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 full coverage, in serum form.
- 6 matches have no formulation listed and are not shown.
Closest shade matchClosest overall alternative: MAC Cosmetics Studio Radiance Serum Powered Foundation NW45
The equivalent shade and the most similar foundation overall.
- Overall match
- 73out of 100
- Shade (Shade match)
- 93
- Finish (Finish & visual result)
- 43
- Wear (Wear & performance)
- 40
- Skin (Skin suitability)
- 100
- Shade match
- 93out of 100
- Colour
- 90
- Depth
- 96
- Undertone
- 100
Ulta BeautyYour shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty · product price; shade not separately priced
Where to buy NW45
MAC Cosmetics Studio Radiance Serum Powered Foundation
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Macy's$46View at Macy'sUlta Beautyfrom $46 · product priceView at Ulta BeautyLooking 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
MAC Cosmetics Studio Radiance Serum Powered Foundation in NW45, 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 MAC Cosmetics Studio Radiance Serum Powered Foundation in NW45.
Same or better
- Very close colour
- Same cool undertone
- Full rather than medium coverage
- Claims a blurring effect
- Claims 12-hour wear
- Claims transfer resistance
- Claims not settling into lines
- Claims a lightweight feel
Different
- Radiant finish instead of matte
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
5 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 4%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Where to buy NW45
Ulta BeautyYour shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty · product price; shade not separately priced
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.