Palettes, palettes everywhere… but where does one begin? It’s an eyeshadow jungle out there but we’ve helpfully cherry-picked six of the grids we’re obsessed with right now – from brand new arrivals from iconic brands (*cough* Urban Decay *cough*) to those with a generous dose of philanthropy, these are the summer essentials that merit a splurge.
We told you that we’d ‘cherry-picked’ and Urban Decay’s {Naked Cherry Eyeshadow Palette} is cream of the crop with its swathe of sweet shades from cerise to smooth, black forest gateau (delicieux!). Jam-packed with pigment (see what we did there?), these velvety colours are beautifully blended to generate limitless looks, so whether you’re down for a whisper of shimmer or cool, berry twist on traditional smoky-eyed smoulder, this palette of suedes and phenomenal shimmers is the cherry on your make up sundae.
NARS never put a foot wrong when it comes to a lust-worthy launch and the soon-to-drop {Motu Tane Face Palette} is set to dominate your summer make up menu. A trio of brush, bronze and highlighting heroes – including the best-loved ‘Laguna’ – these buttery powders are dreamily creamy and ‘kiss’ your complexion with buildable pigment that grants a post-holiday glow.
A quartet of dazzling ‘lid illumes’, RÓEN have seen your eyeshadow and raised it to something that’s totally out of this world. Four shades of pearlescent pigment that glide over eyes for a twinkling finish, each powder-meets-cream in the {11:11 Palette} is the key to achieving a beautiful, ‘lived in’ effect (just think: glitter for grown-ups). Plus, there’s no need to confine it to night-time – the wardrobe of wearable, petal-hued foils look as great over brunch as a bottle of bubbles…
A new {Luxury Palette} from Charlotte Tilbury is always cause for celebration and her latest awesome foursome – ‘Desert Haze’ – is yet another stunning string in an already gorgeous bow. The warm, toffee tones work to ‘prime’, ‘enhance’, ‘smoke’ and ‘define’, and are beautiful worn on their own for a wash of soft, nearly-bare colour, or used to achieve a chic, smoky-eyed spin on traditional charcoal. A palette you’ll keep coming back to, get ready to fine dune your everyday look…
Can’t stop, won’t stop raving about Natasha Denona’s sensational {Mini Eyeshadow Palette} – sleek and slimline strips of mesmer-eyes-ing matte and metal shadow that facilitate the kind of power payoff that Denona is renowned for. The ‘Gold’ iteration spans smooth, creamy greige, sludgy green and a shade-shifting khaki-gold-taupe, not forgetting the jewel in the crown: the most jaw-dropping glittering gold.
Created in partnership with WildAid, Chantecaille’s {Vibrant Oceans Radiance Chic Cheek and Highlighter Duo} has made major waves with its beautiful, butter soft textures and flattering tones. An NGO that works with governments to counteract consumption of increasingly endangered marine species – such as the gentle whale shark – WildAid is one of the many incredible charities Chantecaille help through the sales of their highly prized palettes, meaning that this stunning suede-effect highlight and buildable, colour-pop blush are both good for your looks, and your conscience.