Picking out eyeshadow palettes is like walking through a candy store. With a wide array of color combinations and finishes to match every mood, season, and outfit, the choices can seem overwhelming. It’s easy to make the mistake of purchasing countless palettes you might only use once or twice. We’re here to make sure you get the best mileage out of your first palette. Keep these helpful tips in mind as you explore our collection.
How to Find Your Perfect Palette
1. Start with the basics
Before you start exploring bold palettes with a vibrant range of colors, go with the classics: smoky and neutral eyeshadow palettes. These are the best eyeshadow palettes for beginners because they offer some of the most versatile color combinations. For example, smoky palettes should include a black, a few grays, and a shimmery silver or two for nighttime hangouts with friends, while a good neutral palette will have a range of browns, beiges, pinks, and other warm shades for everyday wear.
2. Consider your eye color
According to color theory, some shades are simply made for your eyes. When you’re just starting to use eyeshadow palettes, these colors can provide inspiration—but don’t be afraid to get creative and step outside your comfort zone.
If you have green or hazel eyes, the pinks, purples, and light browns in the Venus 3 Pretty Grunge Eye & Face Palette are ideal. Orange, gray, and rich brown tones suit blue eyes well. Consider the warm, rich tones of the Venus XL 2 Ultimate Earthly Grunge Eye & Face Palette. A cool-toned eyeshadow palette, such as the Venus Immortalis Grayscale Grunge Eye & Face Palette or Prelude Chroma Majestic Waves of Supreme Shades, is perfect for gray eyes, with options like gunmetal silver and icy blue. Brown eyes are uniquely versatile, blending well with just about any eyeshadow color.
3. Complement your skin tone
Eyeshadow colors can look totally different depending on your skin tone, so it isn’t always helpful to pick shades based on the models in photos. Even if you can’t test an eyeshadow palette, knowing which colors complement your skin is a reliable approach.
Deep burgundy, metallic gold, and vibrant purple look fantastic on darker skin tones. With a medium skin tone, warm browns, reds, and golds flatter warm undertones, while lavender and gray enhance cooler undertones. Fair skin tones are well-suited to earthy bronze and copper tones. Choose soft blues and purples for cooler undertones and rusty reds and red-violet for warmer undertones.
4. Keep it balanced
Ready to go all-out with a glittery gold or bright fuchsia? Be sure to pick a palette with neutral shades to give your look balance. Intense shades can make a bold, powerful statement, but blending and softening the shape of your eyeshadow application with a light beige nude or matte mauve creates a smoother, more harmonious transition. Pick up a handy brush kit that has all the tools you’ll need to pack on intense colors, blend out those soft shades, and sweep on precise lines.
5. Match your makeup habits
Consider where and when you wear makeup. If you love getting dressed up on the daily, fun, glittery, and colorful eyeshadow palettes can get a lot of use. If a standard 8-color palette isn’t enough to feed your color cravings, pick up one of our Venus XL palettes—each one has 18 gorgeous shades!
When your makeup is only for special occasions or formal events, a more neutral eyeshadow palette may be more fitting. You’ll still have some shimmer shades to use as highlights and darker shades to smudge on as eyeliner.
Eyeshadow palettes are made to be as fun and unique—and beautiful—as you are. Choose your favorite color story and get creating! Remember to tag us so we can see those stunning results.
When it comes to buying an eyeshadow palette, there are several options. Many of these palettes come in several shades, giving you more options to choose from. So before buying your next eyeshadow palette, here are some very helpful tips to help you choose the right one. Knowing Your Skin Undertone The undertone of your…
When it comes to buying an eyeshadow palette, there are several options.
Many of these palettes come in several shades, giving you more options to choose from.
So before buying your next eyeshadow palette, here are some very helpful tips to help you choose the right one.
Knowing Your Skin Undertone
The undertone of your skin complexion determines the palette you should choose. These undertone hues can be yellow, ashen or have a pink tinge.
You have a COOL undertone if your skin has a blue or pink hue, while yellow, peach or golden hues equals WARM undertones.
If your skin tone doesn’t fit within either cool or warm, you have neutral undertones.
So, when choosing an eyeshadow palette, choose one with colours that emphasise your undertone. So, for warm undertones, choose warm golds, oranges and reds to accentuate your skin’s warmth. While blues, greens, and purples match cool undertones, neutrals can experiment with warm or cool shades.
Choosing the Right Shade
Choose A Palette With Range
The more colour and textures options on a palette, the better. Rather than buying one palette with one perfect shade, make sure to find a good mix, so choose a light and dark shade or a neutral palette that includes shimmers.
When looking at eyeshadow ranges, be sure also to consider their quality. A palette with fewer shades and great pigmentation is much better than one with numerous colours and no quality. So, colour combinations and quality are very important in choosing eyeshadow ranges.
Remember The Basics
Nude and smoky eyeshadow palettes are very useful. Nude palettes should include a range of brown, taupe, beige and champagne colours, while the smoky palettes should definitely include black, grey and shimmery shades.
For beginners, consider using charts and guides to help you make your decision.
Know The Types Of Eyeshadows
There are very different types of eyeshadows, and here are four of the most popular kinds.
Pressed powder shadow –
These are a very popular kind of eyeshadows and can be found in complementary shades.
Liquid Eyeshadow
– Highly pigmented, these eyeshadows come in tubes and are glossy, allowing them to stay on the eyelids more quickly and smoothly. They can also be blended using fingertips, and their high pigmentation allows for a long-lasting effect.
Stick Eyeshadow
– Packed in easy-to-carry sleek sticks, these eyeshadows come with pencil-like ends that allow them to smudge easily on the eyelid.
Cream Eyeshadow
– Soft and natural-looking eyeshadows, this type of eyeshadow leaves an intense colour and a flawless finished look.
Pigmented Eyeshadow
– Highly pigmented with vibrant colours, these eyeshadows come in vibrant colours. They can easily be blended and allows them to stay on for long.
When next you go shopping for eyeshadow, make sure to follow this guide to make sure you choose the best palette to match your skin undertone.