Foundation Stick 160 dupes and alternatives Essence
Light medium · Cool · rosy 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%).
Only showing matches in liquid form, without silicones or talc.
- 8 matches have no formulation listed and are not shown.
Closest shade match: Estée Lauder Double Wear Max Cover Camouflage Foundation For Face and Body SPF 15 1C1 Cool Bone
The equivalent shade: scored on colour, depth and undertone only.
- Shade match
- 96out of 100
- Colour
- 94
- Depth
- 99
- Undertone
- 100
Ulta BeautyYour shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty
Where to buy 1C1 Cool Bone
Estée Lauder Double Wear Max Cover Camouflage Foundation For Face and Body SPF 15
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Macy's$55View at Macy'sUlta Beauty$55View at Ulta BeautyClosest overall alternative: Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Waterproof Foundation 2C2 Soft Sand
The most similar foundation overall: shade match 55%, finish and visual result 25%, wear and performance 15%, skin suitability 5%.
- Overall match
- 81out of 100
- Shade (Shade match)
- 95
- Finish (Finish & visual result)
- 70
- Wear (Wear & performance)
- 40
- Skin (Skin suitability)
- 100
SephoraYour shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty
Where to buy 2C2 Soft Sand
Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Waterproof Foundation
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Sephora$54View at SephoraUlta Beautyfrom $54 · product priceView at Ulta BeautyMacy's$54View at Macy'sLooking for a concealer in your shade?
The closest shade to Essence Foundation Stick 160 (Light medium · Cool · rosy undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.
Closest concealers
30.5 Tan
IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Full Coverage Anti-Aging Water-Resistant Concealer, shade 30.5 Tan
- Very close colour
- Light · Cool undertone
$30
Silk 2.5
Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Full Coverage Longwear Concealer, shade Silk 2.5
- Very close colour
- Light medium · Cool · pink undertone
$39
3 Cool Rosy
Dior Forever Skin Correct Full-Coverage Concealer, shade 3 Cool Rosy
- Very close colour
- Light medium · Cool · rosy undertone
$42
Tone 3.6
Kosas Revealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer, shade Tone 3.6
- Close colour
- Light · Cool · pink undertone
$17
Taffy
Too Faced Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Concealer, shade Taffy
- Close colour
- Light · Cool · rosy undertone
$36
370 Biscuit
L'Oréal Paris Infallible Full Wear Waterproof Concealer, shade 370 Biscuit
- Very close colour
- Light medium
$15.99
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
Estée Lauder Double Wear Max Cover Camouflage Foundation For Face and Body SPF 15 in 1C1 Cool Bone, against Essence Foundation Stick in 160. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
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.
If you switch
To Estée Lauder Double Wear Max Cover Camouflage Foundation For Face and Body SPF 15 in 1C1 Cool Bone.
Same or better
- Very close colour
- Same cool undertone
- Full rather than medium coverage
- Claims 12-hour wear
- Adds SPF 15
Different
- Natural finish instead of matte
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
3 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 5%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Why the closest overall alternative works
Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Waterproof Foundation in 2C2 Soft Sand, against Essence Foundation Stick in 160. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
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.
If you switch
To Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Waterproof Foundation in 2C2 Soft Sand.
Same or better
- Very close colour
- Same cool undertone
- Same medium coverage
- Claims a blurring effect
- Claims 12-hour wear
- Claims not settling into lines
- Claims colour stability
- Claims a lightweight feel
Different
- Natural finish instead of matte
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
3 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 5%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Where to buy
Closest shade match
Estée Lauder Double Wear Max Cover Camouflage Foundation For Face and Body SPF 15 1C1 Cool Bone
Ulta BeautyYour shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty
Closest overall alternative
Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Waterproof Foundation 2C2 Soft Sand
SephoraYour shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty
How these matches are scored
31 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.