A woman discovers a golden door on a grey city street. Beyond it lies a world of light and colour. This is the story behind Clé de Peau Beauté’s Starry Eyes compact, which is rather more narrative ambition than most eyeshadow gets. It also supplies a pleasingly literal reason to open the lid.

The palette belongs to Courage to Wish, the brand’s 2026 holiday collaboration with Yukiko Noritake, a Japanese illustrator based in France. A shooting star connects the collection’s different scenes, carrying wishes through an imagined world. The artwork gives each product its own episode, rather than simply applying the same festive pattern to every surface.

For a UK reader, the most useful starting point is Eye Color Quad 506 Starry Eyes: £79 for 6g, with its case included. Cult Beauty listed it in stock on 25 October. Clé de Peau describes the colour arrangement as golden, but there is a detail worth noticing before counting the pans: one is a primer and the other three are powder shadows.

The brand’s application sequence starts with that bottom-left primer, followed by light, medium and deep shades. It is a compact built around a prepared lid and graduated colour. Anyone who likes a small, coordinated palette may find that structure appealing; anyone expecting four separate powder eyeshadows should know what they are buying. We have not assessed its texture, blending or wear.

So what, exactly, is limited edition? Here, the answer extends beyond the illustration: the brand identifies the quad’s colours as holiday editions. Its skincare language is different. The Serum, Hydro-Softening Essence Lotion and Eye Contour Cream Supreme are presented in special holiday designs. That establishes a packaging change, not a claim that these are newly formulated treatments. A collector’s bottle and a formulation launch deserve different kinds of interest.

The makeup continues with 112 Wishes Fulfilled, £90 for 10g. Clé de Peau calls this a holiday-exclusive highlighter in pink and gold tones. Those colours make it worth examining alongside your usual blush and bronzer: a highlighter is joining an existing face of makeup, however self-contained its illustrated compact looks.

528 Rosy Raindew lipstick costs £59 for 4g. The brand describes its seasonal shade as beige pink with golden pearlescence and a satin finish. That shimmer is the useful detail, particularly if “rosy” has you expecting an uncomplicated everyday pink. The name tells only part of the story.

Noritake’s contribution makes the collection interesting as a series of illustrated objects. Starry Eyes gives a makeup enthusiast something more specific to investigate: a golden colour edit with a built-in first step. Enjoying the artwork need not turn into collecting every chapter. One well-chosen compact can tell enough of the story.

Reported from official brand materials and Cult Beauty’s UK listings, checked 25 October 2026. All three makeup products were listed in stock; prices and availability may change. TBQ has not tested them.