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16 Eyeshadows for Spring I've Been Loving
Here are some of my favorite shades of single eyeshadows this spring–a mix of old favorites and new favorites! (These are only the permanent picks, of course!)
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I love Stila Kitten. Crystalline Gray Beige looks so pretty.
Kitten is a great neutral!
Ohh I love the look of Chiffon! *NEED*
I have been loving Burberry’s Almond, MAC’s Quite Natural Paint pot (in fact worn under Almond) and a light golden color from the Viseart Paris Nudes Palette! That Palette actually has ‘spring’ written all over it!
Paris Nudes is so pretty 😀
I love Reptile no matter what the season – it’s such a great shadow and I have a weakness for those sorts of colours. I recently bought and have been loving Anastasia Pink Champagne and plan on getting a few more – Chiffon, Chocolate Crumble, Victorian and Hot Chocolate, I think.
Reptile is gorgeous, Mariella!
The Titanium finish ones are really good by Anastasia (I think that includes Chiffon and Chocolate Crumble, if I’m remembering right!).
MUFE CGB could be one of my tops forever. Could use it every day w/ no regrets, no tiring. So versatile. It’s not overly warm, like so many neutrals. You made a great list. Round ’em up! Nice.
Thank you, KJH! I could use my MUFE Artist Shadows and never feel like I was missing out.
All of these are so pretty, and I would definitely get most of them if I didn’t have dupes for half of them. I won’t be getting any of the lighter colors since I know I have dupes for them. But… Reptile, Chiffon, Henna, All Eyes on Me, and Nude are definitely ones I will try out.
Happy you have lots of dupes for a good number of these types of shades 😀
Although I love to play around with colour, I’ve been reaching for the Tarte Rainforest of the Sea palette more than anything else lately. Perfect soft neutrals for early spring and also makes a nice counterpoint to a bold lip.
How do you like the formula of that palette compared to Tarte’s usual one?
Me too! I have to pull in some mattes though I usually go with Viseart dark matte.
For spring, I love soft green shadows (City Color Shimmer Shadow in Hint of Mint, NARS Tarvos, UD Mildew & Acid Rain) or soft teals ( City Color Single Shadow in Poolside, Clinique Lid Pop in Aqua, Milani Bella Shadow in Teal)
I think of those that you called out for soft greens, Tarvos might be my favorite!
Oh, where to begin, because I tend to change it up daily! But here are some that have been receiving more airtime of late:
MAC: Lucky Green ( looks FAB with UD Protest!), Arena, Silver Sun EDES, Magic In Your Eyes (foiled) with Nars Calisto DI e/s, Superwatt. And the Ellie Goulding Night palette.
UD: 80% of my Spectrum Palette! Plus, Roach and Last Call.
MUFE: 15 Artist Palette, especially Lagoon Blue and Electric Purple!
And now BH Foils, but no names or numbers? But that’s okay, I will give a name I pick! One looks like the blue/plum duochrome UD has in that sparkly formula? Solstice!
It’s hard to pick favorites, lol! There are so many good ones 🙂
My daily wear is neutral (UD Riff makes my blue eyes pop) but lately using light touch of Colourpop Porter for some color, and sometimes Colourpop Weenie to add a freshness.
UD Riff has a beautiful texture!
Nice picks. I saw the set up for ABH at my local Sephora the other day and felt like a little kid!
I’ve been loving the new Tarte palette and tom ford Disco Dust, Last Dance and Honeymoon, and Charlotte Tilbury fallen Angel. I don’t do well with singles. I need the help to get myself together,lol!
How fun! I bet the Anastasia eyeshadows are pretty to see all in a single display!
Secret Garden looks amazing. One of the colors I often buy and rarely wear…
You should wear this type of color more if you have it 😉
I don’t use a ton of e/s singles, but in spring I love to break out my Urban Decay lavenders, purples, and teals. I also love peachy shades such as Urban Decay Fireball, and ABH Blushing and China Rose. BareMinerals Eye Color in Nude Beach and Bare Skin. Nyx Prismatic Shadows and my bright ColourPop Shadows. I’m really, really, really (really!) loving the Looxi Aurora eyeshadows right now.
Palette-wise for spring, I’m liking the City Color Cosmetics Sprinkle Palette I just got, Too Faced Peanut Butter & Jelly, bhCosmetics Foil Eyes, Too Faced Sugar Pop, Makeup Revolution Salvation Palette in Unicorns Unite, Nyx Avant Pop palettes, UD Electric Palette, Morphe Picasso Palette, and MUFE Nudes You Need (it’s great all year round).
For me, it depends on what’s going on, as I typically take palettes with me to travel (which isn’t something I do often), and last time I made sure to take some of my ABH palettes (that are of the singles, so not premade ones) instead of MUFE, lol! Just to get some variety in there 😉
That’s a good idea, considering how massive your collection must be. I mostly use singles for much used basics or unique shades. Sometimes I’ll take a few in a small Zpalette if I’m traveling to use with a neutral palette. Sometimes I want non-neutral shades for a dinner or concert or something, but the rest of the trip is more casual.
You’ve listed two of my favorite eyeshadows here, I 628 Reptile and D552 Crystalline Grey Beige 🙂
Right now I’m playing with a lot of colorful new eyeshadows from City Color, Makeup Geek, and MAC, but my go-to neutral eye lately, when I need one, has been D552 (inner lid), ME554 (outer lid), S522 (base shade above crease), S556 (hood/blending shade), and I528 (inner corner highlight).
I love all the MUFE Crystalline ____ Eyeshadows! They’re really versatile.
ColourPop Telepathy; I’m so surprised it’s as wearable as it is. MAC Bamboo, NARS Kari, Urban Decay Fishnet (also surprisingly wearable), and HM Baci Di Dama.
Telepathy has a gorgeous finish!
My go -tos lately have been several shades in my Naked 2 palette – that I am just loving and wondering WHY I hadn’t purchased it years ago…..
I am also loving my L’Oreal Golden Emerald again too, plus the shades in my Dior 3 Couleurs Khaki that I bought ages ago – in the days when Dior was doing some good stuff.
Thank you for this round up and I love the colours you’ve chosen.
Naked2 is a great palette, Genevieve! I’m happy you have it in your arsenal now.
Henna is such a gorgeous shade. That one just immediately stands out for me.
It’s intense!
I love Crystalline Grey, it’s a nice neutral alternative to Kitten for me. Kitten turns peachy on me.
I wonder how Crystalline Grey would look on you!
I’ve been loving the new L’Oreal Colour Riche singles that came out this winter. they are surprisingly good – I only have a few but look forward to adding more.