I stopped buying pre-made palettes (especially large-ish ones) several years ago because that sort of thing was a common occurrence for me: there were colours in palettes I owned that I almost never used for whatever reason. There were even a couple of palettes I had that ended up going largely untouched in my drawers (one had colours I had trouble incorporating regularly; the other was an all-matte palette with a very hard formula to work with). IMO, pre-made eyeshadow palettes are a waste of money unless you know you’re going to use most, if not all, of the colours in one.

This is a big reason why I’m a huge advocate for buying single eyeshadow pans and building an eyeshadow collection that way (especially once you know what you gravitate toward generally). It may cost more upfront than a pre-made palette, but you’re going to have eyeshadows you know you love and will use, and if you pan any colour, you just have to repurchase a single pan versus seeing if whatever palette is still available, which also makes it much more sustainable and cost-effective long-term.