Hit List: Best Matte Black Eyeshadow
What’s the Best Matte Black Eyeshadow…?
What brand/products win this category? What makes it so terrible?
Thanks to Emily for today’s topic!
What’s the Best Matte Black Eyeshadow…?
What brand/products win this category? What makes it so terrible?
Thanks to Emily for today’s topic!
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Urban Decay “Blackout” from Naked2. I used to be a huge MAC “Carbon” fan, but this one has won me over.
This is my favorite too! It’s so smooth!
I agree!
UD Perversion!!
I love perversion too!!
Sugarpill – Bulletproof! You even said it was and I totally agree! Incredibly smooth, true matte black. Puts MAC Carbon/Black Tied to shame!
I agree! It’s insane. Love it. 🙂
This this this! Best. Black. Ever.
same! i bought the single pot of it and it is the blackest black that i own!
THIS! <3333
Too Faced Stiletto from their Naked Eye Soft and Sexy Eyeshadow Collection is excellent.
It will definitely be bulletproof by Sugarpill. Super pigmented and very blendable!
Urban Decay or Stila
Lorac single e/s in Black.
Thank you, Chris! LORAC’s matte eyeshadows are incredible! Also Graftobian’s and Ben Nye’s mattes are amazingly easy to blend. They have to be because they can be used for character makeup as well as beauty makeup.
I love my lorac e/s I agree it’s a great matte black
Blackout,from Urban Decay 15 Th!
Make Up For Ever #4
Urban Decay’s Blackout!
MUG – corrupt very affordable
Best black I have encountered in 20 years. And only 5.99
what is MUG?
It’s Marlena’s (MakeupGeekTv on YouTube) line of makeup. MUG stands for MakeupGeek. 🙂
i don’t use black that much but i absolutely adore Kat Von D’s lucifer.
I love NYX Black, though mine broke and I didn’t replace it 🙁 I also like the matte black in the WnW Blue Had me at Hello palette
Me too! It is very smooth and pigmented and a great deal 🙂
UD Blackout it’s so deep and intense. it does not go on grey like some shades I could mention *looking at you KVD Lucifer*
It hast to be “blackout” from the Naked2 palette. Super pigmented and workable.
mac carbon or urban decay blackout
Urban Decay – Blackout (from Naked 2 Palette)
I love the darkness of Bulletproof by Sugarpill but does anyone else find it fades? Just wondering…I can get it to pack on over black liner and it comes off intense, but it seems to disappear over time or if I blend over it.
hmm i’ll try to pay attention tomorrow but i really don’t think i’ve experienced any noticable fading? i also use a setting spray (skindinavia no shine spray) so that might also help lock in the powder, but i’ll try an experiment out tomorrow to see if i experience the same. do you have oily lids, or do your eyes tear up a lot? i do, also what kind of liner are you using
I’ve never had a fading problem with any of the sugarpill shadows. 🙁 That is weird that yours does it…
I have oily skin, if I don’t use a primer then the colors fade.
Matte black shade in Sleek palettes!
I 2nd that. Highly pigmented, smooth, very workable, neither fades nor creases
i love the one in the naked2 palette by urban decay! but i also like macs typographic, i actually prefer it over carbon because it doesnt look as good on my super fair skin
Sugarpill Bulletproof, with Urban Decay Blackout as a close second.
Sugarpill Bulletproof!
ebony by stila! its my go to matte black
Yaby’s black e/s. SOOOOOOOOOO pigmented I’m scared to use it!
Surprisingly, I actually LOVE the matte black from the Wet n Wild Greed palette. It’s really dark, blendable, and pigmented.
I 2nd this!
Black out Urban Decay is amazing, also I have an ingloy matte black which is amazing!! X
For $5, can’t be NYX “black”. Amazingly pigmented
I completely agree. Its a well-made staple that costs less than half of what everything here costs.
Urban Decay’s Black Dog from the Black Palette. Nothing compares.
I agree, this is the blackest black for me.
Black Dog and Black Out looks the same to me….I think UD just renamed it….but thats just my opinion.
UD blackout from the 15th anniversary and naked2
INGLOT pigment eyeshadow #87 and MAC’s black black pigment. Although these are not pressed eyeshadows, they can be used as such and they are BLACK!!!
Makeup Geek in Corrupt. Blacker than MAC’s Carbon, excellent pigmentation.
Yes!
Urban Decay “Blackout” and Sugarpills Bulletproof.
I like Mac Carbon, only because it’s not the blackest black. I find it much easier to work with then ultra-black shades.
The best matte black I have found so far is the black in the Sleek Sunset palette… (its better than the black in the other palettes for some reason).
The one in the UD Naked 2 palette. It’s so pigmented!
Makeup Store Pollution!
Rock and Republic Fatalistic is the deepest matte black I have ever ran across
Makeup Geek’s Corrupt!!
I really love MAC Carbon. I love the fact that MAC eye shadows tend to be harder so it doesn’t kick up a lot of powder dust.
