If all the eyeshadows in the world disappeared, and you could only have one color, what would it be? Assuming you could magically conjure up one bottomless pan for yourself 🙂
Antique gold or pewter! Either would work for me.
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Although I don’t use it very much at ALL, I think all that glitters would be a nice, practical choice 🙂
Came here to say exactly that 😀 It’s the most beautiful color ever and I always get compliments on it. So versatile too. 🙂
Satin Taupe:)
All That Glitters is probably my all time favorite as well. Even if you just wear it on it’s own without a crease shade, it gives a very finished look. Love it!
probably all that glitters
Half Baked. 🙂
Urban Decay MUSHROOM.. been trying to find a dupe for this little pewtery taupey-ish guy for a LONGGG time. Nothing compares. I keep begging them to make this a single! LOVE LOVE IT! I know they still make it, but I don’t want to waste money on all the other colors in the mariposa or alice kits.
Actually very close dupe is to apply cream eyeshadow from ELF in Pewter and on it put Bloom eyeshadow in Slate.Hope it helps:-)
I’ve still been looking for a permanent dupe for MUSHROOM as well as I love it as a crease colour.
I did read somewhere it was close to theBalm’s Insane Jane: http://www.temptalia.com/thebalm-shady-lady-vol-2-eyeshadow-palette-review-photos-swatches
Anyway, same problem here: it’s limited edition and it only comes in a pallette 🙁 (too bad, since it’s my favorite shadow ever!)
Red!
Cork e/s. While its not the most exciting color, I could use it all over the lid and blend it out to the crease plus as an eyebrow filler and soft contour shade.
MAC Satin Taupe, please & thank you! 🙂
MUFE aquacream #2!
Too Faced Heaven
Goldilux or Buttercupcake 🙂
MAC Trax no doubt about it. It’s not terribly unique but I have a special love for this eyeshadow.
Plum dressing by M.A.C
Probably a color like MAC’s Hocus Pocus.
Poison Plum
Definitely MAC Satin Taupe.
Not my absolute favorite color but still love: a shimmery and somewhat sparkly (Think eyeshadows from YSL palettes) light but bright green apple color (like the one from Laneige’s 2011 Spring palette)
I chose this cuz this only says eyeshadows and I’ve thought about it and all the other colors I want are available as other forms of makeup and this was the only color I could think of that isn’t made in other forms of makeup. >=D loophole YAY!
Cranberry or Humid C:
MAC Bare Study Paint Pot 😀
Some sort of brownish color (for a natural nude look) as well.
oh wow, a hard one.. I guess electric purple or pearly taupe.
MUFE Aqua Black Cream eyeshadow…..I can live with just that 🙂
Ummmm probably a silvery gray/gunmetal color… I don’t have a particular one in mind though.
No doubt – MAC “Club”
Urban decay darkhorse…
I’d be pretty depressed thinking of it though… I have soooo many favs =/ x
Dazzlelight or All that Glitters! <3
For the sake of pragmatism, I have to choose pale beige. It covers my eyelid veins whilst going with all other makeup (and clothes and hair), and I can use it for my face too! I’d really rather have some sort of gold or other warm shimmery color, though.
Patina!
Urban Decay’s Half Baked – beautiful color, especially for blue eyes, and one of the softest and most pigmented eyeshaows I’ve ever used!
Pewter or silver, eg NARs night light
mac saddle!
I would probably end up creatively adapting other products (no one said I couldn’t combine eyeliner and glitter for de facto eyeshadow), BUT, based on what I tend to wear, I’d probably have to go with a purple. Something nice and plummy. Either that or a shimmery pink, like SWF.
Urban Decay Sin FTW!
Blue- particularly #39 from Cle de Peau that no longer exists…
that is the only eyeshadow that I use to buy over and over and over again….wore it day after day after day.
Stila Kitten
i 2nd this
I think a would choose a light shade of taupe.
satin taupe 🙂 love it
Urban Decay Mushroom!!!! even though it is not permanate…for something that IS permanate i would go with Urban Decay Sin.
Purple!
NARS Etrusque or Stila Kitten or MAC Ricepaper
Taupe!
MAC Shale
Either antique gold (Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill #14) or white gold (Smashbox Oyster).
