NYX Nude Matte Eyeshadows Reviews, Photos, Swatches (Part 4)
Tantilizing
NYX Tantilizing Nude Matte Eyeshadow ($4.50 for 0.05 oz.) is a brighter, light-medium orange with subtle, warmer undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-opaque pigmentation with a soft, lightly dusty texture that was blendable and easy to work with, though I’d still recommend a primer as a must-have with this shade to get the most intensity and vibrancy. It wore well for seven hours on me before it started to fade noticeably. (Also, the label itself is spelled “Tantilizing,” though “Tantalizing” seems like what it should be.)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- LORAC Dance 'Til Dawn Eyeshadow #3 (LE, $19.00) is more muted (95% similar).
- Sephora Rio (91) (DC, $10.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Sephora + Pantone Universe Coral Haze (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever M720 Apricot (P, $17.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Sorbet (LE, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Not a Basic Peach #3 (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Footprints (LE, $5.25) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Neon Orange #7 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Morphe Butter (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Horizon (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.052 oz. - $86.54 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be "packed with pigment" with a "soft and smooth" texture for "seamless blending." Most shades had decent to good pigmentation with most being semi-opaque but buildable. The textures were soft, a little drier and dusty, but blendable. They applied better over eyeshadow primer as they had a tendency to sheer out a little too readily on bare skin. On me, most of the eyeshadows lasted between six and eight hours before fading noticeably.
Browse all of our NYX Nude Matte Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Talc, Dimethicone, Alumina, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Nylon-12, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Water/Aqua/Eau, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aloe Barbadensis Extract/Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Sodium Chloride, Cocos Nucifera Oil/Coconut Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol. MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Carmine (CI 75470), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ultramarines (CI 77007).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Tantilizing
PPermanent. $4.50.
The Next Morning
NYX The Next Morning Nude Matte Eyeshadow ($4.50 for 0.05 oz.) is a soft, medium aqua with cool, blue undertones and a matte finish. It was moderately powdery with a chalkier base, which made it prone to sheering out and having poor adhesion to bare skin. It was somewhat better over primer, but it required lots of layers to keep it looking semi-opaque (I could not get opaque coverage) and looked noticeably dulled within five hours of wear (even over primer).
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- LORAC Avocado Toast (LE, $19.00) is more muted (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Brisk (426CM) (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Fluorescent (LE, $19.00) is more muted, cooler (90% similar).
- Sephora + Pantone Universe Cascade (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Haze (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Sephora Helen P (LE, ) is darker (85% similar).
- Glaminatrix Posy (P, $7.30) is darker, more muted, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Muscle Beach (P, $4.50) is darker (85% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Yonder (P, $6.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Linda Hallberg Cosmetics Phantom (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.052 oz. - $86.54 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be "packed with pigment" with a "soft and smooth" texture for "seamless blending." Most shades had decent to good pigmentation with most being semi-opaque but buildable. The textures were soft, a little drier and dusty, but blendable. They applied better over eyeshadow primer as they had a tendency to sheer out a little too readily on bare skin. On me, most of the eyeshadows lasted between six and eight hours before fading noticeably.
Browse all of our NYX Nude Matte Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Talc, Dimethicone, Alumina, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Nylon-12, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Water/Aqua/Eau, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aloe Barbadensis Extract/Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Sodium Chloride, Cocos Nucifera Oil/Coconut Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol. MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Carmine (CI 75470), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ultramarines (CI 77007).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Look Using this Product
The Next Morning
PPermanent. $4.50.
Tryst
NYX Tryst Nude Matte Eyeshadow ($4.50 for 0.05 oz.) is a light-medium, taupe brown with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had good color coverage that was buildable to opaque pigmentation with a second layer. The consistency was soft, a touch dusty, but blendable and easy to work with over bare skin (and of course, over primer). The eyeshadow stayed on well for seven and a half hours on my lid.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Sydney Grace San Diego (P, $5.25) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- theBalm Score (LE, $16.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Tarte Cookie Swap (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Mari (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever M647 Speculoos (P, $17.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Bling Mistress (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Chanel Deep #1 (PiP, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Sephora Hazelnut (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- MAC Head Over Heels (LE, $17.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- MAC Bite the Beat (LE, $17.00) is more muted (95% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.052 oz. - $86.54 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be "packed with pigment" with a "soft and smooth" texture for "seamless blending." Most shades had decent to good pigmentation with most being semi-opaque but buildable. The textures were soft, a little drier and dusty, but blendable. They applied better over eyeshadow primer as they had a tendency to sheer out a little too readily on bare skin. On me, most of the eyeshadows lasted between six and eight hours before fading noticeably.
