Are drugstore eyeshadow palettes worth it compared to high-end ones?

The e.l.f. Perfect 10 at under $10 carries one of the highest review volumes in this group with a solid 4.5 average, suggesting many buyers find budget palettes good enough for daily use. That said, the higher-priced Urban Decay and ABH palettes hold marginally higher averages, and without independent lab pigmentation or wear testing in our data we can't quantify the longevity gap.