This year my Christmas party is a masquerade themed party, which i'm really excited for as last year we didn't really have a theme so i'm really looking forward to getting all glitzy and rocking my mask., although let's be honest I probably won't keep it on very long! I thought i'd share some of my favourite eyeshadows for the festive season, and you'll definitely notice a theme in my personal choice for eyeshadows but I hope this gives you some ideas for the festive period.

Now when it comes to eyeshadows you can't not mention an Urban Decay palette, because let's be honest they are just bloody amazing and my favourite has to be their Naked 3 Palette (£38.50) as the shades although they are still neutral, the addition of pink undertones to the shadows just adds something different to each shade. This palette was actually my first Urban Decay palette and it has gotten a lot of love over the years, and although I do play it quite safe when it comes to my eyeshadow looks, this palette can create some absolutely stunning looks. My favourite shades are Burnout, Trick & Lair with all three of these shades creating a subtle yet smokey eye look with a gold touch that would be perfect for the festive season.

On the more budget side of eyeshadows and a great brand for duping the Urban Decay palettes is Makeup Revolution who I haven't spoken much of recently but I still absolutely love this brand for it's amazing yet affordable products. The Iconic 2 Palette* (£4) is an amazing dupe for the Naked 2 palette which is the only palette from the Naked family that I don't own but with this palette I feel that I don't really need to. I absolutely love this palette for the mix of bronze and gold shades that are just me all over, and this palette has gotten a lot of love from me over the past year or so. If you're wanting a new palette that isn't going to break the bank, then this is the palette you want to get your hands on!

Another eyeshadow from Makeup Revolution that I just love is their Pure Pigments, which unfortunately they seemed to have discontinued and i've only just discovered this when typing up this post, but these are basically a loose pigmented eyeshadow that I love to add a nice dusting of glitter goodness to my lids. A lot of makeup brands do these as a dupe for the MAC loose pigment shadows and they are great for packing on colour to the lid or as I prefer to use them for finishing off your eyeshadow look. A similar product and shade to the Makeup Revolution one is a good old throwback favourite of mine from Barry M and if like me, you were obsessed with their dazzle dusts! The shade Dust Tan (£4.59) is really similar to the one i've featured, and if I remember rightly they are super super glittery, which is perfect for the festive season if you want to add a pinch of sparkle.

Lasting we have one of my favourite eyeshadow quads from Me Me Me Cosmetics and this is their Quad Baked Goddess Eyes Eyeshadow, which I got in a set a few years back and you can only get this in their Professional Set (£120) which is a shame but I personally love Me Me Me and this would make a lovely Christmas present to yourself. I love this eyeshadow not only for the shades, but because the shades in the quad allow you to make a complete eye look really easily. I also love the formula of these eyeshadows as the baked formula to them makes them a little more creamy and they glide on beautifully. If you know of any other baked eyeshadows then leave them in the comments, because they are truly lovely to work with.

What are your favourite eyeshadows for the festive season?

** I have been approached since posting this review that my palette could be a fake and after doing some research i've learnt that it is so, I have put up this disclaimer just to warn you guys of this and that I do not encourage the purchasing of fake products**

As a lot of bloggers and beauty bloggers have been raving about Urban Decays Naked Palette 2 and Urban Decays Naked Basics Palette so I thought I would join in and give my own opinion and little review on the Naked Palette 2. This retails for around £36 depending on where you buy it from, I was lucky enough to pick this up on eBay for £14 brand new so I was very happy with that as I was a bit skeptical about paying almost £40 for an eyeshadow palette, never the less it is so worth money.

The palette comes with 12 different eyeshadow shades and a double ended brush perfect for applying eyeshadow into the crease of your eyelid and a normal shadow brush.

As I do not own the first Naked Palette I can't say whether I prefer it or not, but a lot of bloggers say that the Naked Palette 2 contains a lot more neutral shades compared to the original palette which from images I can agree. I love this palette, I can make so many different eye looks with all of these shades from a more subtle everyday look starting with the more neutral shades and to a darker smokier eye with the darker shades. I cannot recommend this palette enough, I think every beauty fanatic out there should own this palette and it is so worth it's retail price but if you too don't want to fork out try and find it cheaper like I did.

Do you own any of the Naked Palettes? What do you think of them?

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