I never thought of Xenon the way you described. We don't bat an eye at monochromatic browns, roses, purples, etc. I agree that Xenon is innovative and unlike anything we have seen before. You made me see it in a totally different light! THIS is why I am subscribed to you. Outstanding explanation you offered in relation to this palette.
For me the best palette of the year is certainly the Yucca! And I almost didn’t buy it because I have three green Melt palettes, and thought it was overkill on the green, but actually Yucca is a different tone of green. I wish Natasha Denona would release a forest green, midnight blue, and deep eggplant purple enchanted forest theme palette. I’d just drop to the floor!
For me, Huda Beauty Pretty Grunge!! 🤩 Love the tones and formula has definitely evolved from the start! Perfect palette to go from day to night, natural to glam, soft to heavy makeup... looove it! ♡
1.Byredo Remembrance 2.Natasha Yucca 3. Danessa Lightwork + groundwork I love combining them for a touch of flash on a sculpted base. I love the all-overness of both palettes. face, mouth, brows and eyes.
I am just sad there is no Viseart on the list 😅, no they may not be the shiniest disco ball, but they hold their own. With that said, I finally found a place to swatch I need a nude, and the colours did not go well on my skin tone. So I think I'll give in to temptation and get Xenon as my first full size ND. (Not on the list but PM's Moonlit Seduction keeps growing on me, that one is a real hidden gem from last year that I keep returning to. Thank you for convincing me not to overlook it!)
Cashmere Charmeuse and Violette Vespertine are sensational, but those are classics. This is more so for that eyeshadow palette that wow’d me to heaven!
SAME! If I could only keep one from 2023 it would be Industrial 2.0. It sparked so much creativity and joy for me... The day it arrived I actually gasped when I opened it. Xenon and INAN are definitely close runners up. But every time I went out of town this year I took 2.0 with a tiny little C.T. Credit card style neutral palette, and with those 2 I can do just about anything!
Isamaya number 1 because it is SO unique. Esum number 2 as I’m currently reaching for it. #3 Natasha Denona xenon mini. Perfect amount of shades in that family 😊
My personal best of palette this year is a rerelease of an oldie. The Viseart Cool Mattes Pro is my jam. I'm almost at pan on two of the shades already, with how much I've used them. It is immaculate with my skin tone, facilitates a brown, purple, blue or grey/black look and the formula is super blendable. I can pair it with whatever satin or shimmer I fancy and I always feel put together. The tiny size is also a plus. From your list, I'd go with the Isamaya and the ND Yucca. They both seem the most interesting and have colour stories that speak to me.
I think Yucca, Isamaya, then Lightwork V as number one. I think LightWork has so many different textures, formulas, and shades, included in one fantastic palette. The shifts, and vibrancy of those shades are incredible! Some of the black/gray based shades can easily be used as “matte” shades to make amazing looks, then combined with those bright shimmers …chef’s kiss
Love your video and views! I so agree re PMG, the quality went down after end of 2019, think they just got greedy and lazy. I love the old stuff, especially the old 6 pans. Denona didn’t go down - Yucca is fantastic I really like the quirky but very usable colours. Isamaya I find harder to use so interesting you really like it. I didn’t get the new Danessa as I have the LW4 and rarely use it - its great for the fantastic effects though when the mood is right.I find myself dipping into older palettes as there has been so much issuance but nothing really super interesting of late..?
I had convinced myself that I didn’t need the Isamaya palette, and then I saw your videos 😂 I’m still debating between the 1.0 and the 2.0, but an Isamaya palette will be going into my palette collection (once I finally decide). That said: Remembrance is my top palette, followed by Midnight Sun (new to my collection this year). I actually don’t think I’d add a third. I was inspired by your quality over quantity mentality and am only purchasing when I truly feel inspired by a palette and feel that it adds to my (small but mighty) collection. Looking forward to the top of 2023 videos - most excited for the lifestyle!
Oh! But also remembrance palette is what introduced me to your channel! I didn’t know what to do with it when I got it and you were one of the few with tutorials on it
Like you, this year I have decided to purchase only the eyeshadow palettes that really speak to me. I love Sydney Grace,so I did purchase a few of her singles in colours that I thought were missing from my collection of shadows. I also purchased the Natasha Denona I Need a Nude palette. I use it in combination with other palettes, so I feel like I’m getting my money worth. As for my favourite 2023 palette, I can’t say I have one, but I can say that I am enjoying my overall collection because I am using what I have. I also just enjoy putting one of your videos on as I get ready because you are always upbeat and I learn so much from your techniques. Thank you so much for the inspiration.
You’re so right Alecia! Xenon is my palette. I have light salt and pepper hair, light greyish blue green eyes and I’m fair. Night Sky and Grue pull a charcoal grey green on me.
You summed up Industrial 2.0 perfectly. That palette made me fall back in love with experimentation and paved the way for my enjoyment of Lightwork V. Both palettes are just so much fun and that made them worth every penny IMO.
