If you’re on the hunt for the best eye shadow palettes out there, start with Dior, my favorite brand. For a taste of the exotic, Dior 5 Colour Eyeshadow offers tropical-toned colors that call dramatic attention to the two windows to your soul. Shine sparkly bright in these five soft eye shadows. Price: $60.00 at shop.nordstrom.com

This product gives eyes a metallic look and long-lasting shimmer, high drama looks and intense color. It comes in variety of colors to choose from so you can pick whichever suits you best! Price: $51.00 at amazon.com

Tom Ford is a definite go to for great products all around. This lovely eye color quad is a basic palette that gives you complementary hues, lasting color and a beautiful, simple and classy look. It is silky smooth, stays on all day and comes in a variety of colors to choose from. Price: $78.00 at neimanmarcus.com

This easy to apply shadow comes in a beautiful case and has an 8 hour lasting effect to give you vibrant color that is just gorgeous! It has a five step feature where you brush all over the eyes with one shade, cover your lid with another, then add a special crease color, a highlighter shadow and, of course, a great liner. Price: $4.00 at amazon.com

I just love bareMinerals brand, and this special product has amazing anti-aging benefits to go along with the beautiful array of colors. It comes in multiples shades and hues to give you a lovely, youthful eye in minutes. It is also paraben and sulfate free, and it doesn’t contain synthetics. Price: $15.00 at amazon.com

Urban Decay is a brand to love for great beauty products that are trendy, effective and elite. This is a professional’s favorite as it offers 12 neutral colors that provide all around color choice and coverage, no matter your skin tone or preference. It comes with 12 beautiful shades and an applicator brush. Price: $50.00 at sephora.com

Another product by Urban Decay to make our list is Urban Decay's Naked Basics Palette. It contains anything a girl could need for her eye makeup routine. It also comes in a totally chic case that is slim and compact. Six matte bronze-based colors that range from off-white to darkest brown/black are included. It is long-lasting and smudge-free. Price: $27.00 at sephora.com

Too Faced makes a great line of cosmetics, and one of my favorites is this eye shadow collection. It makes it really easy for you to give your eyes both a matte and a shimmer effect in seconds. It even comes with instructions and features 9 total eye shadows. Price: $36.00 at amazon.com

The award-winning Stila A Whole Lot of Love Eyeshadow Palette is chock-full of pretty possibilities. It comes with loads of creamy, blendable shades and includes a Smudge Stick. Ranging from shades of purple to basic nude, this shadow can be worn wet or dry and applicator tips to help you apply are included. Price: $59.00 at amazon.com

This lovely palette by Bobbi Brown features 8 shadows from navy to nude, just like the name says! Navy is really hot this season and when you’re picking up a few cute tops in this great color, be sure to pick up this palette too. It comes with a special intense and sophisticated highlighter and you can use the shadow as a double for eyeliner if you like. Price: $60.00 at shop.nordstrom.com

This sleek eye palette includes 8 gorgeous, full-size neutral eye shadows in the shades in browns and greys. Tarte cosmetics are a go-to brand for me when I want a gorgeous makeup job and have a little money to splurge with. It contains no parabens, sulfates, synthetics, petrochemicals, phtalates, GMOs, or triclosan. Price: $52.00 at amazon.com

The Chocolate Bar not only looks good, it smells good too! You heard me, once you open the palette, there's a smell of chocolate. You would think that this is why it's called the chocolate bar right? Wrong! The eye shadows are pigmented with pure, antioxidant-rich cocoa powder. Filled with a wide variety of 16 colors ranging from pink to brown, this palette will never disappoint. Price: $49.00 at sephora.com

This palette is unlike any other on this list! While the others have beautiful colors, this is the only one filled with bright colors guaranteed to stand out! If you're worried about these bright shades coming across as chalky or dull, there's no need! This palette's carefully crafted formula aims to make sure that the shadow goes on with a soft and creamy texture to deliver a serious color payout. Price: $49.00 at sephora.com

The eye shadows in this palette were developed with plastic surgeons to instantly diffuse the look of lines and wrinkles on the eyes and lids. The palette is infused with Ppptides, hydrolyzed collagen, silk, anti-oxidants and drops of light technology and is also paraben-free, fragrance-free, sulfate-free and cruelty free. With these awesome shadows you have the choice between matte or peal colors! Price: $42.00 at ulta.com

This beautiful palette inspired by the butterfly of the same name is free of parabens, sulfates and phthalates. It also features the patented Power Last, which is a long-wearing formula that also helps to keep your eyelids hydrated and protected. This palette gives you a variety of colors ranging from subtle to daring. Price: $185.00 at amazon.com I like eye shadow palettes that are of high quality and offer great results, which is why I love these pricey, yet incredible products. What do you look for when choosing a great eye shadow palette? This article was written in collaboration with editor Lydia Sheehan.