Signature Lip Lightweight Lipstick Millennial dupes and alternatives MERIT
4.5 (1,805)·Pink · Neutral · Light
Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth, undertone and colour family only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar lipstick overall: shade match 60%, finish and visual result 20%, wear and performance 15%, comfort and suitability 5%.
Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar lipstick on shade, finish, wear and comfort together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Ranked by the overall match: the most similar lipstick on shade, finish, wear and comfort together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Differences: Cool rather than neutral undertone· Sheer rather than buildable (opacity)· 24-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
89
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & suitability
70
Very close colour · Matte · Sheer
Ingredients (not scored): 0% ingredient overlap
Differences: Cool rather than neutral undertone · Sheer rather than buildable (opacity) · 24-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim comfort
Matches: Same longevity: long-wearing· Both claim comfort· Both claim hydration
Differences: Cool rather than neutral undertone· Rose rather than pink· Sheer tint rather than satin (finish)
Score details
Shade match
80
Finish & visual result
66
Wear & performance
100
Comfort & suitability
100
Close colour · Sheer tint · Sheer
Ingredients (not scored): 7% ingredient overlap
Differences: Cool rather than neutral undertone · Rose rather than pink · Sheer tint rather than satin (finish) · Sheer rather than buildable (opacity)
Matches: Very close colour· Same neutral undertone· Both claim hydration
Differences: Nude rather than pink· Sheer rather than buildable (opacity)· 10-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
84
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & suitability
70
Very close colour · Matte · Sheer
Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap
Differences: Nude rather than pink · Sheer rather than buildable (opacity) · 10-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim comfort
$11Ulta Beauty(product price)$17 less (61%)4.3 (23,361)
Matches: Very close colour· Claims transfer resistance· Both claim comfort
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone· Opaque rather than buildable (opacity)· 16-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
86
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
58
Comfort & suitability
70
Very close colour · Matte · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 1% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone · Opaque rather than buildable (opacity) · 16-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim hydration
Matches: Claims transfer resistance· Both claim comfort
Differences: Cool rather than neutral undertone· Opaque rather than buildable (opacity)· 24-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
85
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
58
Comfort & suitability
70
Close colour · Matte · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap
Differences: Cool rather than neutral undertone · Opaque rather than buildable (opacity) · 24-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim hydration
Matches: Same opacity: buildable· Claims transfer resistance
Differences: Cool rather than neutral undertone· 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)· Does not claim comfort
Score details
Shade match
81
Finish & visual result
88
Wear & performance
58
Comfort & suitability
40
Close colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 2% ingredient overlap
Differences: Cool rather than neutral undertone · 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim comfort · Does not claim hydration
Kosas Wet Stick Moisturizing Shiny Sheer Lipstick with Ceramides in Malibu, against MERIT Signature Lip Lightweight Lipstick in Millennial. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeMillennialClosest shade matchMalibuHow they compareScore
Shade match60% of overall93
Colour60%97#c46f77#c66e74Looks identicalColour difference 1.0 (0 is identical)
Depth15%100LightLightSameDepth difference 0.0 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone13%60NeutralCoolSome differenceOne side neutral: partial agreement
Colour family13%100PinkPinkSameSame colour family
Finish & visual result20% of overall · 1 of 2 compared65
Finish55%—not comparableSatinNot listedNot listed for eitherA finish not listed for one product
Opacity45%65BuildableSheerSome differenceSheer rather than buildable
Wear & performance15% of overall · 1 of 2 compared40
Longevity60%40Long-wearingNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims long wear; the match does not list it
Transfer resistance40%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot listed for eitherNeither product lists transfer resistance
Comfort & suitability5% of overall70
Comfort50%40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims a comfortable feel; the match does not list it
Overall match 78/100Shade match 93/100Medium confidence· Digital match
Weights are each part's share of the overall match and each attribute's share of its part; an attribute neither product lists is not comparable and its weight goes to the others in its part. Confidence reflects data quality, not similarity. Price and ingredients are not part of either score.
NARS Afterglow Lipstick in Dolce Vita 888, against MERIT Signature Lip Lightweight Lipstick in Millennial. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeMillennialClosest overall alternativeDolce Vita 888How they compareScore
Shade match60% of overall81
Colour60%87#c46f77#d0747cVery close colourColour difference 2.7 (0 is identical)
Depth15%92LightLightSameDepth difference 3.9 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone13%60NeutralCoolSome differenceOne side neutral: partial agreement
Overall match 89/100Shade match 81/100Medium confidence· Digital match
Weights are each part's share of the overall match and each attribute's share of its part; an attribute neither product lists is not comparable and its weight goes to the others in its part. Confidence reflects data quality, not similarity. Price and ingredients are not part of either score.
32 similar shades scored two ways: the shade match on colour, depth, undertone and colour family; the overall match on shade match, finish and visual result, wear and performance and comfort and suitability. A pair with no swatch colour on one side or Low data confidence is listed without a score. Ingredients are shown for information and used by the filters only. Prices are shown next to every match and never change a score. How scoring and confidence work.
Shade colours are sampled from Beautler’s processing of retailer swatch images and are a digital approximation. Prices and stock were last checked when the product was imported; the retailer page is the source of truth.