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Best MAC Neutral Eye Shadows for Black Women

post #1 of 40
11/30/09 at 8:09pm
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Hey Ladies,

I was wondering if you guys could give me a list of your favorite neutral eye shadows for black women around C7 or darker? I recently purchased Saddle and I want a few other neutrals to add to it.
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post #2 of 40
11/30/09 at 8:32pm

Re: Best MAC Neutral Eye Shadows for Black Women

I'm interested in seeing some of the neutrals WOC used. I'll add to the list:

Woodwinked
Soft Brown (I use this all the time! Excellent for blending!)
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post #3 of 40
11/30/09 at 9:23pm

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I personally love Soba, Arena, Folie, Embark, All That Glitters, Texture and Saddle.
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post #4 of 40
11/30/09 at 9:53pm
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Which one do you use for your highlighter color, lid, and crease?
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post #5 of 40
11/30/09 at 10:07pm

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I love saddle, cork, soft brown and honesty. I use shroom mostly as my highlight
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post #6 of 40
11/30/09 at 10:15pm

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I love the following neutral eye shadows:

Lid Colours:
1. Bold & Brazen
2. All That Glitters
3. Sable
4. Woodwinked

I am looking for a new matte neutral lid colour...thinking about purchasing Tete-A-Tint and Bamboo

Crease Colours:
1. Handwritten (hands down fav.)
2. Soft Brown

Highlight Colours:
1. Ricepaper (Fav.!!!)
2. Nylon
3. Naked Lunch
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post #7 of 40
11/30/09 at 10:33pm

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Lid Colors:
Brown Script
Naked Lunch
Blonde's Gold Pigment
Glamour Check!
Mulch
Tete-A-Tint
Blanc Type

Crease Colors:
Handwritten
Sketch
Texture

Highlight Colors:
Shroom
Woodwinked
Arena
Goldmine (Awesome on lid as well!)

NC45 for reference
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post #8 of 40
12/2/09 at 10:55pm
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I bought Soba and Texture today. Can't wait to add on more colors to my collection this weekend. The MAC artist recommended Soba as a highlighter color? What do you ladies use it for?
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post #9 of 40
12/2/09 at 11:39pm

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Here are the neutrals I reach for most frequently:

LID:
Woodwinked
Sable
Samoa Silk
Retrospeck
Patina
Satin Taupe


HIGHLIGHT:
Arena
Ricepaper
Naked Lunch
Dreammaker


CREASE:
Saddle
Texture
Brown Script
Handwritten
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post #10 of 40
12/2/09 at 11:49pm

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We have similiar tastes How do you find Samoa Silk? Does it appear more like an orange shade on your skin?

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Here are the neutrals I reach for most frequently:

LID:
Woodwinked
Sable
Samoa Silk
Retrospeck
Patina
Satin Taupe


HIGHLIGHT:
Arena
Ricepaper
Naked Lunch
Dreammaker


CREASE:
Saddle
Texture
Brown Script
Handwritten
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post #11 of 40
12/3/09 at 3:12am

Re: Best MAC Neutral Eye Shadows for Black Women

I'm a C7. I have these shades in a quad (except shroom).

Highlight- Ricepaper, Shroom
Lid- Arena, amber lights, mulch.
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post #12 of 40
12/3/09 at 6:04am

Re: Best MAC Neutral Eye Shadows for Black Women

Soba, Era, Cork, Woodwinked, Satin Taupe, Shale, and Sumptuous Olive (hints at green but still pretty neutral).

Haven't played enough to tell you about placement really but Woodwinked or Era are almost always my lid colours so far.

NC50 for reference

(Non MAC rec's: Hawaiian Coffee and Brown from NYX)
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post #13 of 40
12/3/09 at 3:22pm
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I'm a C7. I have these shades in a quad (except shroom).

Highlight- Ricepaper, Shroom
Lid- Arena, amber lights, mulch.
I thought Ricepaper would be too light for a highlighter color for C7 or darker. Have you tried Soba or Saddle?
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post #14 of 40
12/3/09 at 11:17pm

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We have similiar tastes How do you find Samoa Silk? Does it appear more like an orange shade on your skin?
I love Somoa Silk. It does appear like an orange shade on my skin, but not as orange as Rule.
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post #15 of 40
12/3/09 at 11:23pm

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The colors that I use most is Style Snob, Satin Taupe, Dark Edge and Femme Fi. I also like Texture, All That Glitters, Era, Bold & Brazen, Go and Next To Nothing.
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post #16 of 40
12/4/09 at 3:06am

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Some of my favs:
Lid-Romp, bronze, sable, patina, woodwinked,honeylust, mythology
Crease-Embark(90% of the time), twinks, sketch,beauty marked
Hightlight-ricepaper,soba,arena(fav)
*Saddle is a good blending/transitional color
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post #17 of 40
12/5/09 at 12:45am
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So I went to the Mac Pro store on Oak Street in Chicago and picked up a quad which included Bronze, Hepcat, Coppering and Amber Lights. I've been looking at Coppering for a while and I absolutely love it. It's a must have girls! Any experiences with Coppering?
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post #18 of 40
12/6/09 at 2:05am
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Today I picked up Brown Script. Will post opinion after I give it a try.
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post #19 of 40
12/7/09 at 12:24am
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I absolutely love brown script. I used it with a little amber light in my inner corner of the eye with a little Coppering and Bronze in the crease and it was so pretty. Brown Script is more reddish brown than red, so if you are looking for a neutral that is really brown, Brown Script wouldn't be a good choice.
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post #20 of 40
12/7/09 at 1:18am

