Balm Contour Medium 1 dupes and alternatives Danessa Myricks Beauty
4.3 (152)·Brown · Light
Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth, undertone and colour family only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar contour 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 contour 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 contour on shade, finish, wear and comfort and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Matches: Very close colour· Same finish: natural· Same pigmentation: buildable
Differences: Liquid rather than cream (format)· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)· Does not claim hydration
Score details
Shade match
93
Finish, pigmentation & format
92
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
24
Very close colour · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): no ingredient list for one product
Differences: Liquid rather than cream (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim hydration · Sensitive rather than normal, dry, oily (skin types)
Matches: Very close colour· Same finish: natural· Claims comfort
Differences: Taupe rather than brown· Sheer rather than buildable (pigmentation)· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Score details
A reliable match cannot be determined for this pair (low data confidence), so no score is shown.
Very close colour · Natural · Sheer
Ingredients (not scored): no ingredient list for one product
Differences: Taupe rather than brown · Sheer rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Normal, Combination rather than normal, dry, oily (skin types)
Matches: Very close colour· Same finish: natural· Same pigmentation: buildable
Differences: Taupe rather than brown· Liquid rather than cream (format)· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
83
Finish, pigmentation & format
92
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
24
Very close colour · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): no ingredient list for one product
Differences: Taupe rather than brown · Liquid rather than cream (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim hydration · Sensitive rather than normal, dry, oily (skin types)
Matches: Same finish: natural· Same pigmentation: buildable· Same format: cream
Differences: Deeper· Terracotta rather than brown· 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
67
Finish, pigmentation & format
100
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
73
Slight colour difference · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): no ingredient list for one product
Differences: Deeper · Terracotta rather than brown · 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity) · Dry, Combination, Oily rather than normal, dry, oily (skin types)
Sold as bronzer, rated here for use as contour (possible)
Matches: Same finish: natural· Claims comfort· Both claim hydration
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Deeper· Terracotta rather than brown
Score details
Shade match
66
Finish, pigmentation & format
90
Wear & performance
50
Comfort & skin suitability
60
Slight colour difference · Natural · Sheer
Ingredients (not scored): no ingredient list for one product
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Deeper · Terracotta rather than brown · Sheer rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Normal, Dry, Combination rather than normal, dry, oily (skin types)
Sold as bronzer, rated here for use as contour (possible)
Matches: Same finish: natural· Same pigmentation: buildable· Same format: cream
Differences: Golden rather than brown· 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity)· Dry, Combination, Oily rather than normal, dry, oily (skin types)
Score details
Shade match
63
Finish, pigmentation & format
100
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
73
Close colour · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): no ingredient list for one product
Differences: Golden rather than brown · 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity) · Dry, Combination, Oily rather than normal, dry, oily (skin types)
Sold as bronzer, rated here for use as contour (suited)
Differences: Bronze rather than brown· Sheer rather than buildable (pigmentation)· Powder rather than cream (format)
Score details
Shade match
75
Finish, pigmentation & format
73
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
58
Slight colour difference · Satin · Sheer
Ingredients (not scored): no ingredient list for one product
Differences: Bronze rather than brown · Sheer rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Powder rather than cream (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim hydration
Sold as bronzer, rated here for use as contour (possible)
Retailer shade note: light bronze with neutral undertones
Sacheu Liquid Contour STAY-N in Giving Sass, against Danessa Myricks Beauty Balm Contour in Medium 1. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeMedium 1Closest shade matchGiving SassHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall95
Colour50%92#bc927e#b68f79Very close colourColour difference 1.9 (0 is identical)
Depth25%97LightLightSameDepth difference 2.1 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone—not comparableNot listedCoolUndertone unknown on one side
Colour family25%100BrownBrownSameSame colour family
Finish, pigmentation & format25% of overall79
Finish60%78NaturalMatteCloseMatte finish rather than natural
Skin types40%—not comparableNormal, Dry, OilyNot listedNot listed for eitherSkin types not listed for one product
Overall match 83/100Shade 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.
CoverGirl Trublend Skin Enhancer Balm Contour Stick in Defined, against Danessa Myricks Beauty Balm Contour in Medium 1. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeMedium 1Closest overall alternativeDefinedHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall94
Colour50%89#bc927e#b99682Very close colourColour difference 2.4 (0 is identical)
Depth25%98LightLightSameDepth difference 1.1 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone—not comparableNot listedNot listedUndertone unknown on one side
Colour family25%100BrownBrownSameSame colour family
Overall match 86/100Shade match 94/100Medium 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, 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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