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Official description
soft plum
Standardised colour
Plum · Medium · Cool undertone Details
Shimmer finish · Buildable pigmentation · Cream · Shimmer
SephoraWhere to buy Iris (1 store)
Sephora$26View at SephoraSimilar to MERIT Solo Shadow Cream Eyeshadow Iris
The closest shade matches and closest overall alternatives in other eyeshadows. Price is never part of the score.
Blush and lip colours to wear with Iris
Open Complete My LookFive ways to coordinate with MERIT Solo Shadow Cream Eyeshadow Iris, 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.
Blush
Date Cake - warm red berry
rhode Pocket Blush Buildable Hydrating Cream Blush, shade Date Cake - warm red berry
- Neighbouring colour: berry with plum
- Combination · Berry · Medium · Neutral
$25
Berry
Maybelline Fit Me Blush, shade Berry
- Neighbouring colour: berry with plum
- Combination · Berry · Medium · Cool
$9.19
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Blackberry
Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Velvet Full-Pigment Lip Mousse, shade Blackberry
- Neighbouring colour: berry with plum
- Combination · Berry · Deep / dark · Cool
$28
A Different Grape
Clinique Dramatically Different Lipstick Shaping Lip Colour, shade A Different Grape
- Neighbouring colour: purple with plum
- Combination · Purple · Medium · Cool
$29
View at Ulta BeautyLip gloss
Lady
ILIA Balmy Tint Hydrating Lip Balm, shade Lady
- Neighbouring colour: berry with plum
- Combination · Berry · Medium · Neutral
$29
Marshmallow
NYX Professional Makeup Butter Gloss Non-Sticky Lip Gloss, shade Marshmallow
- Neighbouring colour: purple with plum
- Combination · Purple · Medium · Cool
$6
Lip liner
Kismet
SOSHE Beauty Soft Glide Lip Liner, shade Kismet
- Neighbouring colour: berry with plum
- Combination · Berry · Medium · Cool
$20
Sugar Plum
PÜR Silky Pout Creamy Lip Chubby Pencil, shade Sugar Plum
- Neighbouring colour: berry with plum
- Combination · Berry · Medium · Cool
$18
The same colour family across lips, cheeks and eyes.
Blush
Hanky Panky
RMS Beauty ReDimension Hydra Powder Blush, shade Hanky Panky
- Same colour family: plum
- Combination · Plum · Medium · Cool
$38
109 Goji
Dior Rosy Glow Blush Stick, shade 109 Goji
- Same colour family: plum
- Combination · Plum · Medium · Cool
$44
Lipstick
Berry Brown
Huda Beauty Liquid Matte Mousse Soft Blur Lip Cream, shade Berry Brown
- Same colour family: plum
- Combination · Plum · Deep / dark · Cool
$25
Hot Rush
NARS Afterglow Lipstick, shade Hot Rush
- Same colour family: plum
- Combination · Plum · Medium · Cool
$36
Lip gloss
Starr
Buxom Full-On Plumping Lip Polish, shade Starr
- Same colour family: plum
- Combination · Plum · Medium · Cool
$26
Plum
fresh Sugar Lip Balm Hydrating Treatment, shade Plum
- Same colour family: plum
- Combination · Plum · Medium · Cool
$26
Lip liner
Plum
MAC Cosmetics Lip Liner Pencil, shade Plum
- Same colour family: plum
- Combination · Plum · Medium · Cool
$25
Muse
Milk Makeup Line + Fill Lip Liner and Allover Lip Color, shade Muse
- Same colour family: plum
- Combination · Plum · Deep / dark · Cool
$22
A clear difference in colour or depth, on purpose.
