eyeshadow for beginners

Sephora customers often prefer the following products when searching for eyeshadow for beginners.

Eyeshadow is one of the most versatile makeup products. It's a must-have for anyone's makeup bag, but it doesn't have to be scary. Here are our top, easy-to-use eyeshadow products for beginners that will take you from novice to pro in no time.

Urban DecayNaked3 Soft Pink Eyeshadow Palette

Size: 12 x 0.05 oz/ 1.41 g·ITEM: 1573336

Type: Naked3

6.8K Reviews

$59.00

Great transitional and shimmer shades that last! Great for beginners or experts!...It's a great palette with great colors, even for beginners

What it is: An everyday eyeshadow palette with rosy neutrals, pinks, purples, and mauves in a mix of matte and shimmer finishes for glam or natural eye makeup looks.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. It is also gluten-free and cruelty-free.

ILIAThe Necessary Eyeshadow Palette

Size: 0.05 oz/ 1.5 g·ITEM: 2274249

Color: Warm Nude

153 Reviews

$40.00

A great choice for beginners to eye makeup or someone looking for a simple go-to palette. ...Best eyeshadows ive ever used...Great quality... high pigment and i’m not allergic, which is rare for eyeshadow.

What it is: A set of six talc-free, buttery, long-wearing eyeshadows that go beyond your basic neutrals—with matte, satin, and metallic finishes.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Jojoba Seed Oil: Helps to nurture and gently moisturize the skin.
- Vitamin E: Acts as a natural antioxidant and helps to reduce free-radical damage.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of talc, sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

KajaEye Bento Bouncy Eyeshadow Trio

Size: 0.13 oz·ITEM: 2785392

Color: Cold Brew Einspanner

1.9K Reviews

$28.00

Beautiful colors, perfect for beginners who don’t know how to combine colors. Matt is super creamy and pigment and so is the shimmer...Good for beginners and traveling...I love these eyeshadow trios. I've bought "Peach Madeline" & "Neutral Moment."

What it is: A stacked trio of bouncy, blendable powder eyeshadows in a curated range of matte, shimmer, and chrome shades.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, and phthalates. Kaja is cruelty-free.


What Else You Need to Know: Shine on with these creamy, blendable, fallout-free eyeshadow shades. Perfect for life on the go, this portable stack gives you the freedom to curate your sparkling eye look with a sweep of your fingertips. Keep it cool with a single shade, or layer your look for a light-catching pop of multidimensional color.

$47.00

All time favorite!! Good for beginners...BEST EYESHADOW PALLET, for beginners or for experienced it’s perfect

What it is:
A bestselling eyeshadow palette with 12 matte and microshimmer shades that are sure to become your everyday basics.

What it does:
This palette features the perfect combo of microshimmers and mattes in universally flattering, warm-toned lid, crease, and liner shades. The palette is arranged in rows for three easy looks to mix and match. This formula is infused with Amazonian clay for smooth blending and intense payoff without chalkiness.

This set contains:
- 12 x 0.053 oz/ 1.50 g Eyeshadow in Charmer (off white), Jetsetter (warm taupe), Rocker (shimmering taupe), Smokeshow (black brown), Flower Child (peachy nude), Smarty Pants (tan), Firecracker (bronze copper), Activist (dark brown), Funny Girl (champagne)

$50.00

This is the holy grail palette. This is great for beginners and for pros. I usually like the “no make up make up” look and I can always achieve this with these colors, while also being able to create dramatic looks with the darker colors. ...A good basic neutral palette for beginners or for neutral lovers! The pigmentation is smooth and blend-able, but from appearance it looks a bit chalky.

What it is: A universal must-have matte palette formulated to be easily buildable so that it can go from natural to dramatic without causing fallout.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is also gluten-free, paraben-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Inspired by human skin tones from light to deep, this custom, pro matte formula has a featherlight creamy feel and applies evenly with medium buildable and blendable coverage. The timeless palette offers superior grip and adherence with minimal fallout for the cleanest application.

