The Best Cool Toned Eyeshadow Palettes

Cool Toned Eyeshadow Palettes

Hey friends, it’s good to be back! Today I’m bringing you the best cool toned eyeshadow palettes. I’ve got drugstore options, indie options, vegan options and more! And of course it’s all cruelty free! I’ve swatched all the palettes for you on my fair skin. I love cool toned eyeshadows but it’s very difficult to find 100% cool toned palettes, so I’m happy to have 11 options to share with you. Some of these are currently on sale at Ulta.

Too Faced, Cargo, Flower Beauty, Urban Decay and Lunatick Cosmetic Labs are PR samples, everything else purchased by me.

Cruelty-Free Makeup Look

FASHION
Bunny Paige Eternity Choker
ReStyle Black Rose Ankh Necklace
ReStyle Black Rose Ankh Earrings
Black Ankh Ring
Patty Boutik Corset Ruched Tank

EYES
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Milani Prep Set Go Setting Powder
Lime Crime Venus II (Ecstasy, Dreamy, Heavenly)
Urban Decay Born to Run (Jet, Breakaway)
Anastasia Beverly Hills Norvina (Rose Gold)
Tarte Mulberry Liner (discontinued)
Kat Von D Lash Liner in Trooper
Pur Fully Charged Mascara Primer (50% off at Ulta right now)
Smashbox Super Fan Mascara
Sigma Final Touch Liner
Kat Von D Browstruck Powder in Graphite
Glossier Boy Brow in Black
Black Moon Catshark (highlight)

FACE
Smashbox Primer Water in So Chill Coconut
Laura Geller Filter First Foundation in Ivory (too peachy / warm on my complexion)
Physicians Formula Plum Rose (contour)
Cargo Tonga (blush)
Stila Monarch (highlight)
Black Moon Catshark (highlight)

LIPS
Kat Von D Bloodmilk lip pencil
Too Faced Love is a Battlefield lipstick
Kat Von D Razzle Glimmer Veil

This is the cruelty-free makeup look that I wore in the video. Be sure to watch the video!

Viseart Cool Mattes 2 & Cool Mattes 1

Viseart Cool Mattes 2 eyeshadow palette is the top row and Cool Mattes 1 eyeshadow palette is the bottom row. These are the best cool toned eyeshadow palettes at the luxury price point.

• Viseart Cool Mattes 2 – $80 for .84 oz
• Viseart Cool Mattes 1 – $80 for .84 oz

Lunatick Cosmetic Labs Vampira & Smashbox Prism

Lunatick Cosmetic Labs Vampira eyeshadow palette is the top row and Smashbox Covershot Prism eyeshadow palette is the bottom row. The 3 ‘extra’ swatches at the beginning of Vampira are what Too Faced Shadow Insurance looks like on my arm. Vampira is a vegan cool toned eyeshadow palette.

• Lunatick Cosmetic Labs Vampira – $35 for .26 oz (v)
• Smashbox Prism – $29 for .21 oz

Nyx Gloomy Days vs. Flower Cool Natural

Flower Beauty Cool Natural eyeshadow palette is the top row and Nyx Perfect Filter Gloomy Days eyeshadow palette is the bottom row. Gloomy Days is one of the best cool toned eyeshadow palettes ever! These are both excellent cool toned eyeshadow palettes at the drugstore price point.

• Flower Beauty Cool Natural – $16 for .3 oz
• Nyx Gloomy Days – $20 for .6 oz

Lime Crime Venus III vs. Urban Decay Naked 2 Basics

Lime Crime Venus III eyeshadow palette swatches are on top and Urban Decay Naked 2 Basics palette swatches are on bottom. Venus III is a vegan cool toned eyeshadow palette.

• Lime Crime Venus III – $38 for .56 oz (v)
• Urban Decay Naked 2 Basics – $29 for .3 oz

Because it will come up, I felt that Lime Crime was shady for years (suing bloggers, harassing Temptalia, stealing photos, sending fans to harass people, dressing up like Hitler, etc), but they’ve worked to keep out of drama for the past year or so. When it was announced that Doe Deere would step back from the company, I decided I felt comfortable enough to try buying a product.

Also note, I believe the Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette is about half cool toned, but that’s not one I own.

Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons

This is the Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons palette.

• Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons – $49 for .48 oz

Cargo HD Gradient

This is the Cargo HD Gradient Eyeshadow Palette. It’s all cool toned except for the top row and the bottom  middle.

• Cargo HD Gradient – $28 for .48 oz

Kat Von D Smoke Quad

This is the Kat Von D Beauty Smoke Quad. I’m not sure if this has been discontinued but it shows as available and on sale at Sephora’s website. It’s an excellent tiny cool toned eyeshadow palette.

• Kat Von D Smoke Quad – $15 for .21 oz

Because I’m sure it will come up… I am pro-vaccination and think anti-vaxxers are dangerous because they put people with lower immunity at risk (and I have people in my family who cannot get vaccinations). I always get my flu shot every year and every other vaccination that my doctor recommends. I think this is yet again another dumb thing that Kat Von D said without thinking about the consequences, much like when she said everyone who wasn’t vegan was a murderer (with the Cecil the lion stuff). All of this stuff with KVD happened while I was in hospice with my Grandma (and she passed away) and a ton of people kept reaching out to ask my thoughts on it, so there you go.

Read why I don’t believe shaming people is effective and why everyone can’t be vegan.

Best Cool Toned Eyeshadow Palettes Video

In the video I talk about why I think these are the best cool toned eyeshadow palettes. I have the palettes listed below from the most amount of product to the least amount of product. (v) denotes vegan.

• Viseart Cool Mattes 2 – $80 for .84 oz
• Viseart Cool Mattes 1 – $80 for .84 oz
• Nyx Gloomy Days – $20 for .6 oz
• Lime Crime Venus III – $38 for .56 oz (v)
• Cargo HD Gradient – $28 for .48 oz
• Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons – $49 for .48 oz
• Flower Beauty Cool Natural – $16 for .3 oz
• Urban Decay Naked 2 Basics – $29 for .3 oz
• Lunatick Cosmetic Labs Vampira – $35 for .26 oz (v)
• Smashbox Prism – $29 for .21 oz
• Kat Von D Smoke Quad – $15 for .21 oz

For the best drugstore cool toned eyeshadow palette option, choose Nyx Gloomy Days, which has twice the amount of product as the Flower Beauty. For the best luxury option, choose one of the Viseart Cool Mattes palettes, which has a whopping .84 oz of product. For the best mid end cool toned palette, choose Lime Crime Venus III, which offers excellent value for the price and a ton of product at .56 oz.

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