Eyeshadow palettes are essential for anyone who loves blended, multicolored looks and creating depth around the eyes. Gone are the days when you needed to buy 15 single-pot shadows to have a varied collection; now you can just purchase a palette where the colors are already expertly curated for seamless, coordinated eye looks.
Our Favorites
- Best Overall: Urban Decay Naked3 Eyeshadow Palette
- Best Budget Buy: e.l.f. Cosmetics Mad for Matte Eyeshadow Palette
- Best Splurge: Natasha Denona Lila Eyeshadow Palette
- Best for Everyday: Too Faced Chocolate Bar Eyeshadow Palette
- Most Variety: Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Moroccan Spice Eyeshadow Palette
- Best for Getting Camera Ready: Mehron Makeup E.Y.E Powder Palette (Matte)
- Best for Travel: Too Faced Natural Eyes Eyeshadow Palette
- Best for a Smokey Eye: Kevyn Aucoin Emphasize Eyeshadow Palette
- Most Neutrals: Morphe 35O Nature Glow Eyeshadow Palette
- Best Rose Gold Palette: Charlotte Tilbury Pillowtalk Eyeshadow Palette
The best thing about eyeshadow palettes in today's makeup landscape is the amount of quality picks to choose from. From budget buys to splurgeworthy shades, there's something for everyone. Check out our top 10 eyeshadow palette picks below.
Best Overall
Ever since its launch in 2010, the Urban Decay NAKED series has gone viral, winning praise from makeup artists to beauty bloggers alike. We love all of them, but it's the Naked3 that's currently number one in our hearts (and on our lids). Urban Decay reimagined basic hues of brown and pink in this not-so-basic palette by adding satin, matte, and glimmering finishes to each shadow, making this set ideal for upping the ante on daytime looks.
The shades within the palette are incredibly versatile, too. We're most obsessed with the pale metallic pink shades, all made with micro-glitter, that make for an excellent base all over the lid. Although there's no shortage of shimmer, they're still subtle enough to rock morning or night. If you're looking to go a little darker, Darkside and Blackheart work wonders as an intense cut crease.
Just trust us on this one — if you don't already have it, you should get it ASAP.
Best Budget Buy
e.l.f. — which stands for Eyes Lips Face — has been serving up makeup under $10 since 2004. For quality makeup at a killer price point, e.l.f. can't be beat. This 10-shade palette is an all-matte collection with a slight satin finish on top. We also love that even though you're paying a dollar per color here, the packaging still comes with a mirror. Another great thing about e.l.f. is that you can always count on every formula (as well as makeup brushes and eyelashes) to be 100% vegan and cruelty-free.
Of course, due to the low-cost nature of the product, something's gotta give. It isn't as pigmented and opaque as it could be, but for 10 bucks, we'll take it.
Best Splurge
This stunning palette from Natasha Denona just may take your breath away. Swatching this beauty in-store is reason enough to make the trip to Sephora! It comes with 15 shades of pinks and purples, in both warm and cool tones.
The colors blend like a dream on your lid, and there are plenty of hues for both understated and glammed-up looks. The only downside, of course, is its steep price. Put this one on your birthday wish list!
Best for Every Day
If we could only have one eyeshadow palette in our arsenal, Too Faced Chocolate Bar Eyeshadow Palette would definitely be the winner. It's versatile enough to create a wide variety of looks, and the quality is super blendable, making it easy to use for any person, from novice to expert.
The palette, which is decorated like an actual chocolate bar, has 16 warm shades named after sweet desserts. Use Hazelnut and Haute Chocolate for blending shades, and mix together Marzipan and Creme Brulee for the perfect rose gold all-over lid color. Plus, did we mention the shades smell like chocolate? That's because they're made with real cocoa powder. You're in for a sweet treat with this palette.
Most Variety
Fenty Beauty released this Sephora-exclusive Moroccan Eyeshadow palette, and we're obsessed. It comes with 16 shades, ranging from shimmery, to satin, to pearl, to matte, so it can satisfy any eyeshadow mood you might be in.
The shadows are also made with Fenty Beauty's new longwear formula and promises to stay put without creasing. Each color is made to be buildable, so you have the option to go more natural or create a look that's super bold. Pair it with Fenty Beauty's eyeshadow primer and you're ready to go all day long.
Best for Getting Camera-Ready
We love a good basic. While Mehron is known for killer Halloween and theatrical makeup, the brand also offers some amazing color cosmetics in the traditional beauty space.
The E.Y.E. Powder Palette features eight gorgeous shades that are versatile enough to create everything from a basic neutral for everyday wear, to a romantic look for date night, to a dramatic smoked-out look for a girls’ night out.
Best for Travel
On top of trying to squeeze all your things into a carry-on, the hardest part of packing can be choosing which beauty products to leave behind. Luckily, there's this Too Faced palette that saves the day every time. It's a compact option that includes all the basic shades, from a barely-there matte beige, to a nearly-black brown, so you can easily create makeup looks for every level of formality.
We've been using it for more than 10 years, and have yet to find anything better that has us covered at home and on the road!
Best for a Smokey Eye
A big night out calls for bold shadows to match. We're in love with all of Kevyn Aucoin's Emphasize eyeshadow palettes, but the Magnify set is the perfect compilation of gray, black, and purple tones when you're aiming for impact.
What surprised us most about this palette is how richly pigmented and velvety smooth each powder is, so you don't need many layers to see serious results. As a bonus, the compact includes a cream-foil metallic eyeshadow that can be used on its own, or in conjunction with the other included shades.
Most Neutrals
Morphe is a makeup force to be reckoned with. The brand is known for its affordable brushes and 35-color eyeshadow palettes that are loved by the most popular YouTube beauty gurus like Jaclyn Hill, MannyMUA, and Laura Lee.
This palette has both matte and shimmer shades, from creamy whites to red-oranges, all the way to taupes and dark browns. The only negative to this pick is its lack of a mirror on the packaging.
Best Rose Gold Palette
Nobody does a glam look quite like Charlotte Tilbury. From the chic packaging to the endless amounts of shimmer, there are plenty of reasons to love the U.K.-based brand. If rose gold is your go-to, then we highly recommend this iconic eyeshadow quad that features pink tones in glittery and matte finishes.
Designed to take you “from desk to disco,” this palette is perfect for stashing in your bag so you can turn up the shine factor for after-work plans.
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