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There is a very specific kind of optimism involved in buying a face makeup palette: surely this will be the one where every shade actually earns its keep. Girlcult’s elaborate and gorgeous face palettes make a pretty convincing case. The TikTok-loved beauty brand packed blush, contour, highlighter, and eye color into compacts that look like something you would display on a vanity, and shoppers say the formulas “blend beautifully.” Two versions are currently $20 on Amazon instead of $25, which feels like a very reasonable price for replacing several loose products and gaining an extremely dramatic little compact in the process.
The collection offers three very different ways to streamline your makeup bag. No. 02 Dorothy is the dewy cream option, made with fair and drier skin in mind. Its apricot and rosewood blushes can also warm up the eyes and lips, while a gray-brown contour and two highlighters handle the rest. One shopper who owns multiple Girlcult palettes called Dorothy “very moisturizing” and recommended it for combination or dry skin, adding that the creams feel “very creamy, smooth” and leave a radiant finish.
Girlcult Face Makeup Palette, Cream Makeup Palette with Blush, Contour & Highlighter
Powder lovers with warm undertones may prefer No. 03 Echo, which pairs a peach-to-latte gradient blush with a neutral contour and two highlighter effects. The champagne and pink-green shifting sparkle is the shade people keep talking about. “Photos do not do it justice,” one reviewer wrote, calling the glitter highlighter and “super smooth” contour the standouts. The gradient blush can also move onto the eyes for an easy monochromatic look.
Girlcult Powder Face Makeup Palette, Duochrome Highlighter, Gradient Peach-Latte Blush & Contour Powder
No. 04 Midnight Iris is still $25, and it appears to be the fan favorite for good reason. The cool-toned palette includes eight buildable powders for eyes, cheeks, and contour, including a deep purple with a putty-like texture and a vivid blue shimmer. One shopper said the blue is “prettier than a lot of higher end options” she owns. Another chose Midnight Iris for her cool-toned olive skin and said the shades pick up easily, “blend beautifully” and create most of a full makeup look without crowding her travel bag.
Girlcult Full Face Makeup Palette with Eyeshadow Blush Bronzer and Highlighter, Matte and Shimmer
The dramatic case and built-in mirror help, too. One first-time Girlcult buyer loved the palette enough to declare herself a “customer for life.”
If your current face palette contains more decorative roommates than useful shades, Girlcult makes a convincing case for trying again. Pick Dorothy for creamy, dewy color, Echo for warm powder tones, or Midnight Iris for cool shades and that much-discussed blue shimmer, then see how much of your makeup bag can stay home.
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