In recent years eyeshadow palettes have totally outshone individual offerings, due to the rise of detailed Youtube eyeshadow tutorials and the clear benefits in price.
For any makeup lover this is a dream come true as we're now spoilt for choice when it comes to both high-end and budget eyeshadow palettes in every shade range, finish and formula you can imagine.
While I'd love to share my own favourite eyeshadow palettes I feel we may be here all day, so I've narrowed it down to five in the best autumnal hues to suit this time of year, even working well into the festive period. Prepare to be amazed at these luscious but budget palettes!
Revolution Pro Supreme Eyeshadow Palette - Allure (8 x 1g) | £6.00
There's no denying Makeup Revolution/Revolution Pro has a lot of choices when it comes to eyeshadow palettes and while choice isn't a bad thing it can leave you wanting them all but not knowing which to actually pick up!
The Pro Supreme Eyeshadow Palettes from Revolution Pro don't come in the most aesthetically pleasing packaging however they make up for it in pigmentation and the shade ranges available (across all 4 palettes available in the Pro Supreme range). Also can we take a moment to appreciate that this is an intensely pigmented palette for only £6 and on offer for 3 for 2... three new palettes for £12 seems pretty good to me!
Containing 5 warm matte shades along with 3 stunning shimmer/foil shades this is a palette created for endless eye looks with a light smooth formula that blends well with the matte shades and a creamy buttery feel to the shimmer shades.
While I've been impressed with the formulas, especially for such a low-cost palette, I simply can't get over just how stunning the three foil shades are - in fact, the palette is worth buying for these shades alone.
As you can see the first foil shade which is a warm champagne shimmer has seen the most love as it's the perfect shadow to finish off most eye looks with, swiped over the entire lid. This shade alone is something you would expect to find in an Urban Decay palette or from a Stila single eyeshadow.
Next along there's a lovely medium warm brown shimmer that has both gold and green glitter running through it, making it perfect for this time of year. And then we have the star of this palette, a unique duochome lilac shimmer with almost a brown underlay making it a really unusual yet wearable shadow.
Basically, this palette really has impressed me over the past few months making me want to recommend it to everyone!
If you are looking for an all shimmer palette for autumn then I also can't recommend 'Bewitch' enough (check out the shades here)... it's next on my list!
Zoeva Voyager Caramel Melange Eyeshadow Palette (6 x 0.9g) | £12.00
For quite some time I've loved Zoeva eyeshadow palettes for their formulas, packaging and shades and while £18 for a 10-pan palette isn't bad at all, I wanted to share Zoeva's newest range of compact 'Voyager' palettes that offer a nice saving, along with just the right amount of shades for travelling with and in one of the most compact sizes I've seen. I also love that the range is basically mini versions of their existing full-size palettes (not even leaving out each shade name) - I really don't think there's another makeup brand doing this yet.
As we are talking autumn I wanted to share the stunning Caramel Melange palette as for me this really does nail what I'm looking for with a mix of both matte and shimmer shades in some ultra warm shades.
Starting at the top row we have - Universal Delight - Start Soft - Aftertaste, which in a nutshell remind me so much of the some of the shades seen in Urban Decay's Naked Heat palette and offering the same level of pigmentation. Perfect for blending into the crease to create an eye look or using alone over a naked lid these truly are three perfect matte shades for autumn/winter.
Onto the bottom row with three shimmer shades there's - 182oC - Almost Burnt - Liquid Center, all of which apply smooth over the lids with very minimal fallout. While highly pigmented they are lighter in tone to the matte shades which is perfect if you are looking to create everyday autumnal eyes that don't look too heavy or smokey. There are also beautifully warm toned suiting all skin tones and eye colours.
This dinky palette truly has become a favourite of mine in the past month, so much so I plan to take it on holiday with me next month and continue using it throughout autumn and winter.
Misslyn Shades of Burgundy Eyeshadow Palette (10 x 0.8g) | £11.50
Next up, an affordable and ultra pretty eyeshadow palette from a brand I've only just discovered on Beauty Bay. Have you heard of Misslyn before? I'd be interested to know.
The 10-pan all matte eyeshadow palette is part of The Chocolate Factory Collection with the pans in chocolate squares in design and a good range of brown to burgundy shades. The packaging on a whole is also pretty adorable, especially with the polka dots.
Featuring an array of warm-toned shades from nude to brown to black this is is a great palette for matte eyeshadow lovers looking to create autumnal eye looks. All 10 shades are wearable however for me the warm orange and burgundy shades really stand out, along with a unique mustard shade that I don't have anything similar to.
My only slight criticism is that although the eyeshadows feel buttery to the touch there is some fall out so making sure you tap off your brush is a must. However, for such a lovely array of shades and them being matte, I have found I can easily overlook this issue.
Wet n Wild Colour Icon 10 Pan Palette - Rose' In The Air (8.5g) | £3.75
If you weren't aware budget makeup brand Wet n Wild have recently jumped across the pond (see my favourite picks from the brand here) making their way onto both Boots and Beauty Bay. This is amazing news if you're a beauty lover than has lusted over their product for over 10 years like I have or if you simply love a good budget beauty brand to discover.
Wet n Wild is known for their super affordable palette and before becoming available in the UK I simply didn't know just how cheap they were, especially for the high quality and amount of product in each palette. I'm talking outstanding value for money here!
One of the most popular eyeshadow palettes from Wet n Wild in the Rose' In The Air as it's not only stunning but a dupe for cult favourite ABH Modern Renaissance Palette and a palette that works especially well for autumn/winter with the mix of neutral and berry shades.
Featuring two incredibly blendable visibly marked transition shades along with 6 matte and 2 shimmery shades this truly is a palette that can create endless autumnal eye looks for both day and night.
Normally I will love a palette for the formulation, pigmentation or shade range but here everything is spot on with all the shades feeling beyond buttery yet lightweight and offering amazing pigmentation. As for the shades, I hope you can see for yourself just how beautiful they are.
If you really are looking for a budget eyeshadow palette for autumn/winter and really want to be impressed with your purchase then this truly is the item to pick up - trust me!
NYX Away We Glow Shadow Palette - Hooked on Glow (10g) | £18.00
Lastly, I wanted to share a summer released and inspired eyeshadow palette that I feel works just as well for autumn due to the range of golden neutral tones and darker hues. It's also a predominantly shimmer palette containing 6 high shimmer shades, 2 lightly shimmery shades and 2 matte shades.
Unlike other shimmery eyeshadow palettes with intense pigmentation and coverage this is different, and as the name suggests is more of a palette to add a glow to the eyes. This isn't a way to excuse poorly pigmented shades but to highlight that really this is quite a unique palette with some stunning shades that make the eyes really stand out when the light catches them.
While the six main shimmery shades are all stunning for a veil of shimmer to any eye look, I really can't get over the two matte shades that have delicate glitter running through them... it's really something I've never come across before and having soft matte shades have sparse micro glitter throughout it really is beautiful on the eyes and so feminine looking.
If you are used to the foil/shimmer shades of say Makeup Revolution palettes then this palette may disappoint you but if you adore glowy eyeshadows that make the eyes sparkle rather look made up then this could be a total find. I truly love that I have this unique palette in my collection.
Let me know your favourite eyeshadow palette here - I really can't pick one!
Fee xo.
