Official description
taupe brown
Standardised colour
Brown · Light · taupe Details
Matte finish · Liquid
Ulta BeautyWhere to buy NVM (1 store)
Ulta Beauty$22View at Ulta BeautySimilar to R.E.M. Beauty Starlet Matte Liquid Eyeshadow NVM
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 NVM
Open Complete My LookFive ways to coordinate with R.E.M. Beauty Starlet Matte Liquid Eyeshadow NVM, 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
Kiss of Spice
bareMinerals GEN NUDE BLONZER Blush + Bronzer, shade Kiss of Spice
- Neighbouring colour: brown / nude with brown
- Combination · Brown / nude · Light · Warm
$29
Maiden's Blush
RMS Beauty ReDimension Hydra Powder Blush, shade Maiden's Blush
- Neighbouring colour: terracotta with brown
- Combination · Terracotta · Light · Warm
$38
Lipstick
204 Melted Honey
Yves Saint Laurent Loveshine Lip Oil Stick, shade 204 Melted Honey
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Light · Warm
$45
Acting Natural
MAC Cosmetics M·A·Cximal Silky Matte Lipstick, shade Acting Natural
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Light · Warm
$25
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Lip gloss
Honey Kiss
Anastasia Beverly Hills Universal Luminous Tinted Lip Gloss, shade Honey Kiss
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Light · Warm
$23
Toasted Marshmallow
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Treatment for Hydration + Nourishing Shine, shade Toasted Marshmallow
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Light · Warm
$24
Lip liner
Toasted Sienna
point of view. Trace it Precision Sculpting Lip Liner, shade Toasted Sienna
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Light · Warm
$24
London
NYX Professional Makeup Suede Matte Lip Liner Velvet Soft Vegan Lip Pencil, shade London
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Warm
$6
The same colour family across lips, cheeks and eyes.
Blush
Taken
MAC Cosmetics Powder Kiss Liquid Lip & Cheek Mousse, shade Taken
- Same colour family: brown
- Sold as a lipstick · Brown · Light · Warm
$27
Lipstick
Hazelnut
Anastasia Beverly Hills Full-Pigment Matte & Satin Velvet Lipstick, shade Hazelnut
- Same colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Light · Neutral
$26
Honey Waffles
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Cream Color Drip Lip Cream, shade Honey Waffles
- Same colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Light · Warm
$23
Lip gloss
Nude Shimmer
Milani Keep It Full Nourishing Lip Plumper, shade Nude Shimmer
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Light · Warm
$5.99
Oh Baby
MAC Cosmetics Lipglass High Shine Lip Gloss, shade Oh Baby
- Same colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Light · Warm
$25
Lip liner
Light Brown
e.l.f. Cosmetics Love Triangle Lip Filler Liner, shade Light Brown
- Same colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Light · Warm
$5
Ganache
point of view. Contour it Long-lasting Lip Liner, shade Ganache
- Same colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Cool
$20
A clear difference in colour or depth, on purpose.
Blush
04 Bright Coral
Gucci Luminous Matte Powder Blush, shade 04 Bright Coral
- Contrast: pink with brown
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Warm
$49
Radiant Peach
CoverGirl Trublend Skin Enhancer Balm Blush Stick, shade Radiant Peach
- Contrast: peach with brown
- Combination · Peach · Medium · Warm
$12.99
Lipstick
Icon Baby
Charlotte Tilbury K.I.S.S.I.N.G Satin Shine Lipstick, shade Icon Baby
- Contrast: pink with brown
- Combination · Pink · Light · Warm
$37
Adulterous – 828
NARS Explicit Lipstick, shade Adulterous – 828
- Contrast: pink with brown
- Combination · Pink · Light · Warm
$42
Lip gloss
Bare Peach
Bobbi Brown Extra Plump Hydrating Lip Oil, shade Bare Peach
- Contrast: coral with brown
- Combination · Coral · Light · Warm
$39
fembot
R.E.M. Beauty On Your Collar Plumping Lipgloss, shade fembot
- Contrast: pink with brown
- Combination · Pink · Light · Neutral
$22
Lip liner
Pinky Swear
e.l.f. Cosmetics Cream Glide Lip Liner, shade Pinky Swear
- Contrast: pink with brown
- Combination · Pink · Light · Warm
$2
Muted Mauve
Anastasia Beverly Hills Velvety-Matte Precision Shaping Lip Liner, shade Muted Mauve
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Nude · Light · Neutral
$22
Soft colours close to a natural flush.
Blush
Kiss of Spice
bareMinerals GEN NUDE BLONZER Blush + Bronzer, shade Kiss of Spice
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Brown / nude · Light · Warm
$29
Whisper
Clinique Daily Calm Lip + Cheek Color, shade Whisper
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Brown / nude · Light · Warm
$30
Lipstick
Nude Fantasia
Pat McGrath Labs SatinAllure Lipstick, shade Nude Fantasia
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$30
204 Melted Honey
Yves Saint Laurent Loveshine Lip Oil Stick, shade 204 Melted Honey
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$45
Lip gloss
Honey Kiss
Anastasia Beverly Hills Universal Luminous Tinted Lip Gloss, shade Honey Kiss
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$23
Toasted Marshmallow
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Treatment for Hydration + Nourishing Shine, shade Toasted Marshmallow
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$24
Lip liner
Toasted Sienna
point of view. Trace it Precision Sculpting Lip Liner, shade Toasted Sienna
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$24
London
NYX Professional Makeup Suede Matte Lip Liner Velvet Soft Vegan Lip Pencil, shade London
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Warm
$6
Saturated or deep colours that stand out.
Blush
42S Sunlit Sienna
Armani Beauty Cheek Tint Longwear Lightweight Liquid Blush, shade 42S Sunlit Sienna
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Terracotta · Medium · Warm
$40
Paradise Venus
Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish Divine Blush, shade Paradise Venus
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Terracotta · Medium · Warm
$39
Lipstick
525 Cherie
Dior Addict Shine Lipstick, shade 525 Cherie
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Warm
$48
251 Wisteria Rose
L'Oréal Paris Colour Riche Original Satin Lipstick, shade 251 Wisteria Rose
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Cool
$7.97
View at WalmartLip 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
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Shade details
- Swatch colour
- #d89c77
- L* 69.3 a* 17.9 b* 28.2
- Colour family
- Brown
- from the description (“brown”)
- Colour depth
- Light
- from the swatch colour
- Primary undertone
- Not listed
- not stated
- Secondary undertone
- Not listed
- not stated
- Colour description
- Taupe
- from the description (“taupe brown”)
- Finish
- Matte
- the product's attributes
- Pigmentation
- Not listed
- not stated
- Shimmer
- Not listed
- not stated
- Format
- Liquid
- the product's attributes
- Wear claims
- Long-wearing, claimed, Transfer-resistant, Waterproof
- the product's attributes or description
- Skin suitability claims
- Comfortable
- the product's attributes or description
- Data confidence
- Medium
- Swatch colour measured; little in the words to back it up
- 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.