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Official description
soft berry
Standardised colour
Berry · Deep / dark · Cool undertone Details
Natural finish · Sheer pigmentation · Stick
SephoraWhere to buy Apres (1 store)
Sephora$30View at SephoraSimilar to MERIT Flush Balm Cream Blush Apres
The closest shade matches and closest overall alternatives in other blushes. Price is never part of the score.
Lip colours to wear with Apres
Open Complete My LookFive ways to coordinate with MERIT Flush Balm Cream Blush Apres, 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
224 - Eva Grape
Gucci Velvet Matte Lipstick, shade 224 - Eva Grape
- Neighbouring colour: plum with berry
- Combination · Plum · Deep / dark · Cool
$49
189 Ambitious Red
L'Oréal Paris Colour Riche Original Satin Lipstick, shade 189 Ambitious Red
- Neighbouring colour: red with berry
- Combination · Red · Deep / dark · Cool
$13.46
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Alchemy
Anastasia Beverly Hills Kiss Theory Hydrating Glossy Shine Lip Balm, shade Alchemy
- Neighbouring colour: plum with berry
- Combination · Plum · Deep / dark · Cool
$18
08 Purple Dream
Yves Saint Laurent Loveshine Plumping Lip Oil Gloss with Hyaluronic Acid, shade 08 Purple Dream
- Neighbouring colour: plum with berry
- Combination · Plum · Deep / dark · Cool
$40
Lip liner
Plummy
Clinique Quickliner For Lips Lip Liner, shade Plummy
- Neighbouring colour: plum with berry
- Combination · Plum · Deep / dark · Neutral
$25
Burgundy
MAC Cosmetics Lip Liner Pencil, shade Burgundy
- Neighbouring colour: plum with berry
- Combination · Plum · Deep / dark · Cool
$25
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The same colour family across lips and cheeks.
Lipstick
Pomegranate
Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Velvet Full-Pigment Lip Mousse, shade Pomegranate
- Close match
- Colour match · Berry · Deep / dark · Cool
$28
Make It Happen
Maybelline SuperStay Ink Crayon Lipstick, shade Make It Happen
- Close match
- Colour match · Berry · Deep / dark · Cool
$6.49
Lip gloss
073 Blackberry
Dior Addict Lip Glow Balm, shade 073 Blackberry
- Close match
- Colour match · Berry · Deep / dark · Cool
$42
Sangria
MERIT Shade Slick Hydrating Tinted Lip Oil, shade Sangria
- Close match
- Colour match · Berry · Deep / dark · Cool
$24
Lip liner
BERRY BRAVE
IT Cosmetics Do It All Lip Transformer Hydrating Lip Balm + Lip Liner, shade BERRY BRAVE
- Close match
- Colour match · Berry · Deep / dark · Cool
$29
66 Mahogany Mauve
Lancôme Lip Idôle Lip Shaper, shade 66 Mahogany Mauve
- Close match
- Colour match · Berry · Deep / dark · Cool
$25
A clear difference in colour or depth, on purpose.
Lipstick
Foxy
Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick Matte, shade Foxy
- Contrast: brown with berry
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Neutral
$25
More Mauve 371
Ulta Beauty Collection Luxe Satin Lipstick, shade More Mauve 371
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Cool
$12
Lip gloss
Salty Tan - soft mauve
rhode Peptide Lip Tint Nourishing Glaze, shade Salty Tan - soft mauve
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Neutral
$20
Pomegranate Fizz Glimmer - sheer red tint with gold glimmer
OLEHENRIKSEN Pout Preserve Hydrating Peptide Lip Treatment, shade Pomegranate Fizz Glimmer - sheer red tint with gold glimmer
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Red · Medium · Neutral
$24
Lip liner
Phantomline
Anastasia Beverly Hills Velvety-Matte Precision Shaping Lip Liner, shade Phantomline
- Contrast: brown with berry
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Neutral
$22
PLUMBERRY
IT Cosmetics Do It All Lip Transformer Hydrating Lip Balm + Lip Liner, shade PLUMBERRY
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Plum · Medium · Cool
$29
Soft colours close to a natural flush.
Lipstick
Femme Bot
Pat McGrath Labs MatteTrance Lipstick, shade Femme Bot
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Cool
$39
More Mauve 371
Ulta Beauty Collection Luxe Satin Lipstick, shade More Mauve 371
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Cool
$12
Lip gloss
Salty Tan - soft mauve
rhode Peptide Lip Tint Nourishing Glaze, shade Salty Tan - soft mauve
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Neutral
$20
Cinnamon Sugar
Laneige Glaze Craze Tinted Polypeptide Lip Serum Treatment, shade Cinnamon Sugar
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Cool
$22
Lip liner
Blushing
L.A. Girl Perfect Precision Lip Liner Pencil, shade Blushing
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Neutral
$4
Mega
Kosas Hotliner Hyaluronic Acid Contouring Lip Liner, shade Mega
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Cool
$24
Saturated or deep colours that stand out.
Lipstick
Make It Happen
Maybelline SuperStay Ink Crayon Lipstick, shade Make It Happen
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Berry · Deep / dark · Cool
$6.49
Kir Royale
Buxom Full-On Plumping Lip Cream, shade Kir Royale
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Berry · Deep / dark · Cool
$26
Lip gloss
Sangria
MERIT Shade Slick Hydrating Tinted Lip Oil, shade Sangria
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Berry · Deep / dark · Cool
$24
06 Isle
Tom Ford Soleil Lip Balm for Glowing Hydration, shade 06 Isle
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Berry · Deep / dark · Cool
$45
Lip liner
Very Berry
Huda Beauty Lip Contour 2.0 Automatic Matte Lip Pencil, shade Very Berry
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Berry · Deep / dark · Cool
$23
Manic
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Waterproof Lip Liner, shade Manic
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Berry · Deep / dark · Cool
$25
Each pairing compares two shades’ colours as sampled from retailer swatch images, which are not calibrated and are not how a shade looks worn. It does not predict how the colours look together on you. Price never changes the order.
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Shade details
- Swatch colour
- #6d373d
- L* 30.2 a* 24.6 b* 7.2
- Colour family
- Berry
- from the description (“berry”)
- Colour depth
- Deep / dark
- from the swatch colour
- Primary undertone
- Cool
- from the description (“berry”)
- Secondary undertone
- Not listed
- not stated
- Colour description
- Not listed
- not stated
- Finish
- Natural
- the product's attributes
- Pigmentation
- Sheer
- the product's attributes
- Shimmer
- Not listed
- not stated
- Format
- Stick
- the product's attributes
- Wear claims
- Long-wearing, claimed
- the product's attributes or description
- Skin suitability claims
- Hydrating, Comfortable, For normal, dry, combination skin, Fragrance-free
- the product's attributes or description
- Data confidence
- Medium
- Swatch colour measured from a weak image
- Source
- Sephora
- checked 4 Nov 2026
Description from Sephora, 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.