Not if you shop smart...
I hate those make-up palettes disguised as ‘Christmas gift sets’ that pop up at this time of year like an unwanted zit before the office party. Especially ones trussed up as a glitterball, unicorn, some sort of S&M trophy or the size of a tupperware box.
My wrath is particularly reserved for eyeshadow palettes boasting over 16 shades. I mean how many colours do you genuinely need to whack on before you start resembling a box of Quality Street? Because that’s the thing: no matter how much you try to convince yourself otherwise, you will NEVER, ever use all those shades. There’s even bound to be two or four that you don’t like from the off and for that you’ve paid upwards of 30 quid.
However, if you shop smartly with your gift sets, you can actually bag yourself a real beauty bargain.
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Yes it's boring, but it's still possible to shop smart when the rest of the world has gone Christmas-mad.
Enough said.
