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NYX Sale and Chrome Shadow Swatches

November 21, 2009 by admin
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Check out the chrome shadows … they are one of my faves

NYX Chrome Shadows

I love NYX (Pronounced as Nix) chrome shadows. I find them to be the next best thing since sliced bread. Especially if you are on a budget. You can find these at beauty supply stores, cherryculture.com, nyxcosmetics.com and small boutiques. Some colors are very similar to MAC’s pigments but come in a much smaller container. I was lucky enough to have a few that were almost dupe’s of MAC’s pigments so I added pics of those too.

keep reading to see a classic review on the chrome shadows…

Color Assortment- High, there are about 60 shades all vibrant and unique. 24 different color glitters.
What is it for- Used as eyeshadow, but some colors can be used as highlighter on cheeks and lips.
Longevity- Use a good base and it will last all day. Glitters- use Duo glue, cream base, or Benefit Shelaq to adhere glitter onto face. Use with Mixing Mediums for liquid liner look.
Price- $3.99-$5.00
Texture- Soft easy to blend, and is not chunky. Use a MAC 239 or a firm brush to pack on the color for that intense look.
Similar to –MAC Pigments, Loreal Hip Pigments, Urban Decay Pigments.

Swatches are applied with damp brush to display intensity.

Red- This is a satin like red with a blue pink base. It is not frosty, more matte with slight shimmer.
Platinum- Solid liquid metal silver.
Geisha- This is a different color, this is almost like a reddish bronze.
Fucshia- (Duo tone) This is a pretty blue-ish pink. If you have ever seen MAC’s Pink Pearl, this is very similar but not as frosty.
Lemon Drop- Reddish pink color. I don’t love it.
Yellow- Bright yellow, this has a satin finish frosty yellow with slight glimmer. Smoother in texture than MAC’s Golden Lemon.
Pearl White- This is an intense shimmery white shadow. Can be used as highlighter on brow bone and on lids. If you have MAC’s Vanilla this is a very similar in texture, but is white, while MAC’s Vanilla is more champagne. Compared to MAC’s Frost Pigment this is similar in shade, but MAC’s Frost is slightly frostier.
Keylime- Lime green frosty shadow
Hot Pink- Bright pink shadow. Very similar to MAC’s crystallize glitter.
Sunset- Bright Orange. Very similar to MAC’s crystallize glitter.
Disco Ball- Muli- colored silver glitter. Similar to MAC’s 3d glitter but much smaller in size.
Echo Green – Lime Green. Very similar to MAC’s crystallize glitter.

I left MAC’s Golden Lemon a bit chunky so you can see the texture

Tags: NYX Chrome Shadow Swatches

Comments

91 Comments

At 2009.11.21 00:14, Anna said:

I own a couple of these. They’re awesome!

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- At 2009.11.21 18:00, Giselle said:
  
  PLS PURSEBUZZ:
  can you tell me what did you do to make the yellow chromeshadow look that pigmented?
  because i have the yellow chromeshadow, but when i aplly it it doesnt give that pigmentation and my make up looks like with little wholes of skin (if you understand what i mean)
  
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At 2009.11.21 00:15, Janelle said:

Im loving the look of pearl white and the disco ball glitter!

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At 2009.11.21 00:17, baybee415 said:

these eyeshadow are kind of for night out!

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At 2009.11.21 00:17, Sara M said:

I really like Geisha a lot.

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At 2009.11.21 00:37, Anastasia said:

Thanks so much for letting me know - going NOW to order

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At 2009.11.21 01:14, karen_mae said:

i love it.. but no budget for make ups this time =(

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At 2009.11.21 01:22, cowgirl_cj said:

Im gonna have to check those out! they have some great colors!

Thanks for letting us know! =D

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At 2009.11.21 01:23, Sindy said:

These colors are gorgeous!

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At 2009.11.21 01:49, Sparkleluvr said:

I just was recently introduced to NYX and I really love their shadows! Thanks for these great swatches, that pearl white is purty! I also really love the MAC 3D and NYX Disco Ball, I have the exact same holographic glitter from Coastal Scents and I love using a shadow sealer and holographic glitter as a liner! It’s so pretty and gives you that glamorous sizzle without being over the top, something you can still wear in the day with same dazzle but without looking like a club dancer.

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- At 2009.11.21 08:58, torie said:
  
  If you haven’t tried their jumobo eye pencils yet-they are awesome! Just saying:)
  
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  - At 2009.11.22 16:30, CathRose said:
    
    haha love it too and sparkle luv they also have jumbo eyepencil that are glitters
    
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At 2009.11.21 02:02, Christy said:

These are sooooo pretty!

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At 2009.11.21 02:18, Audrey said:

Gorgeous colours, and the price is great too. Thanks for the tip !

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At 2009.11.21 02:36, Nina said:

Wow, I didn’t know NYX could be dupes for MAC! I guess NYX it is!

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At 2009.11.21 02:37, Melody Lai said:

i love nyx.
they’re really good dupes for mac shadows !

