NYX Cosmetics Eyeshadow - Cryptonite

I'm a fairly recent convert to NYX cosmetics but in a long quest to find a mid-brown eyeshadow I liked, I decided to try this one. Taupe was a bit too dark but this shade True Taupe is lovely.I wear it daily and as a base I use a small amount of foundation plus a primer (NYC) and I find this eyeshadow lasts all day with no problem (somewhere around 8-10 hours at least). It has a very soft texture and feels gentle on the eyelid. The pigment is great and the colour is buildable to a lovely, wearable shade. This is no obvious shimmer, so the flat colour is ideal for daywear, or you could add other colours and a shimmery highlighter for a 'going out' look. This is perfect as a base colour across the whole eyelid and I usually add a darker shade of brown in the socket of my eye for definition.The shadow is lightweight and as I'm getting closer to the bottom of the block, I'm finding more is coming away on my brush when I swirl it around to load up in the container. That said, the little pot is reasonably deep, so I'm not seeing it spill out of the sides. And I've so far had 3 different colours in the range, and I haven't experienced any problems with the eyeshadow breaking up into pieces at all.Overall I'd definitely recommend this product and this particular shade, and on the whole the NYX range is pretty good value.

Bought this having watched a makeup tutorial on YouTube and wanted to recreate the look....Unfortunately the packaging did not adequately protect the product, and if arrived with the lid snapped off and half the powder having fallen out. I did not choose to return it, rather I did that truck with rubbing alcohol to reform the loose powder back into the pot, and lived with a loose lid.The powder itself is lovely, goes on easily on eyelids, and is a nice soft brown. It has a slight shimmer to it, but really subtle. Great to nerd with other colours. I also use it with a small brush to define my eyebrows.Were it not for the packaging failure, this would have got a higher rating....

Really pigmented shadows! Creamy almost. Really lovely . I will definitely buy more of these. Following some excellent make up bloggers - thanks for tips!

Easy to apply blends like butter. Lasts all day and night! Highly pigmented. Doesn't crack even without eyeshadow primer. Great to blend under the eyes too. Excellent price for such a good product.

As far as taupe eye shadow goes, you can't get too excited. However, this one goes on nicely and the hue is just right. It doesn't fade into a nondescript eye make up colour. Also I tried a small, lightly applied amount for contouring and it works very nicely. It goes very well with contrast colours too! A useful little number.

I have received this today, and whilst the colour is fab, the packaging is terrible, the whole thing has crumbled and broken

Pretty colour. Great price. Fast delivery.

Great basic/wearable colour, a bit dark for all over lid wear (for me med-fair caucasian) so I tend to use it for defining the lash lines and outer corners. Really nicely pigmented but a little powdery, can't complain given price though.