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Urban Decay Backtalk Palette and Hi-Fi Shine Review

I am so excited about writing this review - I have been lusting after this palette for MONTHS and it's finally been released in the UK! This palette is inspired by a Vice lipstick shade of the same name and it features 8 eyeshadows, 2 blushers and 2 highlighters. The whole palette is full of really beautiful mauve/pink shades, which was initially what drew me to it as I really love those tones! It retails for £39.99 which is fairly standard for an Urban Decay palette. I also purchased one of their new Hi-Fi Shine lipglosses in the shade "Backtalk" - these glosses are £15 each, so again fairly standard pricing for lip products from this brand.
In this palette, you get 8 different shades on the eyeshadow side - 3 mattes and 5 satin/shimmer shades:

  • "3 Sheets" - a soft pale pink matte which is perfect for setting primer.
  • "Bare" - a champagne shimmer.
  • "Curve" - a mauve/pink shimmer.
  • "Backtalk" - a matte pink.
  • "Shade" - my absolute favourite shade in the whole palette: a purple/pink shimmer.
  • "Attitude" - a coppery pink shimmer.
  • "WTF" - a matte light brown shade, this has been great as a transition colour.
  • "180" - a dark shimmery brown.
All of the colours are really buttery, which makes them so easy to blend. I don't think there's a shade I haven't used in here and although they're all really similar shades, I think there are quite a few looks you can create with this palette, whether it's more of a pink look or maybe a neutral brown eye.

On the other side of the palette, you have 2 blusher shades and 2 highlighter shades:

  • "Cheap Shot" - a shimmery purple/pink blusher shade.
  • "Double Take" - a reddish pink shade with a slight shimmer to it.
  • "Low Key" - a peachy pink highlighter. This is fantastic if you want a more subtle everyday glow rather than a blinding highlight.
  • "Party Foul" - a champagne shimmer highlighter. This one is much brighter than "Low Key" so it's perfect for more of an evening look or if you want your cheekbones to be seen from space 😉
Again, there's not a shade in here that I haven't used at least once. All of them are really pigmented but also easy to work with. My only criticism would be that it would have been nice if "Cheap Shot" was a bit less shimmery, just because I'm not really a fan of shimmery blushes, especially if I'm then going to put a highlighter on top!

I don't really wear lipglosses a lot, but if I do, I want them really pigmented and able to stay on my lips for a decent amount of time. The new Hi-Fi Shine lipgloss does all of that! I could very easily have picked up multiple shades from this range, but I thought that the shade "Backtalk" would be a perfect accompaniment to the palette. This one is a pinky brown shade - it's really pigmented and super glossy. It has a slight peppermint smell to it, which makes me think there's some kind of plumping agent in there too, although it doesn't burn your lips in the way a lot of plumping glosses do! I definitely think I will purchase more shades from this collection as I'm so impressed with this one!

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