Palette Palooza: Best High-End and Drugstore Smokey Eye Palettes

Hey Everyone!!!

Welcome to a new addition of Palette Palooza! I am so excited for today’s edition, as I will be sharing my favorite palettes for smokey eyes-meaning that they will include deep, pigmented shades for that sultry look out. Now, let’s get started with the palooza:

High-End Palettes

The photos above can be found here from the beautiful Fleur. The Urban Decay Smoked Paletteretails at $49.00 at Sephora, and comes with a beautiful eyeliner. The shades are as follows: Kinky (an off-white matte shade), Freestyle (a true beige color), Mushroom (a warm, pale grey with silver shimmer), Backdoor (a matte deep brown), Blackdoor (an intense, true black) on the top. On the bottom: Barlust (a medium brown with gold shimmer), Rockstar (a pigmented deep purple with silver shimmer), Evidence (a deep navy blue with a satin finish), Loaded (a deep metallic emerald with shimmer), and Asphalt (a deep, cool grey). 

The photos above can be found here from the wonderful Kelly at Vampy Varnish. The Too Faced Smokey Eye Shadow Collection retails for $36.00 at Sephora. The shades include Firefly (an off white, champagne color with a satin finish), White Lie (an off white eggshell) and Fashion (a white shadow with silver glitter), Nice Ash (an antique gold shade with bronze undertones), Nice Ash (a light grey color with silver glitter), Smoking Jacket (a light purple shadow with silver micro-glitter), Up in Smoke (an intense black-brown), Smokin’ Hot (matte black) and Smolder (a matte deep navy). 

Drugstore

The photos above can be found here from Stephanie of Aquaheart’s Obsessions. The NYX Smokey Shadow Palette retails at $7.50 at Ulta. The shades include a medium gray with silver micro glitter, a matte black, an eggplant shade with a satin finish, a medium blue shade with a satin finish, a orange shade with a bronze undertone and a white shadow with a satin finish. 

The photos above come from here from Nancy at The Dark Side of Beauty. The Maybelline Eye Studio Color Plush Silk Eyeshadow Quad in Smokey Night retails for $9.99 at Walgreens. The shades include a light brown shade with gold shimmer, a true purple shade with silver shimmer, a deep navy with a satin finish and a true black with silver shimmer. 

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