Physicians Formula The Healthy Eyeshadow Quads come in 5 variations and retail for about $8 each. All of the quads are very neutral and most contain a mixture of matte and shimmer finishes. The Canyon Classic quad is a set of all matte neutral shades.
Maybelline’s City Mini Eyeshadow Palettes contain six shades in a small compact, come in various color combinations, and retail for about $10. Matte About Town’s shades are all matte and are on the warmer neutral side. Even the pinker-toned shades designated for the crease are warm-toned once applied, though they look like they might be cool-toned just by looking at the pans.
Tarte Love, Trust & Fairy Dust Palette contains 10 eyeshadows and 1 highlighter. The compact includes a large high quality mirror and opens all the way so that it can be laid out flat on a table if desired. Each eyeshadow is contains 1g and the highlighter contains 2g. It is limited edition and retails for $39.
Flower Beauty’s Wanderlust Eyeshadow Palettes, $11 each, come in 3 variations and are exclusive to Ulta. Each palette contains a unique mix of six city-inspired shades, curated by the brand’s creator, Drew Barrymore.
Benefit Blush Bar is a Cheek Palette containing 4 blushes and one bronzer, all full size. There is a small brush included and a mirror inside the lid. The lid closes shut with a magnet. It retails for $58 and is available to purchase from Benefit, Sephora, and Ulta.
The Urban Decay Backtalk Palette is a face and eye palette containing 8 eyeshadows, 2 blushes, and 2 highlighters. It retails for $46. The palette is divided by a removable mirror and is held closed with a magnet. This mirror has to be placed back into the palette for it to close properly and there is also a certain direction it must be facing. Both sides of the mirror are magnetized differently.
Maybelline’s Pink Edge Palette, $12 at Ulta, has everything you need (minus lip color) to create a cooler toned mauve-y look. The colors are well coordinated and come together to create a look that is a teensy bit more colorful than what you get with your typical neutral palette.
Milani Everyday Eyes Must Have Naturals is a mostly cool toned palette with a good selection of shades for natural taupe-y looks that would be suitable for work, school, and everyday wear. The shades are supposed to be “richly pigmented” and well coordinated.
The Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush Palette Color Wheel is a limited edition palette containing 8 blushes and 2 highlighters. Each pan contains 0.084 oz/ 2.38 g, compared to the full size blushes which are 0.2 oz. It retails for $44 and is exclusively available at Sephora.