City Color Tide Pool Shimmer Shadow ($6.99 for 0.129 oz.) is a slightly muted, light-medium green with subtle, warmer undertones but a cooler shimmer finish. It had good color coverage with a blendable, dense, and almost cream-like feel. I felt like this one wasn’t quite as intense or as easy to apply compared to the other shades. It wore well for eight hours on me. Tom Ford Beauty Soleil et Lune #4 (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar). Natasha Denona Marlin (457M) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar). Sydney Grace Nomadic Romance (LE, $6.25) is more shimmery (95% similar). Urban Decay Big Sky (PiP, $19.00) is darker (90% similar). Dior Bonne Etoile (384) #5 (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar). Chanel Jade Shore (LE, $34.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar). NARS Tarvos (P, $29.00) is lighter (90% similar). Dior Garden Pastels #5 (LE, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar). Giorgio Armani Sea Green (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar). Sydney Grace Sunflower (PiP, $6.25) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar). Buxom Made of Jade (P, $12.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar). ColourPop Frog and Wife (LE, $4.50) is darker, cooler (90% similar). Huda Beauty Emerald #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar). ColourPop Feels Like (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar). Huda Beauty Mint #8 (LE, ) is lighter (85% similar). Sydney Grace Mint Chocolate Chip (LE, $6.25) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar). Sydney Grace Scrooge (DC, $8.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar). ColourPop Special Delivery (P, $6.00) is lighter (85% similar). Sydney Grace On the Road Again (DC, $8.00) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar). BH Cosmetics Foil Eyes #4 (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (85% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

City Color Evergreen Shimmer Shadow ($6.99 for 0.129 oz.) is a bright, medium green with warm, golden shimmer and sheen. The color payoff was fully opaque, while the consistency was dense and cream-like (though still a powder). It applied well, diffused easily, and wore for eight hours before creasing. Too Faced Very Merry (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery (95% similar). LORAC Moss (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). ColourPop Isla Vista (P, $6.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Anastasia C2 (Norvina Mini Vol. 2) (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar). Give Me Glow Joker (P, $7.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar). Urban Decay Secret Keeper (LE, $19.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar). BH Cosmetics Foil Eyes #12 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar). NABLA Cosmetics Extravirgin (P, $8.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar). ColourPop Twirl (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar). Too Faced Darling (PiP, ) is less shimmery, more muted (90% similar). Sydney Grace Fallen Splendor (PiP, $6.25) is darker (85% similar). Viseart Boheme Dream #2 (LE, ) is lighter, brighter (85% similar). Pretty Vulgar Jealous (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar). Coloured Raine Side of Olives (DC, $6.99) is darker (85% similar). Coloured Raine Green Valley (LE, $6.99) is warmer (85% similar). Inglot #412 (P, $7.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar). ColourPop Sipping Soup (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar). ColourPop IE (LE, $4.50) is darker, more muted (85% similar). Makeup Geek Showgirl (Formerly Bubbly) (LE, $9.99) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar). Fenty Beauty Need Receipts (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

City Color Under the Sea Shimmer Shadow ($6.99 for 0.129 oz.) is a muted, medium blue with subtle, cool undertones and a metallic finish. The consistency was very dense, which made it harder to apply without really smoothing it out as it had a very textured, raised look applied initially. It had intense pigmentation and lasted for eight hours on me. Urban Decay Haight (DC, $19.00) is less shimmery (95% similar). Sugarpill Starling (P, $13.00) is brighter (95% similar). Urban Decay Dive (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (95% similar). ColourPop Backseat (P, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar). Tom Ford Beauty TFX8 (LE, $36.00) is less shimmery (90% similar). Melt Cosmetics Deadbolt (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar). Urban Decay LCW (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar). Natasha Denona Petroleum Blue (92M) (PiP, $29.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). Makeup by Mario Party Glam #1 (LE, ) is darker (90% similar). Lethal Cosmetics Equilibrium (P, $6.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar). Ulta Teal (P, $10.00) is darker, more muted (85% similar). Pat McGrath Lapis Luxury (PiP, $25.00) is darker (85% similar). Dior Contraste Horizon #5 (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar). ColourPop On One (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar). Rouge Bunny Rouge Mysterious Tinamou (P, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). L'Oreal Timeless Blue Spark (760) (P, $7.99) is darker, cooler (85% similar). Sydney Grace Ruth (PiP, $6.25) is darker, warmer (80% similar). Danessa Myricks Magnetic (P, $18.00) is less shimmery, darker (80% similar). Tarte Artist (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (80% similar). Dior Denim #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

