Match Stix Contour Skinstick Espresso dupes and alternatives Fenty Beauty
4.2 (2,952)·Brown · Cool · Deep / dark
Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth, undertone and colour family only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar contour overall: shade match 55%, finish, pigmentation and format 25%, wear and performance 15%, comfort and skin suitability 5%.
Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar contour on shade, finish, wear and comfort 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 contour on shade, finish, wear and comfort and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Matches: Same finish: matte· Both claim comfort· Claims hydration
Differences: Neutral rather than cool undertone· Bronze rather than brown· Powder rather than stick (format)
Score details
Shade match
77
Finish, pigmentation & format
84
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & skin suitability
88
Close colour · Matte
Ingredients (not scored): 11% ingredient overlap
Differences: Neutral rather than cool undertone · Bronze rather than brown · Powder rather than stick (format) · 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Sold as bronzer, rated here for use as contour (suited)
Matches: Same finish: matte· Same longevity: long-wearing· Claims hydration
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone· Bronze rather than brown· Powder rather than stick (format)
Score details
Shade match
73
Finish, pigmentation & format
84
Wear & performance
100
Comfort & skin suitability
48
Close colour · Matte
Ingredients (not scored): 6% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone · Bronze rather than brown · Powder rather than stick (format) · Does not claim comfort · Normal, Combination, Oily rather than normal, dry, oily (skin types)
Sold as bronzer, rated here for use as contour (suited)
Makeup By Mario SoftSculpt Cream Contour & Bronzer Shaping Stick in Dark Deep, against Fenty Beauty Match Stix Contour Skinstick in Espresso. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeEspressoClosest shade matchDark DeepHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall97
Colour50%95#724838#6d4635Looks identicalColour difference 1.5 (0 is identical)
Depth25%97Deep / darkDeep / darkSameDepth difference 1.8 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone—not comparableCoolNot listedUndertone unknown on one side
Colour family25%100BrownBrownSameSame colour family
Finish, pigmentation & format25% of overall93
Finish60%100MatteMatteSameSame matte finish
Pigmentation20%65BuildableOpaqueSome differenceOpaque rather than buildable
Format20%100StickStickSameBoth stick
Wear & performance15% of overall · 1 of 3 compared40
Longevity50%40Long-wearingNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims long wear; the match does not list it
Transfer resistance30%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot listed for eitherNeither product lists transfer resistance
Overall match 86/100Shade match 97/100Medium 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.
Physicians Formula Butter Glow Contour Wand in Medium/Deep, against Fenty Beauty Match Stix Contour Skinstick in Espresso. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeEspressoClosest overall alternativeMedium/DeepHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall96
Colour50%91#724838#744732Very close colourColour difference 2.1 (0 is identical)
Depth25%100Deep / darkDeep / darkSameDepth difference 0.1 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone—not comparableCoolNot listedUndertone unknown on one side
Colour family25%100BrownBrownSameSame colour family
Comfort40%100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a comfortable feel
Hydration20%40Not listedClaimedSome differenceThe match claims hydration; your product does not list it
Skin types40%0Normal, Dry, OilySensitiveDifferentMarketed for different skin types
Overall match 92/100Shade match 96/100Medium 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.
31 similar shades scored two ways: the shade match on colour, depth, undertone and colour family; the overall match on shade match, finish, pigmentation and format, wear and performance and comfort and suitability. A pair with no swatch colour on one side or Low data confidence is listed without a score. 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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