Urban Decay Mini On The Run Palettes | Review & Swatches

*products mentioned were sent for review, opinions are my own* Urban Decay released the mini On The Run palettes not too long ago, and ...

*products mentioned were sent for review, opinions are my own*

Urban Decay released the mini On The Run palettes not too long ago, and they were inspired by their big sister, the Born To Run palette. There are 3 On The Run Palettes, each with it's own unique color story. Each of the palettes has 8 shades that coordinate to help you create a complete look with a mini palette, which I think we can all appreciate.
Urban Decay Mini On The Run Palette

The packaging of these palettes is super cute and reminds me of the first Urban Decay palettes I owned as it's a small cardboard palette that is held closed with a magnet. They're sturdy and seem safe for travel, and I like that they're compact but the shadows are still a decent size.

Something I've come to realize lately is that I can't and shouldn't tell you if you need to buy something. Because, as someone who is rarely paying for products and instead reviewing PR, who am I to tell you to spend your hard earned money on something I didn't have to pay money for? I say this because consumerism is something I've been struggling with lately, and something that's been on my mind a lot. This will be a whole other post in itself, but I wanted to touch on the subject here. Whether or not you buy something I recommend is up to your discretion. You should never take one blogger or vloggers word as truth because everything is biased in their own way and has their own preferences. I always do my best to be as honest as possible and that's all I can do. So, what I'm saying is, before you buy something, check out a bunch of reviews and swatches and if possible, swatch it in person before buying.

Anyway, let's talk about these palettes. We will start with the one that grew on me the fastest, Detour.
Detour Palette

Detour is the teal palette and I think I've been gravitating toward this one because my hair is teal at the moment and I'm a weirdo who matches my makeup to my hair more often than not. Let's see the colors:

  • OFF THE GRID : MATTE PINK TONED CREAM
  • DASH : SHIMMERY GOLD
  • ESCAPE : WARM PEACH MATTE
  • DETOUR : DEEP MATTE MUSTARD
  • 16TH ST : METALLIC BRONZE
  • CONFIDENTIAL : DEEP TERRACOTTA MATTE
  • SWITCHBACK : LIGHT TEAL WITH TEAL GREEN SHIFT
  • PLUNGE : DEEP METALLIC BLUE GREEN
Detour Palette Swatches

So, those are the 8 shades in the Detour palette. 4 are matte, 4 are shimmer, which I think is a fair split. 

Next we have my second favorite of the 3, Bailout. 
Urban Decay Mini On The Run Palette


  • SKIMP : CREAM DEMI MATTE
  • BAILOUT : NUDE PEACH MATTE
  • FAITH : MEDIUM WARM BROWN MATTE
  • REBOUND : CHOCOLATE BROWN DEMI MATTE
  • CHOPPER : COPPER WITH SILVER MICRO GLITTER
  • DOUBLE UP : DEEP BROWN SHIMMER
  • PICKUP : LAVENDER WITH PINK SHIMMER
  • VICE : DEEP EGGPLANT SHIMMER
Urban Decay Mini On The Run Palette

The Bailout palette is also split 4/4 with shimmers and mattes. 

Last, we have what I assume most people will like the most, Shortcut.
Shortcut Palette


  • SIN : PALE NUDE SHIMMER
  • LACED : PINK TAUPE MATTE
  • SHORTCUT : MEDIUM ROSE PINK MATTE
  • AFTER HOURS : BLACK SATIN WITH IRIDESCENT MICRO SHIMMER
  • BACK ALLEY : MATTE CHOCOLATE BROWN
  • RENDEZVOUS : BORDEAUX MATTE WITH BLUE SHIMMER
  • GASH : METALLIC BRICK RED
  • ZONE : METALLIC PINK RED WITH COPPER SHIMMER
Shortcut Palette swatches

The Shortcut palette is obviously the red toned palette and similar in tone to the Naked Cherry palette, but still different enough. There aren't any direct dupes between them and they do pair well together. This palette technically has 3 matte shades as one of the mattes has glitter in it. 

I was super excited for these palettes when I first saw them and I've used them all multiple times and haven't been disappointed. The shadows are super soft, pigmented and easy to blend. The shimmer shades, especially the super glittery shade in each palette works best applied with fingers onto a sticky base. Another thing that I've noticed is these work best applied straight onto eye primer. I usually set my lids first before applying shadows, but these are so much more pigmented if you don't. 
Urban Decay Mini On The Run Palette review

Overall, I love the palettes. They're super handy and you can create looks with just one palette. These will also work in conjunction with their other palettes, like the Naked Cherry with Shortcut, Beached palette with Detour, etc. Also, if you missed the Beached palette like I did, Detour might fill that empty space in your soul. 

As I mentioned previously, I haven't seen many reviews or even mentions of these palettes and I'm not sure why. The formula on these is better than a lot of their other palettes and one that I actually enjoy. I definitely recommend going to Ulta or Sephora and swatching them if you get the chance.

You can find these for $25 each and they are currently available and in stock on Urban Decay's website, as well as at Sephora and Ulta.

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