Possible dupes in the LE Wet n Wild The Gilded Age eyeshadow trio

If you caught my posts a few days about the new Wet n Wild limited edition Summer 2011 collections, you know that I went bonkers over Go for the Gold, which contains a lovely Color Icon eyeshadow trio called The Gilded Age. And if you read that post, you know I was convinced that these shades were dupes of some MAC shades.

Well, after hours of swatching, I found the two MAC shades that I think most closely resemble the middle and third shades in The Gilded Age (I'm pretty sure that the top shade is a dupe for Stila Kitten, although I seem to have misplaced my Stila Kitten so I cannot confirm that).

Enlarge the above photo to get a better idea of these shades. 

While not spot-on dupes, I believe that MAC Sable, which is a lovely brown with red undertones, is in the same ballpark at the brown shade in the WnW trio, which also has a red undertone to it (in natural light).

MAC Romp has a gold shimmer to it that closely resembles the shimmer in the gold shade in the WnW trio.

And here's the gold shade in the WnW trio next to Urban Decay Smog:

Again, this is not a spot-on dupe, but it's interesting that the gold shimmer in UD Smog is nearly identical to the shimmer in the gold shade in the WnW trio. Obviously, both UD Smog and MAC Romp are more multi-dimensional eyeshadows but, in person, the gold shade in the Wet n Wild trio is richer and deeper than it appears in my swatches. I would never turn my nose to it, that's for darn sure.

If anything, I hope this post gives you a better perspective on the Wet n Wild trio! Maybe this will help you determine whether you'll want to stalk your drugstores looking for this display when it hits stores next month. 

Since the shades appeal to me so much, I definitely want a back-up of The Gilded Age because I know for a fact I'll be getting a lot of mileage out of this trio. I actually haven't worn any other shadows since I received this trio for review. For $2.99, it's pretty spectacular if you're drawn to browns and golds and I would highly recommend a purchase if you spot it.

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