MAC Cosmetics · Matte EyeshadowSandstone
Official description
warm taupe
Standardised colour
Taupe · Medium · Warm undertone · taupe Details
Metallic finish · Opaque pigmentation · Powder · Shimmer
Ulta BeautyWhere to buy Sandstone (1 store)
Ulta Beauty$26View at Ulta BeautySimilar to MAC Cosmetics Matte Eyeshadow Sandstone
The closest shade matches and closest overall alternatives in other eyeshadows. Price is never part of the score.
Blush and lip colours to wear with Sandstone
Open Complete My LookFive ways to coordinate with MAC Cosmetics Matte Eyeshadow Sandstone, chosen on measured swatch colour, colour family, depth and undertone. “Colour match” means a close colour; “Combination” means a deliberate pairing.
Neighbouring colours with a compatible undertone.
Blush
Taken
MAC Cosmetics Powder Kiss Liquid Lip & Cheek Mousse, shade Taken
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Sold as a lipstick · Brown · Light · Warm
$27
She's So LA
Patrick Ta Major Headlines Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush Duo, shade She's So LA
- Neighbouring colour: brown / nude with taupe
- Combination · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$40
View at SephoraLipstick
Hazelnut
Anastasia Beverly Hills Full-Pigment Matte & Satin Velvet Lipstick, shade Hazelnut
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Light · Neutral
$26
12 Mocha Water
Clarins Hydrating Water Lip Stain Kiss-Proof & Matte Finish, shade 12 Mocha Water
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Warm
$32
Lip gloss
Sarina
Buxom Full-On Plumping Lip Polish, shade Sarina
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Warm
$26
Oh Baby
MAC Cosmetics Lipglass High Shine Lip Gloss, shade Oh Baby
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Light · Warm
$25
Lip liner
108 HAZEL ENIGMA
Yves Saint Laurent Kiss Shaper Long-Lasting Sculpting Lip Liner, shade 108 HAZEL ENIGMA
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Light · Warm
$29
Soft Brown
NYX Professional Makeup Slim Lip Pencil Lip Liner, shade Soft Brown
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Warm
$5.99
View at WalgreensThe same colour family across lips, cheeks and eyes.
Blush
Double Dare
NARS Insatiable Liquid Blush, shade Double Dare
- Nearest colour family: brown / nude
- Combination · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$36
So Natural
MAC Cosmetics Glow Play Cushiony Blush, shade So Natural
- Nearest colour family: brown / nude
- Combination · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$34
Lipstick
210 Unspoken Feelings
Lancôme L'Absolu Rouge Intimatte Buildable Soft Matte Lipstick, shade 210 Unspoken Feelings
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Warm
$35
Voyeur
NARS Afterglow Lipstick, shade Voyeur
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Light · Warm
$36
Lip gloss
N4 East Coast
Tom Ford Gloss Luxe Lip Gloss with Hydrating Jojoba Oil & High-Shine, shade N4 East Coast
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Light · Warm
$64
Faded
ILIA Balmy Tint Hydrating Lip Balm, shade Faded
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Neutral
$29
Lip liner
Oak
MAC Cosmetics Lip Liner Pencil, shade Oak
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Light · Warm
$25
620C Golden Sparkle
Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil Long-Lasting Lip Liner, shade 620C Golden Sparkle
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Light · Warm
$26
A clear difference in colour or depth, on purpose.
Blush
Golden Hour
Tower 28 Beauty BeachPlease Lip + Cheek Dewy Cream Blush, shade Golden Hour
- Contrast: coral with taupe
- Combination · Coral · Medium · Warm
$20
Encourage
Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush, shade Encourage
- Contrast: pink with taupe
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Neutral
$25
Lipstick
Simulation
MAC Cosmetics Squirt Plumping Lip Gloss Stick, shade Simulation
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Warm
$26
Is It Fu$$Y
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Stix High-Shine Gloss Stick, shade Is It Fu$$Y
- Contrast: pink with taupe
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Neutral
$27
Lip gloss
Kristen
Buxom Full-On Plumping Lip Polish, shade Kristen
- Contrast: pink with taupe
- Combination · Pink · Light · Neutral
$26
Bloom
fresh Sugar Lip Balm Hydrating Treatment, shade Bloom
- Contrast: pink with taupe
- Combination · Pink · Light · Warm
$26
Lip liner
Off Roading
Revlon ColorStay Multi-Liner, shade Off Roading
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Warm
$11.99
COREal
Sacheu Peel Off Lip Liner STAY-N, shade COREal
- Contrast: coral with taupe
- Combination · Coral · Light · Warm
$14
Soft colours close to a natural flush.
