89%
would repurchase
4.2/5
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ingredients

Mica, Diisostearyl Malate, Talc, Mineral Oil, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Butylparaben. May Contain: Polymethyl Methacrylate, Methylparaben, Zinc Stearate, CI 19140 Yellow 5 Lake), CI 42090 (Blue 1 Lake), CI 77007 (Ultramarines), CI 77288 (Chromium Oxide Greens), CI 77289 (Chromium Hydroxide Green), CI 77491/CI 77492/CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77510 (Ferric Ferrocyanide), CI 77742 (Manganese Violet), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 16035 (Red 40 Lake)

Reviews

Reviews


3.0
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8 years ago

Pretty decent for the price, with excellent pigmentation! For some reason this works as an excellent "outline" for my winged liner. Having slightly downturned outer eye corners I've always found...

About reviewer (13 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinDry, Fair, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesBlue



4.0
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9 years ago

Blacker than most black shadows I've owned, the NYX Black shadow has a dry sooty texture that is FANTASTIC to set eyeliner, fill in an uneven hairline and blend into a smokey eye. But there is...

About reviewer (129 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily, Tan, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesBlack


2.0
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9 years ago

Terrible. This eyeshadow is very messy and, If you accidentally touch it, It is VERY hard to clean off. Even If I used a makeup remover wipe, the product was all over the place. Since this...

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily, Medium, Neutral

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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9 years ago

This is the best black eyeshadow ever! I've used from cheap to expensive brand and they all come of as dark gray, but never true black; and I really need true black; you see my main use for the...

About reviewer (122 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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10 years ago

I love most of NYX products, their always great quality products and i really enjoy their eye shadows very much. It's the perfect black shadow, it's VERY pigmented and it stays on so well and...

About reviewer (31 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBlack

EyesBrown


4.0
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10 years ago

great stuff! more pigmented than UD Perversion & Mac Carbon for 1/3 of the price!

About reviewer (135 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOily

HairBrown

EyesGreen


5.0
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10 years ago

Already tons of reviews so I don't need to reiterate what has already been said. Definitely one of the most pigmented "black" black eye shadows out there. Smooth and easy to work with but use a...

About reviewer (800 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesBlue


5.0
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10 years ago

I really love gel liner, but it tends to smudge on me if I don't set it with a black eyeshadow. I have matte black shadows in palettes, but I wanted a single eyeshadow to take with me in my makeup...

About reviewer (124 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Coarse

EyesBrown


4.0
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11 years ago

It's a pigmented eyeshadow, lasts a long time, however it's creases and goes under my eyes. :/ overall it's like a 3.5 ish kind of eyeshadow. I prefer my wet n wild matte black shadow over this one :)

About reviewer (33 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBlack

EyesBlack


5.0
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11 years ago

When I realized ALL my black e/s were sparkly, I ran across this at ULTA and am in love. I had been checking out MAC black shadows but this is exactly what I was looking for. NYX single shadows...

About reviewer (258 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairOther, Straight, Fine

EyesHazel


1.0
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11 years ago

I must have gotten a dud. There's no explanation for why this product has 4.6 when the product I received swatched a charcoal gray that I couldn't build up to black. I was hoping this would be a...

About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBrunette, Curly, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

This is the best black eyeshadow I have tried so far. It is truly matte and super pigmented. It makes my eyeliner last longer and doesn't smudge at all. Packaging is cute and it is dirty cheap! A...

About reviewer (119 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Curly, Other

EyesBrown


4.0
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11 years ago

I have this product and use it frequently to deepen color in my creases (going through a smoky eye phase). It is well-priced for what it does, and I find with a primer it lasts a long time without...

About reviewer (45 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily, Dark, Warm

HairBrown, Curly, Fine

EyesBrown


4.0
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11 years ago

Black is a completely matte black. It has a bit of fallout, but that's fine. I'm not in love with the packaging. Like, it's just, meh. Boring and a bit bulky. The shadow is okay. It smears when I...

About reviewer (14 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinOily, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


4.0
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11 years ago

Very pigmented true matte black color! I was impressed when I first used it. I use this all the time for smokey looks. It does fall out if you don’t tap your brush before application. I tried to...

About reviewer (296 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinVery Oily, Olive, Warm

HairBlack, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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12 years ago

I have been very happy with this eyeshadow. I use it to set my black eyeliner and it works very well. I haven't had the fallout problem that a lot of reviewers have mentioned. The color is a...

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair, Not Sure

HairRed, Straight, Fine

EyesGreen


5.0
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12 years ago

UPDATE: So I have this eyeshadow for like what 5 years now, which is way too old, specially considering I use it everyday. So I went and look for a replacement, you think its easy, but pigmented...

About reviewer (192 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinVery Dry, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesGreen


3.0
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12 years ago

I really wanted to love this shadow. I line my eyes on a daily basis with black eye shadow and I was really hoping this shadow would become my daily product. I had heard about this shadow and its...

About reviewer (22 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Olive

HairBrown

EyesGreen


3.0
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12 years ago

I really wanted to love this, especially since it was so difficult for me to find a store that sells NYX in Toronto. Yes, it is the darkest, most pigmented black eyeshadow I've ever used, and it...

About reviewer (268 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Fair, Neutral

HairBrown, Straight, Medium

EyesOther


5.0
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12 years ago

Black was my first shadow from this brand, and its smooth texture combined with rich, pigmented color started my love affair with NYX Single Eyeshadows. Black is my most used shade, as I used it to...

About reviewer (11 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Dark, Warm

HairBlack, Other, Coarse

EyesBrown