MAC Cosmetics · Strobe Beam Liquid BlushUnsweetened
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Official description
midtone reddish mauve
Standardised colour
Mauve · Medium · Cool undertone Details
Dewy finish · Buildable pigmentation · Liquid
Description and swatch disagree; check the retailer photos. Similar shades found from this one carry lower confidence.
SephoraWhere to buy Unsweetened (2 stores)
SephoraBest price$30View at Sephora
Ulta BeautyBest price$30View at Ulta BeautySimilar to MAC Cosmetics Strobe Beam Liquid Blush Unsweetened
The closest shade matches and closest overall alternatives in other blushes. Price is never part of the score.
Lip colours and eyeshadow to wear with Unsweetened
Open Complete My LookFive ways to coordinate with MAC Cosmetics Strobe Beam Liquid Blush Unsweetened, 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.
Lipstick
Verve Swerve
MAC Cosmetics M·A·Cximal Silky Matte Lipstick, shade Verve Swerve
- Neighbouring colour: pink with mauve
- Combination · Pink · Deep / dark · Cool
$25
Walk of No Shame
Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Hydrating Lipstick, shade Walk of No Shame
- Neighbouring colour: rose with mauve
- Combination · Rose · Deep / dark · Cool
$37
Lip gloss
Pillow Talk Medium/Deep
Charlotte Tilbury Big Lip Plumpgasm Plumping Lip Gloss, shade Pillow Talk Medium/Deep
- Neighbouring colour: pink with mauve
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Cool
$37
Pink Beet
MERIT Shade Slick Hydrating Tinted Lip Oil, shade Pink Beet
- Neighbouring colour: pink with mauve
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Cool
$24
Lip liner
Walk of No Shame
Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat Long-Lasting Waterproof Lip Liner, shade Walk of No Shame
- Neighbouring colour: rose with mauve
- Combination · Rose · Deep / dark · Cool
$28
Berry
Refy Lip Blur Lip Liner, shade Berry
- Neighbouring colour: pink with mauve
- Combination · Pink · Deep / dark · Cool
$24
Eyeshadow
Fuschia Fantasy
MAC Cosmetics Dazzleshadow Liquid Eyeshadow, shade Fuschia Fantasy
- Neighbouring colour: pink with mauve
- Combination · Pink · Deep / dark · Cool
$28
Rose Quartz
Ogee Sculpted Cream Blush Stick, shade Rose Quartz
- Neighbouring colour: rose with mauve
- Sold as a blush · Rose · Deep / dark · Neutral
$42
The same colour family across lips, cheeks and eyes.
Lipstick
Whipped Together
Morphe Liplock Glossy Lipstick, shade Whipped Together
- Close match
- Colour match · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$15
Parma
Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick Matte, shade Parma
- Same colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$25
Lip gloss
Lo-Fi Mauve
Laneige JuicePop Box Hydrating & Lightweight Oil Lip Tint, shade Lo-Fi Mauve
- Same colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$23
Rosewood
Milani Keep It Full Nourishing Lip Plumper, shade Rosewood
- Same colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$11.99
Lip liner
55 Mauve On
Satin Plum
L.A. Girl Perfect Precision Lip Liner Pencil, shade Satin Plum
- Same colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$4
Eyeshadow
Velvet Dream
Kaja Beauty Bento Stacked Eyeshadow Trio, shade Velvet Dream
- Same colour family: mauve
- Combination · Pan 3 · Mauve · Deep / dark
$28
312 Soft Suede
Sephora Collection Colorful Eyeshadow, shade 312 Soft Suede
- Same colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$8
A clear difference in colour or depth, on purpose.
Lipstick
After Glow
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick, shade After Glow
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Neutral
$6.89
Reach High
Maybelline SuperStay Ink Crayon Lipstick, shade Reach High
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Neutral
$9.98
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Lychee
Kulfi Lassi Lips Staining Long-Lasting Moisturizing Lip Oil, shade Lychee
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Cool
$24
Ruby Woo
MAC Cosmetics Lipglass High Shine Lip Gloss, shade Ruby Woo
- Contrast: red with mauve
- Combination · Red · Medium · Cool
$25
Lip liner
Pose
Urban Decay Lip Toy Staining Brush Lip Liner, shade Pose
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$25
Free Spirit
NYX Professional Makeup Suede Matte Lip Liner Velvet Soft Vegan Lip Pencil, shade Free Spirit
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Neutral
$6
Eyeshadow
Velvet Teddy
MAC Cosmetics Multisculpt Matte Liquid Eyeshadow + All-Over Color, shade Velvet Teddy
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Nude · Deep / dark
$25
Wildflower
Iconic London Glaze Dual Ended Eyeshadow Crayon, shade Wildflower
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · The lighter eyeshadow pan · Copper · Medium
$15
Soft colours close to a natural flush.
