Eye Makeup

Eye Shadow

Editors' Choice

Best Grays

The steely blue and charcoal shadows in Yves Saint Laurent Eye Shadow Duo #27 are surprisingly transparent.

Becca Creme Eye Colour in Nickel is a muted metallic that creates smoky eyes in seconds.

Best Colors

Nars Iceland Eyeshadow Duo's Lavender and Sea Foam Green powders are pale and pearly.

A dab of Chanel Illuminating Eyeshadow in Abysse produces the sheerest wash of metallic lavender.

Best Beiges

M.A.C. Eye Shadow in Shroom and Revlon Eyeglide Shimmer Shadow in Sandstone are luminous, featherweight beiges.

Best Brown

Chantecaille Lasting Eye Shade in Cinnamon, a rich cocoa, can be dusted over lids lightly for a subtle veil of warmth.

Readers' Choice

Revlon Wet/Dry Shadow Quad in Coffee Bean

M.A.C. Eye Shadow in Shroom

Eyeliner

Editors' Choice

Some eye pencils are too hard (causing bumpy, uneven lines), some are too soft (they wander and wear off quickly), but even Goldilocks couldn't argue with Lancôme's Le Crayon Khôl, which is just right. The fine tip glides over skin, leaving behind a straight line of moist color that won't smear. And with nine shades, there's one to suit every woman's style.

Readers' Choice

Avon Glimmerstick Eye Liner in Blackest Black

M.A.C. Eye Kohl in Teddy

Mascara

Editors' Choice

Shu Uemura Basic Mascara gives the most natural enhancement we've seen and doesn't smudge, even hours later.

For dramatic lashes, L'Oréal Double Extend Mascara has a basecoat on one end that lengthens and thickens, and pigment on the other, making wimpy fringe look as full as fakes.

Readers' Choice

Maybelline Great Lash Mascara

Lancôme Définicils High Definition Mascara

Brow Filler

Most brow fillers are only available in blonde or brunette, but Anatasia Beverly Hills Perfect Brow Powder comes in ten shades to match brows exactly. Plus, its powdery texture makes it less obvious than pencil.

Eye Makeup Remover

Virtually every makeup remover bills itself as nongreasy, but if it looks like an oil slick and it feels like an oil slick.... Almay Non-Oily Eye Makeup Remover Pads' palm-size circles actually live up to their name.

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