Best Makeup Palettes 2008

While color cosmetics can sometimes make iffy gifts, the best and biggest makeup palettes are virtually guaranteed to thrill the beauty lover on your holiday shopping list. The season’s top palettes are versatile, decadent and almost universally flattering. Discover which ones will get any beauty junkie’s heart racing.

1. Sephora Ultimate Blockbuster

The sheer number of products in this collector’s edition palette is almost obscene (in a good way).

The myriad of eyeshadows, blushes, lipglosses, and other beauty essentials will keep any beauty junkie happily occupied for days (maybe weeks). $48 (a $320 value) at Sephora.com.

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