The Best Eyeshadow Palettes For The Holidays

Get your shimmer on just in time for the celebrations.

Whether you’re looking for a sweet gift or a way to snazz up your own style, here are a few of the best options to make your eyes pop just in time for the holidays. It’s not a season for muted colors and safe choices. It’s a time for glitter, for neons, and for sparkle.  These palettes feature all of the above, and are verified quality selections. Check out our picks below and click on the headers for a link to purchase.

Rare Beauty Confident Energy Palette ($25)

This six-pan palette is one of the latest offerings from celebrity makeup line Rare Beauty. The brand was launched by Selena Gomez and features a number of products, from lipsticks to foundation. According to the brand, these “chromatic shades” will help you “reflect your true aura.”

Urban Decay Stoned Vibes ($54)

This palette offers eight “marbleized” shades and four mattes, aka everything needed to build a day-to-night party look. The collection is gemstone inspired, which helps out with the punny title. Take your pick of deep purples, blues, or pinks.

Marc Jacobs Extravagance! Eye-Conic Palette ($49.50)

This bronzed palette is totally iconic. It features every shade needed for the perfect smoky, golden eye. Seven shades can either be used together (for the aforementioned smoky look) or separately as single shadow wonders.

Pat McGrath MTHRSHP MEGA: CELESTIAL DIVINITY ($78)

This 18-shade monolith of a palette is to die for. Pat McGrath is an icon in the makeup world, and her new makeup brand reflects that expertise. In the palette are gorgeous mattes, iridescents, shimmers, and glitters. Each is sure to pack a punch.

Too Faced Chocolate Gold ($24.50)

Too Faced has reimagined their classic Chocolate Palette with golden and honey shades. The brand describes the 16 pans as “duochromatic matte and metallic eyeshadows” apparently infused with real gold and cocoa powder. Some say the palettes actually smell like chocolate. Pick one up and see for yourself!

Anastasia Beverly Hills Norvina Vol. 1 ($60)

This palette holds 25 deluxe-sizded pans filled to the brim with a powerful array of shades. The collection was apparently curated by Norvina herself, with artistry in mind. It features a lot of purples, as well as a few stunning metallics.

Too Faced Palm Spring Dreams ($45)

Inspired by retro Palm Springs, this palette is cute and easy to use. Though there are a few bolder colors, all the shades work great in tandem with each other, which makes coming up with looks super easy to do. Not to mention, the vintage inspired case with look great in your collection.

Nars Afterglow Eyeshadow Palette (£56.00)

Matte, satin, shimmer, and metallic, all in a compact 12 pan palette. Nars’ Afterglow eyeshadows are perfect for dusting over the eyelid to get that shimmery halo effect. It you’re looking to add a bit of warmth to the colder months, this is the palette for you.

Juvia’s Place 7 Mini Eyeshadow Bundle ($68)

Sure, you could buy just one, buy why not get all seven for the price of just one of these other palettes? The quality Juvia’s Place packs into their pigments is incredibly difficult to beat. Just one swipe of their shadow has you ready to head out the door. For a limited time only, swipe all of their minis in this great bundle deal.

Fenty Full Snap Eyeshadow + Mini Mascara Set ($20.30)

Another little bundle option, this Fenty deal gets you a small, six-pan palette and a mini mascara. Fenty was a hit even before it officially launched, so getting your hands on some of these hot items won’t ever really be a mistake. Three shimmers and three mattes are the perfect combo for a variety of looks.

Urban Decay Decades Mini 80s Pop Queen ($25)

The 80s are back, and Urban Decay has hopped on the trend with this adorable, cassette-coated mini palette. In only six pans, you’ve got options for purples, pinks, blue, or gold. Pair a few shades for a truly over-the-top moment, or reserve a different color for each crazy (virtual) holiday party you have planned.

Byredo Sciomancer Eyeshadow ($70)

This little palette is the definition of casual luxury. The melted golden case is the perfect fit for a bejeweled hand to hold, and the five shades hiding inside glide on so smooth. A mix of metallics and glitters, the colors can be layered to pop, or brushed across the lid for a shimmery hue.

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