NYX

Ultimate Shadow Palette

Ultimate  ·  eye  ·  0.58 oz  ·  around $20

Should you buy it? NYX Ultimate Shadow Palette is a eye at around $20 for 0.58 oz. Sixteen pans for the price of two singles, and the mattes blend without the chalky drag that is usually what a palette this cheap gets wrong. It suits an affordable pick, a matte finish, a wide shade range.

What it is

Sixteen pans for the price of two singles, and the mattes blend without the chalky drag that is usually what a palette this cheap gets wrong.

Worth knowing

The shimmers are far more pigmented than the mattes. A damp brush for those, a dry one for everything else.

Who it suits

Where to buy it

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How it compares

Other eyes in the directory that overlap with this one.

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e.l.f. Bite-Size Eyeshadow Palette $3 An affordable pick, A matte finish, A natural finish
Juvia's Place The Nubian Eyeshadow Palette $25 A matte finish, A wide shade range, Deeper skin tones
Anastasia Beverly Hills Soft Glam Eyeshadow Palette $47 A splurge, A matte finish, A wide shade range
ColourPop Super Shock Shadow $8 An affordable pick, A cream formula, A wide shade range

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