Carrying only the essentials, meet the new eyeshadow palette you&rsquo;ll wear on repeat.&nbsp;

If there&rsquo;s one thing Patrick Ta Beauty has mastered, it&rsquo;s pigment. From its <a href="https://www.sephora.com/product/patrick-ta-major-sculpt-creme-contour-powder-bronzer-duo-P471059?skuId=2653921&amp;icid2=products%20grid:p471059:product" target="_blank" rel="noopener">award-winning contour and bronzer duos</a> to the <a href="https://www.sephora.com/product/patrick-ta-major-headlines-cream-powder-blush-duo-P458747?skuId=2849768&amp;icid2=products%20grid:p458747:product" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cult-favorite cream and powder blush compacts</a>, the brand&rsquo;s color payoff is unwavering across every formula. Not to be overlooked, their <a href="https://www.sephora.com/product/patrick-ta-major-dimension-2-rose-eyeshadow-palette-P483484?skuId=2518736&amp;icid2=products%20grid:p483484:product" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Major Dimension Eyeshadow Palettes</a>, each as longwearing, buttery, and blendable as the next.&nbsp;
Still, in the age of the &ldquo;clean girl&rdquo; makeup, eyeshadow can feel like the final frontier&mdash;even for seasoned makeup obsessives. Anyone can easily fake a plump lip or a sun-kissed glow, but eyeshadow? That&rsquo;s an art form. For many, it can feel like a skill reserved for the chosen few. Meanwhile, the rest of us who didn&rsquo;t win the artistry lottery stick to a safe wash of color (maybe a touch of liner or shimmer on special occasions), all in the name of avoiding the chaos of fallout and uneven blending.&nbsp;
Enter Patrick Ta&rsquo;s newest launch: the <a href="https://www.sephora.com/product/major-dimension-essential-artistry-edit-eyeshadow-palette-P518504?skuId=2906139&amp;icid2=products%20grid:p518504:product" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Major Dimension Essential Artistry Edit Eyeshadow Palette</a>, out now. Whether you&rsquo;re a novice or a longtime obsessive, it&rsquo;s designed to demystify eyeshadow for everyone: pared back to the most essential neutrals, carefully curated to complement your skin tone and simplify your routine.
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Patrick Ta Major Dimension Essential Artistry Edit Eyeshadow Palette. Photography courtesy of Patrick Ta Beauty.

Patrick Ta Major Dimension Essential Artistry Edit Eyeshadow Palette in Medium. Photography courtesy of Patrick Ta Beauty.

If you&rsquo;ve been following the brand for a while, or simply consider yourself a beauty obsessive, you&rsquo;ll notice something different immediately: smaller palettes are new for Patrick Ta. Traditionally, the brand&rsquo;s Major Dimension palettes featured 12 shades, including two creams and a mix of shimmers (with the exception of the all-matte edition). The new Essential Artistry Edit Eyeshadow Palettes, however, include just six matte powder shades&mdash;and that&rsquo;s entirely by design.&nbsp;
For founder and longtime celebrity makeup artist Patrick Ta, the goal was to streamline the experience and eliminate the clutter of shades you&rsquo;ll never actually use.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;It was about stripping things down to only what&rsquo;s truly necessary. I wanted to create a palette where every shade has a purpose&mdash;whether it&rsquo;s sculpting, defining, or softly enhancing,&rdquo; Ta tells L&rsquo;OFFICIEL.&nbsp;
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s the ultimate edit of minimal, intentional, and wearable shades for every day. That&rsquo;s what makes these palettes different: every shade earns its spot, and together, they become your go-to rotation.&rdquo;&nbsp;

Patrick Ta Major Dimension Essential Artistry Edit Eyeshadow Palettes. Photography courtesy of Patrick Ta Beauty.

Think of it like finding your perfect foundation match. Patrick Ta&rsquo;s new palettes come in three iterations&mdash;Light, Medium, and Deep&mdash;each curated to complement a range of skin tones with universally wearable matte shades.
&ldquo;These palettes were inspired by what I use most in my kit, and for me, matte eyeshadows are the foundation of any eye look I create,&rdquo; Ta added. &ldquo;Eyeshadow can be intimidating. It&rsquo;s the part of a look that always takes me the longest. I wanted to create a way to bring artistry-level eyeshadow to your vanity.&rdquo;&nbsp;

Patrick Ta Major Dimension Essential Artistry Edit Eyeshadow Palette in Deep. Photography courtesy of Patrick Ta Beauty.

I&rsquo;ve been testing Patrick Ta&rsquo;s new eyeshadow palettes for a week, and I have to say that the pigment puts all those dry and chalky eyeshadows (that surprisingly still exist) to shame. As a beauty writer and longtime makeup wearer, I&rsquo;ve seen my fair share of product pitfalls. And yes, there are plenty of palettes out there with impressive color payoff and staying power.&nbsp;
What makes Patrick Ta&rsquo;s eyeshadow palettes so different from the rest, however, is texture: a distinctly buttery pigment with the perfect balance of blendability, buildability, and control. Many brands achieve that same creamy feel, but often at the expense of performance&mdash;too buttery, and you end up with fallout, creasing, and mess. I&rsquo;ve always loved the Rose Edition of the Major Dimension Eyeshadow Palette, but with my less-than-pro eyeshadow skills, I rarely reached for it.&nbsp;
These new, edited palettes, on the other hand, deliver that same buttery formula but in a version more approachable for novices. The tones, seemingly inspired by real skin, were really designed to enhance, not mask your features. It&rsquo;s like contouring for the eyes: lighter shades to create a clean base, mid-tones to sculpt and transition, and deeper hues to define the outer corner or double as eyeliner. One night out, I used the darkest shade with an angled brush in place of liner, then added a hint of shimmer in the middle of my lids for an extra zhuzh.&nbsp;
Even with my notoriously oily eyelids, the shadows held up impressively: no creasing after eight hours during the daytime. On a girls&rsquo; night out, I saw a bit of smudging, but that&rsquo;s par for the course considering (a) I always forget setting spray, and (b) dancing and humidity are a test for even the best formulas. Regardless, Patrick Ta delivered a palette with that clear vision: one you&rsquo;ll always reach for, whether daytime or nighttime.

If there&rsquo;s one thing these new Patrick Ta eyeshadow palettes taught me, it&rsquo;s that all it takes to fake a pro-level look doesn&rsquo;t require complicated shades&mdash;just a few essentials, a fluffy brush for blending, and a smaller, denser brush to define the lash line.&nbsp;
True enough to Ta&rsquo;s philosophy, makeup can be easy with the right tools and techniques.&nbsp;
&ldquo;My goal has always been to make artistry feel accessible. I want people to feel like they can create any makeup look on themselves without it being intimidating,&rdquo; Ta affirms. &ldquo;As we grow, my hope is to continue expanding the brand with products that feel essential and intentional, but also innovative.&rdquo;&nbsp;
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s about giving people the tools to feel confident and beautiful in their own skin.&rdquo;&nbsp;

Patrick Ta’s New Eyeshadow Palettes Are Made to Hit Pan On Every Shade

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