Natasha Denona Glam Face & Eye Palette - Light

Why it's worth it

The Natasha Denona Glam Face & Eye Palette in Light combines eye shades with face products in a single case, developed by a working makeup artist. It's the pick for anyone who needs one palette to handle a whole look and hold up all day.

One case doing two jobs is genuinely useful if you're carrying a kit. Most palettes here only do eyes. This one covers face as well, which cuts down what you have to pack for a wedding, a trip or a job where you're doing someone else's makeup. If you've ever laid out four products on a hotel bathroom counter, the appeal is obvious.

The formula comes from someone who works under hot lights. Natasha Denona built the line around pigment that stays put through heat and long hours, and published reviews consistently credit the long-wearing binder for resisting creasing across a full day. Good Housekeeping's Beauty Lab found the shades held opacity and blendability well into an eight-hour wear window without primer. That's a high bar for a powder.

From our review of 10 eyeshadow palettes, by Sarah Wright, Editorial Associate

What we like

• +One case doing two jobs is genuinely useful if you're carrying a kit
• +The formula comes from someone who works under hot lights
• +Heavy shimmer application stays where you put it
• +The shade layout assumes you'll layer

What to know

• –Splitting the case between face and eye means fewer eye shades
• –The Light shade range is exactly that
• –It's harder to find and try in person