Mix and Match: The Hottest Makeup Palettes

There's just something so satisfying about makeup palettes. The choices offered simply astound -- eight lipglosses! six eyeshadows! ten blushes! -- and the color combinations are, more often than not, just so pleasing to the eye. Here are our picks for the ones we just can't be without.

mark Snap To It Mega Custom Color Palette
How can you live without a palette that's totally customizable? The options are endless.
$8 at avon.com




Powder Pop!
Benefit's trio of fabulous powders -- Dandelion, Hoola and Dallas -- are conveniently packaged into one gloriously adorable little box, and they even come with a brush for perfect application.
$28 at benefitcosmetics.com



Trish McEvoy Petite Simply Chic
The double-decker palette packs quite a punch with mineral powder foundation, blush, shimmer powder, eyeshadow and four lip colors ... and all are so absolutely perfect for spring.
$32 at blissworld.com



Stila Gift of Glaze
Does it get any better than Lip Glaze in six amazing shades? We think not ... especially when the shades are the tasty Nutmeg Spice, Candy Cane, Grapefruit, Apricot, Vanilla and Brown Sugar.
$28 at beauty.com



Julie Hewitt Tulle Palette
Lip color, blush and shadow all rest within oversized round pots in a simply chic black case, made even lovelier with a black-and-white wallpaper-like covering.
$48 at juliehewitt.net







Bronze Shimmer Brick Compact
This bestseller packs quite a punch with five shimmery brown and pink powders. Our insider tip? Try them as eyeshadows -- they'll make your eyes pop!
$38 at bobbibrowncosmetics.com



Custom Lips
Okay, seriously -- how ingenious is this? The four-tin compact can be customized with 10 different gorgeous shades. We're totally jonesing for Peaches (shimmery peach), Icing (sparkle-tinged pink), Crimson (glittery red) and Cinnamon (glistening coral).
$1 each (palette and colors), eyeslipsface.com


Sugar Cosmetics I Shop for Sugar
If you buy products based on packaging, then this is the one for you -- the mini tote bag opens to reveal four shadows and four glosses in beautiful shades of pink and purple.
$12.50 at makeup.com



Sephora Brand Classic Blockbuster
Sheer numbers alone make this one a mainstay in any collection. A whopping 64 shadows and 32 lip colors are accompanied by powders, blushes and brushes galore in a totally out-of-this-world black case.
$48 at sephora.com



Shimmer Cubes
Each of the four shadows is infused with marula oil for easy application, while pearl pigments create added sparkle and shine.
$19.50 at thebodyshop.com




Sue Devitt Starbrights in Alhena
Two glosses and a cheek gel in coordinating shades of pale, shimmery pink can be used to create the most ethereally beautiful looks.
$35 at beauty.com