I love watching dupe videos and reading the blogs comparing products...before I buy any eyeshadow, lipstick, nail polish, etc., I google the color to see if anyone has taken any comparison pictures with other colors so that i don't end up with two (or more) of the same shade (that's happened to me way too many times to count).
Anyway, I spent about an hour and a half the other day watching Lifetime movies and swatching eyeshadows from my collection. I figured I had about 30 taupes, two of them had to be the same. They weren't. I did come across a few other shades that I'd be willing to say were extremely similar to each other and if you have one, you don't need both. I only picked a few to share because these are the ones I thought were truly the closest in color in real life. Enough blabbering...here we go!
First up, a nice highlight or all over lid shade. Obviously one of my favorites, MAC Shroom is a beige/cream shimmery shade. Here it is next to Urban Decay Virgin from the Naked Palette. In the pan, Virgin looks more pink than Shroom but when swatched, they look incredibly similar.
Left: Urban Decay Virgin, Right: MAC Shroom |
Left: Urban Decay Virgin, Right: MAC Shroom |
Left: Urban Decay Buck, Right: MAC Cork |
Left: Urban Decay Buck, Right: MAC Cork |
Left: ELF Saddle, Right: MAC Twinks |
Left: ELF Saddle, Right: MAC Twinks |
NARS & Maybelline Dupes |
NARS shadows are so soft and pigmented and these maybelline ones aren't that too shabby either. The first "dupe" is NARS California. I got this color for more than half off when Sephora had it for sale for $9 as they often do. Here it is next to the bronze shade in Bronze Glitz. While they're both shimmering warm copper shades, the main difference is that the Maybelline version has a little more of a gold sheen than the NARS.
Left: NARS California, Right: Maybelline Bronze Glitz |
Left: Maybelline Bronze Glitz, Right: NARS California |
Left: Maybelline Bronze Glitz, Right: NARS Cheyenne |
Left: Maybelline Bronze Glitz, Right: NARS Cheyenne |
What are some dupes from your collection?
-Liz
Hey! I read your blog all the time ...I loved this postt! Great dupes. I'll be running out to buy that maybelline eyeshadow now! Greetings from Ireland, Carrie
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ReplyDeleteawesome dupes!! do you know of any for MAC Jest, MAC Folie and MAC Print? Thanks so much
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