Kat Von D 10th Anniversary 16-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($52.00 for 0.96 oz.) contains 16 eyeshadows across mattes and shimmers, neutrals and pops of color. Working through possible color combinations didn't feel like a hardship, so I'd consider the palette more versatile. Some of the color schemes I...
Huda Beauty Coral Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette ($27.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a rich, warm-toned palette featuring shades of coral from pinky-coral to orange-coral with a hint of yellow, orange, and brown. It contains seven mattes and two shimmers, so for those who like their more matte shades, this is a...
Smashbox Petal Metal Cover Shot Eye Palette ($28.00 for 0.21 oz.) is a very rosy/coppery mix of shades with lots of frosted and metallic shades (six to be exact) and two mattes. I do think that there are several different combinations to be created but find that they can run together side-by-side. ...
Pat McGrath Decadence Mothership Eyeshadow Palette ($125.00 for 0.47 oz.) is a limited edition palette that released this spring (it's still available) featuring 10 pearl-to-metallic shades in more mid-tone and deeper shades. Every single shade has shimmer, and for the most depth and nuance, I...
Pat McGrath Sublime Mothership Eyeshadow Palette ($125.00 for 0.47 oz.) is the most versatile and easiest to use palettes of Pat McGrath's Mothership palettes in the permanent range. The tones just work particularly well since they run rather warm-toned and most of them are more neutral than not. ...
Pat McGrath Subliminal Mothership Eyeshadow Palette ($125.00 for 0.47 oz.) contains a mix of cooler/more neutral-toned neutrals along with a pops of intense blue, coppery-brown that shifts from peach to pink, and an iridescent pink. Of the Mothership palettes, this was one that I personally felt...
Pat McGrath Subversive Mothership Eyeshadow Palette ($125.00 for 0.47 oz.) is a mix of neutrals and pops of color like rich, pinky-purple, copper with pink-to-peach shift, and intense gold. I remember enjoying this palette for its more cohesive nature--I felt like I could work more easily within...
Urban Decay Beached 8-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($34.00 for 0.32 oz.) is a new, limited edition palette with several neutrals and two pops of color in the form of blue. I think that there are a few looks to be created from the palette but the most mileage will be had when this palette is paired with...
Anastasia Soft Glam Eyeshadow Palette ($42.00 for 0.28 oz.) is a 14-pan palette in an assortment of warmer neutrals with finishes that ranged from matte to metallic. I created the look ideas around a "quad" of four shades with the expectation that one might bring in the appropriate brow bone or...
MAC Eyeshadows ($7.00 for 0.05 oz.) come in a slew of neutrals with some pops of color. The range has really changed over time, and as someone who has followed and bought a lot of MAC products for over a decade, it's incredible to see what shades have been discontinued (and which somehow have clung...
