"This palette is literally only $10, it's by E.L.F., and it's so, so good," said PatrickStarrr of the popular E.L.F. Mad for Matte 2 Palette. He also mentioned that one of the colors reminds him of the popular He-Devil shade from the aforementioned Naked Heat Palette -- which is always a plus.
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Jaclyn Hill held up a battered Colored Raine Queen of Hearts Palette, and waxed poetic: "They are so pigmented, and so beyond creamy, the mattes, the shimmers -- look how pigmented these mattes are!"
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It's always nice to find palettes on a budget, right? For fans of some of the higher-end, warm-toned eye shadow palettes on this list, rest assured that NYX has got you covered with their affordable Ultimate Multi-Finish Shadow Palette in Warm Rust. "Oh my gosh, these are so pigmented, and you get so many colors in this palette, said Laura Lee. "And I really love this set-up -- it's a matte, shimmer, and a glitter, so you kind of get a really big bang for your buck. And the color scheme is so pretty!"
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Lorac Mega Pro 3 Palette, $59
Though she pointed out the fact that the palette hadn't been getting the best reviews with other YouTubers, Jackie Aina named the Lorac Mega Pro 3 Palette as one of her go-tos: "I honestly thought this was the best one out of the whole Mega series," she said. "The crease colors were brown-girl-friendly -- they put a matte black, a camel-colored brown and everything in between. This is all I need."
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The debut of the Anastasia Beverly Hill Subculture Palette was somewhat rife with drama: When it first came out, the backlash was so big that ABH fans that were unhappy with the palette were encouraged to return it for a full refund. That said, for her part, KathleenLights counts herself as a superfan. She admitted that there is some fallout , but in the end, it didn't turn out to be a deal breaker for her. "I really do think it's good," she said, "I love the eye look I created with this."
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