Hi Alicia! I am a viewer of your channel for longer than 2 years now all the way from Romania! Great idea to invite comments as to the best of 2023, thank you! - here are my choices: nd I need a nude, yucca and then the byredo. I need to mention though that my access to products from here is more limited as compared to people from US or Canada 😎
I like your perspective about quality over quantity or things you cherish over things that are trendy. I’ve bern thinking about that too as my collection continues to collect.
Byredo Rememberence would be my number one choice, followed by Lightworks 5 because Rememberance is more versatile/complete and so satisfying for whole looks, while Lightworks for me is "let's add a sparkly moment on top". I wasn't interested enough in the other choices but Isamaya 1.0 is up there in my pantheon, so I think 2.0 probably deserves the spot in top 3.
I thought that Danessa also makes her palettes in Italy, but I was wrong. I had a problem with Vol.V, I have sensitive eyes. I like the palettes by Natasha Denona and Isamaya Veauty (I only have the Industrial 1 so far, would like to buy the second one as well). And I'm also thinking about buying Xenon.
Byredo, yucca & I need a nude 😅 obsessed !!! Honorable mentions though … mother Pat quads in Venusian sunrise & passion fleur & the Danessa myricks LW5 😊❤😍🥰✨ I also def bought less this year 😅 but what I did get I love !
You introduced me to Byredo Remembrance Palette, for which I am eternally grateful… and if I have to choose based on which palette I kept reaching for over and over and over again in 2023, it’s definitely that one!
Alicia, what a year it has been for palette releases! I purchased every palette from your thumbnail except for Danessa Myricks. I thrive on colour and texture and this has been a good time to invest in this quirkiness of mine. My favourite palette is still Xenon. I grew up loving grey, black and white which followed from my wardrobe into make-up. I can't understand why so many still do not understand grey? Xenon is far from a black, white and grey palette, yet shades that are full of excitement all by themselves. I still believe that when I swatch each shade and go outside into the sunshine, it appears as if a diamond has exploded within each shade. It's the palette that I mostly grab for and I love the endless looks that can be created. Maybe, if some opened their minds and imaginations, they may learn to appreciate the beauty held within this glorious palette. I still have a great love for all of the other palettes that I've bought this year, it's just that Xenon resonates the most with me, especially as a colour story I have waited ever so long to arrive. I continue to love all of my other palettes too, in particular the two Industrial Palettes, the last two Byredo 18pan Palettes, the entire Range of Prada Eye Palettes and the majority of Rabanne Products and that's just the start of what I've been buying! I'm a lost cause I'm afraid. Good to see what great taste you have in eye-shadow palettes. As much as I do like the artistry of Mother Pat, Natasha Denona wins it for me as the best MUA and creator of palettes and shadows etc. Hopefully, Pat will return to her great palettes from the start of creating her Motherships. They'll both need to keep an eye on Isamaya Ffrench who is rather talented for one so young and is rising up the ranks with her own new brand. I can't see her lasting with Burberry for much longer though. She doesn't have the time and Burberry is suffering for it. Not even a Christmas Collection this year! Not good enough in my opinion. Anyway, my mind can't see past Xenon as being the GOATED Palette of the year - at least. All the very best for a wonderful New Year! 🇦🇺💖👩🏼🎨🥂🍾🎆
LOL the way that you described putting on the Isamaya palette is exactly how I put on eyeshadow when I first started doing my makeup and then someone criticized me telling me I should do more mats and I got kind of self-conscious about it so I developed the way I do my makeup now which is centered around Matt's but then featuring shimmer on the lids and inner eye.
Pffft (to that person 😤) Sure applying mattes is one way to do it, but it’s fun to also play with different textures through the crease. I feel these textures are so soft, that you don’t need a matte to blend them.
Hm! Tricky to pick just one, right? I bought the Yucca and the Byredo off this list. I was tempted by INAN and Isamaya Industrial 2.0 :) I would probably choose Yucca as I found it the most interesting set of colour stories as well as terrific formulas... but I've not had the pleasure of using Isamaya Industrial 2.0 and that one looks amazing, so I'm keen to find out your final pick! :D Also I just LOOOOOVE the way you say 'eeeetarllleee' 😂 So funny! You're lovely x
I absolutely agree with you regarding the movement to quality over quantity. For me, it gets tiresome and exhausting to watch YTers flit from newness to newness without even a moment of reflection. I want to get the best use out of what I have! Looking forward to your decision! My top 3: Remembrance, CDP #4 (new quad) and ND INAN (I’m very pale!).
Byredo Remembrance is my favorite, Yucca is also nice and I love love the new formula of the Mac nude unfiltered palette and the future flame one. The colours and texture are so flattering and can’t stop using good old Mac. I don’t use INAD and the Mario masters mattes much.
