Cream Eyeshadows | 2015 Editor's Favorites
ColourPop Bae Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is described as a "rich eggplant purple with an emerald and turquoise, glittery duo chrome [with...
ColourPop Bae Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is described as a "rich eggplant purple with an emerald and turquoise, glittery duo chrome [with...
Tom Ford Spring 2015 Cream Color for Eyes ($42.00 for 0.21 oz.) is described as a "smoky grey." It's a blackened taupe brown with subtle, warm...
Tom Ford Spring 2015 Cream Color for Eyes ($42.00 for 0.21 oz.) is described as a "smoky grey." It's a blackened taupe brown with subtle, warm...
Thirsty Girl is described as a "warm bronze drenched with gold glitter." It's a molten, gold-tinged bronze with warm undertones and lighter gold...
Thirsty Girl is described as a "warm bronze drenched with gold glitter." It's a molten, gold-tinged bronze with warm undertones and lighter gold...
ColourPop Fringe Super Shock Eyeshadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is described as a "shimmering champagne with gold and silver glitter." It's a...
ColourPop Fringe Super Shock Eyeshadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is described as a "shimmering champagne with gold and silver glitter." It's a...
ColourPop Game Face Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is described as a "penny copper [with a metallic finish]." It's a deepened copper bronze...
ColourPop Game Face Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is described as a "penny copper [with a metallic finish]." It's a deepened copper bronze...
Giorgio Armani Green Iron (06) Eye Tint ($38.00 for 0.22 fl. oz.) is a warm, olive bronze with warm undertones...
Giorgio Armani Green Iron (06) Eye Tint ($38.00 for 0.22 fl. oz.) is a warm, olive bronze with warm undertones...
Giorgio Armani Shadow (07) Eye Tint ($38.00 for 0.22 fl. oz.) is a cool-toned, purple-taupe with a metallic...
Giorgio Armani Shadow (07) Eye Tint ($38.00 for 0.22 fl. oz.) is a cool-toned, purple-taupe with a metallic...
ColourPop Mixed Tape Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is described as a "mid-tone cool grey." It's a medium, purple-taupe with cool undertones...
ColourPop Mixed Tape Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is described as a "mid-tone cool grey." It's a medium, purple-taupe with cool undertones...
ColourPop So Quiche Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is described as a "soft olive with ... gold and pink violet glittery duochrome metallic...
ColourPop So Quiche Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is described as a "soft olive with ... gold and pink violet glittery duochrome metallic...
ColourPop Dance Party Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is described as a "smoky violet with multi-colored glitter." It's a muted, medium-dark...
ColourPop Dance Party Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is described as a "smoky violet with multi-colored glitter." It's a muted, medium-dark...
I enjoy eyeshadow crayons like the ones by Sephora or the limited edition LOC line from Birchbox.
Oh, nice! 😀 What are your must-haves from the Sephora line?
This is definitely the year of Colour Pop. I can’t wait to see what they come up with in 2016.
Me too!! I started working on a top 10 for cream eyeshadows, and I was like, “WHOA, there are so many good ones!!” and then realized they were mostly by ColourPop.
Mixed Tape is my fave! I’m bummed it’s LE 🙁
I know!! 🙁 I wish it was permanent.
Mine are the Ombre Souffle “cream” shadows from Lise Watier. These are so wonderful. I just wish they came in more colours. I also like some of the Shiseido cream shadows – I think they’ve been around a while but I only started using them this year so they’re new to me in 2015. And, again, it seems that in Canada, we have a more limited shade selection (or maybe it’s the store where I buy them…)
Here’s hoping I can try those this year! I may finally just pull the trigger at full price, lol!
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze and Bobbi Brown Cream Shadow Stick in Shadow.
Nice picks, Aj!
I got a mini of that shadow stick, and I like it but it’s soooooo hard to remove and I end up with flakes in my eyes!
I own a few of these and Sand Dune is almost finished! I’d return the one if it’s hard. It should be as soft as silk.
You included my favorites of 2015- Dance Party and So Quiche! I also looooove CP Amira from the Megan Naik quad. I wear it probably 2x a week!
Both of those are so fun, but Dance Party, ugh. Perfect for the holidays!
i love the armani eye tints…definitely a favorite this year!
Agreed!!
I need to bite the bullet and finally try Colour Pop for 2016! Some of these picks look stunning. My favorite “cream” eyeshadows thus far have been the Laura Mercier caviar sticks in Amethyst and Rose Gold.
Might be a good thing to try in 2016 for sure! 🙂
ColourPop is the main cream formula I can wear on my oily lids, so those are my favorites. Stereo, Central Perk, Girl Power, So Quiche, Bae, Rumer Has It in Raven, Mixed Tape, Game Face, to name a few. MAC Infraviolet works well on me and is gorgeous. I realize Maybelline Color Tattoos aren’t new this year, but Barely Beige is my favorite base for making colors pop (I don’t like Nyx Milk).
Barely Beige is a pretty one 🙂
Big ups to Maybelline Barely Beige as a color-popping base! ?
