Now is the time of year where all the top beauty brands start releasing great gift sets. It's such an exciting time because you can grab so many great deals on your favorites and even some new goodies too!

Smashbox has recently released the Full Exposure palette for fall/winter 2013 and it is gorgeous! It is a great palette for the beginner as well as the expert. The palette retails at $49.00. You get 14 eyeshadows - 7 matte and 7 shimmer. The set also includes a deluxe sample of their Full Exposure Mascara as well as a dual ended eyeshadow brush.

Having both matte and shimmery shades, it is all you need for various natural to glam looks this season and beyond. It is so versatile! I love the combination of tones (both cool and warm) and having the matte textures included is great for blending those shimmery shades into a beautiful night sky gradient. These shadows are so highly pigmented!

Loving a smokey eye and neutrals, this is an exciting addition to my collection. It can give a brown or black smoke to your eyes and you can easily take that from day to night in just a few swipes of your brush. The darker colors would also make great eyeliners. All you need to do is
wet your eyeliner brush and you are good to go!

Sunlight - no primer

Dim Sunlight Indoor - no primer

I would definitely say this is competition for Urban Decay's Naked and Naked2 palettes. Smashbox always has such great quality as well as Urban Decay but I just feel that this palette is much more classic with the even split of textures.

 You can find it here at Sephora!