City Color Sandstorm Shimmer Shadow ($6.99 for 0.129 oz.) is a medium-dark, rich bronze with warm undertones and a metallic finish. It had good pigmentation with a creamy-like, very smooth and dense consistency that applied well to bare skin. The advantage to the denser formulation is really how well it applies without needing primer to boost coverage or help with evenness. On me, I noticed slight creasing after eight and a half hours of wear. Tarte Firecracker (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, more muted (95% similar). Makeup Geek Pocket Change (DC, $6.00) is less shimmery (95% similar). Persona Resilient (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar). Dior Fire (584) (P, $29.50) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar). JD Glow Rose Goals (P, $7.50) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar). LORAC Dahlia (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (95% similar). MAC Woodwinked (P, $17.00) is lighter (95% similar). LORAC Lust (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar). Too Faced Push-up (PiP, $16.00) is lighter (90% similar). Huda Beauty Topaz #6 (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar). ColourPop Tatooine Glimmer (LE, $4.50) is darker, cooler (90% similar). NARS Telesto (P, $29.00) is less shimmery (90% similar). Giorgio Armani Avant-Premiere #2 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). MAC Dazzle Style (P, $18.00) is less shimmery, more muted (90% similar). Kaja Gilded Chocolate (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). Makeup by Mario Bronzy Glam #3 (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar). Givenchy Palette Ors Audacieux #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar). Natasha Denona Copper Stone (188M) (PiP, $29.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Glaminatrix Temptation (P, $8.04) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar). Natasha Denona Palladium (316M) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

FORMULA OVERVIEW | City Color Shimmer Shadow ($6.99 for 0.129 oz.) is supposed to have “intense color payoff” with a “heavy metallic finish” that also has “long-wear.” There are 16 shades in the range, and this post features six of them. The majority of the shades in the formula have a very dense, thick, and cream-like consistency–I have best results using a firmer, flatter and synthetic brush than I do with a really soft, natural hair brush, though natural brushes offer a little more control over how metallic the finish gets and my MAC 239s were just fine with it (and those are natural hair). They are intensely pigmented, and they blend out and apply well to bare skin. The formula wore for around eight to eight and a half hours on me with very slight creasing. A few of the very frosted, metallic shades seemed to emphasize the natural texture of parts of my lid and need a little extra blending to smooth out. These reminded me of Makeup Geek Foiled Eyeshadows (but City Color’s are much denser) as well as Sleek’s more metallic eyeshadows.

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City Color Tide Pool Shimmer Shadow

City Color Tide Pool Shimmer Shadow

City Color Tide Pool Shimmer Shadow

City Color Tide Pool Shimmer Shadow

City Color Tide Pool Shimmer Shadow

City Color Tide Pool Shimmer Shadow

City Color Evergreen Shimmer Shadow

City Color Evergreen Shimmer Shadow

City Color Evergreen Shimmer Shadow

City Color Evergreen Shimmer Shadow

City Color Evergreen Shimmer Shadow

City Color Evergreen Shimmer Shadow

City Color Under the Sea Shimmer Shadow

City Color Under the Sea Shimmer Shadow

City Color Under the Sea Shimmer Shadow

City Color Under the Sea Shimmer Shadow

City Color Under the Sea Shimmer Shadow

City Color Under the Sea Shimmer Shadow

City Color Sandstorm Shimmer Shadow

City Color Sandstorm Shimmer Shadow

City Color Sandstorm Shimmer Shadow

City Color Sandstorm Shimmer Shadow

City Color Sandstorm Shimmer Shadow

City Color Sandstorm Shimmer Shadow

Sandstorm, Tide Pool, Under the Sea, ColourPop Truth (brow bone), Sephora Summer Cruise Eyeliner

Sandstorm, Tide Pool, Under the Sea, ColourPop Truth (brow bone), Sephora Summer Cruise Eyeliner