Matte taupe eyeshadow/contouring shade?

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JeiaMoore
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Matte taupe eyeshadow/contouring shade?

Post by JeiaMoore » Wed May 14, 2008 4:33 pm

I'm hoping that a matte taupe eyeshadow will be released soon (I think Karen said she was planning on adding one to the line). I seem to need obvious grey tones in the brown/taupe for it to work for contouring, anything warm such as Terra eyeshadow or using a darker foundation colour just doesn't seem to work that well. Anyone else have the same problem?
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Re: Matte taupe eyeshadow/contouring shade?

Post by Rhys » Wed May 14, 2008 5:53 pm

Have you tried Mocha, Moonstone, or Morel?

Morel is supposed to be *the* matte taupe shade, but I haven't tried that one.

Mocha is definitely my personal favourite, and I like Moonstone, too, though that's more of a warm grey than a taupe - it says it's shimmery, but I find the shimmer to be so minimal as to be pretty non-existent. Nice shade, though. Mocha is completely matte.
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Re: Matte taupe eyeshadow/contouring shade?

Post by JenW » Wed May 14, 2008 5:56 pm

Morel is definitely a warmer, almost caramel shade of brown. I love it for a neutral eye. I have heard there is a new taupe included in Wave 2. Let's hope I am right! ;)
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Re: Matte taupe eyeshadow/contouring shade?

Post by JeiaMoore » Sat May 17, 2008 1:03 pm

Thanks for the help Rhys and Jen :) .

I haven't tried Mocha, Morel or Moonstone, but on the swatches Mocha and especially Morel look too warm for my cool toned skin. Moonstone might be okay but since I like to contour my nose as well as my cheekbones/jawline, I think any shimmer would look weird . The best eyeshadow from SN colour wise I've found is probably Lurid, but it's too dark for my very pale skin to use as contour (though I love it on my eyes) and still has a bit of shimmer :-( .

I'm hoping that the new Eu- Taupe- Ia might work but there's no swatch and in the picture it looks quite golden rather than a grey taupe/brown. Has anyone tried it and can tell me what the colour looks like in real life?
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