I am writing a mixin like this:
@mixin box-shadow($top, $left, $blur, $color, $inset:\"\") { -webkit-box-shadow:
Just add a default value of none to $inset - so
none
@mixin box-shadow($top, $left, $blur, $color, $inset: none) { ....
Now when no $inset is passed nothing will be displayed.