 Hey guys, what is up? Welcome to my channel for today's video. Super important. Okay. This is one that I think about a lot. I'm going to be sharing with you the best eyeshadow palettes of 2020, my personal favorites. So if you want to see what they were, then just keep watching. Hi guys, what is up? Welcome to my channel. My name is Morgan. If you're new here, I consider myself to be able to product knowledge enthusiasts. I just love knowing anything and everything about all of the new makeup on the market and sharing my thoughts with you guys. And if you're new here, eyeshadow palettes are my thing. They're my favorite thing to collect. I love doing different looks with my eyeshadow palettes. I love swatching my eyeshadow palettes. I just like talking about eyeshadows. Easily the makeup item that I purchased the most this year every year, but I purchased a lot of palettes this year. So I narrowed my palettes down to 15. I have a couple honorable mentions that I'll put at the end, but 15 palettes that I found myself consistently reaching for and loving the quality of this year. A lot of these guys, you've definitely heard before, they're not going to surprise you if you watch my channel regularly. But this is a big deal, okay? I love my eyeshadow palette. I love eyeshadow palette top. So let's get into it. It's in no particular order. I mean, it is. It's in alphabetical order, but that's it. Not ranked at all by most favorite to league's favorite. Don't ask me to do that. All right, so we're going to start off with the first palette. This is the Supreme Nudes by Artist Couture. And I remember I was not even going to pick this palette up at first, you guys. I was like, I do not need this. This has all of the colors that I already own and still a very true statement, but there's something about this palette that I just kept reaching for this year. I mean, I know what that something is. I love, love, love, love these tones of neutrals. I love the olive shade in here, the bronze shade, the copper shade. It has the perfect array of neutrals that I reach for on an everyday basis. The formula is fantastic. It's just the perfect array of colors and textures for me. So it's a palette that I reached for a lot this year. The quality is fantastic. And to my surprise, it ended up being one of my favorite palettes this year. The next palette might not be a surprise to you, but also it's also kind of a surprise. It made it to the top, top, top. But this is the BH Cosmetics Summer in Saint Tropez palette. And I think the reason I got so into it was, first of all, the quality is amazing for the price. I think not only are the mats really great, but the shimmers are also spectacular as well. The color story here inspires me. There's so many different looks you can create. I feel like every single look I created with this palette was stunning. It made me step outside of my comfort zone and the quality so good. Literally, I've seen this palette on sale for $8. It is worth so much more than that, you guys. And for them to have such a superb, colorful formula says so much. I mean, BH really killed it this year with their eyeshadow formula. There are a couple shades in here that aren't the greatest, but I would say 90% of the palette really phenomenal. Alrighty, the next palette. I have three Charlotte Tilbury quads. Okay, I'm going to talk about them all because Charlotte Tilbury easily the brand of 2020 for me. They've become my favorite brand. I think they've had the best releases and I really dove into the quads. Now, for a while, I was iffy on her quads because they're very pricey. The value isn't the best. I went in headfirst this year and I regret nothing. So we'll start off with the first one. Now, this is not a new one. This has been in her line for a while, but I tried it for the first time this year. And this is the Golden Goddess. And if you're like me and you like a cooler toned kind of neutral look, this is incredible. I will admit, it's not her best formula. She has come out with quads, I believe, this year that are so much better quality-wise. But I just love the color story here. The color still blends seamlessly. You can get a diverse range of looks with this quad, but the look that I do get, I feel so ethereal. I have the glowy golden shimmery eye. It's just stunning. It's a palette that I reached for a lot this year because it was the look that I wanted. The next palette is one that did come out this year and this whole collection was incredible. So I have two from this collection. This is Mesmerizing Maroon, which is going to be perfect if you love more of the purpley tones. And then you have Green Lights, which if you like all of tones, incredible. With this launch, she definitely stepped it up with the formula. Like I said, the Golden Goddess isn't my favorite formulation, but these are, these make it worth it. And Fire Rose is a really, really great palette. But I feel like I'm still new to it, so I didn't want to add it to my 2020 favorites, but that's the best formula regardless. The formula was still stepped up with these. The colors choices are beautiful