7 sparkly eyeshadow palettes to grab before party season

Upgrade your go-to neutral look with shimmery sunset shades – they're not too far from your colour comfort zone, but will definitely feel a little extra special; ideal for silly season. And just in case those straight-up facts didn't convince you, we're pretty sure the sparkle-spiked sunshine shade in the centre will...

This guy's pretty self-explanatory; it's practically a party in a palette. There's no need to decide early between pastel, bright, matte or metallic looks, either – it's prepared for anything from a fuchsia-sky-teal shimmer gradient to a smokey chocolate cat-eye. And hey, 30 shades for less than $45 bucks is certainly nothing to sniff at.

Going for 'see it from space'-style sparkle? We've got you. This twinkly twelve-shade palette sandwiches eight wildly eye-catching (and light-catching) colours from amethyst to emerald (that are practically gemstones in eyeshadow form, FYI) between four other hues that'll have all your lid-neutralising and crease colour needs covered.

You're going to want to secure some pretty strong invites before pulling out this palette. It's loaded with a wild amount of options, offering eight velvety mattes, five buttery metallics, three shimmery marble creams, and one insanely innovative cream-gloss hybrid that blends both bronze and berry pearls into a single stunning shade.

Glitzy doesn't need to mean gaudy, and this palette proves it. A pastel metallic lineup works for both subtle and statement looks; it all comes down to how you apply it. A light hand will leave lids with a pretty watercolour wash, but spritz a little setting spray on your brush before swiping and prepare to say 'hello pigment'.

This old chocolate-scented chestnut never goes out of style, and we've been digging it out every single silly season for years now. Wondering why? Take a look at the shades 'Chocolate Gold' and 'New Money' and then see if you still want to ask that question.

Talk about an extravagant eyeshadow edit. We're putting this mega-pigmented masterpiece on both our pre-party season shopping list and our 'please buy us these things for Christmas' one, because TBH we're sure we'll have hit the pan on multiple colours (that vibrant violet for starters) before New Years Eve even rolls around.