Lightwork V , Isamaya Ind 2.0, ND xenon . I own 1 of the 3 , although the other 2 are on my wishlist . Sending love and good health from Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 ❤
So many things to comment on…but I am going to pick Xenon palette. First I am happy 0:01 to hear I am not crazy…most of the shadows look blue on me as well. And I love it. Excuse I love blue shades. I have a cool undertone and love a cop toned palette. I have grey hair…so yes these are great for me. Lastly, definitely a fabulous holiday season looks palette especially new years. Thank you for thoughtful discussion. Oh yes live Isamaya and Biredo palettes as well
Your videos are so fun and informative! I love your creative looks and highly informative detail are incredibly helpful when I’m researching how to invest my beauty $$. Thank you 🙏
Isamaya Industrial2.0 is def my favorite palette of the year, but I also have to mention Bronze Ecstasy from the pml holiday release bc it’s so damn convenient and such a pretty color story!
Hi Alicia, this is a tough one! I can't choose from the ones you featured in this video. Danessa Myricks and Isamaya are probably the top two, but I have to mention the Esum artistry palettes. Esum is having an awesome sale on holiday sets and their brushes for their 12 days of Giving. Today is the last day! The three artistry palette bundle (the mattes, neutral shimmers/metallics and the colorful shimmers/metallics) is available for $159. That's a steal, as the shimmer/metallic palettes are $120 each, the matte palette is $80; and the empty eyeshadow palette is $15. I grabbed the bundle with the quickness last week, and I must say the metallic finishes are incredible!! The sparkle of the top row in the colorful shimmer palette is to die for!! So those two palettes should be contenders!! Enjoyed this video! Are the Isamaya palettes still available? ❤❤
I will forever love and agree with how spicy you get in defense of Xenon 😂 but my vote for best of the year? 2.0. No questions. Even when you're talking about them all in this, you're sliiiiightly more excited about 2.0 than the rest.
offhand i would say Isamaya Industrial 2.0 for the formula and color range. it took all my willpower not to jump on it during black friday but someone did mention most of the shades can be duped in PMG's palettes so i figured that was a good test run. however, i love that they are all in one palette in super nice formulas. very easy to pair with any other basic etc palettes we already have. i'm very happy I got Xenon for all of the sparkly shades that i can mix in with other ND palettes, but none of the color stories this year truly stole my heart. Yucca definitely made a statement, they just aren't my tones. but I could see it being in the top 3 for originality. I Need a Nude would rank high just bc of it's everyday appeal but I personally would have wanted more neutral vs pink-leaning mattes. Byredo Kalahari is still the stronger color story to me vs Remembrance but the formula is undeniably stunning and i would still put in top 3 as well.
Isamaya 2.0 and I Need a Nude would be in my Top 3 out of this list! The only other purchase I've made on this list is Sunlit Seduction, which I do like but don't love.
Xenon is the one I am most intrigued by because I want to see how it works on my deeper skin tone. And I guess you can throw Danessa Myricks in there as my #2. I have a hard time picking a 3rd choice. I just don’t think any of the rest peek my interest. The desaturated coloring in the Isamata one just doesn’t wet my whistle and the rest I just feel like blah. I would have picked the Natasha Yucca but it’s lack of depth and I’ve seen deeper skin tone TH-camrs struggle with it has that one out the running. Sigh, I guess if I hat to pick a third, I’ll go with Sunlit Seduction but she is lacking but at least I know I can achieve looks on my complexion with her 😂😂
Is anyone having problems with INAN pigmentation? I tried to use the shades today and i had a very hard time to get them to show any pigmentation on my skin, and i’m fair to light skintone!
I don't know who I am... I don't have a favorite eyeshadow palette this year! It is bonkers. Yucca is beautiful but not something I would reach for often. I preferred the color story in the original industrial. I do like I need a nude. I feel like it is what I wanted Biba to look like on me. The Chanel face and eye palette was the first Chanel product to catch my eye in the longest time. I was just not mind-blown by anything this year.
I only have remembrance and INAN of these palettes and realize after getting them how boring I am with eye makeup 😂 not a super of either of them. The esum one looks interesting. Maybe next year!
I would say it’s fair to say that number 1 can go to Xenon.. simply for the quality and amazing execution. For me I never expected to love this palette that much, because of the mixed reviews.. that’s when I knew that I can’t really count only on reviews 😂 I need to experiment for myself and Im so glad I got this one ❤
Hi Alicia, it’s Natasha Denona all the way in first place 🥇, YUCCA, I NEED A NUDE, AND XENON PALETTES, I didn’t purchase from any other brands in 2023, because when you have the best ! there is no need to purchase from other brands- I got my greens / olive/ mustard shades, I got my neutrals and shimmers , I got my wow, party and sophisticated glam shades from these three palettes that performed beautifully on my mature,oily lids,do I need to say more , quality over quantity. Love Katherine xoxo
Hi Alicia, Always love your content and the positive vibes, but I truly appreciate your effort to advocate a more curated and conscious approach to consumption. And I found to trust your review even more now, keep up the great work! I got the Byredo based on your rave review and yes, they are my 2023 fave!
I have a number of these palettes but which one do I reach for the most? Yucca. It’s wonderful against my eye color (brown almost black) and my skin tone (light peach with light olive undertone).
I'm going to buy Danessa Myrick's Yucca palette. Have you heard of Merrick cosmetics? During the Sephora Black Friday's sale, Merrick had lipsticks half off. I got two. I love them.
