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If you had to start your collection over, what would be the first palette you'd buy?
Viseart Cashmere! 🙂
— Christine
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MAC Warm or Nordstrom Naturals!
Kat Von D – La Vida Loca remix palette!
I would have to say good old Naked 1! It has served me well ?
Definitely not my first high-end palette, Too Faced Return of Sexy. It’s not bad, but it’s not one I use too much. The formula is different from most other Too Faced shadows and is difficult to work with without getting glittery fallout all over your face if you don’t know what you’re doing…and sometimes, even if you do.
If I was starting over, I’d probably either get Too Faced Chocolate Bar, or maybe something like Tarte Rainforest After Dark or UD Naked on the Run. Chocolate Bar has been one of my favorites ever since I bought it, but I’d consider Naked on the Run or Rainforest After Dark because they have everything or almost everything you need for a complete look. This would really be helpful if I had to start all over with my collection.
Kat von D Innerstellar or Urban Decay Electric.
Please tell me that this doesn’t mean that all of us who put a palette of some sort for the 3 eye makeup products or 3 cheek products questions forfeit THOSE palettes we answered with???
If not counted against the 3 eye makeup category; probably Tarte Tartelette. Or Lorac Unzipped (original).
Probably either Zoeva Cool Spectrum or Kat Von D’s Interstellar!
I realize silly on my part but I really don’t like prearranged palettes all that much anymore. I have a few and they are good and i would absolutely recommend them but honestly I just decided about a year ago that i was only going to have makeup that i absolutely loved and I had to love all of it. I have two older sisters, my mom, and a supercool sister in law so I had no problem finding new homes for Too Faced first chocolate bar, too faced peanut butter and Lorac Unzipped. Sounds kookie but I found I did miss the palettes but after a few days I was fine and now everytime I reach for my palettes I’m in hog heaven.
Oof, this question is hard.
Tie between:
-UD Naked 1–I legitimately use the colors in this one all the time, and it works for everything from a super-simple day look to smoky evening fanciness. I’m not great at complicated eye looks, but the formula is pretty foolproof. 🙂
-Laura Mercier Artist’s Palette (the one with all the purples and neutrals)–my favorite mix of palette colors, and a delightful texture/application/wear time (I haven’t tried the re-release, but the original is fantastic).
The UD Naked palette
Hmm, all my palettes are LE, so probably something from UD or Viseart or a custom MUFE to get me some dupes.
Shu Uemura’s Prestigious Bordeaux, which is the only palette where I like all the shades equally (kind of).
Hah, I bought Cashmere and it will arrive today. My first Viseart palette! These kind of colours flatter me most and it’s a very compact palette. It is the palette I have been waiting for. So that would be the palette of my choice as well 🙂
Enjoy it, Kelsey. I got it for Mothers Day and I really like it a great deal…such beautiful colours and the texture is wonderful.
hey Kelsey, so nice! I just got mine a few days ago! It’s also my first Viseart palette. Untill now I only swatched it carefully and looked at it, swooning. 🙂 Don’t know if it would be my first palette though. Today I wore the Séduction quad from Chanel (don’t know if quads count), and although the shadows are a bit dry, these work so well on me… It’s bomb.
I swatched it and the colours are gorgeous! Can’t wait to use it tomorrow. I think it’s a pretty foolproof palette. The Chanel one looks pretty by the way! Especially the rosy/red colour.
Funny: that’s just what I thought this morning: that rosy-red-berry kind of color is my favourite shade of the palette, a gorgeous transition color. Have fun with cashmere! I m gonna have to start using it one of these days ?
I would definitely build my own custom palette! And would probably buy individuals from various brands: makeup geek, MAC, UD and BH Cosmetics to start with. I have many pre-made palettes and I find myself reaching more often than not to extra individual shades to complete a look :-/
Urban Decay Naked basics palette would be my first purchase since I use it almost every time I wear eyeshadow.
A contour palette (most likely Anastasia). I don’t like eyeshadow palettes.
Makeup Geek Manny MUA!
UD Naked 1
Probably the UD Gwen Stefani eye palette.
– It is limited, so I would like to get hold of it before it’s gone AND it’s on sale now
– Even though for me it is not the fastest to work with but the range of colors covers all occasions and moods
– And the quality…
The UD Gwen Stefani palette is the one I keep leaning towards as well! I can’t think of another palette that works so easily for me as far as the color combination along with the inclusion of both matte and shimmer shadows.
Either Naked 1 or 2, Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons or Lorac Pro 2. I’d be happy with any one of those. I like the Viseart Cashmere palette but it doesn’t have the variety of the other 3.
the naked vault!
YASSSS!!! Now that would be PERFECT!
