Ambient Soft Glow Foundation 4.5 dupes and alternatives Hourglass
Medium light · 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: Drunk Elephant Kamo Triple-Peptide Multi-Use Serum Foundation Light 9C
The equivalent shade: scored on colour, depth and undertone only.
- Shade match
- 97out of 100
- Colour
- 95
- Depth
- 99
- Undertone
- 100
SephoraYour shade $60 at Sephora
Where to buy Light 9C
Drunk Elephant Kamo Triple-Peptide Multi-Use Serum Foundation
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Sephora$42View at SephoraClosest overall alternative: Smashbox Dual Filter 2-In-1 Longwearing Concealer + Foundation Light Medium 15 Cool
The most similar foundation overall: shade match 55%, finish and visual result 25%, wear and performance 15%, skin suitability 5%.
- Overall match
- 86out of 100
- Shade (Shade match)
- 91
- Finish (Finish & visual result)
- 88
- Wear (Wear & performance)
- 61
- Skin (Skin suitability)
- 100
Ulta BeautyYour shade $60 at Sephora · product price; shade not separately priced
Where to buy Light Medium 15 Cool
Smashbox Dual Filter 2-In-1 Longwearing Concealer + Foundation
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Macy's$41View at Macy'sUlta Beautyfrom $41 · product priceView at Ulta BeautyLooking for a concealer in your shade?
The closest shade to Hourglass Ambient Soft Glow Foundation 4.5 (Medium light · Cool undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.
Closest concealers
32.0 Tan Bronze
IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Full Coverage Anti-Aging Water-Resistant Concealer, shade 32.0 Tan Bronze
- Very close colour
- Medium light · Cool undertone
$30
06 Fair Rosy
Haus Labs Triclone Skin Tech Hydrating + De-puffing Concealer, shade 06 Fair Rosy
- Very close colour
- Medium light · Cool · rosy undertone
$32
2CR Cool Rosy
Dior Forever Skin Correct Full-Coverage Concealer, shade 2CR Cool Rosy
- Close colour
- Light medium · Cool · pink undertone
$42
2C2
Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Serum Concealer, shade 2C2
- Close colour
- Medium light · Cool undertone
$34
Perfect Beige
CoverGirl TruBlend Undercover Concealer, shade Perfect Beige
- Close colour
- Medium · Neutral undertone
$12.99
Silk 2.5
Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Full Coverage Longwear Concealer, shade Silk 2.5
- Close colour
- Light medium · Cool · pink undertone
$39
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
Drunk Elephant Kamo Triple-Peptide Multi-Use Serum Foundation in Light 9C, against Hourglass Ambient Soft Glow Foundation in 4.5. 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 Drunk Elephant Kamo Triple-Peptide Multi-Use Serum Foundation in Light 9C.
Same or better
- $18 less
- Near-identical swatch colour
- Same cool undertone
- Same natural finish
- Full rather than medium coverage
- Claims a skin-like finish
- Both claim transfer resistance
Different
- No blurring effect claimed
- Does not claim a lightweight feel
- Not marketed for combination/sensitive skin
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
7 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 11%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Why the closest overall alternative works
Smashbox Dual Filter 2-In-1 Longwearing Concealer + Foundation in Light Medium 15 Cool, against Hourglass Ambient Soft Glow Foundation in 4.5. 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 Smashbox Dual Filter 2-In-1 Longwearing Concealer + Foundation in Light Medium 15 Cool.
Same or better
- $19 less
- Same cool undertone
- Same natural finish
- Same medium coverage
- Claims a skin-like finish
- Both claim a blurring effect
- Claims not settling into lines
- Both claim a lightweight feel
Different
- Small colour difference on the swatch
- Does not claim transfer resistance
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
8 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 16%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Where to buy
Closest shade match
Drunk Elephant Kamo Triple-Peptide Multi-Use Serum Foundation Light 9C
SephoraYour shade $60 at Sephora
Closest overall alternative
Smashbox Dual Filter 2-In-1 Longwearing Concealer + Foundation Light Medium 15 Cool
Ulta BeautyYour shade $60 at Sephora · 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.