A satisfyingly overstuffed paintbox, brimming with colourful possibilities, is a fabulous festive present
No beauty gift says Christmas like a huge eyeshadow palette. Especially this year, when a satisfyingly overstuffed paintbox, brimming with colourful possibilities, also feels like a symbolically optimistic present. It promises the near opportunity to once again attend weddings, birthday parties, clubs, gigs and dinners, maybe even getting close enough for a stranger to admire your blending skills.
If cheap and cheerful is what’s needed, no one makes bigger, better bargain palettes than Morphe. Its latest 35-pan Natural Flirt is delicious – all warm camels, pinks and violets – but if, like me, you are purple-averse (Prince notwithstanding), then direct your cursor towards Truth Or Bare (£18), an 18-pan nudist colony of brown, terracotta, taupe, gold, pink and beige that flatters anyone, regardless of skin tone. The high pigment content and guaranteed spoil of Morphe-specific tutorials online make it an ideal practice palette for budding makeup artists.