Grain

MAC Grain Eyeshadow ($6.00 for 0.05 oz.) is described as a "golden beige with icy shimmer [with a Satin finish]." It had great color payoff with a soft, smooth, and blendabe consistency that was neither too firm nor too soft in the pan. The color applied well to bare skin and lasted for a good eight hours before fading. Clarins The Essentials #1 (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar). MAC Apricot Blend #1 (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar). LORAC Nude (PiP, $19.00) is darker (95% similar). Chanel Tisse d'Automne #2 (P, ) is cooler (95% similar). Urban Decay 5050 (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery (95% similar). MAC Pretty (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery (95% similar). NARS All About Eve #1 (DC, $25.00) is more shimmery (95% similar). MAC MACnificent Me (LE, $17.00) is cooler (90% similar). Make Up For Ever S516 Sand (DC, $21.00) is cooler (95% similar). Viseart Rendezvous (PiP, ) is more shimmery (90% similar). Divergent Humble Sheen (LE, ) is darker (90% similar). MAC Naked (PiP, $21.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar). YSL Scandal #2 (LE, ) is darker (90% similar). Dior Toile de Jouy #1 (PiP, ) is warmer (90% similar). MAC Fabulous DNA (PiP, $17.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar). NARS Jezebel (P, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar). Clinique Cream Pop (P, $17.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar). MAC Jest (P, $17.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). MAC Tenderly (LE, $17.00) is lighter (90% similar). ColourPop Truth (P, $6.00) is darker (90% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview, which is a detailed review of the range as a whole.

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