MAC describes Black Tied as "black with silver sparkle" This is a soft black, it's not intense/goth like. Mirroring what others have said, the glitter doesn't jump out at you and isn't noticeable. I ...

Well pigmented black with silver sparkles. Sparkes are barley visible after application. Great for smokey eye application. Blends really well. Carbon is still more intense black. Not a necessary purch...

As with the other Velvet shadows, the shimmer doesn't come out as much as it looks like it would in the pan. It's hard to tell the difference between this and Carbon once it's blended out but this is ...

Beautiful as an eyeliner and blended out! I'm too scared to try it all over the eye for a smokey eye but I'm sure it looks amazing like that too :)

I wasn't floored by this color at all. It has way too chunky glitter in it and I find it difficult to blend. The only way I use it is wet as a liner over smolder. Not special enough for me to buy a...

Me favorite eyeshadow for smokey eye! Really like to add coopering in the crease with it. Make my blue/grey eyes pop! It blends great but doesn't last that long on me. Maybe I should put a primer inst...

This is the eyeshadow that I cannot live without. I layer this over EVERYTHING. It lasts long and is easy to apply. I never use it by itself, so I can't say much whether it creases or not... but what ...

You can think this is gonna be black, because of the name, but is not black, it is dark ashy gray with glitter chunks that fall out. It doesn't work for smokey eyes, is too sheer. It doesn't work as e...

I don't have Carbon to compare it too, but I know for sure that I really like Black Tied. It's very black IMO, it's my go to shadow for darkening my outer V. ****TIP**** If you want the sparkles to s...

I love Black Tied! It's incredible to create a smokey eye or just to use as a liner. It's got beautiful, fine silvery glitter in it, which (miracle alert!) doesn't end up all over my cheeks. I will s...