Beautler.Your beauty butler

Foundation Stick 70 dupes and alternatives Essence

Very fair · Warm · peach 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

Finish

Formulation

  • Liquid0
  • Cream0
  • Stick0
  • Powder0
  • Cushion0

Skin type

  • Dry0
  • Normal0
  • Combination0
  • Oily0
  • Sensitive0

Preferences

Fragrance-free1No drying alcohol1Vegan0Cruelty-free0Oil-free0With SPF0Mineral0
Sort

1 of 30

Only showing matches with light coverage, without talc or alcohol denat.

Closest shade matchClosest overall alternative: L.A. Girl Sheer Skin Tinted Foundation Ivory

The equivalent shade and the most similar foundation overall.

Your shade
Essence
70Change shade
Depth and undertone: Very fair · Warm · peach
Finish and coverage: Matte · Medium coverage
The match
L.A. Girl
Ivory
Depth and undertone: Very fair · Neutral · neutral golden
Finish and coverage: Natural · Light coverage
Overall match
76out of 100
Shade (Shade match)
91
Finish (Finish & visual result)
62
Wear (Wear & performance)
50
Skin (Skin suitability)
50
Shade match
91out of 100
Colour
92
Depth
96
Undertone
85
Medium confidence· Digital matchWhy it matches
Best price
$10Ulta BeautyUlta Beauty
Costs $3.01 more

Your shade $6.99 at Ulta Beauty

Looking for a concealer in your shade?

The closest shade to Essence Foundation Stick 70 (Very fair · Warm · peach undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.

Closest concealers

  1. Kosas Revealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer

    Tone 3.5 W

    Kosas Revealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer, shade Tone 3.5 W

    • Very close colour
    • Fair · Warm · peach undertone

    $32

  2. Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Serum Concealer

    0W1

    Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Serum Concealer, shade 0W1

    • Very close colour
    • Fair · Warm undertone

    $34

  3. Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer

    110N

    Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer, shade 110N

    • Very close colour
    • Very fair · Neutral · neutral golden undertone

    $24

  4. Too Faced Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Concealer

    Almond

    Too Faced Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Concealer, shade Almond

    • Very close colour
    • Very fair · Warm · golden undertone

    $36

  5. Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Treatment Concealer

    110

    Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Treatment Concealer, shade 110

    • Very close colour
    • Very fair · Neutral · neutral golden undertone

    $12.99

  6. CoverGirl TruBlend Undercover Concealer

    Light Ivory

    CoverGirl TruBlend Undercover Concealer, shade Light Ivory

    • Very close colour
    • Very fair · Neutral · neutral golden undertone

    $12.99

Concealer shade colours are sampled from retailer swatch images, so check the shade on the retailer page before buying.

Why the closest match works

L.A. Girl Sheer Skin Tinted Foundation in Ivory, against Essence Foundation Stick in 70. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.

ComparedYour shade70Closest matchIvoryScore
Shade match55% of overall91
Colour92#f9d4bd#fcdac1Very close colourColour difference 2.0 (0 is identical)
Depth96Very fairVery fairSameDepth difference: 2.6
Retailer descriptionFairNot statedNo depth word in one descriptionNot compared
Undertone85Warm · peachNeutral · neutral goldenClosecandidate undertone inferred
Finish & visual result25% of overall · 3 of 4 compared62
Finish56MatteNaturalSome differenceNatural finish rather than matte
Coverage80MediumLightCloseLight coverage rather than medium (buildable: one step of tolerance)
Skin-like finishnot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists a skin-like finish
Blurring40Not listedClaimedSome differenceThe match claims a blurring or smoothing effect; your product does not list it
Wear & performance15% of overall · none of 5 comparable50
Longevitynot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists long wear
Transfer resistancenot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists transfer resistance
Settlingnot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists not settling into pores or fine lines
Colour stabilitynot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists colour stability (no oxidation)
Comfortnot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists a comfortable, lightweight feel
Skin suitability5% of overall50
Skin type50Combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitiveNot publishedSkin-type suitability not published for one product
Overall match 76/100Shade match 91/100Medium confidence· Digital match

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.

How scoring works

If you switch

To L.A. Girl Sheer Skin Tinted Foundation in Ivory.

Same or better

  • Very close colour
  • Similar undertone (neutral vs warm)
  • Light rather than medium coverage
  • Claims a blurring effect

Different

  • Natural finish instead of matte

Ingredients (information only, not scored)

2 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 2%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.

AttributeYour shadeClosest match
Basemoderate siliconeSilicone-based, high silicone
FragranceNot listedNot listed
Drying alcoholNot listedNot listed
SPFNot listedNot listed
OverlapUnknown-based vs silicone-based; silicone moderate vs high

Where to buy Ivory

Best price
$10Ulta BeautyUlta Beauty
Costs $3.01 more

Your 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.