ORIGINAL Loose Talc-Free Mineral Powder Foundation SPF 15 Golden Nude 16 dupes and alternatives bareMinerals
4.6 (34,695)·Light · Neutral 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.
$20Ulta Beauty(product price)$19.50 less (49%)3.7 (146)
Matches: Very close colour· Same neutral undertone· Claims long-wearing
Differences: Matte rather than natural finish· Full rather than medium coverage· No blurring effect claimed
Score details
Shade match
92
Finish & visual result
62
Wear & performance
54
Skin suitability
92
Very close colour · Matte · Full coverage
Ingredients (not scored): no ingredient list for one product
Differences: Matte rather than natural finish · Full rather than medium coverage · No blurring effect claimed · Does not claim not settling into lines · No SPF
The closest shade to bareMinerals ORIGINAL Loose Talc-Free Mineral Powder Foundation SPF 15 Golden Nude 16 (Light · Neutral 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 match works
MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in N4.75, against bareMinerals ORIGINAL Loose Talc-Free Mineral Powder Foundation SPF 15 in Golden Nude 16. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeGolden Nude 16Closest matchN4.75How they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall99
Colour60%99#edba90#ecba8fLooks identicalColour difference 0.5 (0 is identical)
Depth15%100LightLightSameDepth difference: 0.2
Retailer descriptionMedium tanNot statedNo depth word in one descriptionNot compared
Overall match 85/100Shade match 99/100Medium 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.
Sephora$0.50 less (1%)
