need new eyeshadow but don't want a mixture of colours

Have a look at max factor master masterpiece precision eyeshadow which is a wand, and doesn't crease. Basically you paint it in like a liquid lip gloss. Keep looking down for a couple of minutes until it dries. It doesn't move.

Have you looked on eBay Llamas? You get companies on there who have bought up end of line stock. I found a lipstick I wanted that way. New and unused of course. So I greedily bought two!

I am very distressed when an old stand-by is no longer available. Two-Faced lipstick is one of them. Embarassed to name the color but it was 'Sex Kitten'!

If you want cheap and cheerful, then Poundland sells single palette eye shadows. I’m sure they had nude and beige shades.

I like MAC eyeshadow, I avoid the pearly and shimmery ones as I think they highlight any creases. They've always done a good range. You might also try Benefit.
I have fair skin (warm tone) and blue eyes - my favourite colour is a subtle, pale mauvy/grey/taupe and if I ever see the right colour in any brand I snap it up. It sounds odd but it works better with my colouring. A light application gives a more natural looking result than a soft beige. A slightly heavier application also works as a colour.

Pavane aha, interesting thank you. I was a BB fan for years too, but colours started getting a bit coppery for me so I stopped buying them. I still buy the face base cream, which is a fab all rounder product. I’ll have to maybe one of the more neutral Jones Road eyeshadows and give them a test drive.

No, I haven’t tried the Jones Road. It is a new concept of makeup. Maybe not for everyone. I was a BB fan for years. I follow Angie on Utube Hot and Flashy and use they things she shows in her presentations that work for older ladies.

Trinny London do individual cream eye shadow pots which don’t crease on your eyelids and last all day. They have some lovely taupey colours. The little pots also last for ages.

Pavane I hadn’t realised Bobbi brown had sold the brand. That explains why the fantastic nude shadows she used to have are now gone. Looked at Jones Road, it’s v expensive. Have you tried it? Is it stocked in any stores where I might try it out?

Bobbi brown recently came out with a new concept in makeup. The line is called Jones Road. In an interview she said she sold her company and her name and none of the makeup is like it was when she owned the company.

To tell you the truth I have not worn eyeshadow for a couple of years, I usually wear foundation, mascara and a bit of lipstick, so I will be back to tell you how I’ve got on with the new eyeshadow I think one is a caramel colour and one is chocolate…

Thanks for telling me shinamae. I hope you like them as much as I do. I promise I’m not on commission but since finding that eyeshadow it’s the only one I’ve used. I get hot very easily (anxiety) and it stays put. (That’s why I settled on the Hourglass eyeliner too, doesn’t melt /run into my eyes.). The name’s a bit scary but it works better for me than powder eyeshadow ever did.

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That’s one of the things I like about the Maybelline one, it doesn’t!

I didn’t bother with the eyeliner after all but have just received two pots of the Maybelline tattoo eyeshadow on your recommendation. ??

That’s one of the things I like about the Maybelline one, it doesn’t!

Thank you all for your hints and tips which I will try. I have only used powder shadow as it doesn't settle into the creases.

Same as Coolgran ( although am a longer haired blonde) but I use the exact products that she recommends and they are excellent and never look obvious or overdone.

Nars and Trinny London are both good brands with staying power but not too heavy.

I was a redhead/freckles and now a short haired blonde. I use a taupe eyeshadow, Rimmel lipstick and Rimmel waterproof mascara brown.
Avon Glimmerstick eyeliner in brown and Avon Glimmerstick for eyebrows in blonde. They are both a swivel pencil and no sharpening. The eyeliner is not intense, just enough to define the eyes, a much or as little definition as wanted. I’ve been using the Glimmerstick for at least ten years. Available on Amazon and eBay for about £3.50 which is around half the usual Avon price.
All cheap as chips and I wear it all every day.

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Is there one you’d recommend? I never used to leave the house without wearing make up at one time. And when I saw the grandchildren as I don’t want to scare them!

I use This Works it is an animal cruelty free company

Laura Geller for me too. An easy way I’ve found to apply their soft liner crayon is to close the eye gently and pull the pencil between the eyelids - results in a fine line, top and bottom. Sounds odd but it works - I use a green, brown or purple as black’s too stark for me.

Maybee, I use an eye primer and face primer when I put makeup on. I use the Laura Geller ones, which you can get from QVC or Amazon or eBay. It used to be sold in Debenhams too, but I think they’ve all closed now. It’s an American brand, but I like it very much.

I know it’s not cheap shinamae but it’s the combination of fine tip and long lasting which tipped the balance for me after I tried others. I must warn you that if you use it every day it lasts a month to six weeks. However I rarely buy any other make up and never have my nails done or any other treatments, hair about every six months so I don’t mind spending on this.
Maybe I tried Look Fabulous Forever eye primer but didn’t like it. It just felt like an unnecessary extra layer of ‘stuff’. I find my Maybelline cream eyeshadow goes on well and stays put all day without a primer, the best eyeshadow I have found and easy to put on with fingers too. And cheap.

Is there one you’d recommend? I never used to leave the house without wearing make up at one time. And when I saw the grandchildren as I don’t want to scare them!

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Does anyone use eyeshadow primer? I don’t wear make up much these days but did watch the Look Fabulous Forever tutorial about eye make up and thought I should get some.

I use eyeshadow primer along with face primer when going out out and it does hold the colour.

Does anyone use eyeshadow primer? I don’t wear make up much these days but did watch the Look Fabulous Forever tutorial about eye make up and thought I should get some.