What brand's palettes have the most eyeshadows you wish you could purchase individually?
Pat McGrath for sure!
— Christine
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Pat McGrath and Natasha Denona 😛
Pat McGrath for sure, but also Natasha Denona. It looks like her singles have been discontinued.
They were??? I wonder why ND did that. In that case, I’d choose hers over PML!
Not on her site and only Beautylish has some left. Also looks like she discontinued a bunch of the 5 pans too. Why?? 😫
Echoing the others. PMG and ND.
I cannot think of any. I don’t find Pat McGrath “special” shades all that unique or special and have generally been underwhelmed with her palettes. I could care less to have any of her shadows as single shadows. I dunno but I’d maybe like ABH’s cyborg as a single or Luscious from Too Faced Sweet Peach. But I’m sure if I looked probably have something similar as a single already lol
Oh yeah definitely Pat McGrath. Just want the crazy colorful shades and special shades.
💯 Pat McGrath 💯
Mainly because I don’t always love every single shade in all her palettes. I’d love to have the option to curate my own palette based on my own desires and perceived “needs”.
YESSSSS, Nancy T!!! I second your notion totally. Just imagining being able to curate my very own Pat McGrath palette with the shades that I find as “must-haves” are what dreams are made of. 🙌🙌
Pat McGrath
I’m not really a ‘singles’ kind of person, but I think that both PMG and ND would, on occasion, offer the very best eyeshadows as singles.
Actually I wish I could curate My own Marc Jacobs palette I like the formulation of his shadows but don’t use every color. .
Definitely Pat McGrath! I have all the Motherships, except Mothership I: Subliminal. If I could purchase the blue shadow individually, I wouldn’t buy the Mothership I palette. Since I’m a collector, I now feel like I have to complete my stash of PMG palettes.
Pat McGrath, since mothership 1-3 all have the same black matte and there are oh so many golds, but I love the special shades.
Natasha Denona is one a lot if other people mention and I would say for her I wish I could also do with fewer in palette dupes, so the option to build my own could be good.
Colour Pop because they dupe themselves in their palettes so much!
I think Pat McGrath and Natasha Denona are definitely the best options in this category. I would also throw Tom Ford in there as well, although his quads are so perfectly balanced. These three choices would make amazing one-and-done options!!
Another vote for Pat McGrath.
Exactly, Pat McGrath! Unfortunately, I am forced to stop ordering and buying from the US. Planet Express does not move goods through European member states of the European Union, as it has done in the past. They come through Switzerland.The result is exorbitant customs duties and taxes. I try to forget the price of the brush (with the surcharges) of the Sonia G mini, which I received two days ago … Until further notice, look and do not touch!
Probably Colourpop. They release so frequently and more often than not I like between 1-3 shades in each palette.
Definitely PMG! But not at the prices they charged for the singles.