Foundation Stick 250 dupes and alternatives Essence
Deep · Warm 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%).
Filters, 3 applied
Coverage
- Light0
- Medium1
- Full1
- Buildable2
Finish
- Matte1
- Natural matte0
- Natural0
- Radiant0
Formulation
- Liquid1
- Stick0
- Powder0
- Serum0
- Balm0
Skin type
- Dry0
- Normal1
- Combination1
- Oily1
- Sensitive0
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1 of 30 matches
Only showing matches with full coverage, without talc or silicones.
- 2 matches have no ingredient list listed and are not shown.
Closest shade matchClosest overall alternative: NARS Natural Matte Longwear Foundation TIMARU
The equivalent shade and the most similar foundation overall.
- Overall match
- 73out of 100
- Shade (Shade match)
- 79
- Finish (Finish & visual result)
- 81
- Wear (Wear & performance)
- 40
- Skin (Skin suitability)
- 60
- Shade match
- 79out of 100
- Colour
- 80
- Depth
- 97
- Undertone
- 65
SephoraYour shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty
Where to buy TIMARU
NARS Natural Matte Longwear Foundation
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Macy's$55View at Macy'sSephora$55View at Sephora
Ulta Beautyfrom $55 · product priceView at Ulta BeautyLooking for a concealer in your shade?
The closest shade to Essence Foundation Stick 250 (Deep · Warm undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.
Closest concealers
55W rich warm
Tarte Shape Tape Full Coverage Matte Concealer, shade 55W rich warm
- Close colour
- Deep · Warm undertone
$32
540C
15 Deep
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Long-Wear Blur Concealer, shade 15 Deep
- Close colour
- Deep · Neutral undertone
$36
Cacao
Cacao
Bronze
CoverGirl TruBlend Undercover Concealer, shade Bronze
- Close colour
- Deep · Neutral · neutral pink undertone
$11.99
Concealer shade colours are sampled from retailer swatch images, so check the shade on the retailer page before buying.
Why the closest match works
NARS Natural Matte Longwear Foundation in TIMARU, against Essence Foundation Stick in 250. 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 NARS Natural Matte Longwear Foundation in TIMARU.
Same or better
- Same matte finish
- Full rather than medium coverage
- Claims a blurring effect
- Claims 24-hour wear
- Claims transfer resistance
- Claims a lightweight feel
Different
- Small colour difference on the swatch
- Neutral rather than warm undertone
- Not marketed for dry/sensitive skin
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
1 shared ingredient; weighted similarity 1%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Where to buy TIMARU
SephoraYour 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.