Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation 3W2 Cashew dupes and alternatives Estée Lauder
4.3 (20,395)·Light medium · Olive · warm olive 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%).
Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar foundation on shade, finish, wear and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Ranked by the overall match: the most similar foundation on shade, finish, wear and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Differences: Neutral rather than olive undertone· Buildable rather than medium coverage· No long-wear claim
Score details
Shade match
87
Finish & visual result
100
Wear & performance
40
Skin suitability
60
Very close colour · Matte · Buildable coverage
Ingredients (not scored): no ingredient list for one product
Differences: Neutral rather than olive undertone · Buildable rather than medium coverage · No long-wear claim · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim a lightweight feel · Not marketed for dry skin
$11.99Ulta Beauty(product price)$40.01 less (77%)4.4 (182,841)
Matches: Very close colour· Same matte finish· Same medium coverage
Differences: Slightly lighter· Neutral rather than olive undertone· Does not claim transfer resistance
Score details
Shade match
85
Finish & visual result
100
Wear & performance
45
Skin suitability
30
Very close colour · Matte · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 8% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly lighter · Neutral rather than olive undertone · Does not claim transfer resistance · Not marketed for dry/combination skin · Contains drying alcohol
Differences: Neutral rather than olive undertone· Natural rather than matte finish· Buildable rather than medium coverage
Score details
Shade match
91
Finish & visual result
70
Wear & performance
51
Skin suitability
84
Looks identical · Natural · Buildable coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 25% ingredient overlap
Differences: Neutral rather than olive undertone · Natural rather than matte finish · Buildable rather than medium coverage · No long-wear claim · Does not claim transfer resistance
Matches: Very close colour· Claims a blurring effect· Both claim a lightweight feel
Differences: Neutral rather than olive undertone· Natural rather than matte finish· Buildable rather than medium coverage
Score details
Shade match
87
Finish & visual result
70
Wear & performance
68
Skin suitability
60
Very close colour · Natural · Buildable coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 9% ingredient overlap
Differences: Neutral rather than olive undertone · Natural rather than matte finish · Buildable rather than medium coverage · Does not claim transfer resistance · Not marketed for combination skin
Retailer shade note: Medium skin with a neutral undertone
Matches: Very close colour· Same medium coverage· Both claim transfer resistance
Differences: Warm rather than olive undertone· Natural rather than matte finish· Does not claim a lightweight feel
Score details
Shade match
89
Finish & visual result
76
Wear & performance
56
Skin suitability
28
Very close colour · Natural · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 17% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than olive undertone · Natural rather than matte finish · Does not claim a lightweight feel · Not marketed for dry/oily skin · Contains listed fragrance · Contains drying alcohol
Retailer shade note: medium with warm yellow undertones
Matches: Near-identical swatch colour· Claims a blurring effect
Differences: Warm rather than olive undertone· Natural rather than matte finish· Buildable rather than medium coverage
Score details
Shade match
93
Finish & visual result
70
Wear & performance
38
Skin suitability
60
Looks identical · Natural · Buildable coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 4% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than olive undertone · Natural rather than matte finish · Buildable rather than medium coverage · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim a lightweight feel · Not marketed for combination skin · Contains listed fragrance
Retailer shade note: medium skin with golden undertones
Differences: Warm rather than olive undertone· Natural rather than matte finish· Light rather than medium coverage
Score details
Shade match
93
Finish & visual result
61
Wear & performance
51
Skin suitability
28
Looks identical · Natural · Light coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 8% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than olive undertone · Natural rather than matte finish · Light rather than medium coverage · No long-wear claim · Does not claim transfer resistance · Not marketed for combination/oily skin
The closest shade to Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation 3W2 Cashew (Light medium · Olive · warm olive undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.
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
Laura Geller Baked Balance-n-Glow Illuminating Foundation in Golden Medium, against Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 3W2 Cashew. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shade3W2 CashewClosest shade matchGolden MediumHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall94
Colour60%94#e9a476#eca071Very close colourColour difference 1.6 (0 is identical)
Overall match 74/100Shade match 94/100Medium 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.
Maybelline Super Stay Lumi-Matte Foundation in 312, against Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 3W2 Cashew. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shade3W2 CashewClosest overall alternative312How they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall88
Colour60%89#e9a476#e4a16cVery close colourColour difference 2.4 (0 is identical)
Overall match 88/100Shade match 88/100Medium 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.
32 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.
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