As for gray and black shades, with my eye color which is almost black, these shades make my eye color show as dark chocolate because against those shades they show brown by contrast.
When it comes to higher end vs. indi I have been coming to the same realization. I want quality packaging. I some fantastic indis but I would rather have quality over quantity in formula and packaging, if that makes sense.
Blend Bunny is superior quality. I discovered the line this year. Literally nothing else I'd ever want for formula and performance, as well as the accuracy/depth/payoff of colors.
It’s sadly limited edition 😢 & I felt this year for some reason it stayed in stock longer than the year b4’s palette 😅 that’s why as soon as it drops I grab it ❤
Hello beautiful lady! As always, great chat. If I may take a shot to your contender list? Lets just keep it real..."day-to-night" real rule. Those lacking mates and/or can't follow the mentioned rule shouldn't contend not even for a handshake. Therefore: 3. XENON 2. YUCCA 1. BYREDO And in the voice of my 3yr old Juliette, "gurl, you can do this, zhankx ".😂
I can’t get behind isamaya for other reasons, the palette is stunning, but I can’t support her. Byredo is amazing as is Danessa Myricks, but….. Natasha KILLED it this year! If I could only use one palette for the entirety of 2024, Yucca, INAN, or Xenon could do the job beautifully!
What I don't like about xenon is EVERY cool tone pallet is grey and silver. It's nothing new. And as someone who is super cool toned and cannot wear warm or neutral tone shades or look super dead or ill, then people singing the praises of a cool tone pallette and it's....grey silver and a bit of blue. GIVE ME COOL BUT GIVE ME COLOUR. when you can be bored of the roses and browns and mustards, that must be nice, but when all you're ever given is grey, silver, icy blue...it's boring, it's done, it's nothing new
That’s true, but then it would be an entirely, different palette. Also, Natasha likes to fully commit to the inspo. And if it’s winter/night sky, then that’s the color story. I hear what you’re saying, but if I wanted cool shades with color, then I would just dip into Viseart’s cool mattes 🤷🏽♀️ If Natasha went that route, then Xenon wouldn’t have the same impact, imo.
I just want to say that your individual, unique vibe adds so much to this TH-cam makeup community. I really value your takes.
I second this. Alicia is an absolut gem and I learn so much from her.
Soo agree with this!! Love her! Always so thourough and helpful. ❤️
I never thought of Xenon the way you described. We don't bat an eye at monochromatic browns, roses, purples, etc. I agree that Xenon is innovative and unlike anything we have seen before. You made me see it in a totally different light! THIS is why I am subscribed to you. Outstanding explanation you offered in relation to this palette.
I think xenon is beautiful. I still don’t agree with navy being a neutral though. Lol neutral I thought was skin colors. I’m falling behind I guess.
@@TracyD2neutrals are tones without colour. Such as beige, ivory, taupe, black, grey and shades of white.
Natasha Denona snapped so hard this year! Yucca, INAN and Xenon are my top drawer palettes and I’m not putting them away!
Love seeing Xenon getting it's continued praise! For me it's my favorite ND palette of the year
Natasha really brought it this year.
For me the best palette of the year is certainly the Yucca! And I almost didn’t buy it because I have three green Melt palettes, and thought it was overkill on the green, but actually Yucca is a different tone of green. I wish Natasha Denona would release a forest green, midnight blue, and deep eggplant purple enchanted forest theme palette. I’d just drop to the floor!
As a warm undertoned gal, Yucca is my number one. I adored ot from first swatch.
Yes! Deep, rich, saturated peacock shades. 🦚
For me, Huda Beauty Pretty Grunge!! 🤩 Love the tones and formula has definitely evolved from the start! Perfect palette to go from day to night, natural to glam, soft to heavy makeup... looove it! ♡
I agree it surprisingly turned into my fave palette!!
1.Byredo Remembrance
2.Natasha Yucca
3. Danessa Lightwork + groundwork I love combining them for a touch of flash on a sculpted base. I love the all-overness of both palettes. face, mouth, brows and eyes.
My top 3: Yucca, Industrial 2.0, Xenon
1. PMG Sunlit Seduction
2. ND I Need A Nude
3. Byredo Remembrance
I love PMG..❤❤😊😊😊😊
Me too!🙌🏽❤
I am just sad there is no Viseart on the list 😅, no they may not be the shiniest disco ball, but they hold their own. With that said, I finally found a place to swatch I need a nude, and the colours did not go well on my skin tone. So I think I'll give in to temptation and get Xenon as my first full size ND.
(Not on the list but PM's Moonlit Seduction keeps growing on me, that one is a real hidden gem from last year that I keep returning to. Thank you for convincing me not to overlook it!)
Cashmere Charmeuse and Violette Vespertine are sensational, but those are classics. This is more so for that eyeshadow palette that wow’d me to heaven!
I bought the Mothership palette when on sale. And I got the Danessa Myricks with the Sephora discount. I feel complete 😂
I purchased Industrial 2.0, Byredo, and Yucca this year. I LOVE them. My vote is for Industrial 2.0.
