Best Holiday Eye Shadow Palettes 2019
Add Another Eye Shadow Palette to Your Collection With These 8 Holiday Options
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Eye shadow palettes are basically the new gift sets — every brand launches a new one for the festive season. And it makes sense. Palettes aren't necessarily something you buy for yourself regularly (especially since many can be quite pricey), so what better excuse is there to gift someone (or yourself) one for the holidays? But with so many incredible makeup palettes launching this time of year (and all throughout the year to be honest, not that we're complaining), it can be hard to keep track and know which one is worth purchasing. Well, that's where we come in.
We've rounded up our favorite festive eye shadow palettes for 2019 that span every color story and every price point. From palettes with easy-to-wear shades such as Charlotte Tilbury Starry Eyes to Hypnotise, to palettes full of bold, in-your-face hues like Makeup Revolution Forever Flawless Eutopia, there's sure to be a set of colors that you'll fall in love with to add to — or start — your eye shadow palette collection.
Charlotte Tilbury Starry Eyes to Hypnotise
Charlotte Tilbury Starry Eyes to Hypnotise ($57) is definitely more of an investment palette, but boy, is it worth it. Divided into four sections of three pans each — Happy Glow (golden, brown tones), Love Glow (bronze, burgundy tones), Dream Glow (green shimmer tones), and Seduce Glow (deep blue and silver tones) — there's a section for every mood. And we all know it's what's inside that counts, but the packaging of this palette really does have us starry-eyed.
Chanel Les 4 Ombres Multi-Effect Quadra Eye Shadow in Noir Suprême
The Chanel Les 4 Ombres Multi-Effect Quadra Eye Shadow in Noir Supreme ($62) is a slice of eye shadow palette luxury, and we want the entire thing. If you're looking for a palette that's not fussy, is easy to use, and has incredible color payoff — and feels incredibly festive — well, here's your beauty soulmate.
Too Faced Gingerbread Spice Eye Shadow Palette
Burnt orange, magenta, and olive all in one palette — we have something to say about that: we're in love. The Too Faced Gingerbread Spice Eye Shadow Palette ($49) screams Autumn and is definitely for those proud Pumpkin Spice Latte drinking, Hocus Pocus watching people. Better yet, the 18-pan palette will take you from Fall right through Winter, and we bet those gold hues will look amazing for a New Year's Eve party beat.
Zoeva Spice of Life Eye Shadow Palette
If you want a little color and shimmer with a diverse shade range that isn't too vivid, the Zoeva Spice of Life Eye Shadow Palette ($28) is for you. The ultracreamy formula makes the hues super easy to blend, and the variety of shades — including two festive burgundy colors — makes it the perfect day-to-night palette, particularly for your various holiday parties.
Kevyn Aucoin Jewelpop Face and Eye Palette
If you're looking for an investment palette that does it all, turn to the Kevyn Aucoin Jewelpop Face and Eye Palette ($59). The eight-pan palette comes with powder eye shadow colors (matte, metallic, and glitter-flecked), a two-toned blush, and a contouring powder (for light skin tones only, unfortunately) all in one. The incredibly pigmented and textured shadows make them great for a festive pop of color or flash of shine, while the dual-toned blush can be used on the cheeks or as an additional shadow shade.
Anastasia Beverly Hills Carli Bybel Palette
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Carli Bybel Palette ($45) contains 14 shades of pure festive joy in one pretty palette. We're obsessing over the rich, matte cranberry shade (Stev), as well as the golden bronze hue (My Angels), both of which would be perfect to break out for a festive party of Christmas/Hanukkah dinner. But let's not forget about the cool-toned glittery hues (Mandala, Jode, Libra, OA) which give us all the ice queen/snow bunny vibes.
Makeup Revolution Forever Flawless Eutopia
This might be the most color festive palette of the season. The 18-pan Makeup Revolution Forever Flawless Eutopia ($15) is a max of mattes and shimmers with festive-appropriate hues like a rich mulberry, decadent metallic red, twinkly rose gold, and a sparkling Champagne. You'll never get bored of all the different color combinations you can achieve with this palette — which you can continue long after the Christmas tree has been taken down.
Becca Pop Goes the Glow Champagne Pop Face and Eye Palette
The Becca Pop Goes the Glow Champagne Pop Face and Eye Palette ($40) is another great investment palette as it's multiuse and has a wearable range of shades. If all you want this Christmas is shimmer, look no further. There are five colors in total, and while each can be used on the eyes and cheekbones, there are four main shadow shades (dusty pink, warm gold, caramel bronze, and mulberry) and one highlighter — which is the much-loved Champagne Pop shade. To be honest, the packaging alone (it has actual glitter inside of it) is festive enough to warrant going straight in our basket.
