Favorite Drugstore Quads/Trios

There are soo many high quality drugstore products out there that are often times overlooked. I'm going to be focusing on trios and quads today. I've found some with awesome pigmentation and creamy blendable textures. I thought I would share a few of my favorites:

-Milani Quad in Earthly Delights
For some reason, it's getting harder and harder to find Milani where I live. So sad because they really do have some good quality eyeshadow quads and singles. They do sell Milani on Cherry Culture though. I love that the colors are soo pigmented and they coordinate really well with one another. This is a great quad to own if you're into the neutral brown/green smokey eye. Sometimes I use the yellow gold highlight shade as a cheek highlight. It's a great dupe of NARS Albatross! The matte green shade reminds me of camo. The golden brown shade has a lovely pearly sheen to it and the dark green shade is GORGEOUS... my favorite :)




-Maybelline Trio in Caramel Coast
Maybelline's new formula is AMAZING. These are just as creamy as my Stila shadows and MAC's veluxe pearl formulation. The copper shade is similar to MAC Amber Lights. The middle shade is a beautiful cranberry color. The last shade is one of my favorite highlight shades ever! It reminds me of MAC Nylon. It has the most beautiful yellow gold frosty sheen.




-NYX trios in Aloha/Mink Brown/Deep Bronze (LEFT) and Barely There/Champagne/Root Beer (RIGHT)



I just got these and I'm so impressed! Now I understand what the NYX raves are all about. I love the pearly sheen the shadows have. The quality is awesome for the price I would love to try out more, especially the purple trio! Supposedly the single shades are better quality than the trios.

Aloha/Mink Brown/Deep Bronze is your classic neutral palette. I love using Aloha as a creamy highlight. (Can you tell I'm obsessed with highlight shades?! lol) The colors work great together and blend out to a nice, smooth finish.



Barely There/Champagne/Root Beer is also a great trio to own. Barely There is a little chalkier than I would like it to be but the other shades make up for it. Champagne has this really pretty pink undertone to it. Root beer is by far my favorite. It sort of reminds me of MAC Satin Taupe. It's a pearly taupey brown with a hint of plum. It's surprising really great for shading in brows! Weird, I know, but try it.. you'll be surprised at how natural it looks! The root beer single eyeshadow is a different color, it's more plum. Isn't it strange how the singles and trios have the same shade name but sometimes they're different??



Sorry the swatches are not that great. I had to turn the flash off for the second trio. The colors are a lot brighter and pearly in person.

What are your favorite drugstore eyeshadows??