Club from MAC
A shimmery golden beige or champagne, much like all that glitters. 🙂
A nice taupe – the color suits me and works with every look…
Outre from mac!
something purple, medium purple, like Mac’s Satellite dreams…I can’t live without purple in my life…!!
It would have to be something in the taupe shades…Satin Taupe, Golden Gaze, Prepped for Glamour, Carbonized or Golden Gaze (MAC), Taupe Grise (Chanel), TheBalm’s Insane Jane or UD Mushroom. A big pan of any of those would be my choice, once I finished screaming and crying.
UD Suspect 🙂 (wish they would make it permanent! )
taupe 🙂
Any black eyeshadow well be good
Mine would hands down be Wet N Wild Nutty. LOVE THAT COLOR!!
Espresso by Mac…
MAC Grain!
My only Pro Longwear from M.A.C !
i hope pigments and cream eyeshadows don’t count! 😛
satin taupe for me i think!
MAC woodwinked for me please!
Probably All That Glitters. I don’t even use it that much but I think it’s a nice light and neutral color that would go with any makeup look and the sheen would make it less boring for me for everyday use.
Nude beige-gold – Burberry №22
Lucky green. When it was le, I bid $40 on ebay…and won of course!
sin!
Taupe! my faves are satin taupe, magnetic fields, smudged violet. Cat get enough of them! i could happily live with only that shadow
Judging whats in my makeup drawer today, I would have to say Chanel Iillusion d’ombre in illusoire. It applies like a dream– and I love its shimmer. Yep. No other shadow necessary. Before I found it, my go to shadow was BB shimmerwash in heather mauve. (still love it too)
Kitten by Stila! Goes with EVERYTHING!
LMdB Corinthian!
I would say Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill #8 (Champagne)
I’d probably go with a neutral with a bit of a purple tone to it like Nars Ashes to Ashes or Lhasa, so that I’d have something that was easy to wear with everything.
MAC Tweet Me or Urban Decay X. Second choice would be Urban Decay’s Half Baked if the first was not available.
LOL that is one funny question! I’m saying MAC Woodwinked, though I just received NARS Paramaribo (finally!) so I might change my mind. Basically, a nice gold shade will be my pick!
Taupe!!! It’s one of my favorite colors and there’s so many variations from more grey colors to more purple colors
Stila Cosmetics Kitten…the “pur-fect” champagne shade…helps me look alive & awake when I feel dead tired.
Glamazon by Too Faced. It can be used as a shadow and highlighter! Instantly brightens up my face!
Wow. This is a tough one. I think I have more eyeshadows than any other make up product, combined! First I was thinking of something neutral, like MAC All that glitters, or MAC Indianwood, but I think I’m going to go with MAC Black Tied. You can always find some other powder that can work as a neutral on the eye.
Either MAC Tan pigment is all I need. Looks great as an all over wash, on my cheeks, and on my lips. Just works so well on my skintone.
Coral red
Definitely a taupe shade.
antique gold with olive undertones, like Sumptuous Olive.
Gold or tan, like MAC Tan pigment.
I would get a color like ud flash. Bright purple. If there is no more eyeshadows in the world, then i would like to enjoy a truly bright color.
MAC Silver Ring
All That Glitters or Satin Taupe
Inglot 420P for me. It’s the perfect mauve-y grayish color to be a little interesting and still neutral. It also nicely accentuates my brown eyes.
Any cooltoned taupe shade could work for me!
I would probably cheat and use highlighter, bronzers, and blushes as eyeshadow. So in light of that I’d probably go with half baked. Maybe amber lights or sumptuous olive. I would also make wicked use of eyeliners.
Oh boy, this is a hard question! I’d probably go with the Laura Mercier caviar stick in amethyst. Does that count as a shadow? lol It makes my eyes stand out at least. Chanel’s Illusore in Epatante would be a close 2nd. 🙂
a warm matte brown, something like Soba or Soft Brown, or Yaby’s Smoked Maple.
I would have to say taupe! I love to wear taupe and I pretty much wear it everyday either in the crease or on the lid anyway so it wouldn’t be that hard
A matte dark peach, like the one in the Wet N Wild Greed palette. it cancels out the darkness on my eyelid and makes my eyes look a brighter! I’ve been looking for a dupe that’s a larger, single eyeshadow, but no luck so far </3
Nars Lhasa – I can’t get over how pretty it is
I’d definitely have to go with Woodwinked! I use it a lot as it is, and it’s very versatile!
