A mix of a few shades of eyeshadow can do wonders, and the ease
of palettes is a definite drawcard for me. This is perhaps why my drawers are
overflowing with sets of shadows from all different colour families, and why I
tend to use shadows in palette form more than free standing shades. I grabbed a
few of my favourite palettes to perve on, and thought I would share them with
you and see what your favourite palette was!
Naturally I had to sneak the Urban Decay Naked palette into a post like this, the
wearable shades and top notch quality are much lauded and it remains my #1
palette above the rest. Particular shade favourites are Sin, Darkhorse, Toasted + Virgin to create an amazing neutral eye
look. The Laura Mercier Signature
Colour Essentials palette combine 4 of their top shades with a blush, and I
love that in theory you could bring this with a base and mascara and be able to
create a whole look in one shot.
Clarins remains one of my favourite makeup brands, as
I am constantly impressed with both their packaging and product design in
general. The Odyssey palette
is my favourite from the two pictured here, though I do have a deep love for
the purple within the Enchanted*
palette. The Odyssey palette is
quite sheer in nature (bar the gold leaf shade) and I find it easy to throw on
and not have to think too much about. The Enchanted
palette is really only reached for because of the purple shade, which I wear on
my lower lash line all the time and absolutely adore.
My custom Inglot
palette is filled with a mixture of matte and shimmery shades, and
though that second to last pan seems quite orange it actually applies as a deep
champagne shade on the lids and when swatched. I will admit that I don’t reach
for this as often as I would if it were packaged in the old style, when the lid
flipped out with a mirror and the pans were round. Though I like the look of
the frosted glass top of these, my heart is just loyal to the old school ways!
I think I need to watch some Michelle Phan videos to work out how best to use the Lancome Midnight Rose palette*, as I haven’t used it too much and would love to work out how to make the most of all of the unique shades. The same goes for the Illamasqua Complement palette which I bought upon its release, but haven’t been able to create anything other than the look that the Illamasqua make-up artist talked me through. I love the purple shades from this palette and use them as stand-alone shades quite a bit, but getting all 4 to work harmoniously is a new way is next on my to-do list!
I think I need to watch some Michelle Phan videos to work out how best to use the Lancome Midnight Rose palette*, as I haven’t used it too much and would love to work out how to make the most of all of the unique shades. The same goes for the Illamasqua Complement palette which I bought upon its release, but haven’t been able to create anything other than the look that the Illamasqua make-up artist talked me through. I love the purple shades from this palette and use them as stand-alone shades quite a bit, but getting all 4 to work harmoniously is a new way is next on my to-do list!
Which of these palettes would you snap up first? I’d love to
know whether or not you are a fellow palette lover like myself! If you would like to see any of these in a makeup look be sure to let me know in the comments and I will happily oblige!
*Provided for consideration. Honesty, always.
