Nude ‘Tude palette & Taupe from the Lorac Pro palette look similar, Sultry is warmer & more pigmented.
Shimmery Shades-
The Lorac Pro palette contains 8 shades that contain shimmer & The Balm Nude ‘Tude contains 8 as well. Both palette have wonderful pigmentation, very buttery & blendable. The Lorac Pro is more pigmented in my opinion.
Again the Lorac Pro starts very light & gets quite dark in the color spectrum. I love the shimmer shades in this palette, they’re really easy to work with & very pigmented. No duds at all! They are very pigmented but can be blended out or applied more sheer with a very fluffy brush. The shimmery shades are Nude, Champagne, Gold, Lt. Bronze, Pewter, Garnet, Deep Purple, & Slate.
The Balm Nude ‘Tude palette has quite a few mid-tone shades & all 4 of the “light” shades in this collection are shimmery.There are a few with more sheer application which I’ll talk about more below. There are also some really fabulous shades as well. The shimmery shades are Sassy, Snobby, Stubborn, Stand-offish, Selfish, Sophisticated, Schitzo, & Silly.
Some of the shades look similar in photos in each palette but in person they are all different. I use the Lorac Pro palette much more for highlighting type shades because I have both matte & shimmer highlights.
My Favorites/Misses-
Lorac Pro Palette- Overall I get some nice even use out of this palette, both matte & shimmer. On the matte side I use Cream often as a highlight, Taupe as a base shade, & I love Espresso because it is the perfect matte dark brown. On the shimmer side I tend to use Champagne as an inner corner highlight, Gold because it is so vibrant, Pewter because I love the taupe tones, Garnet because it makes my blue eyes really pop, & Deep Purple for a sultry hit of smoky color. I honestly don’t have any misses. The one thing I would change is that Nude & Champagne are close enough in tones & pigmentation that I don’t think you need both.
The Balm Nude ‘Tude Palette- My most used shades in this palette are Sexy, Selfish, & Sophisticated. I like the taupe tones & I appreciate Sexy for a sultry pop of color. I wear this usually in the fall/winter. I pretty much never use Snobby, the yellow tones just don’t appeal to me at all. I also rarely use Stubborn but that’s because I’m not drawn to shimmery light pinks on my eyes.
This was a long post! I hope you enjoyed the comparisons! I really like all 3 of these palettes but I have been reaching for the Lorac Pro most often. I know it has everything I need when looking for a matte or shimmery look. Now, whether this is because my Lorac Pro palette is newer I’m unsure! Only time will tell what I reach for the most. If someone asked me what palette to buy it would really depend on their preference. What tones do you prefer? Do you like a variety of matte shades? Which texture do you prefer?
I really hope you enjoyed this post! I’m working on the Lorac Pro palette review & swatches so stay tuned for that! You can also see one of my favorite eyeshadow tutorials using this palette here! Thanks for reading! XO
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