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Embark, tempting, folie, saddle, brun, espresso, mulch, soba..
I want texture.. why don't I have it?
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post #21 of 40
12/7/09 at 2:22am
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You have to get Texture. It's awesome but very similar to Saddle. I wouldn't be in a rush to get it if you have Saddle.
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post #22 of 40
12/7/09 at 1:09pm

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You have to get Texture. It's awesome but very similar to Saddle. I wouldn't be in a rush to get it if you have Saddle.
i agree. i have both texture and saddle and they are very similar in terms of the shade of brown that they are, but texture has a little sparkle in it, not a lot though. even though they're really similar they give a totally different looks on the eye. both are really great crease colors.
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post #23 of 40
12/7/09 at 1:11pm

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So I went to the Mac Pro store on Oak Street in Chicago and picked up a quad which included Bronze, Hepcat, Coppering and Amber Lights. I've been looking at Coppering for a while and I absolutely love it. It's a must have girls! Any experiences with Coppering?
Okay this is gonna sound really strange...but i think i was in the MAC store at the same time as you. We might have been at the counter ringing up at the same time.
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post #24 of 40
12/7/09 at 1:13pm

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I absolutely love brown script. I used it with a little amber light in my inner corner of the eye with a little Coppering and Bronze in the crease and it was so pretty. Brown Script is more reddish brown than red, so if you are looking for a neutral that is really brown, Brown Script wouldn't be a good choice.
Brown Script also works great with teals and purples. I used it Saturday night with Urban Decay's Deluxe Shadow in Ransom and it looked fabulous!
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post #25 of 40
12/7/09 at 1:42pm
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Okay this is gonna sound really strange...but i think i was in the MAC store at the same time as you. We might have been at the counter ringing up at the same time.
OMG that's so crazy! I remember you. How coincidental! What did you get from Mac?
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post #26 of 40
12/7/09 at 2:34pm

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OMG that's so crazy! I remember you. How coincidental! What did you get from Mac?
I went to get some empty palettes for my blush & eyeshadow. My makeup is starting to take up too much space so I'm depotting blush and eyeshadows and putting them in palettes. After I depot them I Back 2 MAC the containers.

I also picked up 2 blushes: Style & Sunbasque, Sunny By Nature MSF (the MUA told me that Sunny By Nature was not part of the permanent line so I got 2 so I'd have a back up), and I got Instant Gold LustreGlass.
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post #27 of 40
12/7/09 at 2:43pm
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I went to get some empty palettes for my blush & eyeshadow. My makeup is starting to take up too much space so I'm depotting blush and eyeshadows and putting them in palettes. After I depot them I Back 2 MAC the containers.

I also picked up 2 blushes: Style & Sunbasque, Sunny By Nature MSF (the MUA told me that Sunny By Nature was not part of the permanent line so I got 2 so I'd have a back up), and I got Instant Gold LustreGlass.
I love Instant Gold LustreGlass. Just discovered it when I bought the MMM Holiday Collection lipgloss set. It's a keeper!

Btw, love your blog. You are a c8 in studio fix? I am a c7 and you look lighter than me. What do you suggest for neutral lips by Mac?
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post #28 of 40
12/7/09 at 5:30pm

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I love Instant Gold LustreGlass. Just discovered it when I bought the MMM Holiday Collection lipgloss set. It's a keeper!

Btw, love your blog. You are a c8 in studio fix? I am a c7 and you look lighter than me. What do you suggest for neutral lips by Mac?
thanks! i'm actually re-doing my blog. haven't updated in quite a while. but will be back in January with an entirely new site.

Yea, I'm a C8 in the summer and a C6/C7 in the winter. i've been really into nude lips lately. my favorites are: Freckletone, Fresh Brew, Blankety & Creme D' Nude.
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post #29 of 40
12/8/09 at 1:43am
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thanks! i'm actually re-doing my blog. haven't updated in quite a while. but will be back in January with an entirely new site.

Yea, I'm a C8 in the summer and a C6/C7 in the winter. i've been really into nude lips lately. my favorites are: Freckletone, Fresh Brew, Blankety & Creme D' Nude.
Went back to Mac today and got Mad Cap. Fresh Brew, suprisingly, didn't look to hot on me. I'll have to try the other three.
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post #30 of 40
12/8/09 at 12:16pm

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Went back to Mac today and got Mad Cap. Fresh Brew, suprisingly, didn't look to hot on me. I'll have to try the other three.
another really good nude lipglass is Chai. it's a beige color also but it's not as warm a color as Mad Cap. you should try that one also.

i gotta go back to MAC today...i bought an eyeshadow that i already have , so I'm gonna go exchange it for something else. not sure what though
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