Makeup geek’s corrupt… This is so black it’s ridiculous, MAC Carbon doesn’t even come close.
You should try the matte black eyeshadow that’s always included in any Sleek’s palettes, they’re insane! M·A·C & UD black matte shadows are nothing compared to this. They’re super pigmented, very soft & buttery without any fall-out issue.
And this is coming from an avid UD’s eyeshadow fans! 😉
Sugarpill Bulletproof for a matte black 🙂
My favorite metallic black is Fyrinnae Kuroneko. It blends out effortlessly.
Repetition but Blackout is just amazing, best matte black in existence.
Makeup Geek Corrupt is by far the most pigmented black I have ever seen.
Carbon by Mac is blackish grey. I love nyx Black is my fav
sleek loose powder in matt black is amazing is black black..no gray,no fair black..loveit
NYX “black” 5 dollars. super dark with buildable intensity. I use it all the time as an eyeliner too.
MUG Corrupt . Cheap and blackiest black
The inglot matte black eyeshadow, super pigmented and i haven’t noticed any fading even after a long day of wear!
I cand aggree about UD Blackout . Its BAD .
I have that in UD 15 palette . It isnt pigmented at all, hard to work with .
blacks from Wet n wild and sleek palettes are much more pigmented . But MUG Corrupt is my favorite . 🙂
Blackout (Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette) is the best one.
The worse is Carbon (MAC).
Carbon from MAC… no other is so black lasts all day without fading. including all of the urban decays which turn gray as the day progresses
Try MUA’s shade 20. Its wonderful black. I m in love with it
This Black is so pigmented. I have not tried MAC but I am sure that MUA has the best Black in town. and its only for GBP 1….. Its worth trying! I live in Pakistan and MUA is not available here. but I managed to get hold of it from UK 🙂
I LOVE NARS eyeshadow duo in Pandora. It has a frosty white that is great as a highlighter and the blackest matte black ever that is perfect as a cake liner AND a shadow. My fav by far
Too Faced Stiletto 🙂
My boyfriend wears a large amount of black eyeshadow on a daily basis. He has used L’oreal Lush Raven, MAC’s Carbon, NYX’s Black & Madd Style Cosmetix’s Shade Black. His favorite is “probably the MAC. I don’t know yet.”
I have used lots of matte blacks, from MAC to NYX to Madd Style Cosmetix to UD to Tokidoki to Sephora brand. For the price point, I would have to say the Wet n Wild matte black is my favorite. Pigmented, smooth and black as night; and cheap.
HANDS DOWN bulletproof by sugarpill <3 i use it every.single.day either alone as eyeliner, or on top of pencil liner, especially on my water line, spilling slightly over onto my lash line to keep my liner in place all.day.long no lie, i would die without my bulletproof eyeshadow <3
The matte black in the sleek acid palette makes carbon look gray!its way better than ud perversion, zero, or blackout.I have not tried sugarpill or MUG’s corrupt to compare, I”kve heard those ones are pretty good but its hard to imagine it being much better.
Great topic! I was so curious about this too that I tested all 6 of my matte black shadows: WnW Black (in the I love matte palette), NYX Black, Mac Carbon, UD Blackout, Kat Von D Lucifer, and Inglot AMC #63. The richest, truest matte black went to UD Blackout!
Now if only I had the Sugarpill and MUFE matte black shadows as candidates….
Urban Decay Blackout FTW!
UD’s Black Dog from the Black Palette is insanely dark. One of the best ever (however, I returned the palette because EVERY shadow appeared black black black! All were ridiculously similar!)
Why is no one mentioning Bare Escentuals’ Onyx?!?! It’s easily on par with Black Dog. Horrifically intense matte black. Dangerous actually, because if you forget to tap your brush (it’s loose powder) and you get any fallout or crumbs anywhere, you’re soooo screwed.
I’m still hoping to try Bulletproof soon 😀
I love the matte black in the sleek palettes. And in one of the elf quads. So pigmented!
Bourjois intense eyeshadow no.10 ( blackest black ) ,, it so amazing
I think there are lots of great black eye shadows out there but some of my favourites have been Laura Mercier’s Noir, MAC’s Carbon, and Urban Decay’s Blackout.
another vote for Blackout from the UD Naked2 palette!
Inglot’s square matte black!
urban decay blackout!
UD Blackout 😉
UD Blackout or Inglot #391.
nyx black i love it
MAC Black pigment. The original DC’ed one. Sugarpill’s black is excellent too though
Kat Von D’s Lucifer!
I seen Liz Taylor make up her eyes and she did not use a pencil to darken her eyes she put one of those things you use for eye shadow and she dipped it into some black stuff and then rubbed it all around the eye and it was real black and looked better than eye liner because it was kind of smudgy looking in a way, so I was wondering if there is any black eye shadow I can get to use for eyeliner like that.
Any black shadow will do – including the ones named above…
NYX Single Eyeshadow in Black…love, love, love it!
the naked 2 is blackout is great… but that was before i tried LORAC BLACK OMG amazing!!!