e.l.f. Cosmetics Palettes For Copper Eyeshadow Trend
Affordable Eyeshadow Palettes to Help You Nail the Copper Smoky Eye Trend
A smoky eye is like the little black dress of makeup — ultraversatile, easily transitional, and universally flattering. And just like its clothing counterpart, it's adaptable to different seasonal trends, from a gray or green smoky eye to a matte or metallic one. This season? It's all about the metallic copper smoky eye.
Not only is this trend perfect for fall and the upcoming holiday season, but it's actually surprisingly wearable for daytime, too, since the effect is less intense without dark eyeshadow. Whether you want to go for an all-over gilded look with maximum shimmer or opt for blending out the copper with matte brown or even matte red eyeshadow, the key to customizing your look this season lies in the right palette (oh, and a really good primer). We've got our top picks ahead — and nothing is over $14.
Bite-Size Eyeshadows
The best thing about these mini palettes (besides their $3 price tag) is that each one is designed so that creating a color-coordinated eye look is as easy as possible. In other words, you really can't go wrong, no matter how you pile on the shades, since they all go together. For a coppery look, try the Bite-Size Eyeshadows ($3) in Pumpkin Pie, which includes two shimmer and two matte shades in an ultrapigmented and blendable formula that you can mix and match to your heart's content.
Rose Gold Eyeshadow Palette - Sunset
If you're looking to create a more multidimensional eye look, the Rose Gold Eyeshadow Palette - Sunset ($10) is full of warm, deep shades in shimmer and matte finishes to complement the copper. You could blend a few of the shimmer shades along your lid and up to your crease for a bold look, or use the softer matte shades as a base with just a touch of copper shimmer in the center of your lid for something more subtle.
Opposites Attract Eyeshadow Palette
If you like to cut your warm tones with cooler ones, then the Opposites Attract Eyeshadow Palette ($14) is for you. Not only does it feature shades to help you create a stunning copper eye (Spicy, we're looking at you), but it also features cool-tone shades to help you achieve both neutral and vibrant looks alike.
The New Classics Eyeshadow Palette
More of a neutrals person? The New Classics Eyeshadow Palette ($14) includes 18 neutral shades in matte, satin, and shimmer finishes — perfect if you like having options. You could blend the Rose Gold shade with a couple of the peachy shades to create a vibrant copper look, or with the darker shades to create a sultry copper smoky eye.
Retro Paradise 18 Piece Eyeshadow Palette
The Retro Paradise 18 Piece Eyeshadow Palette ($14) is the ideal option if you love bright, playful colors and fun makeup looks. The Fortuna shade is your metallic copper go-to, and we can see it blended with some of the warm, matte shades (Spiced would be extra fun), or alternatively, some of the more cooler tone shades (Royal would be unexpected).
