The Best Makeup Palettes That Do It All

Makeup palettes are a backstage staple and a travel essential, offering red carpet ready results in one neat package. Whether you crave a natural glow, statement glamour, or a quick on-the-go fix, the best palettes bring everything together. Think timeless shades, smart design, and formulas to rely on, when you find the right makeup palette you’ll have a go-to look in a hurry.

Why Makeup Palettes Are a Game-Changer

We all want something that simplifies our routines but never compromises on options. That’s where the do-it-all palette comes into play. From buttery eyeshadows and silky blushes to bronzers and highlighters, they’re cleverly designed to work for almost any occasion or any mood.

Makeup palettes bring together a curated collection of shades or products, for eyes, cheeks, or sometimes your whole face. Unlike single pans, palettes offer colour harmony and convenience, letting you mix, match, and layer to personalise your look. Whether it’s four shadows or an entire face kit, it’s artistry, neatly packaged.

As well as palettes that contain everything, you’ll always find palettes in makeup artists’ kits that cover a broad spectrum of choices for one area. Foundation palettes are a must so you can match any skin tone; eyeshadow palettes allow for greater versatility and blush and lip palettes allow us to be flexible with the looks we’re creating in a hurry. There’s no reason you can’t bring this MUA mentality to your own kit with a pro palette that offers a big choice of shades.

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The Makeup Palettes Edit

CHARLOTTE TILBURY | Nudegasm Face Palette 

MAC COSMETICS | Pro Palette Full Coverage Foundation X 12

MAKEUP BY MARIO | Master Mattes Eyeshadow Palette: The Original

CHARLOTTE TILBURY | Super Nudes Easy Eye Palette

CHANEL | Les Beiges Eyeshadow Palette

MAC COSMETICS | Pro Lip Palette

CLÉ DE PEAU BEAUTÉ | Eye Color Quad 

What Makes a Good Palette?

Not every palette is good enough to earn a place in your makeup bag or on your dressing table. Here’s what to look out for.

• Edit of Shades: Look for harmonious colors. Clever palettes include both essentials (think: matte neutrals) and a few surprises (shimmers or bold pops for versatility).
• Formula Quality: Pigment should glide on, blend out with a fingertip, and stay put. Avoid chalky, patchy textures.
• Packaging: It has to be sturdy and sleek—bonus for a mirror or brush, especially if you’re on the move.
• Multi-Use Potential: The very best palettes give you all-over options—blushes that suit the lids, bronzer as an eyeshadow, and highlighters for cheekbones or inner eyes.
• Inclusive Tones: A thoughtful range that flatters many skin tones isn’t negotiable in a palette that claims to ‘do it all.’
• Just For Fun: Some palettes aren’t for every day. Super flashy packaging, sparkling tones and design that sparks joy–there’s a place for fun in makeup too.

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