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Official description
cool taupe
Standardised colour
Taupe · Medium · Cool undertone · taupe Details
Shimmer finish · Buildable pigmentation · Cream · Shimmer
Description and swatch disagree; check the retailer photos. Similar shades found from this one carry lower confidence.
SephoraWhere to buy Studio (1 store)
Sephora$26View at SephoraSimilar to MERIT Solo Shadow Cream Eyeshadow Studio
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 Studio
Open Complete My LookFive ways to coordinate with MERIT Solo Shadow Cream Eyeshadow Studio, 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
Fashion Emergency
MAC Cosmetics Powder Kiss Liquid Lip & Cheek Mousse, shade Fashion Emergency
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Sold as a lipstick · Brown · Deep / dark · Cool
$27
Blush, Please
MAC Cosmetics Glow Play Cushiony Blush, shade Blush, Please
- Neighbouring colour: mauve with taupe
- Combination · Mauve · Light · Neutral
$34
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Hazelnut
Anastasia Beverly Hills Full-Pigment Matte & Satin Velvet Lipstick, shade Hazelnut
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Light · Neutral
$26
Toasted Almond 383
Ulta Beauty Collection Luxe Satin Lipstick, shade Toasted Almond 383
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Cool
$12
Lip gloss
Nympho
NARS Afterglow Lip Shine Gloss, shade Nympho
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Light · Cool
$32
Faded
ILIA Balmy Tint Hydrating Lip Balm, shade Faded
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Neutral
$29
Lip liner
13 Frosted Chestnut
Sephora Collection Colorful 8HR Longwear Transferproof Lip Liner, shade 13 Frosted Chestnut
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Light · Neutral
$13
Ganache
point of view. Contour it Long-lasting Lip Liner, shade Ganache
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Cool
$20
The same colour family across lips, cheeks and eyes.
Blush
110A - Into The Nude
Valentino Liquirosso 2 in 1 Soft Matte Liquid Lipstick & Blush, shade 110A - Into The Nude
- Nearest colour family: mauve
- Sold as a lipstick · Mauve · Light · Cool
$40
Cool It
ColourPop Hydrating Blush Stix, shade Cool It
- Nearest colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$10
Lipstick
135A- Better Crying In A Limo
Valentino Spike Valentino Buttery Matte Lipstick, shade 135A- Better Crying In A Limo
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Light · Cool
$48
Bombshell Pinky Brown
Huda Beauty Liquid Matte Mousse Soft Blur Lip Cream, shade Bombshell Pinky Brown
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Cool
$25
Lip gloss
Spite
MAC Cosmetics Lipglass High Shine Lip Gloss, shade Spite
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Light · Cool
$25
Cocoa
fresh Sugar Lip Balm Hydrating Treatment, shade Cocoa
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Neutral
$26
Lip liner
Toffee - soft neutral brown
Summer Fridays SoftLine Lip Liner Creamy Sculpting Lip Pencil, shade Toffee - soft neutral brown
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Light · Neutral
$20
Boldly Bare
MAC Cosmetics Lip Liner Pencil, shade Boldly Bare
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Neutral
$25
A clear difference in colour or depth, on purpose.
Blush
Bow'Peep
Fenty Beauty Shake N' Play Buildable Liquid Blush, shade Bow'Peep
- Contrast: pink with taupe
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Neutral
$28
Nearly Berry
Rare Beauty Stay Vulnerable Melting Cream Blush, shade Nearly Berry
- Contrast: berry with taupe
- Combination · Berry · Deep / dark · Cool
$24
Lipstick
Coralberry
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick, shade Coralberry
- Contrast: coral with taupe
- Combination · Coral · Light · Neutral
$8.99
373 Rose Celestial
Dior Addict Shine Lipstick, shade 373 Rose Celestial
- Contrast: pink with taupe
- Combination · Pink · Light · Cool
$48
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Lip gloss
Strawberry
Tarte Maracuja Vegan Juicy Lip Balm, shade Strawberry
- Contrast: berry with taupe
- Combination · Berry · Medium · Cool
$27
Marshmallow
NYX Professional Makeup Butter Gloss Non-Sticky Lip Gloss, shade Marshmallow
- Contrast: purple with taupe
- Combination · Purple · Medium · Cool
$6
Lip liner
7 Franboise Velours
Givenchy Lip Liner, shade 7 Franboise Velours
- Contrast: berry with taupe
- Combination · Berry · Medium · Cool
$33
Mauve
L.A. Girl Long-Lasting Shockwave Lip Liner, shade Mauve
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$6
Soft colours close to a natural flush.
Blush
Blush, Please
MAC Cosmetics Glow Play Cushiony Blush, shade Blush, Please
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Light · Neutral
$34
It's Personal
MAC Cosmetics Powder Kiss Liquid Lip & Cheek Mousse, shade It's Personal
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Sold as a lipstick · Nude · Medium · Cool
$27
Lipstick
Poet
Maybelline SuperStay Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick, shade Poet
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Cool
$12.99
Nude Venus
Pat McGrath Labs MatteTrance Lipstick, shade Nude Venus
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Neutral
$39
Lip gloss
Flesh Fantasy
Pat McGrath Labs Lust: Gloss, shade Flesh Fantasy
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Cool
$29
02 XXL Nude
Sephora Collection Outrageous Plump Hydrating Lip Gloss, shade 02 XXL Nude
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Neutral
$15
Lip liner
Tan
Makeup By Mario Ultra Suede Sculpting Lip Pencil, shade Tan
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Neutral
$26
Global Citizen
NYX Professional Makeup Line Loud Longwear Lip Liner, shade Global Citizen
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Neutral
$8
Saturated or deep colours that stand out.
Blush
Balmy
Jane Iredale Glow Time Blush Stick, shade Balmy
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Cool
$44
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
251 Wisteria Rose
L'Oréal Paris Colour Riche Original Satin Lipstick, shade 251 Wisteria Rose
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Cool
$7.97
667 Diormania
Dior Addict Shine Lipstick, shade 667 Diormania
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$48
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Lip gloss
Love Letter
Bobbi Brown Crushed Oil-Infused Tinted Lip Gloss, shade Love Letter
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$33
Slip 125
Hourglass Phantom Volumizing Glossy Lip Balm, shade Slip 125
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$38
Lip liner
Pose
Urban Decay Lip Toy Staining Brush Lip Liner, shade Pose
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$25
Satin Plum
L.A. Girl Perfect Precision Lip Liner Pencil, shade Satin Plum
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$4
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.
Shade details
- Swatch colour
- #b58577
- L* 59.8 a* 16.5 b* 14.8
- Colour family
- Taupe
- from the description (“taupe”)
- Colour depth
- Medium
- from the swatch colour
- Primary undertone
- Cool
- from the description (“cool”)
- Secondary undertone
- Not listed
- not stated
- Colour description
- Taupe
- from the description (“cool taupe”)
- 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
- 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.