Every year just before Christmas, makeup brands will launch their “blockbuster” sets, which tend to be massive eyeshadow palettes and other limited edition festive palettes that make up everything we would want in our beauty box. Most of all, they make jaw-dropping gifts or even spontaneous indulgence for that beauty obsessive friend of yours. For the ultimate guide to all your must-have limited edition sets you need to get your hands on stat, read on.
1. YSL BEAUTÉ HIGH ON STARS EDITION FACE & EYE PALETTE COLLECTOR, $129
Available at YSL Beaute and TANGS
You can always trust that brands like YSL Beauté will go the extra mile with each one of their collections, just like this number from their High On Star Edition. For the ultimate starry-eyed edit, YSL unveiled their limited edition Face & Eye Palette Collector for you to shine bright in and be that resplendent star for the holidays.
2. CHANEL BEAUTY LES 4 OMBRES LUMIÄRES ET OPULENCE, $83.40
Available at CHANEL Beauty stores and iShopChangi
Not ready to branch out from your neutrals? Despite our habits of sticking to our basics, adding a touch of opulence with CHANEL’s Les 4 Ombres Lumiäres Et Opulence might just do us some good with a complete collection of shimmery shades that will keep you looking fresh and sultry all season long. Embossed with a singular golden CHANEL button as its design, this luxurious quad is a staple that you should keep in your handbag for you to layer, blend or even wear it on its own.
3. DIOR 5 COULEURS HAPPY 2020, 007 PARTY IN COLOURS, $107
Available at Dior counters
Party season makes the perfect excuse to explore every facet of colour (including those you’re unfamiliar with) — just like this palette by luxury house brand, Dior — that comes embossed with the brand’s festive ‘Happy 2020’ pattern.
4. LAURA MERCIER GILDED ARTISTRY PALETTE, $90 [GIVEAWAY]
Available at Laura Mercier stores and Sephora
We know you’re not going to overhaul your entire makeup collection this month but you may catch yourself second-guessing and questioning your decision with this artistry-curated palette by Laura Mercier. Be it a radiant yet understated eye or even a “lived-in eye” look, this palette promises to bump up your ensemble with 12 beautiful and iridescent hues to choose from.
5. HUDA BEAUTY MERCURY RETROGRADE PALETTE, $105 [GIVEAWAY]
Available at Sephora
Now, this is pretty; a lovely combination of dusty coppers, rosy pinks, golden taupe tones and some pastel pops of purple and blue. Very Instagrammable.
6. PAT MCGRATH DIVINE ROSE EYESHADOW PALETTE, $185
Available at Sephora
With a cult following of 2.9 million followers on Instagram, it’s no surprise then that their eyeshadows come with a formulation that smooths and blends in seamlessly for an unprecedented look like no other.
7. CHARLOTTE TILBURY INSTANT LOOK IN A PALETTE IN GORGEOUS, GLOWING BEAUTY, $110
Available at Sephora
For most of us, we’d tend to skew towards nude eyeshadows especially when it comes to our daily get-up. But once in a while, if you adore a look that’s more than just subdued, this palette fits that description perfectly. With Charlotte Tilbury’s Instant Look in a Palette, sculpts and defines your complexion with ease with this number that gives you a one-up on your eyes, face and cheeks.
8. BECCA POP GOES THE GLOW FACE AND EYE PALETTE, $63
Available at Sephora
At first mention, you’d be guessing if this palette comes with the brand’s bestselling shade. Truth is, you’re right — and if you haven’t figured out what we’re talking about, peep Becca’s Champagne Pop. Aside from that, you can also expect 4 brand-new and exclusive shades in this palette that instantly adds a festive pop of colour (and glow) to any of your outfits this holiday season.
9. TOO FACED CHRISTMAS COOKIE HOUSE PARTY, $90
Available at Sephora
This set comprises three palettes that snap together to form the cookie house. It’s super cute and very festive, and will sit pretty on any vanity table over the Christmas season. Contents: a large breakaway palette of 20 multi-finish eyeshadows, a medium breakaway palette of 6 glitter and matte eyeshadows, a small breakaway palette of 3 face products, a deluxe Better Than Sex Mascara, deluxe Melted Matte Gingerbread Man, and deluxe Shadow Insurance 24 Hour Eye Shadow Primer.
10. ESTĒE LAUDER COLOUR PORTFOLIO, $80 WITH A MIN. SPEND OF $50
Available at Metro Paragon and Orchard
As far as we’re concerned, the more, the better. For an assortment of colours that will have you spoilt for choice, Estēe Lauder’s Colour Portfolio seems like the most befitting gift for that beauty junkie friend of yours who’s obsessed with trying all the shades and textures one can have in a single palette.
11. SEPHORA COLLECTION IGLOO PALACE MAKEUP PALETTE, $65
Available at Sephora
The Sephora house brand always gives really good value, and this huge makeup palette is no exception. Watch your friend’s eyes go bigger and bigger as she opens up and unveils rows upon rows of colours! And at this price, you can buy one for yourself too and not feel guilty about it.
12. TARTE WINTER WONDERGLAM LUXE EYE PALETTE, $88
Available at Sephora
Here’s another one of those multi-use palettes that will add sparkle (literally) to your best friend’s eye. The snap top is covered with sequins, and there’s a mini mascara and pencil eyeliner nestled under the lid. And of course, 24 shades of… so much metallic glitter…
13. BOBBI BROWN SMOKE & METALS EYE SHADOW PALETTE (LIMITED EDITION), $65
Available at Bobbi Brown counters and Sephora
One thing’s for sure — a smokey eye look will never go out of style no matter the occasion (keyword: never). Though it may seem too much for something that you’d reach out on the daily, buffing in your favourite metals and mattes from Bobbi Brown’s limited ed palette gives you a finish that’s chic and sultry to achieve that true icon status.
14. INNISFREE MOOD UP PARTY PALETTE, $55
Available at innisfree, Lazada, and Shopee
Leave it to innisfree to hit us with a palette that’s festive and full of glitter. In collaboration with Netherland designer, Jordy, this palette features a range of 12 wearable eyeshadow hues for any TPO!
15. SHU UEMURA X POKÉMON PIKASHU EYE PALETTE THUNDER SHOCK, $123
Available at shu uemura stores and Sephora
Enter your nearest shu uemura store and you’ll be screaming, “I choose you!” when you set your eyes on this limited edition Pokemon Pikashu palette. Capturing the true essence of Pikachu, the palette features 12 irresistible shades for you to choose from to electrify your look with. Think — warm red tones, trendy yellow hues, and chic berry shades, just to name a few.
16. SMASHBOX COSMIC CELEBRATION PLANETARY CHEEK PALETTE, $45
Available at Sephora
This multifaceted palette says it all. 2 highlighters and 1 blush are all you need to gear yourself up this holiday for the ultimate glow — that’s metaphorically speaking, out of this world. Formulated with a blendable and velvety-smooth formula, this trio promises to add dimension and definition to your complexion that’s positively rife for selfies thanks to its otherworldly glow.
17. KAT VON D BEAUTY’S LOLITA POR VIDA EYESHADOW PALETTE, $81 [GIVEAWAY]
Available at Sephora
Romance is in the air this Christmas! And if you’re on the hunt for something that will have your back for your upcoming date night, look no further than this Lolita Por Vida Eyeshadow Palette by Kat Von D Beauty. 18 romantic shades, 4 different finishes — including matte, shimmer, foil and glitter — for you to glitz up (or down with) for the ultimate makeup lexicon.
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