MERIT · Flush Balm Cream BlushPostmodern
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Official description
deep pink brown
Standardised colour
Brown / nude · Deep / dark · Neutral undertone · pink-brown Details
Natural finish · Sheer pigmentation · Stick
Description and swatch disagree; check the retailer photos. Similar shades found from this one carry lower confidence.
SephoraWhere to buy Postmodern (1 store)
Sephora$30View at SephoraSimilar to MERIT Flush Balm Cream Blush Postmodern
The closest shade matches and closest overall alternatives in other blushes. Price is never part of the score.
Lip colours to wear with Postmodern
Open Complete My LookFive ways to coordinate with MERIT Flush Balm Cream Blush Postmodern, 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
Rosewood
Revlon Super Lustrous Ultra Lipstick, shade Rosewood
- Neighbouring colour: rose with nude
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$15.99
310R - Pink Hour
Valentino Liquirosso 2 in 1 Soft Matte Liquid Lipstick & Blush, shade 310R - Pink Hour
- Neighbouring colour: rose with nude
- Combination · Rose · Deep / dark · Cool
$40
View at Ulta BeautyLip gloss
Passionfruit Breeze
Kaja Juicy Glass Instant Hydrating & Plumping Lip Gloss, shade Passionfruit Breeze
- Neighbouring colour: rose with nude
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$18
Walk of No Shame
Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Lip Bath Gloss, shade Walk of No Shame
- Neighbouring colour: rose with nude
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Cool
$37
Lip liner
Hush Hush
Sacheu Peel Off Lip Liner STAY-N, shade Hush Hush
- Neighbouring colour: rose with nude
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$14
Tempt
Urban Decay Lip Toy Staining Brush Lip Liner, shade Tempt
- Neighbouring colour: brown with nude
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Warm
$25
The same colour family across lips and cheeks.
Lipstick
206 Spicy Affair
Yves Saint Laurent Loveshine Lip Oil Stick, shade 206 Spicy Affair
- Close match
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Cool
$45
Brave
MAC Cosmetics M·A·Cximal Sleek Satin Lipstick, shade Brave
- Close match
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Cool
$25
Lip gloss
RiRi Heat
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Heat Universal Lip Luminizer + Plumper, shade RiRi Heat
- Close match
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Cool
$26
Riri
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer, shade Riri
- Close match
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Cool
$23
Lip liner
Pinkjection
NYX Professional Makeup Duck Plump Retractable Plumping Lip Liner, shade Pinkjection
- Close match
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Cool
$10
Dearest
A clear difference in colour or depth, on purpose.
Lipstick
807: Very Dior
Dior Addict Glass Lipstick, shade 807: Very Dior
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Red · Deep / dark · Warm
$48
Brique
Westman Atelier HydroBalm Sheer Tinted Lipstick with Peptides and Hyaluronic Acid, shade Brique
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Cool
$50
Lip gloss
03 Cherry
Clarins Lip Comfort Hydrating Oil, shade 03 Cherry
- Contrast: red with nude
- Combination · Red · Deep / dark · Warm
$32
Bisou
RMS Beauty Liplights Cream Lip Gloss, shade Bisou
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Coral · Medium · Warm
$30
Lip liner
15 Vintage Rose
Essence 8H Matte Comfort Lipliner, shade 15 Vintage Rose
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Rose · Light · Warm
$3.99
Trophy Life
NYX Professional Makeup Line Loud Longwear Lip Liner, shade Trophy Life
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Pink · Light · Cool
$8
Soft colours close to a natural flush.
Lipstick
Peony
Milani Color Fetish Matte Lipstick, shade Peony
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Cool
$11.99
300 Nude Style
Dior Rouge Dior Lipstick, shade 300 Nude Style
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Cool
$50
Lip gloss
RiRi Heat
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Heat Universal Lip Luminizer + Plumper, shade RiRi Heat
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Cool
$26
05 Getaway
Tom Ford Soleil Lip Balm for Glowing Hydration, shade 05 Getaway
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Cool
$45
Lip liner
Cool Mauve
Essence 8H Matte Comfort Lipliner, shade Cool Mauve
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Cool
$3.99
Tempt 3
Hourglass Shape and Sculpt Lip Liner, shade Tempt 3
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Cool
$29
Saturated or deep colours that stand out.
Lipstick
High'Biscus
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Stix High-Shine Gloss Stick, shade High'Biscus
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Cool
$27
720 Icone
Dior Rouge Dior Lipstick, shade 720 Icone
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$50
Lip gloss
029 Intense Grape
Dior Addict Lip Maximizer Plumping Gloss, shade 029 Intense Grape
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$42
Trek
Milk Makeup Odyssey Hydrating Lip Oil Gloss, shade Trek
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Deep / dark · Cool
$26
Lip liner
Rose in Bloom
Tarte Maracuja Juicy Lip Liner, shade Rose in Bloom
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Deep / dark · Neutral
$23
adlibs
R.E.M. Beauty At The Borderline Lip Liner Pencil, shade adlibs
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Deep / dark · Warm
$20
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Shade details
- Swatch colour
- #9f4a52
- L* 42.6 a* 36.1 b* 12.3
- Colour family
- Brown / nude
- from the description (“brown”)
- Colour depth
- Deep / dark
- from the description (“deep”)
- Primary undertone
- Neutral
- from the swatch colour
- Secondary undertone
- Not listed
- not stated
- Colour description
- Pink-brown
- from the description (“deep pink brown”)
- 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
- Low
- The description and the swatch disagree
- 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.