This Set Contains:
- 12 x 0.03 oz/ 1g Eyeshadows

$69.00

My most loved eyeshadow palette...Not only are the colors gorgeous but this is a must for beginners bc it tells you where to place the colors if you need that help with placement. ...Barely any effort to blend. Great for beginners since it guides you where to place the colours if you want.

What it is: An everyday palette that creates super-dramatic smokey eyes as well as a variety of natural and extreme glam looks.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. This product is also cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This palette includes shades named after the ideal place to apply them, helping you recreate glam makeup looks. It‘s as if you have special insider makeup tips from Natasha Denona herself when you apply these shades.

$49.00

They remind me of the hourglass scattered light eyeshadows. I could easily say that this palette is my number one....Wore it to an amusement park where I rode two water rides and it still lasted all day despite not wearing an eyeshadow primer.

What it is: A multipurpose palette featuring 10 mauve and neutral shades in shimmering to matte finishes.

Ingredient Callouts:
Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This palette contains a mix of warm and deep neutrals to enhance anyone’s style. Keep it soft and polished for the day and add a little drama at night.

This Palette Contains:
- 10 x Eyeshadows in Grateful (mauve shimmer), Pretty Kind (rose-gold shimmer), Que Linda (iridescent gold shimmer)

DIORBACKSTAGE Eyeshadow Palette

Size: 0.4 oz / 12 mL·ITEM: 2750768

Color: 003 Warm Essentials

473 Reviews

$52.00

The pigment is super fine and silky and easy to use for beginners....super easy to use. not super pigmented but can be built up. shadows give a blown out look. the only shade i’m confused about is the pink “shimmer” in the middle row. it’s not very shiny and performs more like a satin. the primer is surprisingly good for being in a palette, i usually hate them. it will get dirty quickly so i’ll stick to my usual primer but this would be convenient for travel and for beginners who may not have their go-to eye primer yet. overall, love this.

What it is: An all-in-one eyeshadow and primer palette with one primer and eight blendable shades in matte and shimmer finishes.

What Else You Need to Know: These all-in-one eye palettes have everything you need to prime, shade, and highlight for runway-ready eyes. It includes an eye primer that reinforces shadow hold and enhances the look of pigment, and eight shades designed to blend beautifully and be used as either eyeshadow or liner.

The Dior Backstage Eye Palette is available in four universal shade ranges: rosy hues with cool undertones, brown neutrals with warm undertones, fiery neutrals in amber tones, and luminous neutrals in rosewood tones to create an array of customizable eye makeup looks.

$27.00

You can easily make a sultry, smokey look, or a light daytime look out of these colors. It is also beginner friendly. I have never had a bad eye look when using this palette, and that’s saying a lot! ...The look I create is stunning if I say so myself for a beginner. Very good for fall look and it can also be an everyday go-to work look.

What it is: A palette that is inspired by Natasha's bestselling Bronze Palette and features five warm-toned, creamy matte and metallic finishes perfect for summer.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and mineral oil.

What Else You Need to Know: This mini palette is inspired by Natasha Denona’s bestselling Bronze Eyeshadow Palette and brings together five warm-toned neutrals in creamy matte and metallic finishes perfect for summer or fall. These innovative, easy-to-use formulas offer the high performance and versatility Natasha is known for. This travel-size palette easily takes your look from day to night and allows you to complete a whole look on the go. These shades also wear beautifully on all skin tones.

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$47.00

Tartlett eyeshadow palette...Received the Amazonian eyeshadow palette as a gift. The colors are beautiful, blend well, with zero fallout. ...Must use an eyeshadow primer...Must use an eyeshadow primer. The colors are richer in person then photos.

What it is: A new tartelette™ juicy Amazonian clay palette that includes 12 rosy, bronze, and neutral lid, line, and crease shades.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Amazonian Clay: Nature’s most perfect ingredient for better, longer, truer wear.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, sulfates SLS & SLES, and triclosan. It is also gluten-free and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This palette includes 12 juicy rosy, bronze, and neutral lid, line, and crease shades. The shades are arranged in coordinated rows to create everyday effortless looks. The nutrient-rich colored clays each uniquely soothe and soften skin, making them perfect for all-day wear.

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