Grey shadow advice

[KTB]

I'm looking for a grey (or silvery) shadow that doesn't look blusish on me. Electra, Silver Ring and Cumulua all end up looking bluey

I'm now looking at Print or Knight DIvine although they look a bit dark so I'm scared of them

Anyway, if you were to pick one which would you go with? I don't want one that ends up looky really shimery if that makes a difference.

Thanks

 

[gigglegirl]

are you willing to try a matte. well specifically matte 2. I too was looking for a great grey colour especially for a daytime-neutral-work look. Knight Divine is too dark and better for my crease look.

Take a look at Copperplate, its a matte2 finish. They are nice and easy to apply and blend. Its a more lighter grey. And if you wanted to add some kind of finish you could layer/lightly swipe a nude colour overtop.

 

[KTB]

Thanks gigglegirl I'll definitely check that out. I never thought of the matte2 collection I'll go take a look right now

 

[tiramisu]

well, you might run into a problem there... b/c it just seems that a lot of the lighter greys are shimmery. I would first have recommended Anti-establishment, but it was LE, and is shimmery.
But I really recommend Print, because it sounds like what you're looking for. "Print" is the perfect name for it.. I think it is a satin, so no shimmer worries--plus it is a "newsprint" grey... granted it is dark but only takes a short time to figure how to work with it b/c it blends well. Plus it never looks blue, on my skin tone at least. It would look good with the greys you've got already. But electra goes blue on you though? That doesn't happen to me...

I don't know about the mattene shadows, b/c I didn't get any!!

 

[CaraAmericana]

Could you do Silver Ring and add Carbon to it to grey it up?

 

[KTB]

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Originally Posted by CaraAmericana Could you do Silver Ring and add Carbon to it to grey it up?

I've tried this, well with Black Tied and it sort of works but truth be told I'm lazy and want a grey that I don't have to work too hard for

I think this might just be the shadow I'll be searching for forever

tiramisu - I've seen Anti-Establishment and think it would fit what I'm after (I can get over the shimmeriness if I can get the colour I want

)so I'll be checking the swap/sell board for it

 

[tiramisu]

well, I thought so too; but there's no way I am parting with mine!! LOL
You should be able to find it on swaps... good luck!

 

[L281173]

You could try Milan Mineral's eyeshadow dust in the color "Storm"

 

[SparklingWaves]

I have a lot of grey colors in many different lines. Check out Sterling in Bobbie Brown. If you want a darker grey to go with that, look at Gunmetal. Now, she does have matte greys too - ex: steel. I don't know what level of grey you may want. The l/e Midnight Metallics has a sterling grey silver in the middle section. This has shimmer to it.

Also, Prescriptives has one called Storm too. They are starting to put the names on the back of the e/s. I am so glad.

In Chanel, I think it's called silvery. I depotted all of my e/s from Chanel, so I don't have the names on them. This color is very shiny. I like to wear these wet for intensity or dry for a sheer look. This one may not be what you are looking for in the grey arena.

 

[aziajs]

I like Scene. It's a nice grey that is lighter than Print. Copperplate is also good.

 

[mintcollective1]

i really enjoyed french grey...oh lala

 

[Girl about town]

the holiday smoky eyes palette has knight devine and one called courtly grey (i think!!!!) it is a fab mid grey matt colour that is not blue at all i wear it with gesso and it looks amazing x

 

[tiramisu]

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Originally Posted by aziajs I like Scene. It's a nice grey that is lighter than Print. Copperplate is also good.

I thought about recommending Scene as well, but I think it is a definite bluish gray... also, Knight Divine, at least on me, definitely veers blue gray on.

 

[KTB]

Yeah Scene looks really pretty but a little too bluey for what I want at the moment. I think it will definitely make it into my collection at some point though

 

[KTB]

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Originally Posted by tiramisu well, I thought so too; but there's no way I am parting with mine!! LOL You should be able to find it on swaps... good luck!

Are you sure ?????? LOL

 

[aziajs]

So, are you looking for a more taupe-grey? If that's the case then Copperplate, French Grey and the grey from the Smokey Eyes palette would work well.

 

[KTB]

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Originally Posted by aziajs So, are you looking for a more taupe-grey? If that's the case then Copperplate, French Grey and the grey from the Smokey Eyes palette would work well.

I guess maybe that's the way to describe it. All I know is I want to get away from the blue tinge. I think I'm going to try Copperplate first and then build from there.

Thanks so much for all the advice

 

[L281173]

I also like Milan Mineral's Bragadocious eye color because of its slightly greenish gray tint. It is stunning for the evening.

 

[Kuuipo]

NARS Paris duo is a grey combo, true grey, no frost or blue undertones.

 

[Temptasia]

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Originally Posted by Kuuipo NARS Paris duo is a grey combo, true grey, no frost or blue undertones.

I second that.