T+L Reports: Sophisticated Makeup Palette

Lighten your load with a multi-color kit that can adapt to any setting in the stroke of a lipbrush.

Trish McEvoy's Maxed Out compact, $19, is no bigger than a credit card.

Ten rosy shades are packed into Laura Mercier's Lip Paints, $50.

Chanel's Aqualumières, $60, can give eyes, cheeks, and lips a summery shimmer.

Four ultra-sheer variations on red fit into Calvin Klein's sleek silver Lip Quad, $28.