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At 2009.11.21 03:48, malissa said:

I absolutely want to try some of these!!!! I RRREAAAAAAAALLLYYY want that Disco Ball pigment, it’ll come in handy when I do make up for the actors at my school play. I’m so excited to hear about these pigments! Thanks for the info Pursebuzz!!

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At 2009.11.21 04:34, Ngoc P said:

Oh my…I love love love all of ur product that u purchased…..the swatches are amazing. I love the color…the shimmery…the pop from them. The glitter eyeshadows are even more amazing. I love love love them. Definitely go on my list what I want to buy for the future…but got to find a job ha haha My budget right now is no more spending money. SO it is nadah, zero, nothing to spend

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At 2009.11.21 07:06, styletopia said:

yellow and red are pretty

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At 2009.11.21 07:15, Janice A. said:

wow…. i went on the site… and theres 59 for 59 dollars… what a deal!

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At 2009.11.21 08:55, torie said:

I just ordered some of these. I justified the purchases as saying they are stocking stuffers!

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At 2009.11.21 09:10, Jubeliit said:

I love NYX! the quality/price ratio is excellent!

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At 2009.11.21 09:44, jaida said:

omg the chrome shadows look really good, gotta get some!

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At 2009.11.21 10:17, tousledkitten said:

Ooh. Pretty.

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At 2009.11.21 10:46, ioana said:

the mac 3D one and the nyx dicso ball looks amazing!!! i’m inlove with it!! really pretty colours!!

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At 2009.11.21 11:16, brittany said:

they all are so pretty! i might have to buy some.

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At 2009.11.21 11:34, ritadebora said:

Great colors!!!

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At 2009.11.21 12:09, karrie said:

Very nice swatches!

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At 2009.11.21 12:10, make/up/freak said:

nyx pearl white, mac frost & mac vanilla are my favs

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At 2009.11.21 12:41, Grothesque said:

Hello

do you know if they post internationally?

Thanks

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- At 2009.11.22 16:31, CathRose said:
  
  they do i believe but the offers are not always for international customers on nyx
  
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At 2009.11.21 13:51, Christine said:

Does anyone know where I can get this in Canada? specifically, Toronto?

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- At 2009.11.22 16:32, CathRose said:
  
  Theey do ship in Canada but the shipping is more expensive of course. It takes a week or two depending the time of the year i never ordered from the nyx website but cherryculture is that way
  
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At 2009.11.21 14:11, Missy said:

ohh those glitters are pretty!
macs 3D is great! need that lol

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At 2009.11.21 15:04, Sarah said:

I really like the Geisha color

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At 2009.11.21 15:30, Ann said:

o lalala im going to go check these out now!

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At 2009.11.21 16:11, Msjuneday said:

This is amazing!! You can get 59 for $59!! I think I might go for it. They’re smaller than MAC, but who uses the whole container anyways? If even three of them compair to MAC, it’s worth the money right there. The shipping is pretty high though.. They get you there

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At 2009.11.21 16:15, ezzie said:

MAC 3d!!!
disco ball!!!
lol, these are BLINDING!

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At 2009.11.21 18:54, Janice said:

That MAC 3D glitter is blingin!

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At 2009.11.21 19:55, siqi said:

omg thanks for telling me there’s a sale!

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At 2009.11.21 20:40, quistal said:

Wow, these seem really great! I might get some!

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At 2009.11.21 21:33, icnflyhi said:

lemon drop is the prettiest shade! i need to go buy it and try it out!

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At 2009.11.22 03:30, Jillian said:

I looooove NYX! Just ordered 28 of their lipsticks from Cherry Culture lol.

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- At 2009.11.22 16:33, CathRose said:
  
  haha i love them too i only have 7 yet though
  
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At 2009.11.22 03:38, Jennifer said:

Omg pursebuzz thanks for the review after i read it i went an ordered the bundles ! i’m so excited for when it arrives.
thanks a lot.

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At 2009.11.22 03:48, jessica grace said:

thank for this tip i just got some stuff from there website and also philosophy coupon cuz i got something from there also…your site is the best…im hopeing to win that uban decay stuff still…hopefully…thank you

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At 2009.11.22 08:04, Rebecca said:

can you believe NYX has gone into Harrods in the UK? So so disappointed! Is cheaper and easier to go to MAC! x

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- At 2009.11.22 16:34, CathRose said:
  
  try ordering online i can say its definitly worth it
  
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At 2009.11.22 14:02, kristin-kizzyme said:

oh my god…. GREAT swatches !! I SO wish We had NYX In Norway :D

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- At 2009.11.27 04:27, kaersika said:
  
  come to the us and get everything you need, for great prices too!
  
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At 2009.11.22 14:32, priscillaXD said:

i really like nyx especially the liquid liner
the shades are reallly nice the only problem i have is with the glitters i really dont use glitter and when i do i use nyx but i dont really like it i think the glitter is too heavy and big i like subtle glitter like very small pieces but other than that the eyeshadows are really good

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- At 2009.11.27 04:26, kaersika said:
  
  im with you, i love glitter but not too heavy
  
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At 2009.11.22 18:25, mskianaluv said:

as for the longevity of these colors, does anyone know if they “oxidize” or change color by the end of the day? I seem to notice that with some of the mineral shadows, or cheaper pigments, the color payoff is great upon first application, but wane in the late afternoon hrs.

