Foundation Stick 203 dupes and alternatives Essence
Tan · Cool 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%).
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Only showing matches with medium coverage, in powder form, without talc.
- 6 matches have no formulation listed and are not shown.
Closest shade matchClosest overall alternative: BLK/OPL TRUE COLOR Pore Perfecting Crème Powder Foundation Heavenly Honey
The equivalent shade and the most similar foundation overall.
- Overall match
- 76out of 100
- Shade (Shade match)
- 77
- Finish (Finish & visual result)
- 100
- Wear (Wear & performance)
- 40
- Skin (Skin suitability)
- 60
- Shade match
- 77out of 100
- Colour
- 93
- Depth
- 98
- Undertone
- 25
Ulta BeautyYour shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty
Where to buy Heavenly Honey
BLK/OPL TRUE COLOR Pore Perfecting Crème Powder Foundation
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Ulta Beauty$14.95View at Ulta Beauty
CVS$16.49View at CVSLooking for a concealer in your shade?
The closest shade to Essence Foundation Stick 203 (Tan · Cool undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.
Closest concealers
440C
Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer, shade 440C
- Very close colour
- Tan · Neutral · neutral pink undertone
$24
W9.5
L'Oréal Paris True Match Radiant Serum Concealer, shade W9.5
- Very close colour
- Tan · Cool undertone
$16.99
40.5 Deep
IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Full Coverage Anti-Aging Water-Resistant Concealer, shade 40.5 Deep
- Close colour
- Tan · Cool undertone
$30
Hazelnut
050 Café
Cinnamon
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Concealer shade colours are sampled from retailer swatch images, so check the shade on the retailer page before buying.
Why the closest match works
BLK/OPL TRUE COLOR Pore Perfecting Crème Powder Foundation in Heavenly Honey, against Essence Foundation Stick in 203. 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 BLK/OPL TRUE COLOR Pore Perfecting Crème Powder Foundation in Heavenly Honey.
Same or better
- Very close colour
- Same matte finish
- Same medium coverage
- Claims long-wearing
Different
- Slightly warmer undertone
- Not marketed for combination/dry skin
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
2 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 5%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Where to buy Heavenly Honey
Ulta BeautyYour shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty
How these matches are scored
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.