Best eyeshadow on Reddit

208 reviews from r/Makeup, r/MakeupAddiction, r/AustralianMakeup and 16 more subreddits

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#1

Natasha Denona

4.9
(22)
"They are very well curated and easy to grab & go without any planning."
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"Natasha Denona: the best quality for mattes and shimmers."
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"I adore the quality of the Natasha Denona palettes."
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"Natasha denona i need a nude palette My favorite ❤️"
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"Natasha denona i need a nude is good because it’s not warm."
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"I really love the Baby I Need A Nude mini palette from Natasha Denona."
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"Also recommend Natasha denona xenon palette for a smokey eye if you want more cool tones"
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"I really like Natasha Denona’s I need a Nude or Colourpop’s Stone Cold Fox and I’m pale (cool-neutral) with blue eyes."
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"Closely followed by Natasha Denona."
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"I picked up the Starlette one at Sephora on a whim and I'm so impressed with it."
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#2

MAC

4.8
(16)
"Groundwork is a taupe shade with a bit of warmth."
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"MAC Single Shadow in Naked Lunch. I wear it everyday."
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"Mac has nice ones - lots of neutral."
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"Mac Tailor Gray kind of a cool taupe color."
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"Mac Eyeshadows Finjan, Omega, Sandstone all fit your description. I personally love Finjan."
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"I feel wasteful only using a couple of colours out of a pallet. Now I make my own palette with Mac shadows."
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"Try mac omega Its a taupe with a very slight green tinge."
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"Many nudes in there. I wear Taylor Grey."
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"My HG eyeshadow is ‘shady Santa’ by MAC - it’s supposed to be plum/purple..."
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"What I did was make my own palette with MAC eyeshadows."
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#3

Colourpop

4.5
(16)
"Colourpop Deja brew has been an amazing neutral brown palette for me."
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"Colourpop super shock shadows can give that look, I especially love ladybug and frog."
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"I would recommend Colourpop or Juvia’s place."
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"Colorpop has some cute eyeshadow palettes!"
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"Try colourpop at first - they’re great palettes."
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"Colourpop’s shadows are consistently great and easy to work with."
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"They last forever for me and the colour payoff is unrivaled."
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"ColorPop has a lot of nice pallets. Budget friendly too."
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"Affordable options"
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"If price is a concern, then Colourpop is a solid choice for quads as well."
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#4

Huda Beauty

4.9
(14)
"Huda pretty grunge is my fav."
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"HUDA beauty eyeshadow pallete any day."
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"I highly recommend it. It’s mostly shimmers and the quality is superb."
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"Hands down! Her Nude obsessions minis, New and Naughty Nude and Rose Quartz check all boxes!"
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"Huda’s grunge palette is so stunning."
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"Pat McGrath, Huda or Patrick Ta."
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"I find huda beauty to be amazing."
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"Huda would be your best bet."
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"Huda beauty u will get it below 1k with coupon code summertreat."
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"Nice smokey eye looks"
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#5

Urban Decay

4.9
(9)
"Im personally a large advocate for Urban Decay’s “Naked” products."
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"Urban Decay Space Cowboy single and Make up by Mario OG Ethereal Eyes palette."
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"I've heard great things about the Urban Decay Naked Heat Palette for beginners."
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"Urban Decays Space Cowboy is exactly what you are looking for."
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"Works with every skin tone and is at ulta!!."
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"That would be a perfect palette for you."
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"Too bad Urban Decay ruined our lives by discontinuing it."
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"Urban Decay Naked Heat is a great palette."
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"Specially but they have others"
#6

Juvia'S Place

5.0
(6)
"Juvias place!!!!"
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"Juvias place is a black owned brand with pigmented products that you may like."
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"I love Juvia's place, they have lots of blues also."
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"Everything I’ve ever tried from Juvia’s Place is perfection."
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"Juvia’s Place."
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"Vibrant colors and deep pigment"
#7

Bobbi Brown

4.7
(6)
"Bobbi Brown and Laura Mercier are the best but I've also heard good things about Colourpop."
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"Shadow sticks can be so nice for mature eyes! Eg. Bobbi Brown."
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"I second the Bobbi Brown. I use the sticks."
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"They glide on so smoothly and last a long time!"
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"Bobbi Brown e/s sticks."
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"I like the Bobbi brown eyeshadow sticks."
#8

Pat Mcgrath

4.8
(5)
"Pat McGrath is my number one."
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"Pat McGrath, Huda or Patrick Ta."
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"Pat McGrath is my absolute favorite."
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"You honestly can't go wrong with Pat McGrath palettes."
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"Another solid choice."
#9