I’m not really into palettes but since my makeup is gone, I’d get Lorac’s Unzipped or something by Kat Von D. Redo my customized MAC palette
Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye palette or Urban Decay Naked Palette
So hard! I want to say the Gwen Stefani blush palette, but the practical option would be Naked Smoky. It has all the eyeshadow colors I use regularly, and if you need to start a collection a shadow palette is an economical choice.
Surprisingly, the YSL Couture Variation Eyeshadow palette in “Tuxedo”. I was at the YSL counter purchasing a lipstick when I saw this palette….I swatched it….and I had to have it. Yes, it was $95 but ALL of the shades were perfect and so pigmented and smooth. I have BEEN searching for such a palette and I love it even more than my UD Naked Smokey. We travel a lot and I’m so excited to know that I’ll be able to just throw that palette in my makeup bag and have every color I need for night or day. I may even buy a backup. Very expensive but so worth the money.
Anastasia Beverly Hills Amrezy Palette…5 of them!
MAC Warm Neutrals
This is what I was going to say. I don’t even have it but I was browsing MAC’s website recently and I was super tempted to get it because it’s just perfect for me. But I already have a few of the shadows in single pots and dupes for several others, so it wouldn’t be a smart purchase.
If I were starting over though, I think it would be perfect.
YSL Black Addiction Couture Eye Shadow Palette – love the colors and the sparkly case is gorgeous!
Too Faced Natural Eyes Neutral Eyeshadow collection
LORAC Pro original…. has every shade you need for most looks. Then the Viseart Boheme for my brights….. (I soooo want that palette)
Stila Perfect Me, Perfect Hue in Fair/Light. Cashmere is a good choice too though!
Too Faced Chocolate Bar!
Clinique Wear Everywhere Nudes, or Anastasia Modern Renaissance!
I’d rebuild my MAC x15 custom palette as my first line of action. If that’s not allowed, then I’d go for the Lorac PRO–I just can’t get enough of the Garnet shade and the original PRO palette has a lot of good day-to-day shades and dramatic options.
Why don’t they make that fabulous garnet shade as a single!
Have a checked Anastasia, I think they have one. Also Manny palette.
I have heard that Milani has Coffeeshop and Make Up Revolution Stage are good dupes but I wish that Lorac would just release it as a single as it is such a gorgeous color.
For a pre-made palette, I’d still be happy with my first ever palette, which unsurprisingly, is UD Naked 1. Though nowadays, my most used is Kat Von D Shade and Light Eye. Ultimately, I’d choose a custom palette, specifically an Inglot 10 pan of my choice. ?
My custom MUFE palette.
The one I picked for one of my eye products, the Two Faced Chocolate Bar. It’s a permanent item and easy to replace. It’s great quality, versatile, and has a good variety of shadows. The packaging is great for travel.
Probably MAC Warm Neutrals. I turn to it anytime I haven’t a look in mind for the day. It’s just a great workhorse palette in my collection.
Probably the Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons Palette.
Something basic, like Too Faced Chocolate Bar or IT Cosmetics Naturally Pretty.
I would say Kat Von D Shade+Light palette even though I don’t own it, it’s the perfect starting palette in my opinion I just won’t buy it because I already own 5 eyeshadow palettes and I much rather build my own custom palettes now.
I would say Tom Ford Nude Dip. If we’re talking large palettes with more than 4 colors, then it would have to be my Inglot self made 8 pan or my Chantecaille self made 8 pan. I don’t generally buy really big palettes because there are usually enough colors I’m not drawn to that it seems like a waste. The Viseart ones that everyone is talking about look nice, but I only love half of the shades. I’m definitely of the ‘build your own variety.’
Something like the first palette I actually bought from the MAC Fafi collection many years ago, with 4 shades in vanilla, pink, shimmer champagne and smoky grey!
Lime crime venus 1 palette
Tie between my Anastasia Amrezy palette and my Too Faced Chocolate Bar. If I could only pick one, I would go with the Chocolate Bar.
Chocolate Semi Sweet from Too Faced. It has everything for me: mattes, shimmers, warm and cool tones, a black shade and also a highlight shade!
I don’t know which one.. Either the Too Faced Chocolate Bar, the Urban Decay Naked 1 Palette, or make a Makeup Geek palette.
Urban Decay Gwen Stefani blush palette
This might sound weird because I love my HE & LE palettes, but one that I think encompasses everything including flattering blushes/highlights is NYX’s Butt Naked #2 “Turn the Other Cheek”. I have hoarded so many great palettes over the last 2 years but I keep reaching for this one again and again.
Beyond that, I never stop loving Viseart 01, KVD’s Shade & Light Eye, Lorac Pro 1, or my Natasha Denona 28-pan collections.
Urban Decay Naked2 Basics.
Haven’t ever boughten before, but definitely getting soon!
The naked palette urban decay I
I would probably go for the two faced semi sweet bar or the violet voss holy grail palette!
