The Best Makeup Palettes

These compacts house the prettiest, most flattering colors for your entire face.

Best All-Around 

Sephora Ultimate Blockbuster
 
 

This three-tiered giant holds 150 shades for the face, including six for cheeks, 60 for lips, and a whopping 84 for eyes, plus mini brushes and eye and lip liners. It contains every color you would ever consider wearing―from subtle pink lip stains to bold plum eye shadows―and then some. Testers especially liked the wide range of neutrals for eyes and the natural shades for lips. “The options are endless,” said one tester. “You could wear a different combination every day of the year.”

 To buy: Unfortunately, this product is no longer available. Find similar palettes at sephora.com.