Her Campus Logo Her Campus Logo
placeholder article
placeholder article

The Best Eye Shadow Palettes This Holiday Season

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Fairfield chapter.

There’s no better gift to open on Christmas morning than a brand new eye shadow palette… especially if you’re makeup obsessed like me! If you can’t think of a gift for your best friend, roommate, or sister, one of these eye shadow palettes is bound to be perfect.  If you have your shopping done already, go ahead and treat yourself to one of these palettes… Everyone will be jealous when you have the best holiday makeup look around.

  1. Urban Decay Ultimate Basics Palette

    Urban Decay’s eye shadow palettes are known to be some of the best, and this year they came out with a brand new 12 shadow, all matte palette.  Also, no one has to worry; there are no repeats from previous Naked palettes.  What more could we ask for?  

  2. Tarte Tarteist PRO Amazonian Clay Palette 

    Tarte also came out with a new product: the Tarte Tarteist PRO Amazonian Clay Palette.  This palette has 16 shadows; all made with Amazonian clay for easy blending and long wearing, along with 4 beautiful shimmer shades.  You’re going to want to get your hands on this palette this holiday!  

  3. Too Faced Sweet Peach Eye Shadow Collection

    This palette is also brand new, but has been sold out… but don’t worry it’s back in stock in most stores and online! This palette is different from your typical palette with boring browns and tans; this palette includes 18 shades of peachy pinks, corals, bronzes, and pops of purples, with the added bonus of a delightful peach scent.  

  4. Smashbox Matte Exposure Palette

    This palette by Smashbox is filled with beautiful matte shades, so if you’re not about the sparkle or shimmer this holiday, this palette is definitely calling your name.  

  5. Anastasia Beverly Hills Master Palette by Mario

    This exclusive eye shadow palette, made by Kim Kardashian’s makeup artist, is to die for.  Filled with both shimmery and matte shades, it is perfect for completing that smoky look that Kim K achieves.  

  6. Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance Eye Shadow Palette

    Another Anastasia palette, this one is filled with neutral and berry tones; the best colors for the holidays!  

  7. Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye Contour Palette

    This is the first eye shadow palette of its kind and is meant to contour your eyes, which may be life changing.  This technique is normally only used by beauty experts, but this palette is giving everyone the chance to try it; the shades are arranged in three sections, warm, cool and neutral, and are meant to flatter all skin tones.  

  8. Lorac PRO Palette

    This palette is a classic, which is filled with 16 smooth shadows, 8 matte shades and 8 shimmer shades.  This palette is perfect to create a ton of new looks.

Victoria Gracie

Fairfield '18

Victoria is a graduate from Fairfield University with a degree in International Business and Marketing. She's from Long Island and has an intense love for New York City. She hopes to travel the world and always lives life with a positive attitude. A few of her obsessions include pizza, dogs, coffee, and fashion. Follow her on Instagram: @vgraciee
Pamela is currently in her senior year at Fairfield Univerity where she is majoring in management. In her free time she enjoys working out, spending time with friends and family and binge watching reality television. *guilty*.... Follow her on instagram! @pamelagrant