OMG, I love Colour Pop shadows, have SO many, hard to pick any favorites, but love Coconut, Hammered, Baby T, and Dance Party. Also love the Armani Eye Tints and Tom Ford Spring, although they are brutal on my wallet. And can’t forget the LM Caviar Sticks.
Oh, and finally got Chanel New Moon when they re-launched it this year (sparkles galore!)
I could probably do a top 20 for CP for the year and still not have enough room on the list!
HAHA I knew this would be almost all ColourPop! They’re the best! I love everything I have from them.
Also I picked up Illamasqua vintage metallix in Bibelot (which might have come out last year) and love it.
LOL! No surprise at all.
Yes to CP Mixed Tape! I love it and Party Time together for my favorite taupe with a tinge of purple look because it really makes my own eyecolor pop! Also love MUFE Pink Granite for that effect as well.
And, I am about to become the ultimate hypocrite today…Yesterday I was in Sephora, I swatched MUFE Emerald Green, Buxom Prenup annnd KVD Iggy because the idea of ordering makeup, especially MAC, off of eBay had me worried about those reports of people getting counterfeit products. Well, guess what? I fell in love with Iggy!!!?
And Thunderstruck as well!!! ?
Mixed Tape is lovely! I love a gray-ish taupe.
Shadow and Mixed Tape were on my wish list! I’ve been spending my money on skincare though this year, since I’ve been so sick, I’ve needed it!
Both are lovely shades!
ColourPop was a favorite, for sure, once I got the hang of them. Otherwise MAC Paint Pots are still my go-to, easy wash of color for the lids!
Happy you got the hang of them!! They are so worth some patience 🙂
Laura Mercier caviar sticks
Great formula!
Oh yeah!! I very much agree with the Colour Pop in this list!! My very favourite eyeshadow of all time has got to be Bae! It is so unique and pretty!!
And I’m wearing it today to bring in the new year! Happy new year Christine and everyone!!
Bae is one of their unique shades!
Tom Ford Eye Color Creams, Giorgio Armani Eye Tints and Shiseido Cream eye shadows – love the textures and versatility with the buildable coverage of all of them.
Love Tom Ford’s formula a ton!
My top pick for the best cream eye shadow is the Nars Cream Eye Shadow in Paper Tiger, a beautiful toffee brown. I know it’s discontinued but you can still find them on Ebay. They had the most fabulous colors ever. I wish they would have kept them in the permanent collection.
I don’t even remember that one at all!
I used to be like… Oh colourpop whatever hype hype blah blah. THEN I got this gorgeous beast “stereo” in my glam bag from ipsy. I literally unboxed it and put it on about 30 seconds later. They are truly amazing an absolutely deserve the hype. Iiterally just ordered before I was reading this and now I think I need to go back and make another order <3
lol! They are surprisingly amazing!
All these cream eye shadows are gorgeous. But I really love the Armani ones the best. Isn’t it fabulous that Colour Pop has really scooped the pool on their products? What a champion brand. Bae is so beautiful.
The Armani ones were so well-done!
Didn’t get a chance to try anything new this past year. Made a post-Christmas Colourpop haul, though, so I’ve got some on their way to me.
Wow! That is pretty impressive 😉 Keep us posted on ColourPop, though!
Colour pop’s To-A-T is my current favorite followed by the Giorgio Armani’s eye tints in Senso and the brown-rosy Nordstrom exclusive this holiday season. 3rd runner up remains Laura Mercier’s caviar sticks in Sapphire, Jungle and Plum.
To-a-T is really pretty! Jungle… that sounds gorgeous. Must google!
I’m a little late to this party having only received my first cream shadows for Christmas this year (I’m a young 46!). I have been given Maybelline Colout Tattoo Eternal Gold and the Benefit Neutrals kit containing RSVP and No Pressure. Love the ease of application, creaminess and colour of them all. We were in the US last September (I live in the UK) and I wish I had picked up some of these then especially as the US has more colour choice in the Maybelline Colour Tattoo line.
Ooh, the Benefit ones are fantastic. They are really smooth!
Very very minimal experience with creme eyeshadow. Started playing with the creme pencils two weeks ago.
How has that been going so far, Susan?
I love the ones I’ve tried. Clinique, Laura Mercier,Jouer , Sephora, I think, and NYX. No problem with increasing or wear. I do use primer. Not sure if I should but it’s working for me. Much faster than powders. I just use my fingers and occasionally a blending brush if needed.
The Giorgio Armani Eye Tint in Flannel is my favorite cream shadow ever! I can’t believe I almost returned it without even trying it first! I had swatched it on my hand and wasn’t impressed. But on the lid? I love how it catches the light!
That one is very unique! Happy you gave it a try before returning 🙂
Charlotte Tilbury’s Eyes to Mesmerise. I love that they become more metallic the more you lighlty go back and forth with a smudger brush or your finger. One color easi,y stands on it’s own and with a little mascara, you’re good to go!
The colors of that range are SOOOO pretty!
the colourpop ones are so nice! I wore plaid as a liner on NYE. it was really easy to apply along my waterline and everything
Nice! 😀