Solo Shadow Cream Eyeshadow Brun dupes and alternatives MERIT
3.9 (1,764)·Brown · Deep / dark
Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth, undertone and colour family only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar eyeshadow overall: shade match 55%, finish, pigmentation and format 30%, wear and performance 10%, comfort and skin suitability 5%.
Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar eyeshadow on shade, finish, wear and comfort and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Ranked by the overall match: the most similar eyeshadow on shade, finish, wear and comfort and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Differences: Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)· Powder rather than cream (format)· Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
91
Finish, pigmentation & format
74
Wear & performance
55
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Very close colour · Metallic · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 12% ingredient overlap
Differences: Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Powder rather than cream (format) · Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity) · Does not claim crease resistance · Does not claim waterproof · Does not claim comfort
Matches: Same finish: shimmer· Both claim crease resistance
Differences: Powder rather than cream (format)· Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)· Does not claim waterproof
Score details
Shade match
79
Finish, pigmentation & format
88
Wear & performance
73
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Slight colour difference · Shimmer
Ingredients (not scored): 11% ingredient overlap
Differences: Powder rather than cream (format) · Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity) · Does not claim waterproof · Does not claim comfort
Differences: Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)· Powder rather than cream (format)· Not listed rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
86
Finish, pigmentation & format
83
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Close colour · Shimmer · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 0% ingredient overlap
Differences: Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Powder rather than cream (format) · Not listed rather than 12-hour wear (longevity) · Does not claim crease resistance · Does not claim waterproof · Does not claim comfort
Differences: Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)· Palette rather than cream (format)· Not listed rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
78
Finish, pigmentation & format
83
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Slight colour difference · Shimmer · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 8% ingredient overlap
Differences: Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Palette rather than cream (format) · Not listed rather than 12-hour wear (longevity) · Does not claim crease resistance · Does not claim waterproof · Does not claim comfort
Matches: Very close colour· Both claim crease resistance· Both claim waterproof
Differences: Matte rather than shimmer (finish)· Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)· Liquid rather than cream (format)
Score details
Shade match
92
Finish, pigmentation & format
35
Wear & performance
68
Comfort & skin suitability
100
Very close colour · Matte · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 13% ingredient overlap
Differences: Matte rather than shimmer (finish) · Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Liquid rather than cream (format) · 24-hour wear rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)
Matches: Very close colour· Same longevity: 12-hour wear
Differences: Copper rather than brown· Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)· Powder rather than cream (format)
Score details
Shade match
76
Finish, pigmentation & format
74
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Very close colour · Metallic · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 2% ingredient overlap
Differences: Copper rather than brown · Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Powder rather than cream (format) · Does not claim crease resistance · Does not claim waterproof · Does not claim comfort
Differences: Lighter· Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)· Powder rather than cream (format)
Score details
Shade match
73
Finish, pigmentation & format
83
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Slight colour difference · Shimmer · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 0% ingredient overlap
Differences: Lighter · Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Powder rather than cream (format) · Not listed rather than 12-hour wear (longevity) · Does not claim crease resistance · Does not claim waterproof · Does not claim comfort
Matches: Same pigmentation: buildable· Both claim crease resistance· Both claim comfort
Differences: Natural rather than shimmer (finish)· Liquid rather than cream (format)· Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
78
Finish, pigmentation & format
50
Wear & performance
73
Comfort & skin suitability
100
Slight colour difference · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 7% ingredient overlap
Differences: Natural rather than shimmer (finish) · Liquid rather than cream (format) · Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity) · Does not claim waterproof
Sold as contour, rated here for use as eyeshadow (suited)
Matches: Both claim crease resistance· Both claim waterproof
Differences: Matte rather than shimmer (finish)· Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)· Powder rather than cream (format)
Score details
Shade match
90
Finish, pigmentation & format
31
Wear & performance
95
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Close colour · Matte · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 14% ingredient overlap
Differences: Matte rather than shimmer (finish) · Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Powder rather than cream (format) · Does not claim comfort
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Matches: Very close colour· Same pigmentation: buildable
Differences: Matte rather than shimmer (finish)· Powder rather than cream (format)· Not listed rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
95
Finish, pigmentation & format
38
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Very close colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 9% ingredient overlap
Differences: Matte rather than shimmer (finish) · Powder rather than cream (format) · Not listed rather than 12-hour wear (longevity) · Does not claim crease resistance · Does not claim waterproof · Does not claim comfort
Matches: Both claim crease resistance· Both claim waterproof· Both claim comfort
Differences: Matte rather than shimmer (finish)· Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)· Liquid rather than cream (format)
Score details
A reliable match cannot be determined for this pair (low data confidence), so no score is shown.
