2012 Holiday Palettes!

[internetchick]

I preordered the Chanel quad /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[geeko]

Oh gosh all the sets look sooo delicious.... I am esp liking the tarte one (But we don't have Tarte over in my country) The benefit sets look really cute.

 

[gemstone]

There are soo many reasons to love the holidays but my favorite is the ubber creative and awesomely packaged holiday palettes!! Check out Stila: I'm sure there are more out there so feel free to post pics as soon as you see them come out! 

I can't believe no one has commented on the stila palette! I love stila eyeshadow and think the palette is so beautiful!

 

[DreamWarrior]

Ok, so technically this isnt a Holiday Palette, but its still worth mentioning:

 

[BLee]

I have my eyes on some Mally ones and Tarte.

 

[internetchick]

I am getting this! Guerlain Liu Eye & Lip Calligraphy Palette

 

[americanclassic]

All that cute holiday packaging gets me excited /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />). I love their blushes, so that cheek set is perfect. but imo their "standouts' set probably won't sell well.. I mean, how many people buy tawny/light brown eyeliner compared to black eyeliner?

I want to love their tarte holiday palette, but unless they totally reformulated those eyeshadows, I wouldn't recommend that anyone get it. I bought their holiday set from last year, and it was a total disappointment--you could barely see half the shadows, even with primer! not to mention, they were all chalky. 

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Here are the others from the tarte website:

 

[Lulubelle107]

Originally Posted by internetchick /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I am getting this! Guerlain Liu Eye & Lip Calligraphy Palette

Oh wow, that is gorgeous!

 

[DreamWarrior]

Smashbox's holiday contribution!!

They're calling it Studio Pop:











This last one, the Ultimate Palette =

 

[MissLindaJean]

Ooo.. I like Smashbox, my goodness..the ultimate palette has a TON going on!!

 

[Laura Marie]

Just purchased this palette yesterday and I love it!! I work at Ulta so I got my discount with it.. couldn't pass it up! I can never leave that place without something new! The outside is actually a really pretty light purple not sure why it looks white in the picture.

 

[lovelywhim]

This thread is DANGEROUS! I'm so in love with the Benefit sets!

 

[Dalylah]

Originally Posted by internetchick /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I am getting this! Guerlain Liu Eye & Lip Calligraphy Palette

This is beautiful. I am a recent Guerlain convert. I can't stop wanting it all now! I'd love to see swatches when you get it!

 

[DreamWarrior]

More Stila to love!

 

[DreamWarrior]

Originally Posted by Laura Marie /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Oh! This would make an amazing gift for someone I know!!!

 

[internetchick]

Originally Posted by Dalylah /img/forum/go_quote.gif


This is beautiful. I am a recent Guerlain convert. I can't stop wanting it all now! I'd love to see swatches when you get it!

I don't think I actually own anything Guerlain yet. Talk about an expensive impulse buy lol! I better love it considering the cost, or it is going back.

 

[Bethesda1234]

I bought the Tarte blush set in store last week - still sold out online.  I have not worn any of the blushes yet, because I am putting them aside until I get a little more use out of my existing blushes.  I have such a bad habit of using just a little of everything and having to throw nearly full products away eventually.  The holiday sets are the worst for me in that area because you get such a wide array of stuff at such a low price.  I definitely still want the Fresh lip balm set (I believe I would actually use up all of those), and I am on the fence about the Tarte Lipsurgence set (such a good deal but I have several Lipsurgences already that I haven't even made a dent in).  I should be ashamed of myself.  I'm kinda not though, which makes it worse.  Also purchased the Stila Smudge Stick set because they are my favorite eyeliners and I cannot pass up that deal.  I have not compared them to my other ones yet to see if they are as good, but I probably should since Stila seems to skim on quality a bit in their holiday sets.

I did buy the Sephora Lash Stash, Gimme Some Lip, and the Glow set with the bronzers and highlighters.  I split up the kits to go in my friends' Christmas gifts, so I am quite happy with that.  Plus there were a few leftover items that I get to keep *cough-hoarder-cough*

Of course I do love the Urban Decay sets and palettes, but I cannot justify spending a cent more on eyeshadow or (more) eyeliner.  So not good.

 

[yanelib27]

Just purchased this palette yesterday and I love it!! I work at Ulta so I got my discount with it.. couldn't pass it up! I can never leave that place without something new! The outside is actually a really pretty light purple not sure why it looks white in the picture.

This is the only one I am 'seriously' considering buying. Stila eyeshadows and smashbox eyeshadows have too much fallout. I have no experience with tarte eyeshadows and apparently no one is vouching for their quality.

 

[americanclassic]

Tarte is one of the many brands whose holiday collection eyeshadows are subpar to their regular palettes. I tried the starlet palette from last year, and it was so bad I returned it. Chalky, poor pigmentation, etc--it was like cheap drugstore eyeshadow.

Rule of thumb is, if a holiday palette has a ton of eyeshadows, they probably won't be great quality compared to what the brand usually produces. Those types of palettes are almost more a fun gift for show, like pretty gift baskets, than something really wearable--though, that isn't to say they're terrible in and of themselves.

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This is the only one I am 'seriously' considering buying. Stila eyeshadows and smashbox eyeshadows have too much fallout. I have no experience with tarte eyeshadows and apparently no one is vouching for their quality.

 

[smashinbeauty]

I LOVE holiday palettes. They are such a good buy that it's unbelievable