If it seems like we're all drowning in a sea of nude eyeshadow and "natural" contour sticks, well, you're not far off. And while we love a glimmering brown look, we've grown a little weary. So while working on our Sweet 16 issue, we contacted one of our favorite Korean beauty brands, Memebox, to collaborate on a vibrant makeup palette. Gathering inspiration from some of our most of-the-moment cover stars, we created eight original shades (under the direction of our senior beauty editor Jade Taylor and e-commerce assistant Blake Vulgamott): a shimmering opalescent rose wash ("The Moment"), a matte white ("Lilo"), a glittering olive ("Mary-Kate"), a deep red ("Mischa"), a sparkling copper ("Lana"), an eye-capturing hazel ("Paris"), a bluish-brown ("Nicole"), and a highly pigmented hot pink ("Sweet 16"). Each color is specifically designed to be your go-to palette—you know, the one you throw in your bag and can use to take you from day to night in a pinch.
Click through the gallery to see three super-fun looks we created—The Party Girl, The New Smokey Eye, and the New-Age Grunge. With a step-by-step tutorial by makeup artist Michael Chua, you can recreate each look yourself. So go ahead, pick up a palette here and, if you feel so inclined, crash some Sweet 16s.
The NYLON #ItGirlPalette is available for pre-sale at a 20% discount exclusively on nylonshop and us.memebox.com/nylon
Photographer: Alana Tyler Slutsky
Hair Stylist: Karl Payton
Nail Artist: Jessica Tong
Stylist: Blake Vulgamott
Video: Daniel Huskey