Foundation Stick 300 dupes and alternatives Essence
Very deep · 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 in stick form, without talc.
- 11 matches have no formulation listed and are not shown.
- 2 matches have no ingredient list listed and are not shown.
Closest shade match: Lancôme Teint Idole Shape Stick Blurring Multi-Use Stick 555 Suede C
The equivalent shade: scored on colour, depth and undertone only.

- Shade match
- 93out of 100
- Colour
- 89
- Depth
- 97
- Undertone
- 100
Your shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty
Where to buy 555 Suede C
Lancôme Teint Idole Shape Stick Blurring Multi-Use Stick
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Closest overall alternative: Ulta Beauty Collection Moisturizing Complexion Stick Dark Cool
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)
- 93
- Finish (Finish & visual result)
- 70
- Wear (Wear & performance)
- 50
- Skin (Skin suitability)
- 100
Your shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty · product price; shade not separately priced
Where to buy Dark Cool
Ulta Beauty Collection Moisturizing Complexion Stick
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Looking for a concealer in your shade?
The closest shade to Essence Foundation Stick 300 (Very deep · Cool undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.
Closest concealers

7C
Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place 24-Hour Concealer, shade 7C
- Very close colour
- Very deep · Cool undertone
$38
550 Suede C
Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear All Over Full Coverage Concealer, shade 550 Suede C
- Very close colour
- Very deep · Cool undertone
$32

Spiced Rum
Too Faced Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Concealer, shade Spiced Rum
- Close colour
- Very deep · Cool · rosy undertone
$36
60N mahogany
Tarte Shape Tape Full Coverage Matte Concealer, shade 60N mahogany
- Close colour
- Very deep · Cool undertone
$32

16 Deep
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Long-Wear Blur Concealer, shade 16 Deep
- Very close colour
- Very deep · Neutral undertone
$36
25C
Milk Makeup Future Fluid Longwear Hydrating Concealer, shade 25C
- Close colour
- Very deep · Cool undertone
$30
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
Lancôme Teint Idole Shape Stick Blurring Multi-Use Stick in 555 Suede C, against Essence Foundation Stick in 300. 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 Lancôme Teint Idole Shape Stick Blurring Multi-Use Stick in 555 Suede C.
Same or better
- Very close colour
- Same cool undertone
- Same medium coverage
- Claims a blurring effect
- Claims 24-hour wear
- Claims transfer resistance
- Claims colour stability
- Claims a lightweight feel
Different
- Natural finish instead of matte
- Not marketed for combination/sensitive skin
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
1 shared ingredient; weighted similarity 2%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Why the closest overall alternative works
Ulta Beauty Collection Moisturizing Complexion Stick in Dark Cool, against Essence Foundation Stick in 300. 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 Ulta Beauty Collection Moisturizing Complexion Stick in Dark Cool.
Same or better
- Very close colour
- Same cool undertone
- Same medium coverage
- Claims a blurring effect
Different
- Natural finish instead of matte
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
3 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 7%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Where to buy
Closest shade match
Lancôme Teint Idole Shape Stick Blurring Multi-Use Stick 555 Suede C
Your shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty
Closest overall alternative
Ulta Beauty Collection Moisturizing Complexion Stick Dark Cool
Your 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.