Brown
Tempting by MAC 😀
Urban Decay’s sin 🙂
urban decay’s tease – it’s in the naked 2
honey lust by mac… or any deep, warm brown color… both god sends for hazel eyes
MAC “Mulch”.
Hmmm.
This is HARD! You picked two colours, Christine, can I? 😉
Chanel “Taupe Grise”, if I get TWO!
I can’t seem to do without either of these, here lately.
Stila’s Grace or MAC’s Patina
A nice charcoal, probably!
Or pewter?
Satin Taupe <3 <3 <3 <3
woodwinked, but i will beg for a pallete! 😉
its woodwinked! 😉
MAC Satin Taupe, without a doubt.
MAC Brown Script
Bobbi Brown Woodrose! It’s so subtle but does wonder for my pale complexion.
As long as I have foundation and concealer, I am flexible! But agree with the satin taupe comments 🙂
Urban decay sin,gorgeous champagne colour, it’s my go to everyday lid colour, really brightens my eyes up!
I suspect a matte taupe neutral, I’m afraid. I’m a great one for big bold eye looks, but if I could only ever have one colour ever again then I’d want it to be one that I could pair with decidedly extreme lips – otherwise makeup would get too boring [grin]
I would be able to think of any color! Would be so devastated I would stare blankly at my empty palettes for days.
Wouldn’t, that is! See – my head is already confused by the thought of an eyeshadowless world!
something taupe (Satin Taupe) or MAC Woodwinked
Silver. It’s so easy to do dramatic looks with, but it’s also a good inner corner brightener with just eyeliner and mascara for a more neutral look.
Either MAC lucky green or amber lights! xx
Probably MAC dalliance.
Only one color? Wow. Probably Fyrinnae’s Book of the Dead, which is a deep, rich aged gold.
I’d have to agree with you that it would be some kind of anquite gold or pewter…probably pewter. Goes with everything and can be daily wear or dramatic,k depending on application.
chanel emerveille illusion d’ombre or Mac’s all that glitters or Mac’s Summer Haze… But hands down the Chanel.
MAC Glamour Check. I have so many backups of this that it’s vaguely ridiculous, and I live in fear of the day that I’ll hit pan on the last one. It’s gorgeous!
Any shade of grey or MACS Patina
Probably Sable by MAC. I wouldn’t suffer that much, however, without eyeshadow. I would go throught hell without blush, though.
SugarPill Bulletproof ( yes i like veeeery dark eyes lol ! ) or Mac satin taupe 🙂
That’s a tough one. I love the taupe shades the best like Tarte’s cream eyeshadow in slate, Maybelline Color Tattoo 23 hr. eyeshadow in Tough as Taupe or NARS Lhasa eyeshadow.
If I needed to do a brown smoky eye look, and there were no brown eyeshadows around, I would use an eye pencil and some bronzer.
MAC’s Naked Lunch. I’ve been wearing it for years, it’s just easy!
good choice 😉
Chanel Fauve!
Mac'(naked Lunch)
The only color I could pull off wearing alone would be a crease color. So definitely a warm brown such as MAC brown script!
One of the shades from the Naked palette mostly likely. Probably either Toasted, Half Baked, or Sin.
Christine, you didn’t leave your answer!
Yes, I did – antique gold or pewter!
not jealousy wakes? 😉
Purple, It always works and it works with everything.
Copperplate oder Satin Taupe
For such an extreme an extreme answer. Either a Dior purple I bought in about 1986, or a Sheisedo ultramarine/ lapis blue (black shadow for lining was in there too- gorgeous compact) from the mid Eighties. Both were colors I emptied the pans on; Today the closest I know of is Borghese’s Bluette. The purple… Never seen its like since.
Nars Outremer is just a hair too screaming for The Last Eye Shadow Ever. Or does that make it best?
MAC’s Deep Truth and Antiqued.
A champagne with a bit of silver like UD’s Midnight 15 or Verve
MAC e/s in Glamour Check! Finish is great, color can be worn day and nighttime, and it’s just so beautiful!
“satellite dream” by MAC
A light gold colour!