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Official description
soft gray
Standardised colour
Grey · Deep / dark Details
Shimmer finish · Buildable pigmentation · Cream · Shimmer
Price
$26
Sephora
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Blush and lip colours to wear with Nelson
Open Complete My LookFive ways to coordinate with MERIT Solo Shadow Cream Eyeshadow Nelson, 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
Peach
Anastasia Beverly Hills Magic Touch Cream Blush & Lip Trio, shade Peach
- Neighbouring colour: mauve with grey
- Combination · The blush pan · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$38
Magic Hour
e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow Blush Beauty Wand, shade Magic Hour
- Neighbouring colour: other with grey
- Combination · Other · Deep / dark · Warm
$10
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Next-Gen Thinking
NYX Professional Makeup Shine Loud High Shine Long-Lasting Liquid Lipstick, shade Next-Gen Thinking
- Neighbouring colour: other with grey
- Combination · Other · Deep / dark · Cool
$13
Jet
MAC Cosmetics Squirt Plumping Lip Gloss Stick, shade Jet
- Neighbouring colour: other with grey
- Combination · Other · Deep / dark
$26
Lip gloss
Bust A Mauve
e.l.f. Cosmetics Pout Clout Lip Plumping Pen, shade Bust A Mauve
- Neighbouring colour: mauve with grey
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$9
Black Plum Glaze
Laneige Glaze Craze Tinted Polypeptide Lip Serum Treatment, shade Black Plum Glaze
- Neighbouring colour: other with grey
- Combination · Other · Deep / dark
$22
Lip liner
Ur My Taupe/Badassery
Half Magic Sculptitude 2-in-1 Lip Liner, shade Ur My Taupe/Badassery
- Neighbouring colour: other with grey
- Combination · Other · Deep / dark
$20
Mayfair
MERIT Signature Lip Sheer Lip Liner, shade Mayfair
- Neighbouring colour: mauve with grey
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$24
The same colour family across lips, cheeks and eyes.
Blush
09 Cool Berry
Fenty Beauty Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Blush, shade 09 Cool Berry
- Nearest colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$28
Black Honey Pop
Clinique Cheek Pop Powder Blush, shade Black Honey Pop
- Nearest colour family: other
- Combination · Other · Deep / dark · Warm
$32
Lipstick
Caviar
MAC Cosmetics Retro Matte Liquid Lipstick, shade Caviar
- Nearest colour family: other
- Combination · Other · Deep / dark
$27
13 Marvelous Mauve
Sephora Collection Cream Lip Stain 10HR Liquid Lipstick, shade 13 Marvelous Mauve
- Nearest colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$16
Lip gloss
Brown Sugar
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Treatment for Hydration + Nourishing Shine, shade Brown Sugar
- Nearest colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$24
Toyed
Anastasia Beverly Hills Kiss Theory Hydrating Glossy Shine Lip Balm, shade Toyed
- Nearest colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$18
Lip liner
Sepia
Anastasia Beverly Hills Velvety-Matte Precision Shaping Lip Liner, shade Sepia
- Nearest colour family: other
- Combination · Other · Medium
$22
Pale Mauve
Bobbi Brown Lip Liner Pencil, shade Pale Mauve
- Nearest colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Light · Cool
$35
A clear difference in colour or depth, on purpose.
Blush
Spiced Latte
Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed - Matte Color for Cheek & Lip, shade Spiced Latte
- Contrast: brown / nude with grey
- Combination · Brown / nude · Deep / dark · Warm
$27
Debut
Ulta Beauty Collection Too Cheeky Lip & Cheek Color Stick, shade Debut
- Contrast: brown / nude with grey
- Combination · Brown / nude · Deep / dark · Cool
$13
Lipstick
Boundary Pusher
NYX Professional Makeup Shine Loud High Shine Long-Lasting Liquid Lipstick, shade Boundary Pusher
- Contrast: brown with grey
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Warm
$13
Sorta $Elfish
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Stix High-Shine Gloss Stick, shade Sorta $Elfish
- Contrast: brown with grey
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Warm
$26
Lip gloss
Amaretto
Lawless Forget the Filler Lip-Plumping Line-Smoothing Tinted Lip Balm, shade Amaretto
- Contrast: brown with grey
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Warm
$26
Obviously
Patrick Ta Major Volume Plumping Lip Gloss, shade Obviously
- Contrast: brown with grey
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Neutral
$26
Lip liner
Demi Draw
Morphe Sculptwear Long-Lasting Lip Liner, shade Demi Draw
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Warm
$12
Black Cherry
Glossier Lip Line Enhancing Hydrating Longwear Lip Liner Pencil, shade Black Cherry
- Contrast: red with grey
- Combination · Red · Deep / dark · Cool
$20
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
Girl Talk
Morphe Signature Lip Pencil, shade Girl Talk
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$7
Saturated or deep colours that stand out.
Blush
Unsweetened
MAC Cosmetics Strobe Beam Liquid Blush, shade Unsweetened
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$30
Shade 5.5 - Wine Not/Cocoa Kiss
DIBS Beauty Desert Island Duo Blush + Bronzer Stick, shade Shade 5.5 - Wine Not/Cocoa Kiss
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · The Wine Not pan · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$36
Lipstick
Cocoa Quench
NYX Professional Makeup Lip IV Hydrating Gloss Stain, shade Cocoa Quench
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$12
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
Dolly Medium
Buxom Full-On Plumping Lip Polish, shade Dolly Medium
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · 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
Luv Ya Backtalk
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Waterproof Lip Liner, shade Luv Ya Backtalk
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Warm
$25
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Shade details
- Swatch colour
- #5e514a
- L* 35.5 a* 4.1 b* 6.1
- Colour family
- Grey
- from the description (“gray”)
- Colour depth
- Deep / dark
- from the swatch colour
- Primary undertone
- Not listed
- not stated
- 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.