Gilded Eyeshadow Sticks Desert dupes and alternatives Milani
4.3 (981)·Golden · Warm · Medium
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.
Matches: Same warm undertone· Both claim crease resistance· Both claim comfort
Differences: Bronze rather than golden· Liquid rather than cream (format)· Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
82
Finish, pigmentation & format
80
Wear & performance
73
Comfort & skin suitability
80
Close colour · Shimmer · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 9% ingredient overlap
Differences: Bronze rather than golden · Liquid rather than cream (format) · Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity) · Does not claim waterproof
Differences: Powder rather than cream (format)· Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)· Does not claim waterproof
Score details
Shade match
83
Finish, pigmentation & format
76
Wear & performance
73
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Close colour · Shimmer
Ingredients (not scored): 7% ingredient overlap
Differences: Powder rather than cream (format) · Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity) · Does not claim waterproof · Does not claim comfort
Matches: Very close colour· Both claim crease resistance· Both claim comfort
Differences: Copper rather than golden· Liquid rather than cream (format)· 24-hour wear rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
74
Finish, pigmentation & format
80
Wear & performance
56
Comfort & skin suitability
100
Very close colour · Shimmer · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 10% ingredient overlap
Differences: Copper rather than golden · Liquid rather than cream (format) · 24-hour wear rather than 12-hour wear (longevity) · Does not claim waterproof
Differences: Nude rather than golden· Powder rather than cream (format)· Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
75
Finish, pigmentation & format
88
Wear & performance
55
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Very close colour · Metallic · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 11% ingredient overlap
Differences: Nude rather than golden · 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
$7Ulta Beauty(product price)$4.99 less (42%)4.5 (2,019)
Matches: Same warm undertone
Differences: Bronze rather than golden· Powder rather than cream (format)· Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
82
Finish, pigmentation & format
74
Wear & performance
55
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Close colour · Glitter
Ingredients (not scored): 10% ingredient overlap
Differences: Bronze rather than golden · 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
Retailer shade note: warm bronze with gold pinpoints
Matches: Same warm undertone· Both claim waterproof
Differences: Bronze rather than golden· Duochrome rather than metallic (finish)· Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
76
Finish, pigmentation & format
78
Wear & performance
67
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Close colour · Duochrome
Ingredients (not scored): 6% ingredient overlap
Differences: Bronze rather than golden · Duochrome rather than metallic (finish) · Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity) · Does not claim crease resistance · Does not claim comfort
Retailer shade note: burnt Bronze metallic with golden sands glimmer/
holographic rustic metal foil with shifts of pink & gold sparkle
Differences: Bronze rather than golden· Not listed rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)· Does not claim crease resistance
Score details
Shade match
77
Finish, pigmentation & format
83
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Close colour · Glitter · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 4% ingredient overlap
Differences: Bronze rather than golden · Not listed rather than 12-hour wear (longevity) · Does not claim crease resistance · Does not claim waterproof · Does not claim comfort
Retailer shade note: warm bronze with silver, gold and copper sparkle
Differences: Matte rather than metallic (finish)· Powder rather than cream (format)· Not listed rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
88
Finish, pigmentation & format
11
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Close colour · Matte
Ingredients (not scored): 10% ingredient overlap
Differences: Matte rather than metallic (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
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes To Mesmerise Cream Eyeshadow in Amber Gold, against Milani Gilded Eyeshadow Sticks in Desert. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeDesertClosest shade matchAmber GoldHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall99
Colour60%99#c5937a#c5947cLooks identicalColour difference 0.5 (0 is identical)
Depth15%99MediumMediumSameDepth difference 0.4 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone10%100WarmWarmSameSame product undertone
Colour family15%100GoldenGoldenSameSame colour family
Finish, pigmentation & format30% of overall · 2 of 3 compared88
Finish65%85MetallicShimmerCloseShimmer finish rather than metallic
Pigmentation20%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot listed for eitherNeither product lists an opacity
Format15%100CreamCreamSameBoth cream
Wear & performance10% of overall73
Longevity50%7012-hour wearLong-wearingSome differenceYour product claims 12-hour wear; the match says long-wearing without hours
Overall match 90/100Shade match 99/100High 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.
MERIT Solo Shadow Cream Eyeshadow in Surrealism, against Milani Gilded Eyeshadow Sticks in Desert. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeDesertClosest overall alternativeSurrealismHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall98
Colour60%97#c5937a#c5967dLooks identicalColour difference 1.1 (0 is identical)
Depth15%98MediumMediumSameDepth difference 1.1 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone10%100WarmWarmSameSame product undertone
Colour family15%100GoldenGoldenSameSame colour family
Finish, pigmentation & format30% of overall · 2 of 3 compared88
Finish65%85MetallicShimmerCloseShimmer finish rather than metallic
Pigmentation20%—not comparableNot listedBuildableNot listed for eitherAn opacity not listed for one product
Overall match 95/100Shade match 98/100High 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.
31 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.