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Ambient Soft Glow Foundation 9.5 dupes and alternatives Hourglass

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%).

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  • 1 match has no skin type listed and is not shown.

Closest shade matchClosest overall alternative: Dermablend Flawless Creator Liquid Foundation Drops 43N

The equivalent shade and the most similar foundation overall.

Your shade
Hourglass
9.5Change shade
Depth and undertone: Medium · Cool
Finish and coverage: Natural · Medium coverage
The match
Dermablend
43N
Depth and undertone: Medium · Neutral
Finish and coverage: Natural · Full coverage
Overall match
83out of 100
Shade (Shade match)
82
Finish (Finish & visual result)
81
Wear (Wear & performance)
86
Skin (Skin suitability)
100
Shade match
82out of 100
Colour
85
Depth
96
Undertone
65
Medium confidence· Digital matchWhy it matches
Best price
$43Ulta BeautyUlta Beauty
$17 less (28%)

Your shade $60 at Sephora

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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.

  1. #2 · Dermablend

    Flawless Creator Liquid Foundation Drops

    43W
    Shade match 77
    $42Ulta BeautyUlta Beauty$18 less (30%)

    Matches: Very close colourSame natural finishBoth claim transfer resistance

    Differences: Slightly warmer undertoneFull rather than medium coverageNo blurring effect claimed

    Score details
    Shade match
    77
    Finish & visual result
    81
    Wear & performance
    86
    Skin suitability
    100

    Very close colour · Natural · Full coverage

    Ingredients (not scored): 16% ingredient overlap

    Differences: Slightly warmer undertone · Full rather than medium coverage · No blurring effect claimed

    Retailer shade note: medium skin with very warm undertones

    Medium confidence· Digital match

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The closest shade to Hourglass Ambient Soft Glow Foundation 9.5 (Medium · Cool undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.

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  1. CoverGirl TruBlend Undercover Concealer

    Perfect Beige

    CoverGirl TruBlend Undercover Concealer, shade Perfect Beige

    • Looks identical
    • Medium · Neutral undertone

    $12.99

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    350C

    Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer, shade 350C

    • Close colour
    • Medium light · Cool · pink undertone

    $24

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    Medium

    NYX Professional Makeup Bare With Me Hydrating Face & Body Concealer Serum, shade Medium

    • Very close colour
    • Medium

    $12

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  4. NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer

    Chestnut

    NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, shade Chestnut

    • Close colour
    • Medium · Cool undertone

    $36

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  5. Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Full Coverage Longwear Concealer

    Sienna 6.5

    Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Full Coverage Longwear Concealer, shade Sienna 6.5

    • Close colour
    • Medium · Cool · rosy undertone

    $39

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  6. Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place 24-Hour Concealer

    4C

    Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place 24-Hour Concealer, shade 4C

    • Close colour
    • Medium · Cool · rosy undertone

    $38

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

Why the closest match works

Dermablend Flawless Creator Liquid Foundation Drops in 43N, against Hourglass Ambient Soft Glow Foundation in 9.5. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.

ComparedYour shade9.5Closest match43NScore
Shade match55% of overall82
Colour85#c0957b#c69977Very close colourColour difference 2.9 (0 is identical)
Depth96MediumMediumSameDepth difference: 2.2
Retailer descriptionMediumMediumBoth described as mediumThe retailers describe the same depth
Undertone65CoolNeutralSome differencefrom retailer shade descriptions
Finish & visual result25% of overall · 3 of 4 compared81
Finish100NaturalNaturalSameSame natural finish
Coverage80MediumFullCloseFull coverage rather than medium (buildable: one step of tolerance)
Skin-like finishnot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists a skin-like finish
Blurring40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims a blurring or smoothing effect; the match does not list it
Wear & performance15% of overall · 3 of 5 compared86
Longevity70Long-wearing16-hour wearSome differenceThe match claims 16-hour wear; your product says long-wearing without hours
Transfer resistance100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim 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)
Comfort100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a comfortable, lightweight feel
Skin suitability5% of overall100
Skin type100Normal, dry, combination, oily, sensitiveCombination, dry, normal, oily, sensitiveBoth marketed for normal/​dry/​combination/​oily/​sensitive skin
Overall match 83/100Shade match 82/100Medium 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

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To Dermablend Flawless Creator Liquid Foundation Drops in 43N.

Same or better

  • $17 less
  • Very close colour
  • Same natural finish
  • Full rather than medium coverage
  • Both claim transfer resistance
  • Both claim a lightweight feel

Different

  • Neutral rather than cool undertone
  • No blurring effect claimed

Ingredients (information only, not scored)

4 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 16%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.

AttributeYour shadeClosest match
BaseWater-based, high siliconeSilicone-based, high silicone
FragranceNot listedNot listed
Drying alcoholNot listedNot listed
SPFNot listedNot listed
OverlapWater-based vs silicone-based; silicone high vs high
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Where to buy 43N

Best price
$43Ulta BeautyUlta Beauty
$17 less (28%)

Your shade $60 at Sephora

Ulta BeautyView 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.