Looking for a substitute for this eye shadow

January 19, 2016 10:32 AM

I have been using Femme Couture hazel eye shadow as a liner, and I am really happy with it. The problem is, I don't think they make it anymore, or it's just ridiculously hard to find if they do. I'd like to find another matte, "khaki" green shadow to replace this.

I typically use this shadow as a liner that I smudge with another darker color toward the outer corners of my lid. It has good color payoff, and not a lot of fallout. It's been hard for me to find matte shadows lately, but I strongly prefer matte for this purpose.

posted by blurker to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (7 answers total)

Try asking at r/MakeUpAddiction - they're pretty good at finding dupes. Or check Temptalia's blog and see if there's a dupe on there.
posted by hepta at 10:44 AM on January 19, 2016

Inglot has a wide range of colors and they do mattes really well. The drawback is they have very few brick and mortar outlets in the US so you will probably have to order online.
posted by matildaben at 10:46 AM on January 19, 2016

Any chance Makeup Geek's Dirty Martini or Kryolan's Olive could be close enough?
posted by thegreatfleecircus at 10:48 AM on January 19, 2016

I checked Temptalia's swatch gallery for non-limited edition matte green eyeshadows. She doesn't swatch Femme Couture, sadly, so it's hard to tell what's a match.

Mac Flourishing, Color Pop Rebel or Makeup Geek Dirty Martini, maybe?
posted by rewil at 10:49 AM on January 19, 2016

colourpop workout might work. it's a lot darker in person than it looks in the pot in the image. it's a lot closer to the swatches and to what you see on her eye: https://colourpop.com/product/workout/
posted by mermaiden at 11:24 AM on January 19, 2016

Some ideas:

The Hourglass Shadow Palette in Color Field
Clinique Chubby (heh) stick (ETA: not matte)
Lancome Palette
Burberry

and some drugstore options:
Color Tattoo
NYX Confession
posted by SassHat at 2:16 PM on January 19, 2016

If nothing else ends up being a good fit, Three Custom Color Specialsts does custom-blended eyeshadow and will duplicate anything you can send in a sample of.
posted by kmennie at 9:11 PM on January 19, 2016