Taupe is one of those colours that sounds boring, but looks fantastic.
The problem with taupe eyeshadow is that there is a great variety available, and it's hard to sift through and figure out what works. What suits Mademoiselle Zut Alors may, on her sister, Sacre Bleue, look like a bruise on the mend.
I prefer lavender-toned taupes, an even mix of cool and warm, so they stand out on my warm lids/skin but don't dull down the twinkle in my eye, the zest in my step.
BTW, I do realize the futility of blogging about eyeshadow, without pictures to illustrate. Especially for such a complex category like 'taupe'....for which the merest fleck or variance in hue can change the effect, but...bear with me. Because a) no functioning camera, and b) my taste is FLAWLESS.
So without further ado, three incredible taupes:
1) slap and go, aka LUSH's cream shadow in Sophisticated.
Metallic in the best way, not overt but, as the name says, SOPHISTICATED..
Somehow...does not crease but fades evenly, acts as a fine base.
No visible flecks of shimmer yet it gleams upon le lids, a yummy lavender-taupe. Great formula and non-tacky colour.
(P.S. its twin in pencil form is Lise Watier Fauve, which I know many use only as a cream shadow...but doing so with a pencil means it runs out faster and you are unsuspectingly aging your lids with all that rubbing, smudging action.
2) Classic with a kick, aka Estee Lauder cream shadow in Mochachino. The best cream-shadow-in-a-pot formula I have come across. Miles better than Shiseido, for instance, (slippy-slidey) or MAC (too drying), for me. A cool-toned taupe that is slightly bluish, greyish, lavender...Has the most finely milled and barely-there sheen. Will suit everyone!
3) shimmer that doesn't suck, aka Pupa Luminys in 401. If you live in Canada, you can get this at Rexall. This was the first taupe I fell for, and nothing can snatch away its crown.
The taupe that proved to me...taupes are not humdrum at all. Shimmery baked shadow. Warm-toned rosy taupe (if you want a slightly cooler one akin to MAC Satin Taupe, try Pupa's 400). Blends at edges into a cool-toned brown, which is convenient (do not need any other shadow).
The best eyeshadow formula ever and very pigmented. Expensive, but so worth it.
Note: Do not drop it. I dropped mine, the lid closed, but half of it had crumbled. I devoted an evening lovingly repressing it into tiny pans.
Why all these don't suck: they don't dull the skin/eyes. They brighten and define at the same time, which is a big call.
They are all easy to incorporate into any look, or use alone. The cream shadows are particularly easy, to sheer out or build up. They don't scream, they whisper elegance. And if there's one thing we've all learned from years of attending polo and ornamenting the stands, it's that....
Elegance is an attitude. Indeed.
The problem with taupe eyeshadow is that there is a great variety available, and it's hard to sift through and figure out what works. What suits Mademoiselle Zut Alors may, on her sister, Sacre Bleue, look like a bruise on the mend.
I prefer lavender-toned taupes, an even mix of cool and warm, so they stand out on my warm lids/skin but don't dull down the twinkle in my eye, the zest in my step.
BTW, I do realize the futility of blogging about eyeshadow, without pictures to illustrate. Especially for such a complex category like 'taupe'....for which the merest fleck or variance in hue can change the effect, but...bear with me. Because a) no functioning camera, and b) my taste is FLAWLESS.
So without further ado, three incredible taupes:
1) slap and go, aka LUSH's cream shadow in Sophisticated.
Metallic in the best way, not overt but, as the name says, SOPHISTICATED..
Somehow...does not crease but fades evenly, acts as a fine base.
No visible flecks of shimmer yet it gleams upon le lids, a yummy lavender-taupe. Great formula and non-tacky colour.
(P.S. its twin in pencil form is Lise Watier Fauve, which I know many use only as a cream shadow...but doing so with a pencil means it runs out faster and you are unsuspectingly aging your lids with all that rubbing, smudging action.
2) Classic with a kick, aka Estee Lauder cream shadow in Mochachino. The best cream-shadow-in-a-pot formula I have come across. Miles better than Shiseido, for instance, (slippy-slidey) or MAC (too drying), for me. A cool-toned taupe that is slightly bluish, greyish, lavender...Has the most finely milled and barely-there sheen. Will suit everyone!
3) shimmer that doesn't suck, aka Pupa Luminys in 401. If you live in Canada, you can get this at Rexall. This was the first taupe I fell for, and nothing can snatch away its crown.
The taupe that proved to me...taupes are not humdrum at all. Shimmery baked shadow. Warm-toned rosy taupe (if you want a slightly cooler one akin to MAC Satin Taupe, try Pupa's 400). Blends at edges into a cool-toned brown, which is convenient (do not need any other shadow).
The best eyeshadow formula ever and very pigmented. Expensive, but so worth it.
Note: Do not drop it. I dropped mine, the lid closed, but half of it had crumbled. I devoted an evening lovingly repressing it into tiny pans.
Why all these don't suck: they don't dull the skin/eyes. They brighten and define at the same time, which is a big call.
They are all easy to incorporate into any look, or use alone. The cream shadows are particularly easy, to sheer out or build up. They don't scream, they whisper elegance. And if there's one thing we've all learned from years of attending polo and ornamenting the stands, it's that....
Elegance is an attitude. Indeed.
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