Holiday Palette Preview
Over the coming few weeks, beauty’s best holiday palettes will quietly arrive on counter. And they boast some of the best packaging and colour combinations of the year. Now, unless you are watching for them, you may not see them. That’s because cosmetics companies rarely advertise them. You have to be watching for them and buy them quickly as the numbers are very limited.
I’ve surveyed all the top prestige brands and selected my very favourites. Here’s your sneak peek at the best holiday 2016 palettes.
YSL Multi-Use Sparkle Clash Collector Palette, $100
Giorgio Armani Night Light Palette, $160
Estee Lauder Sumptuous Knockout Palettes in Smoky Nights & Sultry Nudes, $68 each (arriving mid Nov)
Dior Holiday Couture Collection Total Matte Smoky Palette for Eyes
Bobbi Brown Golden Eye Palette, $47
Clarins Essentials Eye Makeup Palette, $62
Dior 5-Couleurs Splendor Eye Palette in Smoky Sequins, $73
Dior 5-Couleurs Splendor Eye Palette in Precious Embroidery, $73
Lancome Audacity in London palette, $89
Sarah Moon for NARS Look Closer Eyeshadow Palette, $62
MAC Nutcracker Sweet Face Compact in Peach, $42
Guerlain Terra India by Shalimar Shimmering Bronzing Powder, $64
Burberry Gold Glow Fragranced Luminizing Powder, $75
These holiday palettes are available in Canada at select Hudson’s Bay stores and thebay.com
43 Comments
Stephanie
October 26, 2016 at 2:35 pmThe holiday season is my favourite season for all things palettes, holiday sets, and value packs! There are such an amazing variety and for a great value too!
Usha Ramadhar
October 26, 2016 at 1:43 pmAbsolutely gorgeous palettes. Love to have them all.
denise
October 26, 2016 at 1:19 pmso many beautiful palettes!
@momof3boysj
MzRobson
October 26, 2016 at 12:51 pmAll those palettes’s are gorgeous. What a great gift any of those would make.
Will keep my eye out for them. Can’t wait to see them live and in person.
@MzRobson
Fatima
October 26, 2016 at 12:49 pmoo my just wow
Ginger Henderson
October 26, 2016 at 12:40 pmThe Holiday Pallets are so beautiful. The colors are perfect blends for the Holidays. Lovely lovely. @ghenderson1013
Margaret
October 26, 2016 at 12:15 pmBeautiful options. Love the smoky nights and Holiday palettes ???? @MALapensee
Lillie Teasley
October 26, 2016 at 11:58 amThis is a beautiful holiday collection I would love to have it in my Christmas stocking I hope I’m not on Santa’s naughty list. So many beautiful items to chose from love it
Laurie Arnheim
October 26, 2016 at 11:55 amLOVE LOVE LOVE these palette’s Dave!
Carolyn Heads
October 26, 2016 at 11:42 amTruly amazing. Love the colour pallets
Victoria H
October 26, 2016 at 10:19 amThat Clarins palette is gorgeous! I’m always drawn to purple shadows even if I don’t wear them often.
carol redmond
October 26, 2016 at 10:00 amThis package is absolutely gorgeous! A must on my wish list for sure!
Grieta Allison
October 26, 2016 at 9:53 amOh Dior!!! Give me a break! Why do all of their palettes need to be this pretty! :)) Love it!! And Clarins!! Wow!!! Bobbi Brown is great and look at that Burberry powder!!! <3
Velma Sandry
October 26, 2016 at 9:21 amTruly exquisite! The colour palettes eye catching! Sure to be a hit!
Andrea Leger
October 26, 2016 at 9:16 amAmazing Palettes!!! They are all so perfect!!! My faves are Dior, Nars and Guerlain glimmer powder ???????????????????? These hot palettes don’t make the cold weather so bad ????
Kimberley Gordon
October 26, 2016 at 9:15 amAll of them beautiful in the package as I’m sure they’re stunning ON the face!!!
So so pretty…..
Jody Farr
October 26, 2016 at 8:29 amIt seems that the excitement for the holidays are fast approaching and wow do the collections show that!!! Love the colors for the season. So gorgeous !!!
Nancy Webb
October 26, 2016 at 8:15 amOmg! They’re all just so beautiful!!
Mariola daher
October 26, 2016 at 7:46 amSo beautiful and ❤️ The Dior ones ???? @mov46
Hilda Whincup
October 26, 2016 at 7:42 amstunning collections for sure.
tammy harrison
October 26, 2016 at 7:25 amWow those are beautiful. I am a huge Estee Lauder lover- and these are going to be on my Christmas list for sure!!
Kiki Veliki
October 26, 2016 at 7:15 amI don’t know what to choose!!!!All are beautiful , elegance and of course useful!!!!!!
Michele @binxcat4ever
October 26, 2016 at 7:09 amSo many lovely options! In the US, the MAC Nutcracker Sweet Face Compact in Sweet Copper sold out within 15 minutes of launch on the brand site and at every department store that carried it. I was fortunate enough to have been one to be able to get it. It’s lovely. I’ve heard really good feedback about the Dior palettes and have been eyeing Embroidery as they’re the perfect shades for my green eyes. I hadn’t seen the Estee Lauder palettes before – my they also look lovely. Thanks so much for the preview Dave!
Paula
October 26, 2016 at 6:55 amQuestion: your thoughts on the Pat McGrath metallic sets coming out. I love metallic anything but realistically can I find a way to wear them on eyes at age 45? Love the colors and metals….can’t think of a way to make them me friendly. Any thoughts?
Adele Wright
October 26, 2016 at 6:17 amEye palette heaven! So many wonderful items!!