Blush
44 Nude Lavalliere
Yves Saint Laurent Make Me Blush Longwear Natural Glow Cream Blush, shade 44 Nude Lavalliere
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Cool
$46
Angel
Lawless Pinch My Cheeks Soft-Blur Cream Blush, shade Angel
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$29
Lipstick
353 Mademoiselle Penelope
Lancôme L'Absolu Rouge Drama Matte Lipstick, shade 353 Mademoiselle Penelope
- Contrast: nude with plum
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Neutral
$35
Night Mauve
Tom Ford Runway Lipstick Color with Hydrating, 12H Longwear, shade Night Mauve
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Plum · Medium · Cool
$64
Lip gloss
Break for Love
NARS Afterglow Lip Shine Gloss, shade Break for Love
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Mauve · Light · Cool
$32
Espresso - rich brown
rhode Peptide Lip Tint Nourishing Glaze, shade Espresso - rich brown
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Cool
$20
Lip liner
Rose Full Bloom
Tarte Maracuja Juicy Lip Liner, shade Rose Full Bloom
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Rose · Deep / dark · Cool
$23
Headline
Tom Ford Runway Matte Lip Liner Pencil for Sculpted Definition, shade Headline
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Red · Light · Cool
$47
Soft colours close to a natural flush.
Blush
Garconne
Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks Lip + Cheek Cream Blush Stick, shade Garconne
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$48
Sleepy Mauve
CoverGirl Trublend Skin Enhancer Balm Blush Stick, shade Sleepy Mauve
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$12.99
Lipstick
Overnight Hero
NYX Professional Makeup Shine Loud High Shine Long-Lasting Liquid Lipstick, shade Overnight Hero
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$13
Mauve Cloud
Anastasia Beverly Hills Full-Pigment Matte & Satin Velvet Lipstick, shade Mauve Cloud
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$26
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
Memoir
ILIA Balmy Tint Hydrating Lip Balm, shade Memoir
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Neutral
$29
Lip liner
Rich Mauve
Makeup By Mario Ultra Suede Sculpting Lip Pencil, shade Rich Mauve
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$26
Chori Chori
Kulfi Lassi Lips Staining Lip Liner, shade Chori Chori
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$24
Saturated or deep colours that stand out.
Blush
006 Berry
Dior Rosy Glow Blush Stick, shade 006 Berry
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Plum · Deep / dark · Cool
$44
Granita Glow
Milani Baked Blush, shade Granita Glow
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Plum · Deep / dark · Cool
$12.99
Lipstick
Night Mauve
Tom Ford Runway Lipstick Color with Hydrating, 12H Longwear, shade Night Mauve
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Plum · Medium · Cool
$64
Raisin Rapture
L'Oréal Paris Colour Riche Original Satin Lipstick, shade Raisin Rapture
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Plum · Medium · Cool
$12.49
Lip gloss
06 Amber Shine
Armani Beauty Prisma Glass Hydrating Lip Gloss with Squalane, shade 06 Amber Shine
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Plum · Deep / dark · Cool
$40
Kir Sugar
Bobbi Brown Crushed Oil-Infused Tinted Lip Gloss, shade Kir Sugar
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Plum · Medium · Cool
$33
Lip liner
19 Burgundy Bestie
Essence 8H Matte Comfort Lipliner, shade 19 Burgundy Bestie
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Plum · Deep / dark · Cool
$3.99
450 Dramatic Plum
Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil Long-Lasting Lip Liner, shade 450 Dramatic Plum
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Plum · Deep / dark · Cool
$26
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Shade details
- Swatch colour
- #8e6966
- L* 48.0 a* 14.3 b* 7.5
- Colour family
- Plum
- from the description (“plum”)
- Colour depth
- Medium
- from the swatch colour
- Primary undertone
- Cool
- from the description (“plum”)
- Secondary undertone
- Not listed
- not stated
- Colour description
- Not listed
- not stated
- Finish
- Shimmer
- the product's attributes
- Pigmentation
- Buildable
- the product's attributes
- Shimmer
- Yes
- the product's attributes or finish
- Format
- Cream
- the product's attributes
- Wear claims
- Up to 12 hours, claimed, Transfer-resistant, Waterproof, Smudge-resistant, Crease-resistant
- the product's attributes or description
- Skin suitability claims
- Comfortable, 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.