Best Eyeshadow By Makeup Tips [9 more lists]

The best eyeshadow can totally rev up your look, enhancing eyes and really making them pop. Whether you're looking for the best creme eyeshadow or a great matte eyeshadow, this list includes them all. The price range varies, depending on the eyeshadow brands and types of eye shadows you buy (an eyeshadow palette, for example, will generally cost more than a single color). I've tried to include several of the best luxury brand eyeshadows and the drug store choices, too. See an all-time favorite on this list? Vote it up! And if you see an eyeshadow you absolutely hate, vote it down.

Eyeshadow can be used to draw attention to the eyes in dramatic fashion, or they can subtly enhance with just enough color. Depending on your eye color, your best choices will vary. The best eyeshadow colors for brown eyes, for example, might look terrible on those with baby blues. There really are no hard and fast rules anymore: With so many eyeshadow choices, you're free to create whatever look you choose! Just experiment a little to find what works best for you.

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Wet 'n' Wild Color Icon Palette

Wet 'n' Wild's Color Icon Palette eyeshadows are high quality and reasonably priced: a combo that can't be beat if you're looking for a good bargain. Each Palette offers wonderfully pigmented shades with real staying power. For smokey eyes, try the Color Icon Palette in 'Lust.'

Price range: $4.99 to $6
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Nars Duos Eyeshadow

Nars' Duos Eyeshadow powders make it really easy to create a subtle, natural look for eyes - or a bolder statement. Each eyeshadow compact contains two (long wearing, crease resistant) coordinated shades that can be blended together to create a unique color. You can also wet a makeup brush to create a much darker, more dramatic look. Nars offers it's Duo Eyeshadow in more than 60 different shades, too!

Price: $33
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Revlon Colorstay 12 Hour Eyeshadow Quad

Revlon makes great eyeshadows, with rich colors that glide on easily and offer hours of beautiful sparkle! Revlon's Colorstay 12 Hour Eyeshadow Quad is absolutely smudge proof. The palettes are well coordinated, allowing for great complimentary color enhancement. From highlighting to contouring, the Revlon powder shadows can't be beat.

Price range: $5.99 to $8.99
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MAC Eye Shadow

MAC Eye Shadow is simply sublime. This wonderfully-textured powders are available in more than 100 different shades - everything from gorgeous neutrals to shimmery brights. The MAC eyeshadows offer incredible texture, too. For a nice neutral, try MAC's eye shadow in 'Shroom' or 'Creamy Bisque.' For high drama, go with 'Carbon' or 'Espresso.' With so many colors, it's easy to experiment to find what works best.

Price: $18
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Tarte neutralEYES eye shadow palette

Tarte's neutralEYES eye shadow palette features 10 different, refillable shades, along with an aqua-gel eyeliner and an eyeshadow brush. These clay shadows look great with all eye colors and blend very easily. The mineral pigments in the shadows may also help to soften delicate eye skin.

Price: $44
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Dior 5-Colour Eye Shadow

Dior's 5-Color Eye Shadows are the perfect way to dress up eyes in style. Each of the compacts contain super-light powders that glide on easily and absolutely refuse to crease - even after hours of wear. For high drama, try the 5-Color Eye Shadows palette in 'Stylish Move' or 'Mystic Smokys.' For a more neutral look, consider 'Couture Golds' or 'Rosy Tan.'

Price: $58
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Stila Eye Shadow

Stila Eye Shadow is fantastic, period. For a gorgeous, shimmery nude that's a true classic, pick up a Stila shadow in Kitten - you won't be sorry. This color, a slightly pink neutral, literally enhances every single shadow color combination you can come up with!

Price: $18
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Urban Decay Eyeshadow

Urban Decay's Eyeshadow is the company's best-selling product. The pigments are incredibly versatile and long-wearing. Simply put: You can't go wrong with any of the Urban Decay shadows. From the rich bronze of 'Baked' to the bright, iridescent 'Flash,' or (my personal favorite) the pearly, soft pink of 'Sin.' Urban Decay's Eyeshadow goes on smoothly and has massive staying power. For a great collection of UD's shades in one pop, go for Urban Decay's Naked Palette!

Price: $17 (Naked Palette: $48)
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Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Eyecolor

Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Eyecolor is highly pigmented and super easy to layer. From matte neutrals to shimmery, rich jewel tones, this loose powder eyeshadow is easy to apply and blend. For a light, subtle shade, try the shimmery, sandy-colored 'Nude Beach.' For a more dramatic eye, try the deep coal 'Graphite.'

Price: $13
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BeneFit Creaseless Cream Shadows

While a lot of emphasis is placed on powdered eyeshadows, great cream shadows shouldn't be overlooked. BeneFit's Creaseless Cream Shadows are the perfect creams! The formula blends easily and the colors are all fantastic. For a good neutral, try 'Birthday Suit' or the new 'Fahrenheit Fab.' For a more dramatic look, try the silver 'Strut.' A bonus? These creams also double as liners, and they do NOT smudge!

Price: $19
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Lorac Starry-Eyed Baked Eye Shadow Trio

Lorac Starry-Eyed Baked Eye Shadow Trios are silky, highly pigmented and built for long wear. Shades can be applied wet or dry and they blend beautifully. The new 'Pop Star' trio, a matte black and bronze combination, is perfect for smokey eyes.

Price: $26
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Bobbi Brown Shimmer Wash Eyeshadow

Makeup maven Bobbi Brown offers some of the best eyeshadows on the market. Seriously, Bobbi Brown's Shimmer Wash Eyeshadow is incredible (try the gorgeous, shimmery pinky 'Rose Gold' or the bolder taupe of 'Stone' if you don't believe me). While some might shy away from anything 'shimmer,' don't. These shadows offer subtle glow with a great texture that doesn't cake!

Price: $20
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L'Oréal Paris HIP Bright Shadow Duo

Looking for a great drug store brand eyeshadow? L'Oréal Paris' HIP Bright Shadow Duo is one of the greats! These duos are inexpensive, quality, highly-pigmented shadows that deliver big, big color. At the low price, you can afford to purchase several different shades and experiment a little.

Price range: $6.99 to $8.50