and they were just quads that I found myself reaching for a lot. And I did find myself reaching for the smaller quads a lot more this year because we like smaller palettes now. It's easier to create a look. You don't have to think about it and Charlotte killed it. The next palette certainly was not one that I had expected to end up in my 2020 favorites. This is another Charlotte Tilbury palette. It's the last one. She killed the game. What can I say? This is the Pillow Talk Instant Eye Palette and I love these. I think these are a fantastic value. I don't believe there's any compromise in the formula. They are just as good, sometimes better than what you get in the quads. And I did not expect to have this end up being one of my favorite palettes because it is kind of a one tone palette. You have to like the pinky colors to enjoy this palette. And lo and behold, I got married this year and this ended up being the palette that I used for my wedding. I was really into pink shadows this year. I never have been before, but I was. So this ended up being extremely used by me, which I was very surprised by. And I love the looks that I can get from this palette. Now you can't get a diverse range really, but every look is stunning. And this has everything you need for those pinky corally kind of looks. I have a lot of neutral palettes in here that are kind of like this one. Just like the Artist Couture as well. This is the Marc Jacobs Extravagance Palette. This palette was just featured in my top rankings of my neutral palettes. So you guys know this is one of my favorites. Definitely you can probably dupe these colors in the Artist Couture. But there is something a little bit more spectacular about this formula. I just think the shimmers are a little bit more refined, a little bit more reflective than what you would get in the Artist Couture. So that alone, if I want more of a glam look, I'm going to lean more towards this one. And it's a little bit more curated. And it's just a stunning palette that I don't think got enough attention. The next one is a newer one. It's very similar to the Marc Jacobs and the Artist Couture. But this is the NABLA Side by Side Nude Palette. It looks like those other two palettes, but the formulation from NABLA I have fallen in love with this year. I am fairly new to NABLA cosmetics, but every palette I've tried, I've been very impressed with the formula, especially for the price point. And again, as far as everyday wear, what I feel comfortable with, it's the colors in here. I think they did a great job of mixing cool tones, warm tones, and plain neutral tones in here. I just think the array is really stunning and the mattes in here are what stand out to me. I just think they blend so beautifully. So if you're ordering a neutral palette from Ulta, I recommend this one. This next one was a mid-year favorite for me. So around the middle of the year is when I fell in love with the NARS Orgasm X palette. And this is another quad. And it looks like a Charlotte Tilbury, very, very close. It is very close to what you might find in the Pillow Talk palette. But this was a quad that, again, I found myself reaching for. I liked pink tones a lot more this year. I like the smaller palettes, so this kind of fits the bill. I love the dimension that you get here. And this was just an overall easy palette that I found myself reaching for. I ended up getting the original one, but this one is another underrated one. I think it's stunning. If you like the pinky looks, you will really enjoy this. And even though NARS, I feel like has lost popularity and also I believe that their releases just haven't been as exciting. I cannot fault their quality. I feel like they always do come out with quality pieces. Next up, we have Natasha Denona. It was hard for me to narrow down all of my Natasha Denona palettes. I was trying to keep the number pretty low, so I only picked two. But there was definitely a few that hurt me not to include. Like, I don't have the bronze palette, but I recommend the bronze palette. But of course, of course, of course, I had to do the glam palettes. I mean, when this came out, y'all knew this was a palette for me. You tagged me. You knew I was going to love it. And yes, it's one of the best palettes that have come out this year, clearly. If you like cool tones, this palette is amazing. The quality is impeccable. There is not a dodge shade in here. You can get really glittery, multi-dimensional looks. There are some colors here that lean a little bit more neutral and not so cool as well. So don't be intimidated. Highly, highly, highly recommend this palette if you're into these tones or if you want to get into these tones. This is a great bridge. It's a great value and I use this ton. Go to ideal everyday palette for me for 2020. Like, I still like my neutral, neutral palettes like this, but as far as 2020 and me and my taste, this is what I'm into. The next one, honestly, really surprised I'm including this. But when I really thought about what palettes that I find myself reaching for the most, I had to include the Love palette. In some ways, like, I