Burgundy can be such a warm and cozy color, which is why it reminds me of autumn! Here are a few of my favorites right now…
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I have my eyes on Nars Subra! I have Chanel ebloui which is the prettiest (and only) burgundy I have! 🙂
Ebloui is a lovely shade! Do you wear it on its own or as a base?
The most burgundy one I have is Bitten by Makeup Geek and I really love it.
Bitten is nice! What do you like to pair it with?
I love Bitten too!
Wow, that Inglot shade looks especially amazing! Great selections, Christine! xo
Thanks, Jen!
Uh oh, burgundy eye shadow is my #1 weakness!
What are your personal faves?
Very tempting indeed! I want the MAC and Inglot ones. I think I want the NARS one too. I love how deep it is!
Me too! 🙂 The finish is nice on Subra, too. Just wish those NARS eyeshadows weren’t so pricey!
I am a SUCKER for burgundy/pomegranate/eggplant shades. I just can’t help it! I have Subra and Kir Royal. Also KR is my favorite drink…
Do you have any other recommendations, Andrea? Also, how do you like to wear your burgundy shades? 😉
The good ole Sketch by MAC, though has quite a bit of fall out, Pomegranate Punk by Maybelline used as a base mostly, Fig by MdB (thanks to you, dear), Aubergine by BBrown amongst others… I wear them alone as all over the eye, with just a bit of highlighter in the brown bone, or over a golden/light taupe kind of shade like Nars Dione or Himalia, to intensify the crease and the lower lash line. I might mix them with some warm brown to add drama, or wear them just as a liner, and though my eyes are hazel I find the shade so flattering and just beautiful.
I always confuse BB with Laura Mercier… I don’t know why. Is aubergine by LM.
Love, love Fig! So gorgeous – the texture is divine!
Subra is a real stunner, oh how I’d like to have my way with that one… >:-) 😉
It’s sooo pretty!
Kir Royal actually looks nice on me even though it’s warm but the NARS looks so much more versatile!
YAY!!! That’s so good to hear!
The only burgundies I have are either cream (Maybelline Pomegranate Punk & MAC Artifact-which are really complete dupes!), or “blackened”… I find it harder to find burgundy shadows than cooler browns. I do plan to grab Deep Damson next month, when I do my Pro order, and Subra probably around the Holidays.
That’s a surprise, really! I feel like getting cool-toned browns is sooo hard!
I still have my nars California….gorgeous shade, but I think it’s been dc for awhile.
It’s a pretty shade!
Burgundy is one of my favorite makeup shades and I wear it year round, My current burgundy e/s faves are Deep Damson, Sketch and Love’s Lure by Mac. I also like Loreal’s Glistening Garnet Infallible e/s and Rimmel’s Scandaleyes cream e/s in Ponegranate. I like burgandy as a lid and crease color. It’s so versatile.
Isn’t Deep Damson so lovely to work with? Wish MAC would embrace the Matte2 formula!
Deep Damson is one of my favourites. I really like how Kir Royal looks. Pity we don’t have Inglot here, that is a very nice one, I think.
Excellent choises!
The texture of Deep Damson is so velvety!
Oooh I have been having an affair with burgandy shadows for the past few months <3 I love it I have that mac eyeshadow thing that came with the all about pink box and I have a pretty cover girl one also my electric Pallate has a pretty plum color ooh and my cargo Paris palate has a lovely burgandy
I may have to get burlesque and Ingot 425 ❤️❤️
I think you’d love Burlesque!
I’m wearing Sexy from the Balm Nude Tude palette today 🙂
Nice! 😀 What else did you pair it with, Audrey?
I had Sexy on the outer corners and blended into crease. The shimmery pastel green from the Lunasol Ocean Scene Eyes 03 palette on the inner two thirds of the lid (just under the crease). For the bottom lid, the shimmery pastel yellow on the inner corner and shimmery dark purple on the outer corner, both also from the Lunasol palette. Lastly, I lined the outer two thirds for the top and a third for the bottom of lids with Serious (black) from the Balm Nude Tude palette.
That sounds SO SO pretty Audrey!
I like burgundy shadows, because they make my green eyes really pop, but it can be difficult to find shades that don’t give me that awful “conjunctivitis look,” which is NOT a good look for me!
I mean, you don’t want your eye makeup to cause people to gently inquire, “What’s *wrong?*”
But I digress.
In the realm of burgundy shadows, I like Stila Tone, Stila Barefoot Contessa, Illamasqua Forgiveness, and MAC Blackberry.
I remember the first time I wore pink eyeshadow, and my mom was like, “What’s wrong?!?!”
Is it weird that I want to wear some of these on my cheeks, lol. NARS Subra looks gorgeous…
Not at all 😉
I love burgundy, purple, red eyeshadows, those are my weakness! (To be honest, all eyeshadows are my weakness, but especially those colours!!). My all time favourite is Kat Von D WTF!! The only eyeshadow in history that I have hit pan on. I really started to worry about it as it was first in a limited edition Candelabra palette, but then it was repromoted into the Spellbinding palette!!!
Wow! Hit pan on it? That’s awesome 😉
I love burgundies. These are all divine, but my favorite is the Inglot.
Inglot’s has a really lovely consistency!
LOVE Deep Damson… and Sketch, too!
I like the color of Sketch, but it can be hard for me to work with! Any tips?
I usually like to wear it on the outer half of the lid and blend it up into the crease =)
Nice!
I just picked up the new MUFE eyeshadows in burgundy, wine and dark pink purple. They’re all matte. I’ve been looking for these crease shades about 10 years! Just beautiful matte shades. I hope you can review some of the new 210 shades. I think MUFE has just hit it out of the ballpark.
Awesome! 🙂
I bought Subra along with a couple of other colors and it’s stunning wet or dry. It will be a fall favorite I’m sure.
Nice! Glad you have Subra in your stash, Donna!
Oof, those NARS ones, seriously! I keep seeing people do awesome stuff with them 🙂 The Inglot one has such a gorgeous sheen to it too!
Subra is surprisingly versatile for a darker shade!
This is soooo tempting as I’ve been really into burgundy shades lately, you just know me best Christine! Love Nars Subra btw.
Haha! Tempting Temptalia 😉
This is one of my fav shades this season.. I think i got the INGLOT one.. (the number thing is hard to remember :P) but NARS subra is drool worthy!! 🙂
I agree! Numbers never stick, lol!
Love the Nars burgundy.
Subra has a lot of depth!
I love the Mac Deep Damson. Does anyone have that? How do you wear it?
I love it paired with golds and coppers!
Would love to try out Make Up Geek Burlesque and NARS Subra!
Both have great textures!
Hi Christine, you wrote Inglot #425 but the eyeshadow is actually #452. 😉
Thank you!!
I’ve never tried Inglot products before, but that shade looks lovely for Autumn! I find it hard to pull off dark eyeshadows, but I might be daring and try one of these shades 🙂
Inglot is really awesome! You should see if you can check ’em out in person sometime 🙂
Oh wow these are all such stunning picks, love them!
Sophie x
Glad ya liked ’em!