Jill Ventimiglia's mineral-based cosmetic line is a favorite of celebs like Jennifer Hudson. I used the Bombshell and Beach Bum palettes on a recent TV makeover and my model begged to keep the palettes. “It seems so easy with those colors,” she said. And it was. The soft texture and no-brainer color combos make these a must-own. Jack & Jill went up the hill and came down with some show stoppin’ eyes!

Jack & Jill Cosmetics Eye Shadow Palettes, $38

Okay, you didn’t hear it from me, but you don’t need to hire a makeup artist to get hot smoky eyes. Nope, this Smoky Eye Tutorial is your ticket to drama as intense as a Fellini vixen. Included you’ll find a dual ended brush for the easiest application possible. One intense opaque grey shadow creates the “smoke” and a shimmering transparent shadow in Celestine Glimmer blends to cast a “natural” brow bone essential in the Smoky Eye (you can’t have darkness near the brows). Your ticket to eye seduction.

Smoky Eye Tutorial by Bare Escentuals, $32

Make-up Designory’s Sugared Violet eye color complements every singe eye out there. If your eyes are light, it’s going to make them more intense. If your eyes are dark, they will become more defined. It’s the perfect shade that has a nice sugary icing over it to make it a must-have for Springtime eye shimmer. Just keep it within or under the crease of your eye for maximum impact.

Sugared Violet Eye Color by Make-up Designory, $12

Want some Eye Rock? Make up artist Debra Macki is pulling out the heavy hitters with her eye palette in Sugar High. It seems innocent and capable of only sweet candied eyes, but pigments are rich and the frosted eggplant shade will take a good girl eye into bad girl semi-sweetness in one stroke.

Debra Macki Eye Rock Day to Night Palette, $56

This is an incredibly easy palette for first time or inexperienced eye glammers. You’ll find the jeweled colors so thin you will have to really dig into them to get a makeup mishap. Your selection includes a matte ivory brow color, a shimmered rose for accentuating and a shiny purple and gray for color splashing.

Smashbox Tokidoki Eyeshadow Quad in Celebrity, $30

Just in time for Spring, the creamy powders that make Stila shadows #1 arrive in this enviable trio. Think soft greens that even the darkest of skin can manage. A quote inside by Edna St. Vincent Millay will make you smile during application and maybe even under the Spring sunshine.

Stila Eye Shadow Trio in Pretty Pansy, $32