I realized that while I like Nyx eye shadows, I’ve never reviewed them. Nyx shadows come in a variety of colors and textures, including matte, shimmer, glitter, metallic, matte with glitter and sheer. They have a variety of colors too, white, gold, brown, blue, yellow, green… all the colors of the rainbow!
Nyx’s shadow types (according to CherryCulture.com:
Shimmer: Sparkly eye shadow with soft glittery effect.
Matte: Flat color with NO shimmer or frost.
Sheer: Hint of opalescent color.
Glitter: Eye shadow with glitter to create bold sparkles.
Frosty: Shimmery eye shadow without glittery effect.
Metallic: Bold colors with intense shimmer.
Shade Descriptions (as I see them):
Pure Skin – matte light beige with subtle gold sparkle
Opal – white with iridescent blue-violet sheen *dupe for MAC Vellum
Kiss in Casablanca – metallic vibrant blue
Atlanta – deep metallic blue
Red Pink – vibrant fuchsia
Sunny Day – midtone fuchsia with silver sparkle
Purple – violet purple with slight blue sheen
Deep Purple – darker than midtone purple pearl
Extreme Apricot – intense reddish coral with an almost fuchsia sheen
Hot Orange – vibrant orange with gold sparkle
The Website Claims:
Nyx shadows have a wide selection of shades from neutrals to brilliant colors so you can create your own eye popping looks.
The Ingredients for the single eye shadows are:
Magnesium Stearate, Talc, Mica, Black Iron Oxide, 2-Ethyl Hexa Palmitate, Silicon Oil, Isopropyl Myristate, Pearl, Polysynlane, Propyl Paraber, Butylated Hydroxy Anisole
The Ingredients for the chrome eye shadows are:
Mica, Ultramarine, Iron Oxides, C.I. Pigment, Pearl Powder
Price:
Single eye shadows are $3.99 on CherryCulture.com & Chrome eye shadows are $6
You can purchase them at Nyx Cosmetics, CherryCulture & Ulta.
Does they live up to their claims?
Yes. Nyx shadows are a fabulous buy for the price point. The wide array of colors means that everyone can find a few shades they like. The texture of the shadows is good, as is the pigmentation for the most part. Some colors are not as pigmented as I’d like, but for $3.99 (or 20% off if you buy from Cherry Culture during one of their many sales they have throughout the year) they’re a pretty good buy. They tend to be as pigmented, if not more so, than MAC, but they’re not as pigmented as Inglot. I am happy that Opal is a dupe for me for the discontinued MAC Vellum. I think there are some real gems in Nyx’s shadows.
Would I purchase again?
Yes. If there’s a color I like, I’ll definitely purchase again.
What do you think of Nyx?
Products purchased by me. All opinions are my own.
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I am so eager to try NYX after finding out one of the drugstores here carries them. Those colours look so nice!
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They are nice
Hot orange looks brilliant! I don’t get nyx anywhere near me though
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I’m a big fan of NYX products. I usually tend to stray from “drugstore” brands, except this one. I really like their Nude on Nude Palette, and the matte creme lippies!
They make some good stuff :>
I love the look of Opal! So pretty! I just wish my local Nyx supplier carried this colour!
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Aww, maybe they will soon.
Immediately, Sunny Day and Extreme Apricot have caught my eye. Sooo pretty!
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They really are cute!
I was so sad… I tried to order some when they were donating their profits to Japan, but they wouldn’t ship to my address, despite having Armed Forces Pacific in the pulldown menu for billing options!! What!
Doh! That makes no sense!
The ones you have are so pretty! And really nicely priced, even in comparison to other drugstore eye shadows. I have to have Extreme Apricot, even though it is outside my usual comfort zone. I’m trying to branch out!
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Oh cool!
I do love them a lot too!
My absolute favourite is Seafom Green but I own other interesting shades… It’s a shame I need to buy them online because NYX isn’t selling them here in Italy.
What are the other neat shades?
Great colors! Too bad about the pearl powder. They practically de-veganized a lot of their products recently. That darned pearl powder even shows up in the round lipsticks! Their ultra shine lipgloss used to be one of my favorites until they added some beeswax and I think some lanolin derived ingredient.
Doh! I wonder why they did that
NYX
Well that sent before I was done! haha silly computer. I was going to say that NYX is such a GREAT deal for the prices they have. Their loose shadows are awesome, too!
They seem like it
Have you tried their loose pigments? I’m curious about those
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I’ve only tried the 1 loose eye shadow, Sunny day.
Ooooh, Extreme Apricot looks pretty darn nice!
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It’s really cool!
I just discovered Nyx with a friend and purchased some eyeliners. For the price: WOOHOO! I’m trying to hold back on more eyeshadow purchases, but I need a white and opal looks very, very tempting.
I did buy a glitter palette. And I’m not going to lie: it’s fun as no ones business. I may have worn it that night to the movies for fun.
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Hah the glitter palette sounds like fun!
I love the NYX shadows ! they are cheap and good quality . I only bought the palettes like the Runway ones and for your eyes only , but recently i purchased some single ones . And … there’s a color for every occasion
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I’ve never tried the palettes but they do look like fun.
Now i want to go buy Extreme apricot, hot orange, and red pink! love them!
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They are great! Red Pink leaves a slight stain on the skin but it does wash off.
Do these come in palette form? I hate individual shadows
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They do have some palettes.
Mmmm, i really think i need to place a NXY order now. thank you for sharing this.
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Idk if anyone wrote this but NYX is 40% off at Ulta plus they has a $3.50 off 10$ coupon…Now to go pick up that red pink.
oh nice deal!
Love Sunny Day and Hot Orange!!!!
They’re such fun colors!
I luuuurve nyx but sadly I don’t think I’ve used any of mine since last summer and I have a whole freakin drawer lol.
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Opal looks amazing! Must get.
I really adore it!
I love NYX eyeshadows!! They are amazing! All of the shadows that I own are very pigmented and last through out the day. Unfortunately they are not shatter proof and I’ve lost a few
Yeah, most pressed are not shatter proof.
I’ve seen swatches of Opal on here before, and it looks so lovely, It will HAVE TO be in my next Cherry Culture order, lol. Some of my favorites are Red Bean Pie, Volcano, and Morocco.
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Morocco sounds lovely!
Oh man, I looove those blues! These all look really nice though. And Extreme Apricot is totally awesome too.
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Yeah it seems like a lot of fun!
I want to wait for a sale to buy these shadows lol.
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Cherry Culture has a lot of 20% off sales around holidays.
Thanks for the swatches, these seem like a great value for the price.
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I think they are
OMG, I love love LOVE Hot Orange. I need this! Awesome swatches, thanks for the reviews!
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You’re quite welcome!
They contain talc and parabens? Eek!
Yes, they do. They’re a drugstore brand, so they tend to have talc and/or parabens.
Sunny Day looks so pretty! I love how affordable NYX can be, good products too. they recently had a good sale on their main site, wish I saw these swatches before then. I only own their black eyeshadow which I’ve heard is comparable to MAC’s Carbon.
new to your blog, but I’ve seen your name around online. finally decided to check it out~
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