In the Nude

Makeup Geek In the Nude Eyeshadow Palette ($50.00 for 0.58 oz.) includes nine eyeshadows with four new, palette-exclusive shades (So Pale, Buffed, Creased, Dark Roast) and five shades from the permanent range (two–In the Spotlight and Grandstand–are Foiled Eyeshadows). It’s a warm, neutral eyeshadow palette that is good quality: pigmented, blendable, and wore between seven and eight hours. I didn’t have any major issues applying or using the eyeshadows in practice, and I suspect it would be a workhorse palette for some (that don’t already have neutral eyeshadows coming out of their ears).

Makeup Geek Eyeshadows retail for $6.00, while the Foiled Eyeshadows retail for $10.00, which makes the palette a value of $62 ($42 worth of regular eyeshadows, $20 worth of Foiled eyeshadows).

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Ingredients

May Contain: Mica, Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Boron Nitride, Carmine CI 75470, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Polyethylene (&) PTFE, Titanium Dioxide Ci 77891, Zinc Stearate, Lauroyl Lysine, Nylon-12, Triethylhexanoin, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tin Oxide (CI 77861), Kaolin, FD&C Red No. 40 Aluminum Lake (CI 16035), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Isoeicosane, Magnesium Stearate, Polyisobutene, Talc, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Sorbic Acid, Poloxamer 338, Silica, Manganese Violet CI 77742

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Rapunzel

Rapunzel is a light-medium yellow with warm undertones and a soft, pearl finish. It had good pigmentation with a soft, lightly dusty texture that applied fairly well on bare skin, though a primer would help. It wore well for seven and a half hours on me.

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• Smashbox Keeper (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
• Dior Lucky Star #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
• Disney by Sephora Sand in the Glass (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
• Make Up For Ever ME512 Golden Beige (DC, $21.00) is darker (95% similar).
• bareMinerals Aspire (P, ) is darker (95% similar).
• Anastasia Legend (P, $12.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
• ColourPop Flasher (PiP, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
• Too Faced Nectar (PiP, $16.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
• ColourPop High Tide (LE, $6.00) is lighter (90% similar).
• MAC Whenever You Call (LE, $17.00) is darker (95% similar).

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In the Spotlight

In the Spotlight is a brighter, light-medium peachy orange with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. The consistency was smooth, denser, and cream-like, though it was a powder, and yielded rich, opaque pigmentation in a single layer. The version in the palette seemed to lean a bit pinker than my standalone shade, but it was hard to tell on the lid and in some lighting. It started to crease on me after seven hours of wear.

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• Dose of Colors Shell We Dance (P, $20.00) is cooler (95% similar).
• bareMinerals Ball Gown (LE, ) is more muted (95% similar).
• Charlotte Tilbury Love Eyes (Enhance) (LE, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
• NARS Virgin Gorda (P, $19.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
• ColourPop So Ultra (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
• LORAC Unpredictable (PiP, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).
• Anastasia Gem (P, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker, more muted (90% similar).
• YSL Onde Sable (04) (P, $30.00) is darker (90% similar).
• Too Faced Cherish (PiP, ) is more muted, less pigmented (90% similar).
• Dior Mellow Shade #4 (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).

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So Pale

So Pale is a light, yellowed beige with warm undertones and a mostly matte finish. It had medium pigmentation, which was somewhat buildable, but it would need a primer to get anywhere close to semi-opaque to opaque coverage. The texture was soft but powdery in the pan and likely led to some of the sheerness. This shade started to fade on me after six and a half hours of wear.

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• ColourPop Rowdy (PiP, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
• Zoeva Nighthawks (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
• KVD Beauty Melanie (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
• Melt Cosmetics Suede (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
• LORAC Porcelain (LE, $19.00) is brighter (95% similar).
• Marc Jacobs Beauty Take a Memo (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
• Moira Nude Beige (P, $7.50) is darker (95% similar).
• Too Faced Dream On (LE, $16.00) is darker (95% similar).
• LORAC Cool Taupe (Mega Pro 4) (LE, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
• Too Faced Rock Candy (LE, $16.00) is brighter (95% similar).

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Tan Lines

Tan Lines is a medium brown with warm, orange undertones and a matte finish. The color payoff was opaque, while the eyeshadow felt smooth, silky, and applied evenly to bare skin. It blended out with ease and lasted for eight hours on me. I did feel like it seemed a touch lighter than my standalone version, which had a richer texture (a little denser, more substantial).

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• ColourPop Silk Sheets (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
• MAC No Me Queda Mas (LE, $17.00) is cooler (95% similar).
• Inglot #357 (P, $6.00) is warmer (95% similar).
• Lisa Eldridge Deep Ochre (P, $16.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
• Wet 'n' Wild To Muse and Carouse #2 (DC, $2.29) is warmer, lower quality (95% similar).
• Makeup by Mario Ethereal Eyes #9 (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
• Too Faced Girl's Night (LE, $16.00) is cooler (95% similar).
• Pat McGrath Burning Desire (LE, $25.00) is warmer (95% similar).
• Buxom Filthy Rich (P, $12.00) is brighter (95% similar).
• LORAC Maple (LE, $19.00) is cooler (95% similar).