The same one I started with, a PWP by Borghese, when it was still a high-end product line.
As of today, Kat Von F Shade & Light eye.. But that could change in a week LOL
My morphe 35O or Kat Von D shade and light contour palette.
ABH – Self Made Palette
i would have to go with either tom ford cocoa mirage or viseart neutral matte.
Too faced Chocolate Bar! still my go-to palette!
Hands down, Naked 2. Still my favorite of all time.
Can I answer with two? Honestly, if I was starting over I would buy two right out of the gate. UD Naked 1 and UD Spectrum.
Really hard to choose but I would go with UD Gwen Stefani for eyes. It has neutrals with pops of color. For the face it would be Becca x Jaclyn Hill champagne pop face palette.
You Must be very happy with the viseart Palette Christine, have to buy it.
I would Start with Mac riri her Cocoa Palette, I did not collect Mac When the Collection came out yet. Perfect combination of colours
I’d start with KVD Shade + Light Eye palette because it has pretty much all the neutrals I’d need, and the matte black is pretty good (not the best ever, but definitely good IMO). I use the large cool and warm shades for contour/blush a lot, too, so it’s a great multitasker for me.
UD Naked 2.
Mac Extreme x15 warm neutrals, Naked Basics 1 and 2, Charlotte Tilbury Instant Look in a Palette, Estee Lauder warm Bronze Godess. Makeup 4 ever and Smashbox
The Balm and the Beautiful pallete, cause it’s got everything and the texture, color, size, are just SPOT ON!
It would have to be the Urban Decay Naked 1. I use it the most, have hit bottom on shadows I never thought I would. It has been so versatile for me in all sorts of situations from weddings to mosh pits. I can use it for formal, or fun. Since I have been hitting pan on almost all of the shades, I have been contemplating using my Ulta rewards to get another one. I have 2 & 3, as well as both basics, they get some love, but the Naked 1 is truly cherished!
MUFE 9xShadows Vol. 1 Nudes you need. I just can’t stop using it for every occasion! I can’t believe I prefer it over the Naked palette…
My first choice would be the UD Gwen Stefani palette. However, since it’s limited edition, my second choice would be the new ABH palette. I like having many different options and being able to create a complete look with one palette.
I would like a custom MAC palette.
Naked
Probably the UD Gwen palette. It is the only palette I’ve ever bought a backup for. It’s just so easy to wear and has enough flattering warm to cool natural shades that I think anyone could use it. Now that it’s on sale for even less ($39 last I checked) I am seriously thinking of getting another one. I have a lot of palettes but it’s…I dunno. There is just something wonderful about it. Maybe I will exchange the Lorac Pro 3 for it lol.
Probably one of the UD Naked palettes 1-3, or a Naked Basic palette.
I would build my own palette with MAC shadows. I have a lot of premade palette but I use only a few color from every palette. (for example: from the naked 1 palette I use only virgin, sin, naked, buck, hustle and creep.)
The one, the original, the always going to work classic. UD Naked.
If I could make my own palette using Makeup Geek shadows, I would do that. If not, I’d go with Kat Von D Shade and Light or Naked 2.
My first palette was the Naked basics and I remember I loved and used that palette a lot when I first get interested in makeup. But now I think I would buy a neutral one again but with more colors… Probably Lorac pro 1
I’m not a big palette girl, but I’d probably say Tom Ford Cocoa Mirage. That thing is just so beautiful 🙂 Or, maybe UD Naked 3. I think I’ve used every single colour in that one and that’s rare for me!
Probably either one of the Urban Decay Naked palettes or maybe Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons since it has neutrals and some color.
I’d go with either an RCMA or a Kryolan Dermacolor foundation palette. I know people will automatically go to essential eyes or contours but these foundations serve me SO well and I honestly think almost anyone would benefit from the formulas.
A Charlotte Tilbury quad, not sure which color as I own all except Rebel but it would for sure be one of them.
NYX Ombre Brights. But why can’t we do 3 like most of the other categories? Then I could have UD Vice 4 and UD Naked Basics too. Yes, they are all eye palettes. For lips, I like my Kat Von D Studded Obsession Studded Kiss collection. It was a super expensive collector’s edition from Sephora and it has so many great colors.
Kat Von D Shade & Light Eye Palette (All matte & seriously amazeballs!) for everyday stuff. And Urban Decay’s Naked 2 palette covers everything else. (Shimmer, Smokey looks, Cool & Warm Neutrals all in one place.) That’s it.
UD Naked or Naked 3. I use both a lot.
Urban Decay Vice 4. Off the charts palette.
It would be the UD Gwen Stefani or Naked2 Basics. Stark and Skimp are my go to base shades. Kat Von D’s Ladybird is a close third.
Anything Urban Decay that isn’t the Naked palettes.
Viseart Neutral Matte
LORAC Pro Palette