Shany Cosmetics Natural Fusion Nude Palette vs. Urban Decay Naked & Naked 2

After a lot of research, I finally decided on an eyeshadow palette that suited my personal preferences! I'd been contemplating the Urban Decay Naked palette but couldn't fathom purchasing the product for myself given the price ($50.00 USD).  As desirable the Urban Decay palette is, every time I went to the store to make the purchase, I ended up leaving empty handed as when the moment for check out came I doubted my true desires and shrugged it off as being an over hyped product that I really didn't need.  It's eyeshadow, after all.  Yes, the swatches looked pretty on my arm, but more than a few of them I questioned whether I would actually use, let alone like when it's all said and done.   So I spent many late nights researching and came across the Coastal Scents Warm Palette consisting of 88 eyeshadow colors all falling within the neutral warm category.  I almost purchased this palette when I came across an online review of a similar product, the SHANY Cosmetics Natural Fusion Nude Palette.  I'm not a huge fan of the smokey eye with grays, blues, and blacks, therefore my decision was quickly made when I counted how many of the smokey eye colors there were in each and decided on SHANY because it had fewer of the shadows I wouldn't use and more plum colors- which I love to use.   I must say, ever since I got the product, I have been very pleased with the quality and pigmentation of the shadows.  Further more, I also came across an online review where the dupes for both Naked and Naked 2 were revealed in the SHANY Cosmetics palette!  It was this review alone, that helped me solidify my decision.   I figured for only $19.99 USD, if I could get 88 eyeshadows and colors that were dupes for the Urban Decay Naked and Naked 2, then I could play around with the colors and decide if eventually I want to upgrade to the actual Urban Decay Naked palette in the future.  If I ended up not liking them, then I'd have saved myself the money by buying this cheaper alternative that also offered other shadows I most likely would use if not any of the Urban Decay dupes.  It was a win win situation.  Below I've attached images of the SHANY Cosmetics palette along with a code I put together which I now use in my own palette to determine where my Urban Decay dupes are located. 

I've also found some products that have made the wear of these eyeshadows better.  As a primer, I've been using E.L.F. eyelid primer (retails $1.00 USD).  I also just started using NYX jumbo eye pencil in milk as a eyelid base.  I did this today with my Half Baked Dupe (A3) and loved the results.  I highly recommend these affordable additions to use along with this palette for maximum results in your shadows.  Overall, I really love this palette and very happy with my decision.