SAME! If I could only keep one from 2023 it would be Industrial 2.0. It sparked so much creativity and joy for me...
The day it arrived I actually gasped when I opened it.
Xenon and INAN are definitely close runners up. But every time I went out of town this year I took 2.0 with a tiny little C.T. Credit card style neutral palette, and with those 2 I can do just about anything!
Isamaya number 1 because it is SO unique. Esum number 2 as I’m currently reaching for it. #3 Natasha Denona xenon mini. Perfect amount of shades in that family 😊
My personal best of palette this year is a rerelease of an oldie. The Viseart Cool Mattes Pro is my jam. I'm almost at pan on two of the shades already, with how much I've used them. It is immaculate with my skin tone, facilitates a brown, purple, blue or grey/black look and the formula is super blendable. I can pair it with whatever satin or shimmer I fancy and I always feel put together. The tiny size is also a plus.
From your list, I'd go with the Isamaya and the ND Yucca. They both seem the most interesting and have colour stories that speak to me.
Hey Alicia 👋...my fave is Xenon. I
For me Isamaya, xenon, Danesa!
I think Yucca, Isamaya, then Lightwork V as number one.
I think LightWork has so many different textures, formulas, and shades, included in one fantastic palette. The shifts, and vibrancy of those shades are incredible! Some of the black/gray based shades can easily be used as “matte” shades to make amazing looks, then combined with those bright shimmers …chef’s kiss
Byredo for sure! I think the formula and versatility set it apart for me this year.
I personally love the Isamaya but I see your soul light up for the Byredo. GO for it! 💥
Love your video and views! I so agree re PMG, the quality went down after end of 2019, think they just got greedy and lazy. I love the old stuff, especially the old 6 pans. Denona didn’t go down - Yucca is fantastic I really like the quirky but very usable colours. Isamaya I find harder to use so interesting you really like it. I didn’t get the new Danessa as I have the LW4 and rarely use it - its great for the fantastic effects though when the mood is right.I find myself dipping into older palettes as there has been so much issuance but nothing really super interesting of late..?
I had convinced myself that I didn’t need the Isamaya palette, and then I saw your videos 😂 I’m still debating between the 1.0 and the 2.0, but an Isamaya palette will be going into my palette collection (once I finally decide). That said: Remembrance is my top palette, followed by Midnight Sun (new to my collection this year). I actually don’t think I’d add a third. I was inspired by your quality over quantity mentality and am only purchasing when I truly feel inspired by a palette and feel that it adds to my (small but mighty) collection.
Looking forward to the top of 2023 videos - most excited for the lifestyle!
Agree… Motherships 1-8 appeared the end of that formula.
Oh! But also remembrance palette is what introduced me to your channel! I didn’t know what to do with it when I got it and you were one of the few with tutorials on it
Like you, this year I have decided to purchase only the eyeshadow palettes that really speak to me. I love Sydney Grace,so I did purchase a few of her singles in colours that I thought were missing from my collection of shadows. I also purchased the Natasha Denona I Need a Nude palette. I use it in combination with other palettes, so I feel like I’m getting my money worth. As for my favourite 2023 palette, I can’t say I have one, but I can say that I am enjoying my overall collection because I am using what I have. I also just enjoy putting one of your videos on as I get ready because you are always upbeat and I learn so much from your techniques. Thank you so much for the inspiration.
You’re so right Alecia! Xenon is my palette. I have light salt and pepper hair, light greyish blue green eyes and I’m fair. Night Sky and Grue pull a charcoal grey green on me.
You summed up Industrial 2.0 perfectly. That palette made me fall back in love with experimentation and paved the way for my enjoyment of Lightwork V. Both palettes are just so much fun and that made them worth every penny IMO.
Yes! I was not ready for Industrial 2.0 to bring me on sparkly adventures!
I agree with you on Xenon I wore it last and I thought 💭 it was just me it kinda looks navy blue I paired it with Hilda Pretty Grunge
Isamaya is No1 for me this year. DM would be 2nd and Patrick Ta
Hi Alicia! I am a viewer of your channel for longer than 2 years now all the way from Romania! Great idea to invite comments as to the best of 2023, thank you! - here are my choices: nd I need a nude, yucca and then the byredo. I need to mention though that my access to products from here is more limited as compared to people from US or Canada 😎
I like your perspective about quality over quantity or things you cherish over things that are trendy. I’ve bern thinking about that too as my collection continues to collect.
Byredo Rememberence would be my number one choice, followed by Lightworks 5 because Rememberance is more versatile/complete and so satisfying for whole looks, while Lightworks for me is "let's add a sparkly moment on top". I wasn't interested enough in the other choices but Isamaya 1.0 is up there in my pantheon, so I think 2.0 probably deserves the spot in top 3.
Top 2: Industrial 2.0 and Remembrance!
I broke down and got Xenon. It’s more wearable than I expected.
I thought that Danessa also makes her palettes in Italy, but I was wrong. I had a problem with Vol.V, I have sensitive eyes. I like the palettes by Natasha Denona and Isamaya Veauty (I only have the Industrial 1 so far, would like to buy the second one as well). And I'm also thinking about buying Xenon.