Milani

4.6
(5)
"Milani has a cute dusty rose I just bought."
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"Milani or Ulta are my go-to eyeshadow primers."
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"I use Milani eyeshadow primer and it’s never been drying. Highly recommend!"
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"It's lasted me forever with similar results to the urban decay primer potion."
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"I've personally found very easy to use, reliable and affordable."
#10

Revolution

4.4
(5)
"I would personally recommend 'Revolution: Forever flawless pallet in Ice."
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"Revolution do amazing ones and they do dupes of other high end palettes."
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"I would personally recommend 'Revolution: Forever flawless pallet in Ice."
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"Revolution will serve you well."
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"Revolution reloaded palettes"
#11

Morphe

4.2
(5)
"I LOVE Morphe pallets, especially the artistry ones."
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"Morphe has the best and most affordable eyeshadows ever!"
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"The Morphe one is good/cheap."
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"Morphe shadows is an excellent choice."
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"The quality isn’t amazing but it’s cheaper."
#12

Blend Bunny

5.0
(4)
"You should try Blend Bunny! Mostly mattes, buttery formula."
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"Anything from blend bunny will be worth your money."
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"They're very pigmented and in your budget and among my top favourite matte formulas."
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"Anything from blend bunny."
#13

Elf

4.8
(4)
"I've never had anything beat ELF."
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"Work well"
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"Elf"
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"Elf and Wet N Wild have some nice mini palettes."
#14

Nyx

4.5
(4)
"Hands down. And a great price."
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"Nyx"
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"I like the NYX one."
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"Nyx palettes"
#15

Beauty Bay

5.0
(3)
"Beauty Bay and Colourpop have great palettes if you’re looking for something budget friendly."
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"I love beauty bay's own brand."
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"Any palette by Beauty Bay for bright colours."
#16

rom&nd

5.0
(3)
"Have really great palettes for blue eyes."
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"I like the Rom&nd eye palettes a lot."
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"If you like the rom&nd ones, check out Tira or kult."
#17

Elizabeth Mott

5.0
(3)
"Is Elizabeth Mott considered drugstore? Their Thank Me Later is amazing."
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"I’m super oily and I use this everyday only for my eyeliner."
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"Elizabeth Mott Thank Me Later"
#18

ColourPop

5.0
(3)
"I love the Stone Cold Fox palette."
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"Colourpop Super Shock Eyeshadow in Ritz if you decide to ever opt for some sparkle."
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"Colourpop Stone Cold Fox has a great range of browns, pinkish shades and taupes."
#19

Glossier

5.0
(3)
"Glossier lidstar/liquid cream formula, in Fawn, is what you’re looking for."
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"Glossier monochrome in Jute."
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"Glossier makes my favorite subtle cool-toned eyeshadows."
#20

ELF

5.0
(3)
"Elf nude mood palette is perfect for single shades"
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"I hear the ELF one color shadows in the clear container are really good."
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"I like ELF no budge matte shadow stick in the taupe shade ‘thrift’."
#21

Tarte

4.7
(3)
"Tartelette in bloom is also a classic with some great shades."
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"I have blue eyes and love Tartlette In Bloom palette."
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"A palette I've been using for years That is very safe and versatile"
#22

Abh

4.7
(3)
"Hasn’t done anyone wrong"
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"I do well with ABH’s soft glam"
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"Classic palette, versatile"
#23

Ulta

4.7
(3)
"Personally I love the Ulta brand matte one."
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"The Ulta one is my favorite."
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"I like Ulta’s eyeshadow primer. I use the matte one."
#24

Anastasia Beverly Hills

4.7
(3)
"I like those eye shadows, pigmented and blendable."
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"I love the Anastasia Beverley hills soft glam palette."
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"We've been using ABH Renisance."
#25

Wet n Wild

4.7
(3)
"Wet and wild has a peach/pink/orange/rust/burgundy palette that I use almost every day!"
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"They have a great variety of textures and a range of light through dark shades."
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"I bought it after after hearing Lisa Eldridge mention it."
#26

e.l.f.