do like the Bronze palette better. I do like a few other palettes that she's come out with better. But as far as use, I use this one a lot. And that says a lot because I can't use palettes a lot because I have so many. But this is one that I found myself constantly reaching for. And my hesitations with this palette is I don't believe every formula in here is perfect. And you do pay a big price tag. So, like, the Glam palette, I feel like there isn't a mistake. The quality is consistent across the board. With this palette, I do feel like there's a couple inconsistent shades. But the color story is what makes that up for me because I kept reaching for this, because the color story is so beautiful. I didn't think I would love this palette as much as I did. I'm wearing this palette right now in my crease. The shiny lid shades are something that I will get to towards the end. But I'm wearing Valentine as my crease color. A little bit of Seoul to deepen that up and then a touch of trust in the outer corner for that depth. And then I grabbed into other eyeshadows for the eyelid. But pink and purple are my most used eyeshadow colors besides neutrals. And this is just so easy to grab for when I know I want pink and purple crease colors. So that's why I've reached for this one a ton this year. It did end up being one of my favorites. I don't recommend it for everybody. If you don't think you're going to use these tones, you don't need it. But if you're like me and you wear shadows like me and you like the color stories that I do, it was an awesome palette. It was by far one of my most used. This is probably my most used colorful or rainbow palette this year. This is from Odin's Eye. Odin's Eye is an indie brand that I discovered this year. They are based in Sweden and this is the Alva II collection. Now this was sent to me. I've done a couple partnerships with Alva, but that's because I genuinely just really like the stuff they come out with. I think the brand is so unique. Their packaging is so well thought out. I love their whole story, their whole aesthetic and not sponsored at all. I just literally have been using this palette a ton this year when I've been wanting to use a rainbow palette. I don't think the quality is spectacular, but it's really, really good for the price and their color stories are amazing. And this is a palette that really had inspired me this year as far as stepping out of my covered zone, playing with some color. I always tend to go for this one. I did a really beautiful, warm look, but I've also done crazy blue looks with this palette. It's just great to pair with other palettes or on its own. And while I said the quality wasn't spectacular, it still is really, really good. And this palette houses a lot of other colors that I don't have in other palettes. So it's just one that I've been reaching for a ton this year and it ended up becoming one of my absolute favorites this year. Pat McGrath. Again, it gets a little bit tough with Pat McGrath because I just love her palettes. I love her releases so much. I narrowed it down to two. The first one I did not expect to love as much as I did, but I've been talking about this nonstop the last three months because I can't stop using it. And when I say I can't stop using it, I mean, that only means like I only used it like a handful of times, but for me, that's a lot. And this is the Pat McGrath Celestial Divinity Palette and I love, love, love, love, love how glam this palette is. I love the color story. I do wish there were more matt incorporated into this palette. Either way, every single look I create with this, I think it's so unique and so stunning. And again, I know I'm saying this for every palette, but that's why these have made it into this top final rankings. I step out of my comfort zone with this palette. I play with colors in ways that I wouldn't normally play with or in ways that I normally wouldn't think about and the textures in here, the dimension in here, everything. So pretty. And this was a particularly good value for Pat McGrath as well. It's just, it's a good one. And then the other one, I couldn't not talk about Divine Rose to us. So this, this was a big launch from them this year. It was very, very popular. I was lucky. I left out and got the mirrored pink packaging. This palette is so incredible. I did not expect to love it. As much as I did because I thought it would be a little bit too bright for my preferences, it's perfect. Again, I got into pink tones this year. Pink tones are where it's at. I love this as a blush. I love this as a highlight full face palette. Basically for me, you have the special shades. You have the first multi-chrome. You have this gorgeous, gorgeous magenta plum here. It's just perfection in a palette. I feel like she really outdid herself with this one. I don't know. For me, I wasn't attracted to it at first. As much as I use it, it's, it's a really, really good one. And if you really don't think you're going to use these colors, look into the original Divine Rose. That one is a lot more wearable. But I've got to say, as somebody who likes more