The 15 best 20-plus pan eye shadow palettes under $30

When it comes to eye shadow palettes, we all know that bigger is ALWAYS better. When we're creating our looks, we want to use *all* the colors in the box… not just three or four.

That's where these palettes come in. They're cool, they're affordable — and they're HUGE AF. We're talking a minimum of 20 pans per palette, people!

Check out the biggest and best budget palettes out there… and get your wallet READY.

BH Cosmetics Take Me Back To Brazil palette, $12.74

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BH Cosmetics

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The Take Me Back To Brazil palette (16.99, BH Cosmetics) has 32 pressed eye shadows in a rainbow of colors.

Makeup Revolution Mermaids Forever palette, $14.38

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Makeup Revolution

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The Mermaids Forever palette ($14.38, Tam Beauty) comes with 32 shades ranging from the light neutrals, to jewel tones.

Little Black Beauty Book set, $10

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e.l.f. Cosmetics

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The Little Black Beauty Book set ($10, e.l.f.) may be pocket-sized but it comes with 48 eye shadow pans and two brushes for smudging and blending to your heart's desire.

NYX Box of Smokey Look Collection, $22

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NYX Cosmetics

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The NYX Box of Smokey Look Collection ($22, Macy's) doesn't just come with all the eye shadows you'll ever need in life. It also has three blushers, three face powders, four concealers, sixteen lip colors, twelve, glitter creams and one black eye liner.

BH Cosmetics Studio Pro eye shadow palette, $19.99

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BH Cosmetics eye shadow

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The Studio Pro eye shadow palette ($19.99, BH Cosmetics) comes with 42 pans of shadows in a mix of shimmers, mattes, duochromes, and metallics.

NYX Wicked Dreams Eyeshadow Palette, $15

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NYX Cosmetics

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The NYX Wicked Dreams eye shadow palette ($15, Ulta) comes with 24 shadows in a mix of "natural and jewel-toned hues."

I Heart Makeup Chocolate and Peaches, $14.35

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Tam Beauty

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Is this I Heart Makeup Chocolate and Peaches palette ($14.35, Tam Beauty) mind-screwing you right now? It looks like a mashup of the Too Faced Chocolate palette and the Peaches collection. 

Purposeful or nah? Either way, those shimmers and neutrals are a LEWK.

BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel Deluxe Edition palette, $22.50

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BH Cosmetics

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Carli Bybel, one of the beauty industry's beloved influencers, teamed up with BH Cosmetics for this Cari Bybel Deluxe Edition palette ($22.50, BH Cosmetics) which offers 21 pans of eye shadow and highlighter in a variety of nudes and pinks.

E.l.f. Spotlight Ready Set palette, $15

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e.l.f. Cosmetics

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The e.l.f. Spotlight Ready Set palette ($15, e.l.f.) has 40 shades eye shadows and 10 shades to be used as highlighter and blush for the face.

Makeup Revolution Fortune Favours The Brave with Britishbeautyblogger, $17.96

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Makeup Revolution

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The Fortune Favors The Brave eye shadow palette ($17.96, Tam Beauty) comes with 30 shades of matte, glitter, and shimmer shades.

BH Cosmetics Blushed Neutrals palette, $9

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The Blushed Neutrals palette ($9, BH Cosmetics) is a combination of 21 eye shadows and five blushes in a mix of warm and cool tones.

Beauty School Dropout Palette Freshman, $19.99

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Ulta

The Beauty School Dropout Palette Freshman ($19.99, Ulta) comes with 44 eye shadows ranging from bright to neutral. These shadows are also good to use on the cheeks and face!

Morphe It's Bling palette, $23

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Morphe Brushes

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The It's Bling palette ($23, Morphe Brushes) is full of 35 metallic eye shadows.

BH Cosmetics Second Edition eye shadow palette, $13.49

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BH Cosmetics

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The Second Edition eye shadow palette comes with 120 vibrant colors ($13.49, BH Cosmetics) with warm and cool shades in a mixture of mattes and shimmers.

NYX Boheme Chic palette, $18

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NYX Cosmetics

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The NYX Boheme Chic palette ($18, Macy's) comes with 24 soft matte eye shadows, two blushes, and two duo-ended eye shadow applicators.