BUXOM Style Icon Eyeshadow ($12.00 for 0.05 oz.) is described as a “metallic taupe.” It’s a muted, medium-dark gold-shimmered brown with warm undertones and a frosted. It had good pigmentation with a slightly drier, firmer texture that performed better than anticipated in practice, as it adhered well to the skin and lasted for eight hours on me. LORAC Navy #4 (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, more muted. Tarte No Champagne, No Gain (LE, ) is more shimmery. Stila Thought (P, ) is darker, warmer. Viseart Gitte (P, ) is more shimmery, lighter. Dior Ambre Nuit #2 (LE, ) is warmer. Tarte Dare to Be Gold (LE, ) is warmer. Urban Decay Dirtysweet (P, $18.00) is more shimmery, lighter. Too Faced After Hours (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery. theBalm Tubular (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, darker. Ardency Inn Vintage Gold (P, $21.00) is darker. LORAC Smokey Topaz (LE, ) is more pigmented, darker. See comparison swatches / compare dupes side-by-side.

BUXOM Patent Leather Eyeshadow ($12.00 for 0.05 oz.) is described as a “sparkling blackberry.” It’s a muted, smoky purple with a frosted sheen. It had a drier, powdery consistency that made it harder to apply, as it didn’t stick well to the skin and always looked a little faded and semi-sheer. It only wore for six hours on me before fading. Ardency Inn Disco (P, $21.00) is darker. Too Faced Candied Violet (P, $16.00) is less shimmery, darker. Charlotte Tilbury The Uptown Girl #2 (P, ) is more shimmery, lighter. Rouge Bunny Rouge Delicate Hummingbird (P, $19.00) is darker. Cle de Peau Champagne Supernova #2 (P, ) is lighter. Charlotte Tilbury The Uptown Girl #4 (P, ) is darker. MAC Pearled Earth (P, $16.00) is darker. NARS Phoebe (P, $29.00) is darker, warmer. Too Faced Bluff (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery. MAC Tendersmoke (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery. Urban Decay Rapture (LE, $18.00) is less shimmery, darker. MAC Grand Galaxy (P, $20.00) is cooler. See comparison swatches / compare dupes side-by-side.

BUXOM Big Spender Eyeshadow ($12.00 for 0.05 oz.) is described as a “matte sable.” It’s a muted, medium-dark brown with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. The texture felt dry, but it worked–it wasn’t powdery and blended exceptionally well against bare skin with good, opaque color coverage. The color started to fade after eight hours of wear. Inglot #342 (P, $6.00) is warmer. Benefit Quick, Look Busy (P, $20.00) is darker. MAC Ground Brown (P, $16.00) is darker, warmer. MAC Cross-Cultural (LE, $16.00) is darker. MAC Brun (P, $16.00) is darker. Too Faced Sexpresso (P, $16.00) is darker. Kat Von D Sytry (P, ) is warmer. Tarte Powerful (LE, ) is darker, warmer. Tarte Picnic Basket (LE, ) is warmer. Kat Von D Leather (LE, ) is lighter, warmer. Tarte Dreamer (LE, ) is darker. LORAC Unedited (P, ) is warmer. MAC Choco Cake (LE, $16.00) is warmer. Tarte Eiffel for You (LE, ) is darker. Make Up For Ever M626 Neutral Brown (P, $21.00) is darker, cooler. First 15 dupes listed, see more: See comparison swatches / compare dupes side-by-side.

BUXOM LBD Eyeshadow ($12.00 for 0.05 oz.) is described as a “matte black.” It’s a medium-dark black with neutral undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-sheer color payoff that was fairly buildable to opaque coverage if desired, but it takes some layering. The texture is dusty and on the thinner side, though there wasn’t a lot of excess powder kicked up when working with it. The eyeshadow could have had better blendability. On me, the color faded after seven hours of wear. Too Faced Coal (LE, $16.00) is lighter. MAC Carbon (P, $16.00) is darker. Sugarpill Bulletproof (P, $12.00) is darker. NARS Pandora (P, ) is warmer. LORAC Black (P, ) is darker. Tarte Don’t Stand Black (LE, ) is darker. Laura Mercier Noir (P, $23.00) is darker. Anastasia LBD (LE, $12.00) is warmer. Divergent Dauntless Ink (LE, ) is darker. Giorgio Armani #01 (P, $32.00) is darker. Make Up For Ever M100 Black (P, $21.00) is darker. Kat Von D Shax (P, ) is cooler. Urban Decay Perversion (LE, $18.00) is cooler. Marc Jacobs Beauty The Enigma #1 (P, ) is darker. See comparison swatches / compare dupes side-by-side.

