More Swatchy goodness!

Hello Glamazons!

So I have decided it is time to swatch some tried tested and true eye shadows from Urban Decay. More specifically, 2 palettes that they have readily available on Sephora or ebay. The Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow Palette and the Urban Decay Urban Ammo Palette. One is more hip and funky while the other is more edgy and dark.

So let's commence:
This is the packaging for the Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow palette. I do apologize for the image being so dark, a flash would have made this much too bright. We get a nice velvet purple exterior with a metallic linky piece on the top which serves no purpose other than it looks nice?

The Colors:

Fishnet - A pinky purple with a blue duochrome shimmer.

Honey - A true gold shimmer

Ransom - A very bluish purple shimmer

Graffiti - A bright apple green shimmer

Zero - Black shimmer

Peace - A Sky blue shimmer

Shag - A peachy apricot brown shimmer
Scratch - A soft pink shimmer

Underground - A brown shimmer with hints of plum undertone.

Underneath are the swatches in the exact same order they are inside the palette. The hand on the left has no base or primer. The hand on the right has the Urban Decay Primer Potion. HUGE DIFFERENCE!

This is the packaging for the Urban Decay Urban

Ammo Palette. It is a matte black case with a pink/purple foil patter and a deep Velvet purple pattern over top. I think it is very pretty!

Like the other palette, it is made primarily of cardboard and has a magnet to hold it shut.

The Colors:
Smog - a midtone rusty brown shimmer

Mildew - a deep moss green shimmer
Oil Slick - A black shimmer with glitter

Last Call - A deep fuchsia shimmer

Chopper - A light copper shimmer
Maui Wowie - A light gold shimmer with glitter
Shattered - a light blue shimmer with light green duochrome

Polyester Bride - A white shimmer

Grifter - A pinky lilac shimmer with glitter

Sin - A peachy pink Shimmer

The swatches are in the exact same order as they come in the palette. As you can see, the hand on the left has no base or primer. The hand on the right has Urban Decay Primer Potion as a base. Once again HUGE DIFFERENCE!!!!

So,

Pros:
- Highly Pigmented
- Lasting wear
- very blendable and buildable
- fun colors

Cons:

- pricier

- No matte colors in the palettes so if you are older, beware and remember, shimmer sets in wrinkles and makes them look worse.

-The palette is okay for personal use but I do not like the fact that I cannot remove the shadows without butchering the palette

- The palette is cardboard

Would I recommend it? - I would, but more so for personal use. If you are a make-up artist beware, the palette takes up a fair bit of space.