4.3
(3)
"I would look at the ELF bite size quads."
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"Elf bite size quads."
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"I like the elf bite size in orange creamsicle."
#27

Viseart

5.0
(2)
"Viseart is a great high quality option for eyeshadow."
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"Viseart!!! wait for a sale or get the mini palettes."
#28

Glamlite

5.0
(2)
"Glamlite make my favourites."
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"Blend bunny or glamlite!"
#29

Pat McGrath

5.0
(2)
"Two in particular that I like are Pat McGrath Nocturnal Nirvana and Charlotte Tilbury Green Lights."
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"* Pat McGrath - Bronze Borealis Quad"
#30

Stila

5.0
(2)
"I use Stila powder eyeshadow in Kitten every single day of my life."
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"It stays put on my oily eyelids."
#31

Nars

4.5
(2)
"Prevents creasing on my super oily eyelids"
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"I’ve used both Nars and Elf."
#32

Concrete Minerals

4.5
(2)
"Their metallics and chromatic color shifting shadows are gorgeous."
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"I like Concrete Minerals. It's made for their loose shadows, but works well with other shadows as well."
#33

Makeup Revolution

4.5
(2)
"I swear by these palettes, amazing pigmentation, variety."
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"Check HokMakeup for the same!"
#34

Lethal Cosmetics

4.5
(2)
"For fun colors, even some multichrome and holo shades, I'd say try Lethal Cosmetics."
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"Who do individual pressed multichromes and duochromes."
#35

Sydney Grace

4.5
(2)
"Creating your palette on Sydney Grace might be the best option."
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"If you don’t like palettes then I highly suggest checking out Sydney Grace, they sell single shadows."
#36

Charlotte Tilbury

4.5
(2)
"Gorgeous taupe and Pillow Talk (rosy mauve)."
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"It's been the only one I've picked up since."
#37

Maybelline

4.5
(2)
"Maybelline Color Tattoo 24hrLongwear Multi-Use Eyeshadow Stix."
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"I like the maybelline pots."
#38

Mars

4.0
(2)
"Have good palettes."
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"If you want to experiment with glitter."
#39

Pretties for Your Face

4.0
(2)
"They often have half off sales, so around $2.50-$9 on sale."
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"Has a lot of good options, and frequently does 50% off sales."
#40

CoverGirl

4.0
(2)
"I really like the Cover Girl eyeshadow primer! Really held the shadows all day."
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"The cover girl one is decent."
#41

Too Faced

4.0
(2)
"For a bigger palette I like too faced born this way nude palette."
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"Too Faced Mini Born This Way Complexion-Inspired Eyeshadow Palette."
#42

Huda

3.5
(2)
"Amazing formulation, stunning color range, standout shimmers"
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"A lot of fallout"
#43

Makeup by Mario

5.0
(1)
"The neutrals palette by makeup by Mario! It has some nice cool browns."
#44

Beauty Intuition

5.0
(1)
"I find this 8 pan palette at Dollar tree for $1.25 and I love it!"
#45

Thrive

5.0
(1)
"Muna is my favorite shade."
#46

Rimmel

5.0
(1)
"I have been using the Rimmel one for years, it is so underrated."
#47

Glamshop

5.0
(1)
"They have über sparkly shades, sparkly wet look shades."
#48

Moira

5.0
(1)
"They are $6 and they are AMAZING."
#49

Rom&nd

5.0
(1)
"I'm a fan of the Rom&nd Better Than Palette for my sparkly eyeshadow looks."
#50

Patrick Ta

5.0
(1)
"Is THE bridal palette. Peachy, shimmering beauty."
#51

Thrive Causemetics

5.0
(1)
"I’ve been using thrive causemetics eye brightener sticks."
#52

Rituel de Fille

5.0
(1)
"Oh ok rituel de fille, while expensive, will last a lifetime."
#53

Danessa Myricks

5.0
(1)
"Danessa Myricks color fix! She has a plethora of taupe colors."
#54

It Cosmetics

5.0
(1)
"It cosmetics brave and bare, Bobbi brown nude beach, Laura mercier au natural."
#55

SugarPill

5.0
(1)
"Is the only brand with a red eyeshadow that doesn't strain"
#56

Glaminatrix

5.0
(1)
"I love Panda and Robin."
#57

Cloudicos

5.0
(1)
"I’m loving like the Cloudicos pocket summer and winter palettes for shimmers and glitters ATM!"
#58

Canmake

5.0
(1)
"[Canmake multi eye base] is pretty decent, at about $13 a tube."
#59

Fenty Beauty

4.0
(1)
"Works great as an eyeshadow topper."
#60

MUR

4.0
(1)
"MUR palletes."
#61

Clio

4.0
(1)
"Maybe try the clio pro eye palette in walking on the cosy alley, it's not that pigmented as it's a Korean brand, but that makes it look natural."

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