Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation 4C2 Auburn dupes and alternatives Estée Lauder
Medium · 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%).
Closest shade match: Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Waterproof Foundation 4C0 Chestnut
The equivalent shade: scored on colour, depth and undertone only.
4C2 AuburnChange shade
- 5W2 Rich Caramel
- 0N1 Alabaster
- 1C0 Shell
- 1C1 Cool Bone
- 1N0 Porcelain
- 1N1 Ivory Nude
- 1N2 Ecru
- 1W0 Warm Porcelain
- 1W1 Bone
- 1W2 Sand
- 2C0 Cool Vanilla
- 2C1 Pure Beige
- 2C3 Fresco
- 2C4 Ivory Rose
- 2N1 Desert Beige
- 2N2 Buff
- 2W0 Warm Vanilla
- 2W1 Dawn
- 2W2 Rattan
- 3C1 Dusk
- 3C2 Pebble
- 3C3 Sandbar
- 3N1 Ivory Beige
- 3N2 Wheat
- 3W1 Tawny
- 3W1.5 Fawn
- 3W2 Cashew
- 4C1 Outdoor Beige
- 4C2 Auburncurrent shade
- 4C3 Softan
- 4N1 Shell Beige
- 4N2 Spiced Sand
- 4N3 Maple Sugar
- 4W1 Honey Bronze
- 4W2 Toasty Toffee
- 4W3 Henna
- 4W4 Hazel
- 5C1 Rich Chestnut
- 5C2 Sepia
- 5N1 Rich Ginger
- 5N1.5 Maple
- 5N2 Amber Honey
- 5W1 Bronze
- 5W1.5 Cinnamon
- 6C1 Rich Cocoa
- 6C2 Pecan
- 6N1 Mocha
- 6N2 Truffle
- 6W1 Sandalwood
- 6W2 Nutmeg
- 7C1 Rich Mahogany
- 7C2 Sienna
- 7N1 Deep Amber
- 7W1 Deep Spice
- 8C1 Rich Java
- 8N1 Espresso
- 9N1 Ebony
- SKU 2937670
- Shade match
- 84out of 100
- Colour
- 74
- Depth
- 100
- Undertone
- 100
SephoraYour shade $52 at Ulta Beauty
Where to buy 4C0 Chestnut
Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Waterproof Foundation
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Sephora$54View at Sephora
Ulta Beautyfrom $54 · product priceView at Ulta Beauty
Macy's$54View at Macy'sClosest overall alternative: about-face THE PERFORMER Skin-Focused Foundation M2COOL
The most similar foundation overall: shade match 55%, finish and visual result 25%, wear and performance 15%, skin suitability 5%.
4C2 AuburnChange shade
- 5W2 Rich Caramel
- 0N1 Alabaster
- 1C0 Shell
- 1C1 Cool Bone
- 1N0 Porcelain
- 1N1 Ivory Nude
- 1N2 Ecru
- 1W0 Warm Porcelain
- 1W1 Bone
- 1W2 Sand
- 2C0 Cool Vanilla
- 2C1 Pure Beige
- 2C3 Fresco
- 2C4 Ivory Rose
- 2N1 Desert Beige
- 2N2 Buff
- 2W0 Warm Vanilla
- 2W1 Dawn
- 2W2 Rattan
- 3C1 Dusk
- 3C2 Pebble
- 3C3 Sandbar
- 3N1 Ivory Beige
- 3N2 Wheat
- 3W1 Tawny
- 3W1.5 Fawn
- 3W2 Cashew
- 4C1 Outdoor Beige
- 4C2 Auburncurrent shade
- 4C3 Softan
- 4N1 Shell Beige
- 4N2 Spiced Sand
- 4N3 Maple Sugar
- 4W1 Honey Bronze
- 4W2 Toasty Toffee
- 4W3 Henna
- 4W4 Hazel
- 5C1 Rich Chestnut
- 5C2 Sepia
- 5N1 Rich Ginger
- 5N1.5 Maple
- 5N2 Amber Honey
- 5W1 Bronze
- 5W1.5 Cinnamon
- 6C1 Rich Cocoa
- 6C2 Pecan
- 6N1 Mocha
- 6N2 Truffle
- 6W1 Sandalwood
- 6W2 Nutmeg
- 7C1 Rich Mahogany
- 7C2 Sienna
- 7N1 Deep Amber
- 7W1 Deep Spice
- 8C1 Rich Java
- 8N1 Espresso
- 9N1 Ebony
- SKU 2937670
- Overall match
- 75out of 100
- Shade (Shade match)
- 79
- Finish (Finish & visual result)
- 68
- Wear (Wear & performance)
- 68
- Skin (Skin suitability)
- 90
Ulta BeautyYour shade $52 at Ulta Beauty · product price; shade not separately priced
Where to buy M2COOL
about-face THE PERFORMER Skin-Focused Foundation
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Ulta Beautyfrom $25 · product priceView at Ulta BeautyLooking for a concealer in your shade?
The closest shade to Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation 4C2 Auburn (Medium · Cool undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.
From the same range
4C
Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place 24-Hour Concealer, shade 4C
- Slight colour difference
- Medium · Cool · rosy undertone
$38
Closest concealers
NW30
MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix 36HR Smooth Angles Hydrating Concealer, shade NW30
- Close colour
- Medium · Cool · rosy undertone
$30
4C1
Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Serum Concealer, shade 4C1
- Close colour
- Medium · Cool undertone
$34
9 Tan
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Long-Wear Blur Concealer, shade 9 Tan
- Close colour
- Medium light · Cool undertone
$36
390C
Light Tan
NYX Professional Makeup Bare With Me Hydrating Face & Body Concealer Serum, shade Light Tan
- Close colour
- Medium · Neutral undertone
$12
32 Tan Bronze
IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Full Coverage Anti-Aging Water-Resistant Concealer, shade 32 Tan Bronze
- Slight colour difference
- Medium · 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
Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Waterproof Foundation in 4C0 Chestnut, against Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 4C2 Auburn. 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 Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Waterproof Foundation in 4C0 Chestnut.
Same or better
- Same cool undertone
- Same medium coverage
- Claims a blurring effect
- Claims not settling into lines
- Claims colour stability
- Both claim a lightweight feel
Different
- Small colour difference on the swatch
- Natural finish instead of matte
- Does not claim transfer resistance
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
4 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 5%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Why the closest overall alternative works
about-face THE PERFORMER Skin-Focused Foundation in M2COOL, against Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 4C2 Auburn. 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 about-face THE PERFORMER Skin-Focused Foundation in M2COOL.
Same or better
- $27 less
- Same cool undertone
- Same medium coverage
- Claims a skin-like finish
- Both claim a lightweight feel
Different
- Small colour difference on the swatch
- Runs slightly lighter
- Natural finish instead of matte
- Does not claim transfer resistance
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
6 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 8%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Where to buy
Closest shade match
Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Waterproof Foundation 4C0 Chestnut
SephoraYour shade $52 at Ulta Beauty
Closest overall alternative
about-face THE PERFORMER Skin-Focused Foundation M2COOL
Ulta BeautyYour shade $52 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.