BUXOM Satin Seduction Eyeshadow ($12.00 for 0.05 oz.) is described as a “bisque luster.” It’s a brightened, light beige with warm, peachy undertones and a metallic sheen. It had fairly good pigmentation with a soft, blendable consistency that was slightly dusty. The color adhered well to bare skin and lasted for eight hours before fading slightly. Make Up For Ever I514 Pink Ivory (P, $21.00) is less shimmery. bareMinerals Mixologist (P, ) is more shimmery. MAC Phresh Out #1 (LE, ) is more shimmery. MAC Apricot Blend #1 (LE, ) is less shimmery. Dior Jardin #2 (P, ) is lighter. Tom Ford Beauty Pink Glow #1 (LE, ) is less shimmery. MAC Satin Ochre (Left) (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker. Makeup Geek Shimma Shimma (P, $5.99) is darker, warmer. Chanel Poesie #2 (LE, ) is darker. MAC Just Gleaming (LE, $20.00) is more shimmery. theBalm High Tide (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery. LORAC Snow (P, ) is more pigmented, darker, cooler. LORAC Vanilla (LE, ) is more pigmented, darker. Buxom Silk Sheets (P, $12.00) is lighter. See comparison swatches / compare dupes side-by-side.

BUXOM Gimme Gorgeous Eyeshadow ($12.00 for 0.05 oz.) is described as a “matte camel.” It’s a light-medium, yellowed brown with a matte finish and warm undertones. The texture was thin, but it blended and applied well to bare skin without turning patchy or going on unevenly. It had fairly opaque coverage, and the color didn’t start to fade until after eight hours of wear. Bobbi Brown Frappe (LE, $22.00) is darker, warmer. Laura Mercier Café au Lait (P, $23.00) is darker. MAC Cork (P, $16.00) is darker. Urban Decay Downfall (LE, $18.00) is warmer. Tarte Tan-gled Up in You (LE, ) is darker. Make Up For Ever M646 Latte (P, $21.00) is darker, warmer. Kat Von D Glasswing (P, ) is darker. Becca Ombre Nudes #2 (P, ) is darker. LORAC Undeniable (P, ) is darker. Tarte Wanderer (LE, ) is darker. Too Faced Mousse (P, $16.00) is darker. Tarte Hazelnut Bon Bons (LE, ) is darker. LORAC Brown (LE, ) is darker, cooler. Too Faced Fawned of You (LE, $16.00) is lighter, cooler. See comparison swatches / compare dupes side-by-side.

Formula Summary: BUXOM Eyeshadow ($12.00 each or $40 for six) is a new formula that is available as a customizable palette system, where you can purchase a single shade and an individual compact for $13 or purchase a six-pan palette, plus six eyeshadows to go inside of it, for $40. Each eyeshadow is held inside a metal pan that is (presumably) glued into a plastic pan that snaps into the compact/palette. The eyeshadows are easily lifted in and out of the palette, so you can rearrange them or create a new combination if you have more than one set of six. They will fit into a Z-palette, but you’ll need to add a magnet to keep it in place. The eyeshadow formula is one that works better in action than swatched, as several of the mattes seemed on the thinner, more powdery side, but then they would blend exceptionally well while adhering to bare skin–and they wouldn’t fade any faster than the more shimmery eyeshadows. The more shimmery shades tended to outperform the matte shades with better color payoff. These eyeshadows seem to have a slightly firmer press to them (more in the style of your average MAC eyeshadow), and they feel quite different compared to bareMinerals’ Ready line, as those have a thicker, denser consistency.

BUXOM Style Icon Eyeshadow

BUXOM Style Icon Eyeshadow

BUXOM Style Icon Eyeshadow

BUXOM Patent Leather Eyeshadow

BUXOM Patent Leather Eyeshadow

BUXOM Patent Leather Eyeshadow

BUXOM Big Spender Eyeshadow

BUXOM Big Spender Eyeshadow

BUXOM Big Spender Eyeshadow

BUXOM LBD Eyeshadow

BUXOM LBD Eyeshadow

BUXOM LBD Eyeshadow

BUXOM Satin Seduction Eyeshadow

BUXOM Satin Seduction Eyeshadow

BUXOM Satin Seduction Eyeshadow

BUXOM Gimme Gorgeous Eyeshadow

BUXOM Gimme Gorgeous Eyeshadow

BUXOM Gimme Gorgeous Eyeshadow

BUXOM Style Icon (inner lid), Patent Leather (middle of lid), Big Spender (outer lid), Gimme
Gorgeous (above crease), LBD (crease), Satin Seduction (brow bone), Sephora Flirting Game Eyeliner

BUXOM Style Icon (inner lid), Patent Leather (middle of lid), Big Spender (outer lid), Gimme
Gorgeous (above crease), LBD (crease), Satin Seduction (brow bone), Sephora Flirting Game Eyeliner