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Home • Makeup

Ten Top Makeup Palettes

Get glam in a flash with these all-in-one compacts.
By Nicole Marie Melton · Updated October 28, 2020
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Sam Fine Fashion Fair Supreme Eye Color Quad

Sam Fine, makeup artist to the stars, has infused his love of beauty into these two luxurious and high-impact eye quads.  Both palettes expertly flatter all skin tones and deliver all-day, long-lasting color.

$38 each, available at Fashion Fair

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Urban Decay Ammo Palette

Urban Decay is re-launching one of their most iconic palettes of all time, featuring ten of their best-selling shadow shades – from neutral to vivid to all-out smoky – now with a travel-size Eyeshadow Primer Potion and shadow brush.

$34, available at Urban Decay

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“E” by Evelyn Lozada Neutral Palette

Every makeup maven needs a solid set of neutrals for daytime and nighttime looks. This palette contains twenty-eight highly pigmented shades ranging from nudes to rich browns and everything in between.

$26.95, available at Evelyn Lozada Cosmetics

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Khroma Beauty Kardazzle Palette

This all-in-one compact has everything you need to touch up from day to night.  Each palette has multiple shadows, blush, bronzer and all over shimmers tucked inside a convenient double-decker clutch.

$13, available at Sears

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Beautiful Creatures by Pür Minerals Makeup Palette

This dreamy set inspired by the film Beautiful Creatures comes with eight eyeshadows in glistening neutral and purple shades. You’ll also get a versatile black eyeliner and a pink lip gloss that will have you looking and feeling beautiful in no time flat. 

$39, available at ULTA

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NYC New York Color IndividualEyes Eyeshadow

Make your eyes pop with a splash of color from these must-have shadow sets. Each color combination is specially designed to enhance your natural eye color.

$4.99, available at drugstores

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bareMinerals READY Eyeshadow

Get vivid, long-wearing color in an ultra smooth, silky texture with this handy palette of four must-have shades. We particularly love these shadow combinations which allow for a myriad of glowy looks.

$30, available at Bare Escentuals

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Make Up For Ever Technicolor Palette

This eyeshadow palette combines eight classic neutrals and statement colors to create a range of eye-catching looks. Bring your eyes to life with this new compact inspired by the 1930s cinematic transition from black-and-white motion picture to color imagery.

$45, available at Sephora

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Love Me Eyeshadow Palette

Show your lids some love with this glistening set of five neutral shadow shades that allow for creative and eye-catching looks.

$34, available at Smashbox

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Estee Lauder Pure Color Five Color Eyeshadow Palette

Douse your eyes in color with pretty pigmented shadows from Estee Lauder. Choose from eight customized palette combinations that give you more bang for your buck.

$48, available at Estee Lauder

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