neutral, natural tones for every day, I still reached for this one quite a lot. It was a favorite of mine in the months that it first released. Oh my gosh, every palette I feel like I'm talking about is pink now. But the last palette that I have to talk about is the Vizier Art Paris edit. And Vizier Art, they came in with a lot of palettes this year, but this one is just, this is me. It has mauve-y tones. It has pinky tones. It's perfect for brown eyes. It's just an overall stunning palette. The value is fabulous. Such a beautiful everyday palette without being neutral. You know, it's just lighter, pinkier, mauve-y tones. And I think it's stunning. So if you like these kind of tones, I highly recommend this one. I think Vizier Art did a great job with this one. In some ways, I do feel like Vizier Art might have been a little bit repetitive with some of their launches, but this is one that I felt like was truly unique to what they've come out with. And it really was a thoughtful color story. It was different, but it was still wearable. It made sense. The colors were so cohesive. And of course, the quality as per usual was incredible. So that was my last favorite palette. So I did tell you I have some honorable mentions because they aren't palettes, but my goal last year was to get more into indie brands. And while I didn't dive in headfirst, I did do a little bit of this, a little bit of that here and there. And there's a lot more brands that I want to try, but these are the ones this year that I've tried and I was not disappointed. And I have a whole swatch and sip, which I will link down below where I swatch these and kind of give you more details about everything. I don't want it to be too repetitive, but we'll start off with what I'm wearing. So I discovered a touch of glam beauty. Now, mine are in these dinky little old palettes. I'm in the process of moving my singles around. So these will have their own dedicated palette. But look how stunning these are. I love the embossments and they're so dimensional and stunning. So touch of glam beauty is what I'm wearing on my lids right now. So I am wearing the shade Temptress all over my lid. It has some blue sparklies to it, so glittery you guys without actually being glitter, just sparkly, gorgeousness. And then this lighter shade right here, this is the shade Fantasy. So a mixture of Natasha Denona Love Palette in the crease and then Temptress and Fantasy on my lid from touch of glam beauty. And I do need to pick up some more from them. I only purchased from them once this year and this is all I have. But I've been impressed. It's just, it is hard for me to dig into single shadows. They don't get used quite as often because I'm such a ballet channel. I always am talking about palettes, but I did want to give touch of glam beauty their recognition and Terra Moons. Oh my gosh, you guys, I placed a huge order for Black Friday. So I'm going to do a swatch and ship for my new shades. And if you watched my haul for Black Friday, I got this giant ballet and I have not nearly filled it at all. But these currently are housing my Terra Moons. So down here are the shades that I've had all year. Up here are the new ones that I purchased from Black Friday. But I can tell you these shades are incredible. They have the best shimmers. Like India is not for everybody and I don't think it takes away from mainstream brands, but I will say if you're an eyeshadow enthusiast, you've tried luxury, you've tried high end, you've tried drugstore. If you really want to get the best quality, the highest impact, the highest shimmer, the most metallic, the most foiled formulas, go to Indy. That doesn't take away from these high end brands and their quality at all. I really think Indy brand makeup, like it's a niche. It's for true makeup lovers and people who appreciate eye shadows and formulations and crazy foiled finishes. Indy does better. They do. And then lastly, some of my Sydney Gray shadows are in other palettes that I need to grab and organize. But another honorable mention to Sydney Gray shadows. I didn't discover them this year and I didn't buy very many more shadows this year. So they're kind of, they're not new. That's why I don't, I'm not talking about them too much but I discovered Terra Moons this year and I discovered Touch of Glam Beauty this year. And I really have been feeling good about supporting more Indy brands because your buck goes a longer way. You're really helping support somebody's life and their business and my little Natasha Denona orders don't go very far probably. I mean, with how much I've ordered, they probably do go far, but you know what I mean. So anyways, those are the best palettes, the best eye shadows that I've tried in 2020. Let me know what your favorites were. I feel good. I got this video out of the way because it stresses the girl out. So I'm sure I forgot some too, honestly. Anyways, guys, I hope you guys enjoyed this video. If you are subscribed to my channel already, I would love it if you would consider taking the time to do so and I'll see you guys in the next one. Bye guys, have a good one.