Sandstorm
City Color Shimmer Shadow
City Color Sandstorm is a moderately warm-toned, light-medium brown with a metallic finish. It is a permanent eyeshadow that retails for $6.99 and contains 0.13 oz.
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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). 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). ColourPop Firestarter (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar). Natasha Denona Palladium (316M) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar). Make Up For Ever ME644 Iced Brown (DC, $21.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). Make Up For Ever ME644 Iced Brown (P, $17.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar). Natasha Denona Golden Flesh (68M) (PiP, $29.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Dose of Colors Sunglow (LE, ) is brighter, warmer (90% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.
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Sandstorm
PPermanent. $6.99.
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City Color Shimmer Shadows offer seriously intense color payoff and a heavy metallic finish. Formulated with an ultra-dense texture, this revolutionary product feels more like a cream-powder hybrid. Easy to blend and packed with pigments, these long-wear shadows apply smoothly and blend together effortlessly. Available in 16 rocking shades.
