Urban Decay Vegan Palette: Review and Swatches

I got a package today in the mail!!!!!!!!!! So much excitement. I was giddy :)
I got the Urban Decay Vegan Palette, a palette with 6 small eyeshadows, a mini eyeliner in Zero, and a mini primer potion in 'Sin.'

First let's start with the samples. I got a thank you card (why your welcome Urban Decay!) with a sticker and a $5 off my next purchase promo code. Swell!
Next I got a Naked Skin Smart Shade Sample card:

Inside the packet:

So what's inside the card is four samples of the most 'universal skin shades' (I don't know) so you can find your skin shade and try out their new foundation.  There is enough in these little packets for probably one or two full faces of foundation. I'll definitely try it one day and see how nice it looks!
Now for the packaging:

The point of the vegan palette is that the shadows included have absolutely no animal products or bi-products used in their production. Pretty cool I think (not something I normally look for but hey, it's a nice thought!) and also what's great is that Urban Decay does not do animal testing so that is why this little palette has animals all over it! YAY ANIMALS!

The palette says 'We don't do animal testing...how could anyone?' pretty. darn. cute. I took this picture holding it so you could get an idea of how small this guy is.

The back. I spy a rabbit! A bunny? A hare? Same difference.

Inside! The colors included are (top row) Minx, Urb, Gunmetal (bottom row) Twice Baked, Smog, and Half Baked. And there in the middle you can see the widdle 24/7 glide on eye pencil in 'Zero.'

Boom. Angled artsy shot.

That right there is a nickel so you guys could see the size of these shadows. They are definitely decent sized but are smaller than what comes in a normal pot!

Aaaaaaaaaaaand finally swatchy swatchy. From left to right: Minx, Urb, Gunmetal, Twice baked, Smog, Half Baked, Primer potion in 'Sin', Eyeliner in 'Zero.'
As far as pigmentation is concerned, I am not impressed with 'Minx.' It's a little chalky and blotchy I think because it has a lot of glitters in it. 'Urb' is a nice muted green that I think will be easy to wear. All the other colors are AWESOME... what you'd expect from Urban Decay.  Something to note is that Gunmetal, Smog, and Half baked are all colors in the naked palette so you may find it redundant to have both of those. However, if you don't have the naked palette you should definitely get your hands on this because smog and half-baked are seriously such amazing colors and you won't regret having these neutrals in your collection.
The primer potion is a nice champagne color which will look great with glittery colors on top of it and the eyeliner is uh-mazing as I expected. Pigmented, blackest  black, and smudge-proof. Ka-chow!
I snagged this palette during the Sale on the UD website for only $13.00 and for that price, this is wayyyyy worth it.  This palette was originally priced at $34.00 which is kind of steep...but for $13.00 I think you will be very satisfied with this!!

What are your favorite Urban Decay shadows?
xxSJ