Luminous Silk Foundation 3.5 dupes and alternatives Armani Beauty
4.2 (3,003)·Medium · Neutral · neutral golden undertone
Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth and undertone only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar foundation overall, scored on shade match (55%), finish and visual result (25%), wear and performance (15%) and skin suitability (5%).
Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar foundation on shade, finish, wear and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Ranked by the overall match: the most similar foundation on shade, finish, wear and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
$14Ulta Beauty(product price)$55 less (80%)3.5 (10)
Matches: Very close colour· Same neutral undertone· Both claim a blurring effect
Differences: Matte rather than natural finish· Buildable rather than medium coverage· Does not claim transfer resistance
Score details
Shade match
92
Finish & visual result
81
Wear & performance
61
Skin suitability
84
Very close colour · Matte · Buildable coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 22% ingredient overlap
Differences: Matte rather than natural finish · Buildable rather than medium coverage · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim not settling into lines
Retailer shade note: fair or light skin tones with a neutral undertone
Matches: Very close colour· Similar undertone (warm vs neutral)· Same natural finish
Differences: Full rather than medium coverage· No blurring effect claimed· Does not claim transfer resistance
Score details
Shade match
88
Finish & visual result
81
Wear & performance
67
Skin suitability
100
Very close colour · Natural · Full coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 10% ingredient overlap
Differences: Full rather than medium coverage · No blurring effect claimed · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim not settling into lines
Matches: Near-identical swatch colour· Both claim a blurring effect· Both claim not settling into lines
Differences: Olive rather than neutral undertone· Matte rather than natural finish· Full rather than medium coverage
Score details
Shade match
91
Finish & visual result
73
Wear & performance
72
Skin suitability
60
Looks identical · Matte · Full coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 11% ingredient overlap
Differences: Olive rather than neutral undertone · Matte rather than natural finish · Full rather than medium coverage · Does not claim transfer resistance · Not marketed for dry skin
Retailer shade note: light to medium skin with very warm, golden or olive undertones
Matches: Very close colour· Similar undertone (warm vs neutral)· Same natural finish
Differences: Light rather than medium coverage· No blurring effect claimed· No long-wear claim
Score details
Shade match
91
Finish & visual result
81
Wear & performance
51
Skin suitability
84
Very close colour · Natural · Light coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 1% ingredient overlap
Differences: Light rather than medium coverage · No blurring effect claimed · No long-wear claim · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim not settling into lines
$29Ulta Beauty(product price)$40 less (58%)4.6 (558)
Matches: Very close colour· Similar undertone (warm vs neutral)· Both claim not settling into lines
Differences: Slightly lighter· Natural matte rather than natural finish· Full rather than medium coverage
Score details
Shade match
87
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
75
Skin suitability
90
Very close colour · Natural matte · Full coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 8% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly lighter · Natural matte rather than natural finish · Full rather than medium coverage · No blurring effect claimed · Does not claim transfer resistance
$22Ulta Beauty(product price)$47 less (68%)3.5 (42)
Matches: Very close colour· Similar undertone (warm vs neutral)· Same natural finish
Differences: Buildable rather than medium coverage· No blurring effect claimed· No long-wear claim
Score details
Shade match
89
Finish & visual result
89
Wear & performance
40
Skin suitability
84
Very close colour · Natural · Buildable coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 1% ingredient overlap
Differences: Buildable rather than medium coverage · No blurring effect claimed · No long-wear claim · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim not settling into lines · Does not claim a lightweight feel
$14Ulta Beauty(product price)$55 less (80%)3.5 (10)
Matches: Very close colour· Same neutral undertone· Both claim a blurring effect
Differences: Matte rather than natural finish· Buildable rather than medium coverage· Does not claim transfer resistance
Score details
Shade match
85
Finish & visual result
81
Wear & performance
61
Skin suitability
84
Very close colour · Matte · Buildable coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 22% ingredient overlap
Differences: Matte rather than natural finish · Buildable rather than medium coverage · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim not settling into lines
Retailer shade note: fair or light skin tones with a neutral cool undertone
$38Ulta Beauty(product price)$31 less (45%)4.0 (122)
Matches: Very close colour· Same neutral undertone· Both claim a blurring effect
Differences: Matte rather than natural finish· Full rather than medium coverage· Does not claim transfer resistance
Score details
Shade match
87
Finish & visual result
73
