Good gold eyeshadow

Cydonian

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From any brand to be honest...

I'm pretty pale with slight pink undertones (I can wear NC or NW shades in Mac, it depends on the day, literally).

I've been looking for a good gold eyeshadow and haven't had much luck. I want really gold -- as in foiled. I have a silver from Lancome that I LOVE (Style Section) and was hoping they made a gold equivalent, but they don't.

Any suggestions are appreciated!
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Shadowy Lady

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I have soooo many gold eyeshadows and pigments from various brand and I would say my fave is Sugarpill Goldilux. It def gives you that high voltage foiled look. My second fave is MAC Gold pigment (pro).

Goldmine and Gorgeous Gold are nice but they don't look "foiled" to me. They're nice everyday gold shades though
 

MizzMelroseMood

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MAC Goldmine is a frosty gold. You can apply it wet to make it more intense and foil-ish. NARS Night Sun(my other fav) is a gorgeous sunny gold but Goldmine is def more of pure gold shade to me.
 

Steel Magnolia

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It was limited edition but if you can get your hands on MACs 'skintone 2' it would be perfect. I think its a vp but Im not sure... Otherwise goldmine is my 2nd fave!
 

GlamBrunette

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One of my first MAC shadows was Goldmine, it's a really pretty gold. Gorgeous Gold is a lighter gold. NARS Night Sun or Silent Night you may like also.
 

PBunnieP

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Smashbox 24K...like real gold on your eyelids, it is like those gold foil type colours, no olive or rust tones at all.
Plus the texture is very easy to work with, very similar to MAC Veluxe Pearl!
 

Amaranth

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The metal pigments from the MAC Pro line. There are a few awesome, very metallic gold ones in there.

Also, have you seen Woodwinked from MAC? Not what I would personally call gold, but I know a lot of the customers that came into my MAC store would ask for a metallic gold then tell me Woodwinked was exactly what they were looking for.
 

PomPoko

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If you can get access to a pro store [or you can buy through phone, if not] Gold Pigment is amazing. Honestly, IMO it's one of MAC's best pigments.
 

pinguina

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I really like Clarins' Mono Couleur eyeshadow in 05 Gold Leaf! The quality is also very good, really smooth and easy to blend!
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Cydonian

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Thanks for the tons of suggestions! I still haven't found one, but there's a few of your suggestions I haven't gotten around to trying yet...
It seems like my skin just doesn't like gold.

Mac Goldmine - almost right but very yellow on me
Mac Gorgeous Gold - too pale, not enough payoff
UD Half Baked - turns bronzey on me
Smashbox 24K - close but no cigar, turns olivey on me
I actually have Woodwinked, very brown on me... love it though
Mac Amber Lights - have it, very bronzey orange on me
MUFE #10 - not enough payoff, too yellow
Tokidoki Savana - Almost right! Looked good swatched on my hand and I brought it home, and it was just glitter chunk city. No color payoff.
Stila 24kt - Too yellow on me

I guess I'm going after the PRO pigments or Sugarpill Goldilux next.
 
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