NARS · Talc-Free Powder BlushExhibit A – 953
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Official description
matte red
Standardised colour
Red · Medium · Warm undertone Details
Matte finish · Buildable pigmentation · Powder
Price
$36
Sephora
SephoraWhere to buy Exhibit A – 953 (2 stores)
Sephora$36View at Sephora
Ulta Beautyfrom $36 · product priceView at Ulta BeautySimilar to NARS Talc-Free Powder Blush Exhibit A – 953
The closest shade matches and closest overall alternatives in other blushes. Price is never part of the score.
Lip colours to wear with Exhibit A – 953
Open Complete My LookFive ways to coordinate with NARS Talc-Free Powder Blush Exhibit A – 953, 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
Monica
RMS Beauty Legendary Serum Lipstick, shade Monica
- Neighbouring colour: berry with red
- Combination · Berry · Medium · Neutral
$36
Sexy Vamp
Buxom Full-On Satin Lipstick, shade Sexy Vamp
- Neighbouring colour: berry with red
- Combination · Berry · Deep / dark · Warm
$27
Lip gloss
Vessel
ILIA Overglaze Hydrating Lip Gloss for 24-Hour Moisture, shade Vessel
- Neighbouring colour: berry with red
- Combination · Berry · Medium · Warm
$26
Bissap Glaze
Eadem Le Chouchou Softening + Smoothing Peptide Daily Lip Balm, shade Bissap Glaze
- Neighbouring colour: berry with red
- Combination · Berry · Medium · Warm
$24
Lip liner
Let's Go Crazy
NARS Long Lasting Matte Lip Liner, shade Let's Go Crazy
- Neighbouring colour: berry with red
- Combination · Berry · Deep / dark · Neutral
$26
Berry Brown
Huda Beauty Lip Contour Lip Stain for 12-Hour Wear, shade Berry Brown
- Neighbouring colour: berry with red
- Combination · Berry · Medium · Neutral
$25
The same colour family across lips and cheeks.
Lipstick
Lady Danger
MAC Cosmetics M·A·Cximal Silky Matte Lipstick, shade Lady Danger
- Close match
- Colour match · Red · Medium · Warm
$25
Poppy
Jane Iredale ColorLuxe Hydrating Cream Lipstick, shade Poppy
- Close match
- Colour match · Red · Deep / dark · Warm
$35
Lip gloss
015 Cherry
Dior Addict Lip Maximizer Plumping Gloss, shade 015 Cherry
- Close match
- Colour match · Red · Medium · Warm
$42
9B Cherry Bliss
Yves Saint Laurent Candy Glow Tinted Butter Balm with Maracuja Oil, shade 9B Cherry Bliss
- Close match
- Colour match · Red · Medium · Warm
$43
Lip liner
Red
e.l.f. Cosmetics Love Triangle Lip Filler Liner, shade Red
- Close match
- Colour match · Red · Medium · Warm
$5
Ruby
NYX Professional Makeup Retractable Long-Lasting Mechanical Lip Liner, shade Ruby
- Close match
- Colour match · Red · Medium · Warm
$6
A clear difference in colour or depth, on purpose.
Lipstick
Carmel Glace
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick, shade Carmel Glace
- Contrast: brown with red
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Neutral
$11.99
Cuffed Up
Urban Decay Vice Lip Bond Glossy Longwear Liquid Lipstick, shade Cuffed Up
- Contrast: pink with red
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Neutral
$28
Lip gloss
Bangin' Bare
NYX Professional Makeup Duck Plump High Pigment Lip Plumping Gloss, shade Bangin' Bare
- Contrast: nude with red
- Combination · Nude · Light · Neutral
$13
Mocha Bonbon
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Treatment for Hydration + Nourishing Shine, shade Mocha Bonbon
- Contrast: nude with red
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Neutral
$24
Lip liner
Brick Red
Maybelline Color Sensational Shaping Lip Liner, shade Brick Red
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Red · Deep / dark · Warm
$8.49
600 Anywhere Caffeine
Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil Long-Lasting Lip Liner, shade 600 Anywhere Caffeine
- Contrast: nude with red
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Warm
$26
Soft colours close to a natural flush.
