Foundation Stick 50 dupes and alternatives Essence
Fair · 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, 2 applied
Coverage
Finish
- Matte0
- Natural1
- Radiant0
Formulation
- Liquid1
- Stick0
- Powder0
- Cushion0
- Gel0
Preferences
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- Dimethicone0
- Fragrance1
- Alcohol denat.1
- Talc1
- Silicones0
- Coconut oil1
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1 of 31 matches
Only showing matches with light coverage, in liquid form.
- 8 matches have no formulation listed and are not shown.
Closest shade matchClosest overall alternative: Nudestix Tinted Cover Foundation NUDE 1
The equivalent shade and the most similar foundation overall.
- Overall match
- 79out of 100
- Shade (Shade match)
- 96
- Finish (Finish & visual result)
- 67
- Wear (Wear & performance)
- 40
- Skin (Skin suitability)
- 60
- Shade match
- 96out of 100
- Colour
- 94
- Depth
- 97
- Undertone
- 100
SephoraYour shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty
Where to buy NUDE 1
Nudestix Tinted Cover Foundation
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Sephora$19View at Sephora
Ulta Beauty$40View at Ulta BeautyLooking for a concealer in your shade?
The closest shade to Essence Foundation Stick 50 (Fair · Neutral undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.
Closest concealers
Porcelain
CoverGirl TruBlend Undercover Concealer, shade Porcelain
- Very close colour
- Fair · Neutral · neutral golden undertone
$12.99
Very Fair 0.5N
bareMinerals ORIGINAL Liquid Mineral Brightening Concealer, shade Very Fair 0.5N
- Very close colour
- Fair · Neutral undertone
$31
Birch 1
Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Full Coverage Longwear Concealer, shade Birch 1
- Close colour
- Fair · Neutral undertone
$39
CN 02 Breeze
Clinique Even Better All-Over Concealer + Eraser, shade CN 02 Breeze
- Very close colour
- Very fair · Neutral · neutral pink undertone
$22
4 Fair-Medium
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Long-Wear Blur Concealer, shade 4 Fair-Medium
- Looks identical
- Fair · Cool undertone
$36
0N1
Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Serum Concealer, shade 0N1
- Close colour
- Very fair · Neutral undertone
$34
Concealer shade colours are sampled from retailer swatch images, so check the shade on the retailer page before buying.
Why the closest match works
Nudestix Tinted Cover Foundation in NUDE 1, against Essence Foundation Stick in 50. 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 Nudestix Tinted Cover Foundation in NUDE 1.
Same or better
- Very close colour
- Same neutral undertone
- Light rather than medium coverage
- Claims a lightweight feel
Different
- Natural finish instead of matte
- Not marketed for combination/sensitive skin
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
3 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 4%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Where to buy NUDE 1
SephoraYour 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.