Close colour · Matte · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 13% ingredient overlap
Differences: Matte rather than shimmer (finish) · Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Liquid rather than cream (format) · 24-hour wear rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)
Retailer shade note: rich dark brown with red undertones
Matches: Same finish: shimmer· Same pigmentation: buildable
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Lighter· Powder rather than cream (format)
Score details
Shade match
61
Finish, pigmentation & format
90
Wear & performance
60
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Visibly different colour · Shimmer · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 12% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Lighter · Powder rather than cream (format) · Does not claim crease resistance · Does not claim waterproof · Does not claim comfort
Retailer shade note: mocha brown with gold and silver pearls
Bobbi Brown Dual-Ended Long-Wear Waterproof Cream Eyeshadow Stick in Milk Chocolate / Midnight Brown, against MERIT Solo Shadow Cream Eyeshadow in Brun. Matched on the Midnight Brown pan. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeBrunClosest shade matchMilk Chocolate / Midnight BrownHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall96
Colour60%93#603f31#5b3d32Very close colourColour difference 1.8 (0 is identical)
Depth15%97Deep / darkDeep / darkSameDepth difference 1.7 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone—not comparableNot listedCoolUndertone unknown on one side
Colour family25%100BrownBrownSameSame colour family
Finish, pigmentation & format30% of overall88
Finish65%85ShimmerMetallicCloseMetallic finish rather than shimmer
Comfort & skin suitability5% of overall · 1 of 3 compared40
Comfort40%40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims a comfortable feel; the match does not list it
Hydration20%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot listed for eitherNeither product lists hydration
Skin types40%—not comparableNot listedNormal, Dry, CombinationNot listed for eitherSkin types not listed for one product
Overall match 88/100Shade match 96/100Medium confidence· Digital match
Weights are each part's share of the overall match and each attribute's share of its part; an attribute neither product lists is not comparable and its weight goes to the others in its part. Confidence reflects data quality, not similarity. Price and ingredients are not part of either score.
Makeup By Mario Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow in Espresso, against MERIT Solo Shadow Cream Eyeshadow in Brun. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeBrunClosest overall alternativeEspressoHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall91
Colour60%86#603f31#573a2aVery close colourColour difference 2.8 (0 is identical)
Depth15%92Deep / darkDeep / darkSameDepth difference 3.9 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone—not comparableNot listedNeutralUndertone unknown on one side
Colour family25%100BrownBrownSameSame colour family
Finish, pigmentation & format30% of overall93
Finish65%100ShimmerShimmerSameSame shimmer finish
Pigmentation20%65BuildableOpaqueSome differenceOpaque rather than buildable
Format15%100CreamCreamSameBoth cream
Wear & performance10% of overall85
Longevity50%7012-hour wearLong-wearingSome differenceYour product claims 12-hour wear; the match says long-wearing without hours
Overall match 91/100Shade match 91/100Medium confidence· Digital match
Weights are each part's share of the overall match and each attribute's share of its part; an attribute neither product lists is not comparable and its weight goes to the others in its part. Confidence reflects data quality, not similarity. Price and ingredients are not part of either score.
30 similar shades scored two ways: the shade match on colour, depth, undertone and colour family; the overall match on shade match, finish, pigmentation and format, wear and performance and comfort and suitability. A pair with no swatch colour on one side or Low data confidence is listed without a score. Ingredients are shown for information and used by the filters only. Prices are shown next to every match and never change a score. How scoring and confidence work.
Shade colours are sampled from Beautler’s processing of retailer swatch images and are a digital approximation. Prices and stock were last checked when the product was imported; the retailer page is the source of truth.
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