1. Isamaya
2. Byredo
3. Suqqu Holiday (purple) ;)
Byredo, yucca & I need a nude 😅 obsessed !!! Honorable mentions though … mother Pat quads in Venusian sunrise & passion fleur & the Danessa myricks LW5 😊❤😍🥰✨ I also def bought less this year 😅 but what I did get I love !
You introduced me to Byredo Remembrance Palette, for which I am eternally grateful… and if I have to choose based on which palette I kept reaching for over and over and over again in 2023, it’s definitely that one!
Same for me. Alicia and Sofia sees beauty. Kackie is roasting the palette on her latest video but I really like it.
Alicia, what a year it has been for palette releases! I purchased every palette from your thumbnail except for Danessa Myricks. I thrive on colour and texture and this has been a good time to invest in this quirkiness of mine. My favourite palette is still Xenon. I grew up loving grey, black and white which followed from my wardrobe into make-up. I can't understand why so many still do not understand grey? Xenon is far from a black, white and grey palette, yet shades that are full of excitement all by themselves. I still believe that when I swatch each shade and go outside into the sunshine, it appears as if a diamond has exploded within each shade. It's the palette that I mostly grab for and I love the endless looks that can be created. Maybe, if some opened their minds and imaginations, they may learn to appreciate the beauty held within this glorious palette. I still have a great love for all of the other palettes that I've bought this year, it's just that Xenon resonates the most with me, especially as a colour story I have waited ever so long to arrive. I continue to love all of my other palettes too, in particular the two Industrial Palettes, the last two Byredo 18pan Palettes, the entire Range of Prada Eye Palettes and the majority of Rabanne Products and that's just the start of what I've been buying! I'm a lost cause I'm afraid. Good to see what great taste you have in eye-shadow palettes. As much as I do like the artistry of Mother Pat, Natasha Denona wins it for me as the best MUA and creator of palettes and shadows etc. Hopefully, Pat will return to her great palettes from the start of creating her Motherships. They'll both need to keep an eye on Isamaya Ffrench who is rather talented for one so young and is rising up the ranks with her own new brand. I can't see her lasting with Burberry for much longer though. She doesn't have the time and Burberry is suffering for it. Not even a Christmas Collection this year! Not good enough in my opinion. Anyway, my mind can't see past Xenon as being the GOATED Palette of the year - at least. All the very best for a wonderful New Year! 🇦🇺💖👩🏼🎨🥂🍾🎆
LOL the way that you described putting on the Isamaya palette is exactly how I put on eyeshadow when I first started doing my makeup and then someone criticized me telling me I should do more mats and I got kind of self-conscious about it so I developed the way I do my makeup now which is centered around Matt's but then featuring shimmer on the lids and inner eye.
Pffft (to that person 😤) Sure applying mattes is one way to do it, but it’s fun to also play with different textures through the crease. I feel these textures are so soft, that you don’t need a matte to blend them.
Hm! Tricky to pick just one, right? I bought the Yucca and the Byredo off this list. I was tempted by INAN and Isamaya Industrial 2.0 :)
I would probably choose Yucca as I found it the most interesting set of colour stories as well as terrific formulas... but I've not had the pleasure of using Isamaya Industrial 2.0 and that one looks amazing, so I'm keen to find out your final pick! :D
Also I just LOOOOOVE the way you say 'eeeetarllleee' 😂 So funny! You're lovely x
I absolutely agree with you regarding the movement to quality over quantity. For me, it gets tiresome and exhausting to watch YTers flit from newness to newness without even a moment of reflection. I want to get the best use out of what I have! Looking forward to your decision! My top 3: Remembrance, CDP #4 (new quad) and ND INAN (I’m very pale!).
Byredo Remembrance is my favorite, Yucca is also nice and I love love the new formula of the Mac nude unfiltered palette and the future flame one. The colours and texture are so flattering and can’t stop using good old Mac. I don’t use INAD and the Mario masters mattes much.
As much as you love Xenon, you LIGHT UP when talking about the Isamaya palette. That says it all to me.
Lightwork V , Isamaya Ind 2.0, ND xenon .
I own 1 of the 3 , although the other 2 are on my wishlist .
Sending love and good health from Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 ❤
Byredo, Xenon n Yucca
Danessa Myricks Lightwork 5. The only palette I bought this year and I love it. This was the first mother ship I’ve ever skipped so far. No regrets.
So many things to comment on…but I am going to pick Xenon palette. First I am happy 0:01 to hear I am not crazy…most of the shadows look blue on me as well. And I love it. Excuse I love blue shades. I have a cool undertone and love a cop toned palette. I have grey hair…so yes these are great for me.
Lastly, definitely a fabulous holiday season looks palette especially new years.
Thank you for thoughtful discussion.
Oh yes live Isamaya and Biredo palettes as well
Your videos are so fun and informative! I love your creative looks and highly informative detail are incredibly helpful when I’m researching how to invest my beauty $$. Thank you 🙏
I got Sunlit Seduction, Lightworks, and Yucca I love them all!
omg Han Solo is still stuck in that freeze thing...Industrial palette
🤣 he’s preserved!
