As 2017 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect back on the products I’ve reviewed during the past year and share with you my personal favorites.  I feel comfortable saying that 2017 saw more palettes and sets and kits than I ever recall seeing before.  To that end, you’d think it would have been a real challenge to narrow down a list of favorite eyeshadow palettes, but it wasn’t.  Sure, there were plenty of decent to good palettes released, but there weren’t that many top notch palettes (in my opinion, of course) when all was rated and reviewed!

I’m so glad ColourPop Eyeshadow Palettes are now part of their regular releases–great value, good to great quality–while Natasha Denona, Viseart, and Kat Von D continued to release some strong palettes that made my list for the year.  A pleasant surprise were Huda Beauty’s new 9-pan palettes–two of the four are on this list–and Urban Decay’s Heavy Metals Palette.  You can check out my full list of favorites below

What were your must-have eyeshadow palettes from 2017? I’d love to hear about your favorites in the comments.

ColourPop Semi Precious

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ColourPop Semi Precious 8-Pan Shadow Palette ($26.00 for 0.56 oz.) contains eight, metallic eyeshadows housed in a cardboard palette. They're larger... Read full review.

Huda Beauty Warm Browns

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Huda Beauty Warm Browns Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette ($27.00 for 0.35 oz.) is--shockingly--a warm-toned neutral palette with eight matte shades and... Read full review.

Urban Decay Heavy Metals

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Urban Decay Heavy Metals Metallic Eyeshadow Palette ($55.00 for 0.60 oz.) is a new, limited edition holiday offering that includes 20 eyeshadows. The... Read full review.

Viseart Golden Hour

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Viseart Golden Hour 9-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($49.00 for 0.49 oz.) is a new, Sephora-exclusive palette that features nine shades of eyeshadow in... Read full review.

Huda Beauty Electric

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Huda Beauty Electric Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette ($27.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a bright mix of colors in a compact, perfect-for-traveling nine-pan palette... Read full review.

KVD Beauty Saint + Sinner

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Kat Von D Saint + Sinner Holiday 2017 Eyeshadow Palette ($62.00 for 0.96 oz.) is a new, limited edition palette for the holidays. It's a large... Read full review.

ColourPop What Went Down

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ColourPop What Went Down Super Shock Shadow Quad ($18.00 for 0.28 oz.) is a set of shades that was released in late fall. As always, the shades can be... Read full review.

ColourPop Yes, Please!

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ColourPop Yes, Please! Pressed Powder Shadow Palette ($16.00 for 0.36 oz.) is a new, limited edition palette filled with twelve shades of warm... Read full review.

ColourPop Element of Surprise

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ColourPop Element of Surprise 12-Pan Pressed Shadow Palette ($16.00 for 0.36 oz.) is a mix of warm neutrals, reds, and berries with both mattes and... Read full review.

Pat McGrath Sublime

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Pat McGrath Sublime Mothership Eyeshadow Palette ($125.00 for 0.47 oz.) is a new, permanent palette that features 10 eyeshadows in a variety of... Read full review.

Natasha Denona Lila

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Natasha Denona Lila 15-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($129.00 for 1.20 oz.) is a new, permanent palette with 15 eyeshadows that span matte to metallic... Read full review.

Natasha Denona Sunset

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Natasha Denona Sunset Eyeshadow Palette ($129.00 for 1.20 oz.) includes 15 eyeshadows in various warm-toned hues--a lot of red/orange-toned coppers,... Read full review.

Persona Identity

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Pérsona Identity Eyeshadow Palette Review ($32.00 for 0.48 oz.) includes 12 eyeshadows (each is 0.04 oz.) housed in a slim, cardboard palette. The... Read full review.

Zoeva Matte

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Zoeva Matte Eyeshadow Palette ($26.50 for 0.50 oz.) includes ten warm-toned, matte eyeshadows housed in a slim, cardboard palette. The eyeshadow... Read full review.

Viseart Warm Mattes (10)

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Viseart Warm Mattes (10) Eyeshadow Palette ($80.00 for 0.84 oz.) is an unabashedly warm-toned palette filled with a mix of beige, brown, orange, and... Read full review.

Jouer Skinny Dip

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Jouer Skinny Dip Ultra Foil Shimmer Shadows Palette ($40.00 for 0.26 oz.) includes six, "intense, shimmering metallic" eyeshadows that can be used... Read full review.