soft plum

I have brown eyes and medium beige skin. I found that the green and skyline shades that are non-shimmery work well with a shimmery shade that's close to your skin color. Then you can customize the hues and use the same basic shades for both day and night. The shimmery shades in other colors can be a bit too bright for work, depending on what your work environment is like. But they also are quite nice looking for evenings.

I have the same coloring and am very happy with the grays all the way to the light purples. Going with a "glimmer" is always a safe bet.
Right now my favorite is Pacific Heights. It is a soft lavender and looks delicious.
For a really natural, bare and pretty look the browns actually turn out nicely as well.

I read a study about stabilities (sorry don't remember who wrote it) but for makeup it said: mascara lasts 3 months, cream makeup lasts 6 months, pressed powders last a year (as long as you keep them clean. Use an alcohol swab and rub over the top layer occasionally) and loose powders can last well over a year, the length of time depending on how careful you are with them. I hate to throw away good makeup, but if I haven't used something in a very long time I toss it just to be safe--and to make room for new stuff!!

They last a very long time. I have a Bare Minerals blush that I've been using for 5 and a half years! They keep better than most make-up.

I have had mine forever it seems and they last so well. I think it's because it is all makeup and no fillers to hold the pressed powder together. Plus I don't have to reapply at the end of the day if I'm going out. Still looks great. I know I've had my two favorite shadows at least 3 months maybe more, I can't remember exactly when I bought them.

I got high-shine gold metal in a kit too, and was sad to see they discontinued it...but, I LOVE Queen Phyllis. It's similar to high shine gold metal, but less...gold. It's VERY pretty && I love it.

Try True Gold. Not sure how close it would be to your other color, but it is a sparkly gold without huge flakes of glitter. Trophy Wife (would have to check BE site) might be another. Was out for the holidays, so don't know if it's still around.

I think the tube one will probably be closest. It does not have actual glitter in it, but it is like liquid metal--very shiny. BTW, not great if you have any "crepeyness" or small wrinkles. If you have young eyes, go for it.

Skyline is a grey, medium to dark depending on how you apply it.

Black ice is the perfect neutral grey, Drama has a more pewter color.

Vanilla Sugar, Soul, Patience, Chenille are a few I know of.

passionate plum is mat and it's grerat!

I've had varying experiences using BE shadows with and without primer. The colors look great either way, but the staying power differs. Some colors stay with primer, some don't. So verdict is, for lasting power, use primer.

Works fine without, but works great with. I use the primer everyday and I never have to touch up my eyes all day long. Even after a day at the beach most of it held on through swimming.

My favorite is Vanilla Sugar. I can use it as a highlighter for my brow bone, all over base color, or alone as the lid color when I want a no make-up look. Completely matte, no shimmer at all. If that shade doesn't work on your skin tone, you could also try Soul, Pebble, or Patience. The BE site lists whether the colors are matte or not in their descriptions, so you could check there on the shimmer levels of the colors you like here. Good news is there ARE BE shadows without sparkles and occasionally the kits come with some too (like the Pretty Wild set).

I would definitely try the matte Urban Decay shadows. Work great. You can layer on the color, which can be very vibrant!

As of Feb. 2012, it's still available on BE's site. Should be available at their boutiques too.

I haven't seen "In the Buff" but you might take a look at "Nude Beach". It's beautiful!

tiger lily is very similar to peach puff. however you can still buy peach puff in a bare escentuals boutique if there's one near you!

Nude beach, alone or over another color!