Lipstick
274 French Tea
Lancôme L'Absolu Rouge Drama Matte Lipstick, shade 274 French Tea
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Neutral
$35
100 Nude Look
Dior Rouge Dior On Stage Ink Blur Matte Liquid Lipstick, shade 100 Nude Look
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Neutral
$48
Lip gloss
Toasted
e.l.f. Cosmetics Pout Clout Lip Plumping Pen, shade Toasted
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Neutral
$9
007 Fill Fantasy
Revlon PhotoReady Instant Plump Serum, shade 007 Fill Fantasy
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Neutral
$12.99
Lip liner
26 Don't Be Chai
Lancôme Lip Idôle Lip Shaper, shade 26 Don't Be Chai
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Warm
$25
BFF 2
ColourPop Long-Lasting Lippie Pencil, shade BFF 2
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Neutral
$7
Saturated or deep colours that stand out.
Lipstick
Lady Danger
MAC Cosmetics M·A·Cximal Silky Matte Lipstick, shade Lady Danger
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Red · Medium · Warm
$25
Poppy
Jane Iredale ColorLuxe Hydrating Cream Lipstick, shade Poppy
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Red · Deep / dark · Warm
$35
Lip gloss
015 Cherry
Dior Addict Lip Maximizer Plumping Gloss, shade 015 Cherry
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Red · Medium · Warm
$42
9B Cherry Bliss
Yves Saint Laurent Candy Glow Tinted Butter Balm with Maracuja Oil, shade 9B Cherry Bliss
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Red · Medium · Warm
$43
Lip liner
Red
e.l.f. Cosmetics Love Triangle Lip Filler Liner, shade Red
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Red · Medium · Warm
$5
Ruby
NYX Professional Makeup Retractable Long-Lasting Mechanical Lip Liner, shade Ruby
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Red · Medium · Warm
$6
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
- #d7372f
- L* 48.7 a* 61.0 b* 42.6
- Colour family
- Red
- from the description (“red”)
- Colour depth
- Medium
- from the swatch colour
- Primary undertone
- Warm
- from the swatch colour
- Secondary undertone
- Not listed
- not stated
- Colour description
- Not listed
- not stated
- Finish
- Matte
- this shade's description
- Pigmentation
- Buildable
- the product's attributes
- Shimmer
- Not listed
- not stated
- Format
- Powder
- the product's attributes
- Wear claims
- Up to 16 hours, claimed
- the product's attributes or description
- Skin suitability claims
- Comfortable, For normal, dry, oily skin
- the product's attributes or description
- Data confidence
- Medium
- Swatch colour measured; little in the words to back it up
- 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 (20)
NARS Talc-Free Powder Blush- Orgasm – 777peachy pink with golden shimmer
- Orgasm X – 776shimmering deep coral with gold pearl
- Behave - 900matte pink mauve
- Orgasm Rush – 775deep rose bronze with shimmer
- Deep Throat – 237soft pink with golden sheen
- Orgasm Edge – 778mini matte peachy pink (no shimmer)
- Torrid - 252warm coral with golden shimmer
- Sex Appeal – 920refill matte soft peach
- Thrill - 950matte cool light pink
- Dolce Vita – 888matte dusty rose
- Amour – 901matte warm pink
- Dominant – 951matte poppy pink
- Obsession - 923matte papaya coral
- Exhibit A – 953matte red(this shade)
- TeasedMatte fuchsia
- Impassioned - 903matte pink orchid
- Never Enoughmatte peachy rose
- Hot Onematte burgandy
- Mad LoveMauve pink with gold shimmer
- Catch Mematte cool pink