Best Matte Shadows For 50 How To Properly Apply

Sheriff loves that the brands palettes are perfectly coordinated and pigmented at a low price point.

Best Matte Shadows For 50 How To Properly Apply

It doesnt matter if you dont know how to properly apply eyeshadow: Youve got the power to unleash your inner makeup artist right at the tips of your makeup brush.

We asked the Good Housekeeping Institute Beauty Lab pros, editors, and celebrity makeup artist Ashunta Sheriff (whos done carpet-ready makeup for Rihanna and Alicia Keys) for their personal tips and recommended eyeshadow palettes, from high-end brands to top-rated drugstore finds with shades that youll actually use.

You can also use a color wheel to help find the right shade for your eye color.

This old school trick is about seeing which hue sits opposite your eye color to make the iris pop.

Heres a cheat sheet: Brown eyes are a mix of all primary colors so there are lots of options.

Try a purple-y hue or bronzey metallics to bring out depth in brown eyes.

The selection of nude and brown shades provide endless possibilities from an everyday look to a smokey eye.

Since the shades are natural and subtle, its foolproof for those who arent as skilled in applying eyeshadow, says senior chemist of the Beauty Lab, Sabina Wizemann.

The shadows are also pretty well-pigmented and provide a velvety matte finish thats easy to layer.

You get much more high-end quality for a bargain price of less than 10 for six shades, she says.

She also loves that its compact and easy to stash in a makeup bag.

This particular palette contains the perfect balance of neutral and smoky shades in both matte and shimmer finishes, the essentials for any eye makeup wardrobe.

You can also purchase the palettes in brighter color options.

Some of the shades have a little bit of shimmer, which I must confess I love, says Wizemann.

Nearly 2,000 online reviewers gave this palette a five-star rating, raving about the blend-ability and high pigmentation.

Pinks and reds are opposite of green on the color spectrum, so it complements this eye color well, she says.

The bright tones and muted everyday colors come in creamy mattes and shimmery finishes that can create wearable, romantic looks.

Teich also loves that the palette is split into four categories, one for daytime, one for work, one for date night, and one for glam.

This palette contains a mix of matte desert shades and metallic browns that bring light and warmth to the eyes at the same time.

While online reviewers say they wish the palette was a little less pricey, they rave about the high color payout and little fallout.

Reviewers love that the shadows are easy to blend and show up nicely even without eyeshadow primer.

For an extra pop of sparkle I like to spray my brush with some setting spray to apply, says one reviewer.

The Magic palette has a mix of matte and shimmer shades that range from light beige to sparking gold to deep navy.

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