Isamaya Industrial2.0 is def my favorite palette of the year, but I also have to mention Bronze Ecstasy from the pml holiday release bc it’s so damn convenient and such a pretty color story!
I only have the I need a nude palette but I’d pick xenon, moonlight seduction and yucca
I only have a top3 as I only purchased 3 eyeshadow palettes this year and I love them all! They are Xenon, Yucca, and mini triochrome
Those are great choices!
Hi Alicia, this is a tough one! I can't choose from the ones you featured in this video. Danessa Myricks and Isamaya are probably the top two, but I have to mention the Esum artistry palettes. Esum is having an awesome sale on holiday sets and their brushes for their 12 days of Giving. Today is the last day! The three artistry palette bundle (the mattes, neutral shimmers/metallics and the colorful shimmers/metallics) is available for $159. That's a steal, as the shimmer/metallic palettes are $120 each, the matte palette is $80; and the empty eyeshadow palette is $15. I grabbed the bundle with the quickness last week, and I must say the metallic finishes are incredible!! The sparkle of the top row in the colorful shimmer palette is to die for!! So those two palettes should be contenders!! Enjoyed this video! Are the Isamaya palettes still available? ❤❤
Danessa's I Am palette is my top for the year for sure. I can't even explain how much I love that thing lol.
TOP 3:
1. Industrial 2.0
2. Xenon
3. INAN
I will forever love and agree with how spicy you get in defense of Xenon 😂 but my vote for best of the year? 2.0. No questions. Even when you're talking about them all in this, you're sliiiiightly more excited about 2.0 than the rest.
My top 3 would be 2.0, xenon, and yucca. I sadly never got the byredo😢
Isamaya is definitely special, but the Yucca one is also pretty. I haven't gotten my hands on Xenon, but it's also would be in my top
I keep going back and forth because Yucca is crazy gorgeous 😮💨
@@aliciaarchermaybe this year you can't have one best eyeshadow palette, but 3 😂
offhand i would say Isamaya Industrial 2.0 for the formula and color range. it took all my willpower not to jump on it during black friday but someone did mention most of the shades can be duped in PMG's palettes so i figured that was a good test run. however, i love that they are all in one palette in super nice formulas. very easy to pair with any other basic etc palettes we already have.
i'm very happy I got Xenon for all of the sparkly shades that i can mix in with other ND palettes, but none of the color stories this year truly stole my heart. Yucca definitely made a statement, they just aren't my tones. but I could see it being in the top 3 for originality. I Need a Nude would rank high just bc of it's everyday appeal but I personally would have wanted more neutral vs pink-leaning mattes.
Byredo Kalahari is still the stronger color story to me vs Remembrance but the formula is undeniably stunning and i would still put in top 3 as well.
Isamaya 2.0 and I Need a Nude would be in my Top 3 out of this list! The only other purchase I've made on this list is Sunlit Seduction, which I do like but don't love.
Im interested in that Industrial 2.0 I took Lightwork 5 to PR last week right in my purse. I take my palettes in a large carry on to protect them
Xenon, Danessa Myricks Lightworks over Isamaya's cuz of the purples, and I Need a Nude-favorites!
Xenon is definately #1 for me!
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For me personally: 3.) ND Yucca, 2.) Huda Beauty Pretty Grunge, 1.) Danessa Myricks Lightworks 5. Yeah, I did it lower to my favorite!
Xenon is the one I am most intrigued by because I want to see how it works on my deeper skin tone. And I guess you can throw Danessa Myricks in there as my #2. I have a hard time picking a 3rd choice. I just don’t think any of the rest peek my interest. The desaturated coloring in the Isamata one just doesn’t wet my whistle and the rest I just feel like blah. I would have picked the Natasha Yucca but it’s lack of depth and I’ve seen deeper skin tone TH-camrs struggle with it has that one out the running. Sigh, I guess if I hat to pick a third, I’ll go with Sunlit Seduction but she is lacking but at least I know I can achieve looks on my complexion with her 😂😂
Is anyone having problems with INAN pigmentation? I tried to use the shades today and i had a very hard time to get them to show any pigmentation on my skin, and i’m fair to light skintone!
I don't know who I am... I don't have a favorite eyeshadow palette this year! It is bonkers. Yucca is beautiful but not something I would reach for often. I preferred the color story in the original industrial. I do like I need a nude. I feel like it is what I wanted Biba to look like on me. The Chanel face and eye palette was the first Chanel product to catch my eye in the longest time. I was just not mind-blown by anything this year.
Isamaya takes it for me. I still need to buy Xenon ❤️
You are just such a joy to watch. Thank you for making these videos!
P.S. I agree. Natasha Denona is a mad scientist.
1. Isomaya Industrial 2.0
2. Pat McGrath Sunless Seduction
3. Natasha Denona Xenon
Do you know where I can find that tool for the flakey shades?
It’s a make up for ever silicone tool!