Blush
She's So LA
Patrick Ta Major Headlines Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush Duo, shade She's So LA
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$40
Double Dare
NARS Insatiable Liquid Blush, shade Double Dare
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$36
Lipstick
Jayne
RMS Beauty Legendary Serum Lipstick: The Nudes, shade Jayne
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$35
Nude Kate
Charlotte Tilbury K.I.S.S.I.N.G Satin Shine Lipstick, shade Nude Kate
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$37
Lip gloss
Amber Sparkle
Anastasia Beverly Hills Universal Luminous Tinted Lip Gloss, shade Amber Sparkle
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$23
Madeline
NYX Professional Makeup Butter Gloss Non-Sticky Lip Gloss, shade Madeline
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$5.99
Lip liner
Global Citizen
NYX Professional Makeup Line Loud Longwear Lip Liner, shade Global Citizen
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Neutral
$8
Dmitry
Makeup By Mario Ultra Suede Sculpting Lip Pencil, shade Dmitry
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$26
Saturated or deep colours that stand out.
Blush
05 Sweet On You
Sephora Collection Sephora Colorful Blush, shade 05 Sweet On You
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Warm
$15
Mia
Saie SuperSuede Radiant Talc-Free Baked Powder Blush, shade Mia
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Warm
$28
Lipstick
525 Cherie
Dior Addict Shine Lipstick, shade 525 Cherie
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Warm
$48
Brickthrough
MAC Cosmetics Powder Kiss Hazy Matte Lipstick, shade Brickthrough
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Warm
$27
Lip gloss
Love Letter
Bobbi Brown Crushed Oil-Infused Tinted Lip Gloss, shade Love Letter
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$33
Slip 125
Hourglass Phantom Volumizing Glossy Lip Balm, shade Slip 125
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$38
Lip liner
Sensational
L.A. Girl Perfect Precision Lip Liner Pencil, shade Sensational
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Light · Warm
$4
Pose
Urban Decay Lip Toy Staining Brush Lip Liner, shade Pose
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$25
Each pairing compares two shades’ colours as sampled from retailer swatch images, which are not calibrated and are not how a shade looks worn. It does not predict how the colours look together on you. Price never changes the order.
Shade details
- Swatch colour
- #b68770
- L* 60.3 a* 14.9 b* 19.4
- Colour family
- Taupe
- from the description (“taupe”)
- Colour depth
- Medium
- from the swatch colour
- Primary undertone
- Warm
- from the description (“warm”)
- Secondary undertone
- Not listed
- not stated
- Colour description
- Taupe
- from the description (“warm taupe”)
- Finish
- Metallic
- the product's attributes
- Pigmentation
- Opaque
- the product's attributes
- Shimmer
- Yes
- the product's attributes or finish
- Format
- Powder
- the product's attributes
- Wear claims
- Up to 8 hours, claimed
- the product's attributes or description
- Skin suitability claims
- Not listed
- not stated
- Data confidence
- High
- Swatch colour measured and backed by the shade's words
- Source
- Ulta Beauty
- checked 4 Nov 2026
Description from Ulta Beauty, kept word for word; the standardised values are stored separately and never replace it. Swatch colours are read from retailer images, which are not colour-calibrated; images from the retailers named under each one.
All shades in this range (12)
MAC Cosmetics Matte Eyeshadow- Blanc Typecreamy beige
- Carbonintense black
- Charcoal Brownmuted taupe brown
- Darkroomcool purple
- Embarkintense reddish brown
- Espressomuted golden brown
- Honey Lustbronze-dipped peach
- Omegasoft muted beige-taupe
- Samoa Silkpeachy nude
- Sandstonewarm taupe(this shade)
- Soft Brownsoft golden peachy-brown
- Yogurtsoft pale pink