If you’re a big fan of Korean beauty and celebs, you’d realise by now that they tend to keep their eyeshadow natural. Unless they’re a K-pop idol performing on stage. From neutrals to colours that complement their brown eyes. Korean actresses often opt for nearly-nude tones in shimmery finishes.
One of the areas that have gotten more focus these days are our eyes. Especially since the top half of our face is usually what’s visible for the most part of the day. If you’re looking to incorporate eyeshadow into your daily routine, then palettes are the place to start. Eyeshadow palettes are designed to incorporate colours that already complement each other. We put together a list of 12 eyeshadow palettes that can help you recreate the looks from your favourite K-drama heroines.
These four mesmerising shades are highly pigmented and easily buildable and blendable, even for beginners. Walk Of No Shame has russet-reds and warm pinks that help complement Asian eyes. We love the way they bring out the browns, and if you’re looking to increase their staying power, set them with their latest setting spray to lock in their intensity throughout the day.
With a combination of matte and shimmer shades, this eyeshadow palette features six rich and blendable shades. The True Neutrals palette is perfect if you’re looking to ease into adding eyeshadows to your makeup routine. This palette comes with blendable neutrals to help give you a natural contour and flush to your lids.
These primer-infused eyeshadow palettes come with four long-wearing shades in velvet, satin, foil, and metallic finishes. We love the Rosewood Gradation colours for their rich and plum coloured tones. For K-drama looks that are more sultry and glamorous, this one’s for the taking.
If you’re already well-versed in the world of eyeshadow palettes, MAC Cosmetics’ palette of 12 shades is perfect for those who want a little more range with their everyday looks. From neutrals like brown and beige, to statement flushes like burgundy and warm orange. You can easily find all the colours you need to recreate your favourite K-beauty looks.
This travel-friendly palette has six high-impact eyeshadows and Nectar is a palette of desert-inspired colours. For those who have a more tan skin tone, these warm shades are a beautiful complement if you want a more subtle and natural look.
With five eyeshadows that pair beautifully together, these blendable shades go from pink to purple and we love how suited they are for Asian skin tones.
Designed with perfectly medium saturated colours for Asians, this pairing glides on to the skin and has minimum fallout. Peppy is a rosy pink that makes the browns in your eyes pop, while the peachy natural alternative helps to blend the colour seamlessly onto your lids.
This vegan eyeshadow palette is packed with 12 shimmery shades that are infused with genuine tourmaline. Using eight creamy prismatic shimmers and four mattes, these eyeshadows can easily take you from day to night and office to glam.
16 shades in one go, this palette ranges from matte and shimmery neutrals to rich and bronzey hues. Infused with coconut water, alpine rose, and hyaluronic acid, these shadows are highly pigmented and easy for blending. We especially love the shimmery shades like Golden Light and Sparkling Rum.
If you want something simple and straightforward, Hourglass’ Scattered Light shadow is perfect for a dimensional finish with its ultra shimmery texture. Burnish is a deep bronze hue that beautifully complements all eye colours, and its lightweight formula won’t settle into creases.
WIth nine variations of sultry nude shades, these buttery mattes and shimmery shadows are all smooth and blendable on the lids. Medium is Huda’s personal favourite palette, and this versatile palette has a mix of spicy tones with chestnuts and deep browns along with rose golds and terracotta shades.
This limited-edition palette features nine eyeshadow pods and three cheek colours, so you can easily have everything you need in one go. Specially created to blend easily and complement each other, these shades are the perfect hues to make your brown eyes stand out.
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