Wear & performance
61
Skin suitability
84
Very close colour · Matte · Full coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 7% ingredient overlap
Differences: Matte rather than natural finish · Full rather than medium coverage · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim not settling into lines
Retailer shade note: light with neutral undertones
Matches: Very close colour· Similar undertone (warm vs neutral)· Same medium coverage
Differences: Matte rather than natural finish· Does not claim transfer resistance· Does not claim not settling into lines
Score details
Shade match
88
Finish & visual result
81
Wear & performance
51
Skin suitability
60
Very close colour · Matte · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 2% ingredient overlap
Differences: Matte rather than natural finish · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim not settling into lines · Does not claim a lightweight feel · Not marketed for dry skin
Retailer shade note: light to medium skin with warm, golden undertones
Matches: Very close colour· Similar undertone (warm vs neutral)· Same natural finish
Differences: Slightly lighter· Light rather than medium coverage· No blurring effect claimed
Score details
Shade match
86
Finish & visual result
81
Wear & performance
51
Skin suitability
84
Very close colour · Natural · Light coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 1% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly lighter · Light rather than medium coverage · No blurring effect claimed · No long-wear claim · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim not settling into lines
Matches: Similar undertone (warm vs neutral)· Same natural finish· Claims a skin-like finish
Differences: Buildable rather than medium coverage· No blurring effect claimed· Does not claim transfer resistance
Score details
Shade match
80
Finish & visual result
79
Wear & performance
61
Skin suitability
90
Colour not compared · Natural · Buildable coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 7% ingredient overlap
Differences: Buildable rather than medium coverage · No blurring effect claimed · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim not settling into lines
Matches: Same natural finish· Same medium coverage· No drying alcohol listed
Differences: No blurring effect claimed· No long-wear claim· Does not claim transfer resistance
Score details
Shade match
80
Finish & visual result
89
Wear & performance
40
Skin suitability
90
Colour not compared · Natural · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap
Differences: No blurring effect claimed · No long-wear claim · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim not settling into lines · Does not claim a lightweight feel
Matches: Very close colour· Similar undertone (warm vs neutral)· Claims a skin-like finish
Differences: Slightly lighter· Light-medium rather than medium coverage· No blurring effect claimed
Score details
Shade match
87
Finish & visual result
68
Wear & performance
51
Skin suitability
84
Very close colour · Light-medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 6% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly lighter · Light-medium rather than medium coverage · No blurring effect claimed · No long-wear claim · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim not settling into lines
Matches: Same neutral undertone· Same natural finish· Claims a skin-like finish
Differences: Slightly lighter· Buildable rather than medium coverage· No blurring effect claimed
Score details
Shade match
77
Finish & visual result
79
Wear & performance
61
Skin suitability
90
Colour not compared · Natural · Buildable coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 7% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly lighter · Buildable rather than medium coverage · No blurring effect claimed · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim not settling into lines
The closest shade to Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Foundation 3.5 (Medium · Neutral · neutral golden undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.
Concealer shade colours are sampled from retailer swatch images, so check the shade on the retailer page before buying.
Why the closest shade match works
L'Oréal Paris Lumi Le Glow Skin Tint in 130 Warm, against Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Foundation in 3.5. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shade3.5Closest shade match130 WarmHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall95
Colour60%99#c89f71#c9a073Looks identicalColour difference 0.4 (0 is identical)
Overall match 81/100Shade match 95/100Medium 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.
MAC Cosmetics Studio Radiance Serum Powered Foundation in NC25, against Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Foundation in 3.5. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shade3.5Closest overall alternativeNC25How they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall92
Colour60%93#c89f71#cfa070Very close colourColour difference 1.8 (0 is identical)
Overall match 85/100Shade match 92/100Medium 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.
30 similar shades scored two ways: the shade match on colour, depth and undertone; the overall match on shade match, finish and visual result, wear and performance and skin suitability. 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.
Ulta Beauty(product price)$50.51 less (73%)
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