Makeup palettes offer so much value for money but sometimes you find you don’t actually use all of the colours included. If you find that you’re not sure how to use all the shades in your eye shadow, lipstick, or contour palettes, you’ve come to the right place. Here I go through my top tips for palettes and also select my favourite ones for you that are totally worth the investment.
TOP TIP: I BUY EMPTY PALETTES AND USE THEM TO STORE ALL OF MY FAVOURITE SHADES TOGETHER IN ONE PALETTE. IT’S MUCH EASIER TO FIND THE RIGHT SHADES ON SET THAT WAY, PLUS IT CUTS DOWN THE WEIGHT OF KIT!
TOP PICK
NARS CHEEK STUDIO £49
NARS’ Cheek Studio contains their most iconic bronzer, hightlighter, contour and blush shades all in one. Slimline, with a generous mirror in the lid, it’s great for on the go
BURBERRY COMPLETE EYE £40
Burberry’s Mocha Palette is ideal for effortless daytime looks, but you can create a more intense evening look too by adding the darker shades
CHANTECAILLE MAGNOLIA £74
Chantecaille’s Le Magnolia contains flattering nude, brown and taupe shades and a pretty coral blush. 5% of proceeds going to support TRAFFIC’s plant conservation work too
KEVYN AUCOIN LEGACY £135
The Legacy Palette by Kevyn Aucoin contains the iconic sculpting powder, highlighter and 12 wearable shades which can be used as eyeshadows, liners or to define brows
Click here to read more about my kit favourites here in my interview with The Coveteur…
PRO ESSENTIALS:
I have many custom made palettes in my kit which I’ve built up over the years, containing my favourite lipsticks, blush and eyeshadow colours- they are so useful to have on hand backstage. My top pick of off the shelf Pro Palettes would have to be: Bobbi Brown BBU Palette which has a wide range of shades for all skintones, Makeup Forever’s Flash Palette which contains cream colours that can be used on eyes, lips and skin – and I always like to stock up on MAC empty palettes too, to custom make more of my own palettes with new favourites…
PRO Palettes:
Bobbi Brown BBU £200
Bobbi Brown’s BBU palette includes a complete range of concealer & foundation shades in one portable palette
Makeup Forever Flash Palette
Makeup Forever’s Flash Palette contains a great edit of cream shades that can be used on eyes, lips and skin for creative makeup
MAC Pro Palette
Buy empty MAC palettes and choose insert moulds so that you can store a customised selection of eyeshadows or cream products in one palette
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