6 multipurpose face palettes to make beauty smart, sustainable, and simple

With multiple shades and products, these multipurpose face palettes have got you covered, even if you miss carrying your trusted make-up pouch

 

Make-up trends come and go, but multipurpose make-up is bound to stay. Who doesn’t appreciate the convenience of having one practical make-up product that ticks several boxes at once? A lip-and-cheek tint, SPF-infused glowy tinted moisturiser, and multi-use hair sprays are some of the most common multipurpose beauty products. But imagine this: you’re heading for a long day at work or that sudden holiday that leaves you with no time for packing. In either case, you’ll want to carry a few handy yet smart beauty products to get you through the day or the trip. Here’s where multipurpose make-up face palettes will get you covered. 

 

HD Skin Face Essentials Palette, Make Up For Ever 

 

Created by make-up artists for make-up artists and beauty enthusiasts, this face make-up palette is all you need to pull off a full face of make-up. It features six cream blushes in matte and metallic finishes and six complexion colours that can be used as foundation, concealer, and contour. The formula is buttery-soft and can blend out with your fingers too. Expect a natural wash of pigment—not too light, not too overpowering—that allows for seamless layering. 

 

 

 

Studio Fix Conceal and Correct Palette, M.A.C Cosmetics

 

Gone viral for all the right reasons, this highly malleable, emollient-rich formula makes application a breeze. It has an accurate grip over skin tones and undertones and a long-staying power that makes it every make-up artist’s choice. With five shades ranging from light to deep, each palette contains six hues that eliminate the need for a separate foundation, concealer, corrector, and contour. 

 

Dior Backstage Glow Face Palette, Dior Beauty

 

This quad from Dior Beauty may have gone viral on TikTok in the recent past but has been a backstage favourite forever. If a natural, lit-from-within complexion is your goal, this palette features highlighters and blushes with extremely finely-milled pearlescent pigments—so your skin looks radiant, and not chunky or glittery. The best part? These powders can also double as luminous body highlighters.

 

 

 

Laguna Ultimate Face Palette, NARS

 

This all-in-one face palette from NARS features all kinds of powders to create a full face of make-up. A mix of matte blushes and bronzers along with pigmented metallic shadows equip this face palette to fill in as an eyeshadow, blusher, contour, and bronzer. Thanks to the neutral colour palette, you can use it from AM to PM, at work, at a party, or even on a holiday. 

 

The Cali Contour Palette, Smashbox Cosmetics

 

You applied your cream-base make-up—what’s next? From setting your under-eyes and face in place with a pressed powder to layering a powder-based blush, bronzer or contour and highlighter, you reach out for a bunch of different singles. Swap that out with this face palette from Smashbox that combines everything in one. Plus, it contains skin-benefiting ingredients like vitamin E, panthenol, and Camellia leaf extract.

 

 

 

Pillow Talk Beautyverse Love Palette, Charlotte Tilbury 

 

With intensely pigmented matte and metallic shadows, this face palette is for you if you don’t want to own different palettes for different looks. Trust the matte browns, pinks, and blacks to help you achieve soft, everyday glam, while the metallics can add a sparkly pop of colour on days when you need the drama. Since the formula is so blendable, you could also use the matte shades as a blusher, contour or eyeliner—a great return on investment. 

 

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