Lipstick
143 Le Mauve Indomptable
L'Oréal Paris Colour Riche Intense Volume Matte Lipstick, shade 143 Le Mauve Indomptable
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$13.99
Lightning Bug
MAC Cosmetics Dazzlelips Crayon Lipstick, shade Lightning Bug
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$28
Lip gloss
Spiked Toffee
NYX Professional Makeup Butter Gloss Non-Sticky Lip Gloss, shade Spiked Toffee
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$6
Coquito Dulce
Eadem Le Chouchou Softening + Smoothing Peptide Daily Lip Balm, shade Coquito Dulce
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$24
Lip liner
Debrief
DIBS Beauty No Pressure Lip Liner, shade Debrief
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$20
Speakeasy
SOSHE Beauty Soft Glide Lip Liner, shade Speakeasy
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$20
Eyeshadow
Mauvelous Matte
Stila Liqua-Play Eye Shadow, shade Mauvelous Matte
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$25
Making Mauves
Alleyoop 11th Hour Cream Eyeshadow & Liner Stick, shade Making Mauves
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$20
Saturated or deep colours that stand out.
Lipstick
Mauve Matter
MAC Cosmetics Dazzlelips Crayon Lipstick, shade Mauve Matter
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$28
Tropic Bliss
Kosas Wet Stick Moisturizing Shiny Sheer Lipstick with Ceramides, shade Tropic Bliss
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$25
Lip gloss
Rosewood
Milani Keep It Full Nourishing Lip Plumper, shade Rosewood
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$11.99
Figure
ILIA Overglaze Hydrating Lip Gloss for 24-Hour Moisture, shade Figure
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$26
Lip liner
Satin Plum
L.A. Girl Perfect Precision Lip Liner Pencil, shade Satin Plum
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$4
Enduring Mauve
L.A. Girl Ultimate Lip Intense Stay Auto Lipliner, shade Enduring Mauve
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$6
Eyeshadow
Truffles
e.l.f. Cosmetics Bite Size Eyeshadow Palette, shade Truffles
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Pan 3 · Mauve · Deep / dark
$4
Cold Brew Einspanner
Kaja Eye Bento Bouncy Eyeshadow Trio, shade Cold Brew Einspanner
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Pan 3 · Mauve · Deep / dark
$28
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Shade details
- Swatch colour
- #95342d
- L* 36.1 a* 40.3 b* 26.3
- Colour family
- Mauve
- from the description (“mauve”)
- Colour depth
- Medium
- from the description (“midtone”)
- Primary undertone
- Cool
- from the description (“mauve”)
- Secondary undertone
- Not listed
- not stated
- Colour description
- Not listed
- not stated
- Finish
- Dewy
- the product's attributes
- Pigmentation
- Buildable
- the product's attributes
- Shimmer
- Not listed
- not stated
- Format
- Liquid
- the product's attributes
- Wear claims
- Not listed
- not stated
- Skin suitability claims
- Hydrating, For combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive skin
- the product's attributes or description
- Data confidence
- Low
- The description and the swatch disagree
- Source
- Sephora, Ulta Beauty
- checked 4 Nov 2026
Description from Sephora and 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 (10)
MAC Cosmetics Strobe Beam Liquid Blush- Ice Gleamcool tone pink with gold pearl
- Starliterose gold with gold shimmer
- Apricot Jellybright orange with gold pearl
- Lavalitedeep neutral orange with gold pearl
- Lightninglight beige with gold shimmer
- Nitelitedirty cool mauve with pink pearl
- Good Vibesdeep fuchsia with multi pearl
- Unsweetenedmidtone reddish mauve(this shade)
- Magic Auradeep lavender with iridescent blue pearl
- Plummy Baredeep cherry wine