Tell me about your best eye shadows

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coming to the end of my Dior palette in Ignito ( sp) which was £35. Not sure I want to spend that as have used 4 colours but not the 5th. They have also stopped doing that shade.

Happy to do cheap and cheerful or more expensive.

I use taupe shades quite a lot- not brown as such, more grey-browns.

Last time I tried some Bobbi Brown they made my eyes itch and I had to sell them on eBay ( shadows not my eyes!)

My absolute favourite is Becca - their cream eyeshadow, in Baroque, a taupe-y colour, is my everyday choice.

Also love By Terry eyeshadows - best to go to a Space NK and look at the colours. Laura Mercier are good too.

never heard of Becca- who stocks it?

By Terry yes- but will be ££££££££.

Laura Mercier possible.

I have some Stila eye shadow which is very nice and stays on longer than anything else I have. It was a gift from DH so I'm not sure how much it costs. MAC is good too.

I have a box from Virgin Vie. I only bought it because I went to a party and felt I had to buy something, but they are great - really nice colours and good consistency. It's a lilac coloured satin box with about 20 colours in.

i love loreal chrome. its stays on all day. it only costs about a fiver and has some great colours. i use the dark grey mostly.

MAC pigments. Esy to apply and to blend and fab colours.
Very glam even for daily use, I always get comments on them when worn..

I bought some Chantecaille before Christmas and I am very impressed with the texture and durability.

Gotta be Mac or Urban Decay imho.

i'm addicted to elf at present so cheap and cheerful, these are my favourites:

silver lining and lux

butter pecan

plum/purple shadow liner stick

raspberry truffle

my favourite mac is all that glitters

though not an eye shadow bobby brown shimmer bricks work well layered on top of a cream

Bare escentuals mineral shadows are lovely...can be a bit of a PITA tho, but worth it I think, give such a lovely effect.

My favourite Taupes:
Laura Mercier in Topaz
Chanel Taupe Grise
Mac Copperplate (matte)
Mac Shale

Smashbox is my favourite make up brand. You can get it in most Debenhams stores. Great colours, lasts ages, good for sensitive skin.

Mac Shale is fab. I live in it.

Bourjois eyeshadows are made in the same factory as the chanel ones and it shows! They are amazing imo and excellent value for money, highly recommend

Sadly you can't buy Stila in the UK anymore. I have a really lovely taupe palette from them.

If you like having a palette of colours you can custom make a palette of 4 colours at MAC if you go to one of the free standing stores or order online, the department store concessions don't do them. If you like taupe/grey brown colours I'd recommend these 4 - Satin Taupe, Bark, Shale, Shroom/Retrospeck (depending on how shimmery you like your eyeshadow - Shroom is a neutral beige with a slight sheen, or Retrospeck is a cool beige gold which is very shimmery.

The Urban Decay browns palette is a very good buy too if you like warmer browns as well as the taupe shades.

I really want the Urban Decay browns set but they've never got it in stock when I'm in town. Grrrrr.

For browns then I don't think you can beat Bobbi Brown nude on nude.

Tried rose gold by Laura Mercier yesterday - really lovely. Creamy formulation that comes in a tube - about £18.

Becca (Australian brand originally, I believe) is great - just the sort of natural-looking but effective stuff I prefer. Also love their Luminous Skin Colour (like a glowy tinted moisturiser), which I use instead of foundation, and their Shimmering Skin Perfector for highlighting. But, I must admit, not very widely stocked. I live in London, so get it at Fenwicks or the Becca store near Brompton Cross. There's a list of stockists on their site, I see, and, if you do find products you like, you can then buy them online.

Shu Uemura Brown 850 - shimmery brown grey violet. Looks good on everyone. Shame it always bloody breaks when you drop it though.

Thanx ladies i will be checking out Mac and all the others- I can easily get to LOndon.