Chubby Stick Cheek Color Balm Cream Blush Plenty O’ Papaya dupes and alternatives Clinique
4.7 (1,469)·Apricot · Warm · Medium
Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth, undertone and colour family only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar blush overall: shade match 55%, finish, pigmentation and format 25%, wear and performance 15%, comfort and skin suitability 5%.
Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar blush on shade, finish, wear and comfort 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 blush on shade, finish, wear and comfort and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Matches: Same warm undertone· Same finish: natural· Same longevity: long-wearing
Differences: Coral rather than apricot· Does not claim comfort· Normal, Dry, Combination rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Score details
Shade match
73
Finish, pigmentation & format
95
Wear & performance
100
Comfort & skin suitability
50
Slight colour difference · Natural
Ingredients (not scored): 3% ingredient overlap
Differences: Coral rather than apricot · Does not claim comfort · Normal, Dry, Combination rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Matches: Very close colour· Same warm undertone· Same format: stick
Differences: Peach rather than apricot· Dewy rather than natural (finish)· Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)
Score details
Shade match
86
Finish, pigmentation & format
75
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & skin suitability
80
Very close colour · Dewy · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 9% ingredient overlap
Differences: Peach rather than apricot · Dewy rather than natural (finish) · Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · 24-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Matches: Same warm undertone· Same pigmentation: buildable· Same longevity: long-wearing
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Peach rather than apricot· Normal, Dry, Combination rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Score details
Shade match
69
Finish, pigmentation & format
91
Wear & performance
100
Comfort & skin suitability
72
Slight colour difference · Satin · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 14% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Peach rather than apricot · Normal, Dry, Combination rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Matches: Same warm undertone· Same pigmentation: buildable· Both claim comfort
Differences: Peach rather than apricot· Dewy rather than natural (finish)· Liquid rather than stick (format)
Score details
Shade match
83
Finish, pigmentation & format
70
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & skin suitability
100
Close colour · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap
Differences: Peach rather than apricot · Dewy rather than natural (finish) · Liquid rather than stick (format) · 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Matches: Same warm undertone· Same pigmentation: buildable· Same longevity: long-wearing
Differences: Lighter· Peach rather than apricot· Does not claim comfort
Score details
Shade match
70
Finish, pigmentation & format
85
Wear & performance
100
Comfort & skin suitability
48
Slight colour difference · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 7% ingredient overlap
Differences: Lighter · Peach rather than apricot · Does not claim comfort · Normal, Combination, Oily rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Matches: Very close colour· Same warm undertone· Same pigmentation: buildable
Differences: Red rather than apricot· Dewy rather than natural (finish)· Powder rather than stick (format)
Score details
Shade match
76
Finish, pigmentation & format
67
Wear & performance
100
Comfort & skin suitability
72
Very close colour · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 7% ingredient overlap
Differences: Red rather than apricot · Dewy rather than natural (finish) · Powder rather than stick (format) · Normal, Combination, Oily rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Matches: Same warm undertone· Same pigmentation: buildable· Same longevity: long-wearing
Differences: Lighter· Peach rather than apricot· Dewy rather than natural (finish)
Score details
Shade match
75
Finish, pigmentation & format
67
Wear & performance
100
Comfort & skin suitability
72
Close colour · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 7% ingredient overlap
Differences: Lighter · Peach rather than apricot · Dewy rather than natural (finish) · Powder rather than stick (format) · Normal, Combination, Oily rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Matches: Same warm undertone· Same pigmentation: buildable· Same longevity: long-wearing
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Coral rather than apricot· Does not claim comfort
Score details
Shade match
68
Finish, pigmentation & format
85
Wear & performance
100
Comfort & skin suitability
48
Slight colour difference · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 7% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Coral rather than apricot · Does not claim comfort · Normal, Combination, Oily rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Matches: Same warm undertone· Same pigmentation: buildable· Both claim comfort
Differences: Peach rather than apricot· Dewy rather than natural (finish)· Liquid rather than stick (format)
Score details
Shade match
78
Finish, pigmentation & format
70
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & skin suitability
100
Close colour · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap
Differences: Peach rather than apricot · Dewy rather than natural (finish) · Liquid rather than stick (format) · 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Matches: Same warm undertone· Same longevity: long-wearing· Claims hydration
Differences: Peach rather than apricot· Dewy rather than natural (finish)· Sheer rather than buildable (pigmentation)
Score details
Shade match
74
Finish, pigmentation & format
71
Wear & performance
100
Comfort & skin suitability
48
Slight colour difference · Dewy · Sheer
Ingredients (not scored): 1% ingredient overlap
Differences: Peach rather than apricot · Dewy rather than natural (finish) · Sheer rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Does not claim comfort · Normal, Dry, Sensitive rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Matches: Very close colour· Same warm undertone· Same format: stick
Differences: Peach rather than apricot· Dewy rather than natural (finish)· Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)
Score details
Shade match
84
Finish, pigmentation & format
75
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
70
Very close colour · Dewy · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 8% ingredient overlap
Differences: Peach rather than apricot · Dewy rather than natural (finish) · Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Not listed rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim comfort
Sephora Collection Sephora Colorful Blush in 29 Fascinated, against Clinique Chubby Stick Cheek Color Balm Cream Blush in Plenty O’ Papaya. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadePlenty O’ PapayaClosest shade match29 FascinatedHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall90
Colour55%94#f87668#f67168Very close colourColour difference 1.7 (0 is identical)
Depth15%97MediumMediumSameDepth difference 1.7 on the 0–100 scale
Comfort & skin suitability5% of overall · 1 of 3 compared40
Comfort40%40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims a comfortable feel; the match does not list it
Hydration20%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot listed for eitherNeither product lists hydration
Skin types40%—not comparableCombination, Dry, Normal, Oily, SensitiveNot listedNot listed for eitherSkin types not listed for one product
Overall match 70/100Shade match 90/100Medium 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.
Natasha Denona Hy-Blush Cloudy Cream Cheek Duo in Simply Shy, against Clinique Chubby Stick Cheek Color Balm Cream Blush in Plenty O’ Papaya. Matched on the deeper blush pan. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadePlenty O’ PapayaClosest overall alternativeSimply ShyHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall85
Colour55%83#f87668#f27974Close colourColour difference 3.3 (0 is identical)
Depth15%100MediumLightCloseDepth difference 0.1 on the 0–100 scale
Overall match 86/100Shade match 85/100High 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.
31 similar shades scored two ways: the shade match on colour, depth, undertone and colour family; the overall match on shade match, finish, pigmentation and format, 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.
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