Always such thoughtful commentaries!
I only have remembrance and INAN of these palettes and realize after getting them how boring I am with eye makeup 😂 not a super of either of them. The esum one looks interesting. Maybe next year!
Thank you so much for making such thoughtful videos- I appreciate your takes so much!!
I would say it’s fair to say that number 1 can go to Xenon.. simply for the quality and amazing execution. For me I never expected to love this palette that much, because of the mixed reviews.. that’s when I knew that I can’t really count only on reviews 😂 I need to experiment for myself and Im so glad I got this one ❤
Hi Alicia, it’s Natasha Denona all the way in first place 🥇, YUCCA, I NEED A NUDE, AND XENON PALETTES, I didn’t purchase from any other brands in 2023, because when you have the best ! there is no need to purchase from other brands- I got my greens / olive/ mustard shades, I got my neutrals and shimmers , I got my wow, party and sophisticated glam shades from these three palettes that performed beautifully on my mature,oily lids,do I need to say more , quality over quantity. Love Katherine xoxo
Hi Alicia, Always love your content and the positive vibes, but I truly appreciate your effort to advocate a more curated and conscious approach to consumption. And I found to trust your review even more now, keep up the great work! I got the Byredo based on your rave review and yes, they are my 2023 fave!
what are you wearing on your eyes? its beautiful!
Alicia you are beautiful anything would suit you❤❤❤❤
Thank you, Maria!
I have a number of these palettes but which one do I reach for the most? Yucca. It’s wonderful against my eye color (brown almost black) and my skin tone (light peach with light olive undertone).
I'm going to buy Danessa Myrick's Yucca palette. Have you heard of Merrick cosmetics? During the Sephora Black Friday's sale, Merrick had lipsticks half off. I got two. I love them.
Is it Merrick or merit? I can't find Merrick, but my curiosity is awoken
Danessa Myrick isn’t the creator of the Yucca palette… Natasha Denona created Yucca
Hi Alicia! Which would you recommend between the isamaya and the Danessa palettes?
OOOOOOOH So excited!!!!!
As for gray and black shades, with my eye color which is almost black, these shades make my eye color show as dark chocolate because against those shades they show brown by contrast.
When it comes to higher end vs. indi I have been coming to the same realization. I want quality packaging. I some fantastic indis but I would rather have quality over quantity in formula and packaging, if that makes sense.
Blend Bunny is superior quality. I discovered the line this year. Literally nothing else I'd ever want for formula and performance, as well as the accuracy/depth/payoff of colors.
I'm medium/ tan and Natasha Denona I need a nude doesn't show up on my skin tone at all , it literally disappears into my skin and looks ashy......
Someone else said that, and who’s fair/light in skin tone! It shows up on me, but maybe it’s the brush I’m using?
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The Byredo pallet is sold out everywhere 😢
It’s sadly limited edition 😢 & I felt this year for some reason it stayed in stock longer than the year b4’s palette 😅 that’s why as soon as it drops I grab it ❤
So disappointed Burberry didn't bring out a 9 pan this year. Last year's was my top palette. Superb quality, lovely packaging.
I loved last year’s 😮💨 Those khakis and bronzes are right up my alley.
Hello beautiful lady! As always, great chat. If I may take a shot to your contender list? Lets just keep it real..."day-to-night" real rule. Those lacking mates and/or can't follow the mentioned rule shouldn't contend not even for a handshake. Therefore:
3. XENON
2. YUCCA
1. BYREDO
And in the voice of my 3yr old Juliette, "gurl, you can do this, zhankx ".😂
Yay I’m first !!
I thought FOR SURE you would say Byredo is your #1. Isamaya is an unusual and beautiful palette so I could understand that being #1.
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Impressive, hard to f i n d review content, new subscriber…
Natasha Denona I Need A Nude palette
ISAMAYA 2.0 palette
Natasha Denona Xenon palette
I can’t get behind isamaya for other reasons, the palette is stunning, but I can’t support her. Byredo is amazing as is Danessa Myricks, but….. Natasha KILLED it this year! If I could only use one palette for the entirety of 2024, Yucca, INAN, or Xenon could do the job beautifully!
This year I got myself into a toxic relationship with Tom Ford eyeshadow palettes...😭
What I don't like about xenon is EVERY cool tone pallet is grey and silver. It's nothing new. And as someone who is super cool toned and cannot wear warm or neutral tone shades or look super dead or ill, then people singing the praises of a cool tone pallette and it's....grey silver and a bit of blue. GIVE ME COOL BUT GIVE ME COLOUR. when you can be bored of the roses and browns and mustards, that must be nice, but when all you're ever given is grey, silver, icy blue...it's boring, it's done, it's nothing new
That’s true, but then it would be an entirely, different palette. Also, Natasha likes to fully commit to the inspo. And if it’s winter/night sky, then that’s the color story. I hear what you’re saying, but if I wanted cool shades with color, then I would just dip into Viseart’s cool mattes 🤷🏽♀️ If Natasha went that route, then Xenon wouldn’t have the same impact, imo.