If you started fresh today, what five eye products would you purchase first?

Pat McGrath Midnight Sun and Bronze Seduction palettes, Sydney Grace x Temptalia bundle (that’s one, right??), Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill mascara, and an eyeliner set by Sephora or UD!

— Christine

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Mandy Avatar

Urban Decay Eyeliner in Perversion
MAC All that Glitters
Makeup Geek Venom (My favorite green shade…Need to find a dupe)
NYX Epic Liner
Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette

Kat Avatar

1. Milani Eyeshadow Primer
2. Sydney Grace Temptalia Bundle (totally counts as one)
3. Tarte Tartelette Amazonian Clay Matte Palette
4. Urban Decay Eyeliner in Perversion
5. Urban Decay Eyeliner in Whiskey

I got eyelash extensions this weekend, so I didn’t have to pick a mascara, haha!

Katinka Avatar

Urban Decay Primer Potion, Sephora Collection Essential Eye Brush set, Maybelline Lash Sensational waterproof mascara, Urban Decay Sin shadow, Natasha Denona Lila palette. Whew – that’s hard to choose! But I could live pretty happily with those.

Seraphine Avatar

1. Natasha Denona Glam Palette
2. Haus Labs Optic Intensity Eye Pencil in Deep Bronze Shimmer
3. Cover Girl Clump Crusher Waterproof Mascara in Very Black
4. NYX Proof It Waterproof Eyeshadow Primer
5. If brows count in this question, my fifth choice has to be Benefit Precisely My Brow in Grey
5. If brows don’t count in this question, Urban Decay 24/7 Eye Pencil in Perversion

Vanessa Avatar

Urban Decay Moondust Eyeshadow in Space Cowboy, Kaja Bento Trio in Orange Blossom, a matte palette (I don’t own this, but Lunar Beauty Nude Prism), Pat McGrath something (I cannot imagine my collection without at least one PML eyeshadow) and a mascara.

BrandiD Avatar

Cover Girl Lash Blast Fusion mascara in Black-brown
Too Faced Natural Eyes palette
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Smog
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Bourbon
One of the Urban Decay palettes, but I’m undecided between Foxy, Wild Greens, or Naked Reloaded, or even a new one if they had the right neutral/brown/green combo.

Mariella Avatar

1. NARS eyeshadow primer
2. the BIGGEST palette I can think of (UD Vice 2 or 3, even though they’re LE or discontinued)
3. Sephora Cappuccino pencil liner
4. Marc Jacobs Fineliner (the really skinny one that stays on my waterline) in either Blacquer or the dark blue one) – also discontinued!
5. Marc Jacobs Brav-O! eyeshadow single

Yikes – that’s 5 already! Unfair question….10 items would be better! Just sayin’!

miss.mercurial Avatar

“Sydney Grace x Temptalia bundle (that’s one, right??)”
LOL I love this answer

Personally, I would likely get a nude eye palette (maybe Coffee Talk from SG or Stone Cold from Colourpop?), UDPP, a tubing mascara (maybe the Thrive Causemetics one, which I haven’t tried but hear good things about), NYX Epic Ink liner, and, similarly, an eyeliner set from UD.

Genevieve Avatar

If I was starting my eye makeup collection again, I would pick (from eye products that are available now):
1. ND’s Glam – seeing how UD’s Nakeds 1 & 2 are no longer available
2. PMG’s Decadence
3. SG On the Horizon’s Light palette
4. CT’s The Rebel 2020
5.Mascara and eye brow pencil

C for Chanel Avatar

😂 great choices there. A bit of cheating with bundles and sets!!! If I can choose sets and bundles I will have to be think about this one😀

C for Chanel Avatar

Eye products I can’t live in without ATM:
1. Eye mineral spf ( that doesn’t sting and doubles as primer)
2. Eye liner, probably Hourglass or Chanel, long lasting gel , in black or dark brown
3. Mascara, tubing, Kevyn Aucoin or Clinique
4. Eye quad, probably Tom Ford nude dip, or another of the wet dry ones; though I am currently enjoying the newer creme formulation. Also the newer Guerlain quads are lovely too.
5. A quick one& done such as UD space cowboy, By Terry bronze moon, or the new Sisley liquid eyeshadow in copper or one of the Lisa Eld. ones

Alice Avatar

If you’re counting the SGxTemptalia bundle as one thing then so am I lol!

SGxTemptalia eye shadow palette bundle, Melt She’s in Parties palette, Urban Decay Naked 3, Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara, Urban Decay Desperation or Mushroom eyeliner.

This is a tough one because eye makeup is my fav! It was a toss-up between saying Naked 3, Menagerie Flight Club, and Lethal Nightflower. Like I could get away with having 5 base products, 5-7 cheek products, and 7-10 lipsticks + lip balm, but eye shadows? I need ALL the colors!

Nicole D Avatar

1. Viseart Neutral Mattes E/S Palette
2. Viseart Paris Nude E/S Palette
3. ABH Modern Renaissance E/S Palette
4. Diorshow On Stage Liquid Eyeliner (Matte Brown)
5. Sweed Lashes Lash Lift Mascara (or Tower 28 MakeWaves Lengthening + Volumizing Mascara)

Lacey Avatar

Count SG x Temptalia bundle as one, ND Bronze palette, MUFE Aqua Resist eye pencil Sand, UD eye pencil Chaos, Tower 28 mascara Jet. Both eye pencils (light peachy cream and light bright cobalt) can be layered with eye shadows for a variety of colors.

Phosphenes, Heart Dog, Magellan’s Light, Lunar Illumination, Mielke Way are gorgeous highlights. On tan skin the Bronze palette with SG x Temptalia has lots of variety, beautiful colors that actually show up, and the Tower 28 mascara is SO good.

Zia Avatar

omg.
this is a challenge

1 Shine by SD Reserve Collection
2 An all multichrome palette (like Unearthly’s All I Ever Wanted V1 or Enchanted Lustre’s Dragon Prism 2)
3 Blend Bunny Blends Palette
4 UD 24/7 Eye Pencil Set
5 Dior Diorshow mascara

Christy Avatar

NYX HD Eyeshadow Base
Sydney Grace Coffee Talk
Sydney Grace Drift single
KissMe Heroine Make liquid eyeliner
KissMe Heroine Make Long and Curl Mascara

The above are all my basics. I’d get Temptalia’s collab and Enduring Love as soon as possible afterward.

Jane Avatar

I think I’d again purchase the first Mothership, Subliminal. I’ve had such a down to up experience with it, but it’s soooo versatile and, chic and day-to-night ready!

Again, Natasha Denona Star and Glam palettes. I don’t even know why I say the Star one, because I rarely use it, but it is so versatile too! I think it’s be my go-to for the rest fo the week! Ha! And the Glam, YES YES YES! Best for cool tones, sophisticated and day-to-night ready.

Maybelline Eyebrow Express (the color in the Medium or Dark browns are just right, depending on my hair color; and I’ve found other pencils I’ve preferred, but they are a “go-to” and trusted buy if short on funds. The pencil makes just the right size lines for feathering)

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