Gilded Gold

Laura Mercier Gilded Gold Caviar Stick Eye Colour ($28.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a dirtied, medium yellowed gold with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had semi-sheer color payoff in one stroke, and it was buildable to mostly opaque coverage but was more challenging to blend for me. It seemed prone to skipping on the skin, and it was one that applied a lot better with a separate brush (try a flat, synthetic one). It wore well for nine hours before creasing. MAC Unwind (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery (95% similar). Urban Decay Blitz (DC, $19.00) is brighter (95% similar). ColourPop Get Lucky (P, $6.00) is warmer (95% similar). Anastasia Metallic (P, $12.00) is more shimmery (95% similar). Urban Decay Honey (DC, $18.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). Chanel Rêve d'Orient #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar). KVD Beauty Thrasher (DC, $21.00) is brighter, more pigmented, better quality (90% similar). Too Faced Twinkle (LE, $16.00) is darker (90% similar). Estee Lauder Naked Gold (P, $25.00) is more shimmery, darker, more muted (90% similar). Urban Decay Goldmine (LE, $19.00) is cooler (90% similar). Too Faced Instigator (LE, $16.00) is darker (90% similar). MAC Old Gold (PiP, $21.00) is warmer (90% similar). Natasha Denona Orium (251DC) (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar). Makeup Geek Fortune Teller (P, $9.99) is brighter, more pigmented, warmer (90% similar). Maybelline Bold Gold (P, $6.99) is darker, more muted (90% similar). Buxom 24KT Stilettos (P, $12.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar). ColourPop Cheap Date (P, $6.00) is lighter (90% similar). Sleek MakeUP Sunset #5 (PiP, $9.99) is brighter, warmer (85% similar). Marc Jacobs Beauty About Last Night No. 02 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar). Anastasia Ember (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

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