Foundation Stick 260 dupes and alternatives Essence
Deep · Neutral 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
- Medium0
- Full1
- Buildable0
Finish
- Matte1
- Natural matte0
- Natural0
- Radiant0
Preferences
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- Dimethicone0
- Fragrance1
- Alcohol denat.1
- Silicones0
- Coconut oil1
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Only showing matches with full coverage, in balm form, without talc.
- 9 matches have no formulation listed and are not shown.
- 2 matches have no ingredient list listed and are not shown.
Closest shade matchClosest overall alternative: KVD Beauty Good Apple Skin-Perfecting Hydrating Foundation Balm Deep 082
The equivalent shade and the most similar foundation overall.
- Overall match
- 76out of 100
- Shade (Shade match)
- 84
- Finish (Finish & visual result)
- 73
- Wear (Wear & performance)
- 40
- Skin (Skin suitability)
- 100
- Shade match
- 84out of 100
- Colour
- 80
- Depth
- 99
- Undertone
- 85
Your shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty
Where to buy Deep 082
KVD Beauty Good Apple Skin-Perfecting Hydrating Foundation Balm
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Looking for a concealer in your shade?
The closest shade to Essence Foundation Stick 260 (Deep · Neutral undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.
Closest concealers

15 Deep
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Long-Wear Blur Concealer, shade 15 Deep
- Very close colour
- Deep · Neutral undertone
$36

44.0 Deep Natural
IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Full Coverage Anti-Aging Water-Resistant Concealer, shade 44.0 Deep Natural
- Close colour
- Deep · Neutral undertone
$30
Bronze
CoverGirl TruBlend Undercover Concealer, shade Bronze
- Very close colour
- Deep · Neutral · neutral pink undertone
$11.99

540C

Chestnut
Too Faced Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Concealer, shade Chestnut
- Close colour
- Deep · Neutral undertone
$36
Dark Coffee
Maybelline Fit Me Natural Finish Concealer, shade Dark Coffee
- Close colour
- Deep · Neutral undertone
$10.99
Concealer shade colours are sampled from retailer swatch images, so check the shade on the retailer page before buying.
Why the closest match works
KVD Beauty Good Apple Skin-Perfecting Hydrating Foundation Balm in Deep 082, against Essence Foundation Stick in 260. 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 KVD Beauty Good Apple Skin-Perfecting Hydrating Foundation Balm in Deep 082.
Same or better
- Same neutral undertone
- Same matte finish
- Full rather than medium coverage
- Claims a skin-like finish
- Claims a blurring effect
- Claims long-wearing
- Claims not settling into lines
- Claims a lightweight feel
Different
- Small colour difference on the swatch
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
3 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 10%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Where to buy Deep 082
Your 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.