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- At 2009.11.27 04:25, kaersika said:
  
  no this ones last all day long!!
  
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At 2009.11.22 19:51, Chloe said:

Wow these look amazing! Can’t wait to buy some!

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- At 2009.11.27 04:25, kaersika said:
  
  me too, ill go tomorrow, maybe they have big sales (black friday)!!
  
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At 2009.11.22 21:12, Gina said:

Those colors look awesome.

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At 2009.11.22 22:47, Amber Lynn said:

These are very bright and lovely colours
I recently bought eye liner from NYX and i love it, it is such a good price too!

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- At 2009.11.27 04:24, kaersika said:
  
  i know i bought a white eyeliner for my waterline and i love it!
  
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At 2009.11.22 23:02, Elisa said:

i remember you did a review on these a year a go or so. i am SOOO impressed with nyx, thanks so much for introducing them to us all! :]

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At 2009.11.23 02:29, Lyndi said:

I really like the Nyx, I could get a lot of use out of the sunset one because of my blue eyes, but eco green is SO cute too! And the disco ball one would be awesome for my dance team! Hmmm….

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- At 2009.11.27 04:24, kaersika said:
  
  you should get all of them! lol
  
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At 2009.11.23 03:04, Karen said:

NYX is really getting a lot better with their stuff o_O is their product’s longevity about the same as MAC’s? I know that their color intensity is comparable… but wow anyway, these are amazing

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- At 2010.02.28 18:05, Telephonique said:
  
  They really are! The prices are WONDERFUL.
  
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At 2009.11.24 02:36, lana said:

i love NYX products and there so cheap:)

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- At 2009.11.27 04:23, kaersika said:
  
  are they i’ve never purchased anything from nyx
  
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  - At 2010.02.28 18:05, Telephonique said:
    
    They are, their loose shadows are 4.99$ CDN.
    
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At 2009.11.24 20:35, chunsiewjeh said:

i love the details u give

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- At 2009.11.27 04:23, kaersika said:
  
  i know you can almost see it!
  
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At 2009.11.25 01:10, Cecilia said:

Platinum looks great!

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At 2009.11.25 03:32, Morgan said:

NYX prices make me happy. I wish all makeup was that cheap with great color payoff!

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At 2009.11.25 05:53, Yenny said:

eekk.. i’m so tempted to pick up the 59 color collection… how come these sales are never available on cherry culture so i can use coupon codes?? :(((

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- At 2009.11.27 04:22, kaersika said:
  
  where do you get codes?
  
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At 2009.11.25 10:39, Caressa said:

I really love NYX there’s a little shop by me that sells alot of there products

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At 2009.11.25 16:34, sonjiya said:

disco ball looks like an instant party!

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- At 2009.11.27 04:22, kaersika said:
  
  woo hoo for parties
  
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At 2009.11.25 18:21, Jem said:

These actually look so good! And good alternative to Mac or more expensive pigments!

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- At 2009.11.27 04:22, kaersika said:
  
  definately a cheaper alternative, but not in quality!
  
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At 2009.11.25 18:25, Fobbishme said:

OoOoOo I love all the color pigmented. I might go purchase some!

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At 2009.11.27 01:10, ruth said:

thanks for the swatches!! this is great.:D

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- At 2009.11.27 04:21, kaersika said:
  
  yeah me too!
  
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- At 2009.11.27 04:21, kaersika said:
  
  shes awsome right!?!
  
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At 2009.11.27 03:40, Mary said:

Whoa, the pigmentation on these are CRAZY! I think I’ll be sticking some of these on my Christmas list

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At 2009.11.27 04:20, kaersika said:

love love love the bright colors!

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At 2009.11.27 21:19, Teresa said:

I almost bought from this sale but the shipping to Canada was like $60! So I will take a few from my want list and just buy them in the store - one day! You’re swatches are helpful I love the look at the chrome e/s’!

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At 2009.11.29 00:37, tiffany said:

lots of colours! great for the holiday fun

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At 2009.11.29 23:36, Katherine said:

I love NYX! I bought a bunch of NYX jumbo eye pencils to use as shadow bases instead of the coloured MAC paintpots! They work really well! I am always pleased with my NYX products!

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At 2010.01.19 19:06, Lia said:

I love the $1 sale but after clicking a few items into the cart, I found out that shipping would cost more than the total. I think it’s cheaper to buy it at my local Ulta.

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At 2010.01.20 10:37, Sherly said:

Are all of the NYX shadows dupes of MAC or NARS or other brands? Does anyone know? Cause that’s pretty cool if they are.

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At 2010.02.26 07:10, thuyn58 said:

They look so nice… I recently grew love for NYX @_@

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At 2010.02.28 18:05, Telephonique said:

Oh, wow! I love NYX, but they don’t seem to sell a lot in Canada. There is a fairly good selection at the drugstores here, but there really isn’t a ton of them. i love the disco ball one, and… well, ALL of the colours on here are great!

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