Foundation Stick 30 dupes and alternatives Essence
Very fair · Warm · yellow 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 made for sensitive skin, with medium coverage, without talc or alcohol denat.
- 1 match has no skin type listed and is not shown.
Closest shade match: L'Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Foundation W0.5 Warm Light
The equivalent shade: scored on colour, depth and undertone only.
- Shade match
- 95out of 100
- Colour
- 93
- Depth
- 100
- Undertone
- 100
Ulta BeautyYour shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty · product price; shade not separately priced · lowest price $9.97 at Walmart
Where to buy W0.5 Warm Light
L'Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Foundation
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Walmart$9.97View at WalmartUlta Beautyfrom $13.99 · product priceView at Ulta Beauty
CVS$14.79View at CVSWalmart$19.94View at Walmart
AmazonSee price at AmazonView at AmazonClosest overall alternative: Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Foundation 2 Warm
The most similar foundation overall: shade match 55%, finish and visual result 25%, wear and performance 15%, skin suitability 5%.
- Overall match
- 82out of 100
- Shade (Shade match)
- 94
- Finish (Finish & visual result)
- 79
- Wear (Wear & performance)
- 40
- Skin (Skin suitability)
- 100
Ulta BeautyYour shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty · product price; shade not separately priced
Where to buy 2 Warm
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Foundation
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Ulta Beautyfrom $52 · product priceView at Ulta BeautyAmazonSee price at AmazonView at AmazonLooking for a concealer in your shade?
The closest shade to Essence Foundation Stick 30 (Very fair · Warm · yellow undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.
Closest concealers
Nougatine
NC5
MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix 36HR Smooth Angles Hydrating Concealer, shade NC5
- Very close colour
- Very fair · Warm · golden undertone
$30
100W
Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer, shade 100W
- Very close colour
- Very fair · Warm · golden undertone
$24
C2
L'Oréal Paris True Match Radiant Serum Concealer, shade C2
- Very close colour
- Very fair · Warm undertone
$16.99
Whipped Cream 0.1 Golden
Huda Beauty #FauxFilter Matte Buildable Coverage Waterproof Concealer, shade Whipped Cream 0.1 Golden
- Very close colour
- Very fair · Warm · golden undertone
$31
140
Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Instant Retouch Longwear Liquid Concealer, shade 140
- Close colour
- Very fair · Warm · yellow undertone
$30
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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 shade match works
L'Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Foundation in W0.5 Warm Light, against Essence Foundation Stick in 30. 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 L'Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Foundation in W0.5 Warm Light.
Same or better
- Very close colour
- Same warm undertone
- Same medium coverage
- Claims a skin-like finish
Different
- Natural finish instead of matte
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
4 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 6%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Why the closest overall alternative works
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Foundation in 2 Warm, against Essence Foundation Stick in 30. 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 Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Foundation in 2 Warm.
Same or better
- Very close colour
- Same warm undertone
- Same matte finish
- Same medium coverage
- Claims a skin-like finish
- Claims a blurring effect
- Claims 24-hour wear
- Claims transfer resistance
- Claims colour stability
- Claims a lightweight feel
Different
- Contains alcohol
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
3 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 3%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Where to buy
Closest shade match
L'Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Foundation W0.5 Warm Light
Ulta BeautyYour shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty · product price; shade not separately priced · lowest price $9.97 at Walmart
Closest overall alternative
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Foundation 2 Warm
Ulta BeautyYour shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty · product price; shade not separately priced
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.