Browse all of our NYX Nude Matte Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Magnesium Stearate, Nylon-12, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Water/Aqua/Eau, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Sodium Chloride, Alumina, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol. MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77499, CI 77491, CI 77492), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Carmine (CI 75470), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Manganese Violet (CI 77742).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Look Using this Product
Tryst
PPermanent. $4.50.
Underneath It All
NYX Underneath It All Nude Matte Eyeshadow ($4.50 for 0.05 oz.) is a light-medium brown with warm, golden undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly opaque pigmentation in a single layer, which applied evenly to bare skin and blended out nicely without losing its coverage. The texture was soft, smooth, and a smidgen dusty but not prone to fallout. It wore well for seven and a half hours on me before it started to fade noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Wet 'n' Wild Rose in the Air #6 (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Tarte Wanderer (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Too Faced Cream Puff (LE, $16.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Chanel Les Indispensables #3 (LE, ) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Daddi-O (P, $29.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Conundrum (P, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Lancome Sante (PiP, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Anastasia Incense (LE, $12.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Too Faced Cashmere Bunny (PiP, $16.00) is more muted (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Cocoa Mirage #2 (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.052 oz. - $86.54 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be "packed with pigment" with a "soft and smooth" texture for "seamless blending." Most shades had decent to good pigmentation with most being semi-opaque but buildable. The textures were soft, a little drier and dusty, but blendable. They applied better over eyeshadow primer as they had a tendency to sheer out a little too readily on bare skin. On me, most of the eyeshadows lasted between six and eight hours before fading noticeably.
Browse all of our NYX Nude Matte Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Talc, Nylon-12, Dimethicone, Magnesium Stearate, Octyldodecanol, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Water/Aqua/Eau, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Sodium Chloride, Alumina, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetyl Dimethicone, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol. MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77499, CI 77491, CI 77492), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Carmine (CI 75470), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Black 2 (CI 77266) [nano], Manganese Violet (CI 77742).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Look Using this Product
Underneath It All
PPermanent. $4.50.
Undress Me
NYX Undress Me Nude Matte Eyeshadow ($4.50 for 0.05 oz.) is a muted, medium lavneder with cool undertones and a matte finish. It had medium coverage that was buildable over a primer but dismal over bare skin as the consistency was moderately powdery and drier, so it did not adhere well and had a tendency to get “eaten” by my lid. Without primer, it lasted for four to five hours at best, and with primer, it was closer to eight hours before I noticed fading.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Marzipan (LE, $17.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Chanel Quiet Revolution #1 (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Dior Matte Mauve (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Petalette #1 (PiP, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- Ciate Toon Kisses (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- LORAC Overcast (LE, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Too Faced Rendezvous (LE, $16.00) is more muted (90% similar).
- Smashbox Breeze (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Too Faced Sweet Fig (PiP, $16.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Velouria (LE, $25.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.052 oz. - $86.54 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be "packed with pigment" with a "soft and smooth" texture for "seamless blending." Most shades had decent to good pigmentation with most being semi-opaque but buildable. The textures were soft, a little drier and dusty, but blendable. They applied better over eyeshadow primer as they had a tendency to sheer out a little too readily on bare skin. On me, most of the eyeshadows lasted between six and eight hours before fading noticeably.
Browse all of our NYX Nude Matte Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Talc, Dimethicone, Alumina, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Nylon-12, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Water/Aqua/Eau, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aloe Barbadensis Extract/Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Sodium Chloride, Cocos Nucifera Oil/Coconut Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol. MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Carmine (CI 75470), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ultramarines (CI 77007).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Tantalizing and Underneath It All are really lovely quality shadows. But, you know…dupes.
Too bad that The Next Morning wasn’t as good as both of those 2! Could’ve been a very fun pop of color in an otherwise sedate pin-up eyeshadow look.
Buildable pigmentation in a bright orange makes it seem more in line with the “nude” theme, but I can’t say the same for a dusty cyan…
A real shame that it seems like NYX can’t get eyeshadows right. MUG + colourpop seem to handle budget eyeshadow well so why do NYX struggle? Some nice colours here but I def won’t be buying with that performance.