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Buffed

Buffed is a light-medium, peachy brown with warm undertones and a matte finish. The eyeshadow had good color payoff, though it wasn’t opaque in a single layer. The consistency was soft, a smidgen dusty but not too messy in the pan, and blendable on the lid. This shade wore well for seven and a half hours.

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• ColourPop Wake Up Call (P, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
• NARS Seven Heaven (DC, $25.00) is lighter (95% similar).
• Too Faced Tiramisu (LE, $16.00) is darker (95% similar).
• Morphe M.F.E.O. (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
• ColourPop Hot Gossip (PiP, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
• ColourPop Slick (LE, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
• ColourPop Summon Us (LE, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
• Melt Cosmetics Naked Sleep (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
• ColourPop Nova (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
• ColourPop Or Whatevah (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).

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Creased

Creased is a medium-dark taupe brown with soft, warmer undertones and a matte finish. It had excellent pigmentation that applied well to bare skin. The texture was soft, smooth, and blendable without being powdery or dusty in the pan. The eyeshadow lasted for just over eight hours on me.

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• Stila Warm Taupe (LE, $18.00) is lighter (95% similar).
• Pretty Vulgar Nest Egg (PiP, ) is warmer (95% similar).
• LORAC Bedrock (LE, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
• MAC Princess of Soul (LE, $17.00) is darker (95% similar).
• Urban Decay Dare (LE, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
• Sephora Espresso (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
• LORAC Cool Taupe (PiP, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
• MAC Natural Brown (LE, $17.00) is cooler (90% similar).
• Smashbox Publisher (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
• Tarte Sweet Tea (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).

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Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever is a muted, medium-dark red-brown with warmer undertones and a matte finish. The color payoff was opaque, while the eyeshadow had a soft, blendable consistency that felt a bit firmer in the pan compared to other shades in the palette but was not difficult to blend or diffuse on the lid. It was softer and easier to work with than the standalone version I have.

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• bareMinerals Good Spirits (LE, ) (100% similar).
• ColourPop Beast (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
• Sydney Grace Maple Sugar (LE, $5.25) is darker (95% similar).
• Make Up For Ever M600 Pink Brown (DC, $21.00) is more muted (95% similar).
• Coloured Raine Moments (DC, $6.99) is cooler (95% similar).
• Morphe Mocha (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
• Morphe Chip (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
• MAC Swiss Chocolate (P, $17.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
• Natasha Denona Vulcano (125CM) (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
• Anastasia Violeta (LE, $12.00) is darker (95% similar).

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Grandstand

Grandstand is a medium copper with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It was intensely pigmented with a creamy, smooth consistency that felt dense and applied more thickly compared to other shades in the palette. It was easy to apply and blend out on the lid, but it did start to crease on me after seven hours of wear.

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• LORAC Unbelievable (PiP, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
• Marc Jacobs Beauty About Last Night No. 03 (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
• ColourPop Lust in Time (LE, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
• Natasha Denona Bronzage (124K) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
• ColourPop Screw It (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar).
• Make Up For Ever D712 Creme Brulee (DC, $21.00) is warmer (95% similar).
• Viseart Balmy (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
• Tom Ford Beauty Soleil d'Hiver #3 (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
• MAC Mortal #4 (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
• Huda Beauty Topaz #9 (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).

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Dark Roast

Dark Roast is a dark brown with neutral-to-warm undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-opaque pigmentation that applied evenly for the most part, but it took marginally more effort to blend out compared to other shades in the palette. The coverage was buildable to full coverage with two to three layers, though. On me, the eyeshadow started to fade noticeably on me after eight hours of wear.

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• Too Faced Almond Mocha (LE, $16.00) is cooler (95% similar).
• Morphe Central Park (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
• Makeup Atelier Red Ochre #5 (P, ) is lighter (95% similar).
• Tarte Yule Be Surprised (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
• Urban Decay Secret Service (DC, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
• Natasha Denona Earth (102CM) (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
• Too Faced Charmed, I'm Sure (PiP, $16.00) is lighter (95% similar).
• Tarte Powerful (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
• Benefit Quick, Look Busy (P, $20.00) is darker (95% similar).
• Melt Cosmetics Cupcake (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).

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Makeup Geek In the Nude Palette | Look Details

Makeup Geek In the Nude Palette | Look Details

Makeup Geek Rapunzel Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Rapunzel Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek In the Spotlight Foiled Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek In the Spotlight Foiled Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek So Pale Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek So Pale Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Tan Lines Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Tan Lines Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Buffed Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Buffed Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Creased Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Creased Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Cabin Fever Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Cabin Fever Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Grandstand Foiled Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Grandstand Foiled Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Dark Roast Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Dark Roast Eyeshadow

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Makeup Geek In the Nude Eyeshadow Palette x 9

Makeup Geek In the Nude Eyeshadow Palette x 9

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Makeup Geek In the Nude Palette | Look Details

Makeup Geek In the Nude Palette | Look Details

Makeup Geek Rapunzel Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Rapunzel Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek In the Spotlight Foiled Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek In the Spotlight Foiled Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek So Pale Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek So Pale Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Tan Lines Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Tan Lines Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Buffed Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Buffed Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Creased Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Creased Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Cabin Fever Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Cabin Fever Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Grandstand Foiled Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Grandstand Foiled Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Dark Roast Eyeshadow

Makeup Geek Dark Roast Eyeshadow