There’s something super-magical and mesmerizing about gorgeous, perfectly blended eye shadow. You know, the eye shadow that looks almost velvet-soft, like it was softly blown over each eyelid with small gusts of wind. But as anyone who has ever tried to apply eye shadow knows, it ain’t that easy to apply, and more often than not, your eye shadow attempts end up looking like an arts and crafts project rather than a masterpiece.
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But, hey, props to you for trying — we’ve all got to start somewhere, right? That’s why we’re so in love with eye shadow inspo photos, the ones that are fully aspirational, rarely attainable and crazy-addictive to scroll through. So to get you on our eye shadow-obsession level, we rounded up the 50 prettiest smoky, subtle, natural and colorful eye shadow looks to try on yourself, ASAP. Click through to see them all, and be prepared to take exactly 50 screenshots. You’ve been warned.
Ready to do these looks yourself? Hop on over to Sephora and Ulta Beauty to snag some pretty eyeshadow palettes.
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Originally posted on StyleCaster.
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Rose gold eye shadow with winged liner
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Smoky brown & emerald green shadow
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Subtle smoky eye
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Smoky brown shadow
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Winged eyeliner & subtle shadow
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Contoured eye shadow with winged eyeliner
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Pink & plum shadow
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Natural tan eye shadow
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Iridescent brown eye shadow
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Champagne shadow
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Smoky slate gray eye shadow
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Copper smoky eye
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Metallic silver eye shadow
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Muted plum eye shadow
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Smudgy copper shadow
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Matte black smoky eye
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Shimmery champagne eye shadow
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Classic smoky eye
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Natural nude eye shadow
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Iridescent mink eye shadow
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Natural eye shadow
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Tangerine eye shadow
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Copper eye shadow with winged eyeliner
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Subtle peach eye shadow
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Nude, natural eye shadow
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Metallic silver smoky eye
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Natural eye shadow
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Smoky gray eye shadow
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Soft brown eye shadow
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Copper eye shadow with winged eyeliner
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Smoky plum eye shadow
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Neutral brown eye shadow
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Soft pink eye shadow
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Copper red eye shadow
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Pink & tan eye shadow
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Smoky eye with winged eyeliner
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Soft brown eye shadow
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Gray eye shadow with winged liner
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Brown eye shadow with winged eyeliner
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Smoky brown eye shadow
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Natural, subtle eye shadow
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Rose gold eye shadow
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Shimmery gold & orange eye shadow
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Subtle smoky eye
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Tan eye shadow with winged eyeliner
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Matte blue-gray eye shadow
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Copper smoky eye
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Dramatic smoky eye
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Glittery smoky eye
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Iridescent brown eye shadow
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