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Vanish Airbrush Full Coverage Longwear Concealer Cedar 3.5 dupes and alternatives Hourglass

Light medium · Neutral undertone

Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth and undertone only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar concealer overall, scored on shade match (55%), finish and visual result (25%), wear and performance (15%) and skin suitability (5%).

Only showing matches with medium coverage, in liquid form, without talc.

  • 3 matches have no formulation listed and are not shown.

Closest shade matchClosest overall alternative: Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer 250W

The equivalent shade and the most similar concealer overall.

The match
Rare Beauty
250W
Depth and undertone: Light medium · Warm · peach
Finish and coverage: Radiant · Medium coverage
Overall match
84out of 100
Shade (Shade match)
90
Finish (Finish & visual result)
70
Wear (Wear & performance)
86
Skin (Skin suitability)
90
Shade match
90out of 100
Colour
97
Depth
100
Undertone
65
High confidence· Digital matchWhy it matches
Best price
$24SephoraSephora
$15 less (38%)

Your shade $39 at Sephora

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Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar concealer 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 concealer on shade, finish, wear and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.

  1. Shade match 88
    $32SephoraSephora$7 less (18%)

    Matches: Near-identical swatch colourSame natural finishBoth claim a blurring effect

    Differences: Slightly warmer undertoneMedium rather than full coverageNo skin-like finish claimed

    Score details
    Shade match
    88
    Finish & visual result
    76
    Wear & performance
    68
    Skin suitability
    60

    Looks identical · Natural · Medium coverage

    Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap

    Differences: Slightly warmer undertone · Medium rather than full coverage · No skin-like finish claimed · Does not claim not settling into lines · Not marketed for combination skin

    Retailer shade note: light with golden undertones

    High confidence· Digital match

    View match
  2. #3 · Rare Beauty

    Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer

    240W
    Shade match 82
    $24SephoraSephora$15 less (38%)

    Matches: Very close colourBoth claim a skin-like finishBoth claim not settling into lines

    Differences: Slightly warmer undertoneRadiant rather than natural finishMedium rather than full coverage

    Score details
    Shade match
    82
    Finish & visual result
    70
    Wear & performance
    86
    Skin suitability
    90

    Very close colour · Radiant · Medium coverage

    Ingredients (not scored): 15% ingredient overlap

    Differences: Slightly warmer undertone · Radiant rather than natural finish · Medium rather than full coverage · No blurring effect claimed

    Retailer shade note: light medium with warm olive undertones

    High confidence· Digital match

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  3. Shade match 89
    $42SephoraSephoraCosts $3 more

    Matches: Near-identical swatch colourBoth claim a skin-like finishBoth claim a blurring effect

    Differences: Slightly warmer undertoneRadiant rather than natural finishMedium rather than full coverage

    Score details
    Shade match
    89
    Finish & visual result
    73
    Wear & performance
    68
    Skin suitability
    50

    Looks identical · Radiant · Medium coverage

    Ingredients (not scored): 2% ingredient overlap

    Differences: Slightly warmer undertone · Radiant rather than natural finish · Medium rather than full coverage · Does not claim not settling into lines

    Retailer shade note: light with golden undertone

    Medium confidence· Digital match

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  4. #5 · Rare Beauty

    Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer

    230N
    Shade match 80
    $24SephoraSephora$15 less (38%)

    Matches: Both claim a skin-like finishBoth claim not settling into linesBoth claim a lightweight feel

    Differences: Slightly lighterOlive rather than neutral undertoneRadiant rather than natural finish

    Score details
    Shade match
    80
    Finish & visual result
    70
    Wear & performance
    86
    Skin suitability
    90

    Close colour · Radiant · Medium coverage

    Ingredients (not scored): 15% ingredient overlap

    Differences: Slightly lighter · Olive rather than neutral undertone · Radiant rather than natural finish · Medium rather than full coverage · No blurring effect claimed

    Retailer shade note: light medium with neutral olive undertones

    High confidence· Digital match

    View match

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    NC17.5

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    • Looks identical
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    24 Light Medium Neutral

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

Why the closest match works

Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer in 250W, against Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Full Coverage Longwear Concealer in Cedar 3.5. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.

ComparedYour shadeCedar 3.5Closest match250WScore
Shade match55% of overall90
Colour97#ddb48e#e0b48cLooks identicalColour difference 0.8 (0 is identical)
Depth100Light mediumLight mediumSameDepth difference: 0.3
Retailer descriptionLightLight mediumSome differenceRetailer descriptions one depth band apart
Undertone65NeutralWarm · peachSome differencefrom retailer shade descriptions
Finish & visual result25% of overall70
Finish56NaturalRadiantSome differenceRadiant finish rather than natural
Coverage80FullMediumCloseMedium coverage rather than full (buildable: one step of tolerance)
Skin-like finish100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim 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
Longevity7016-hour wearLong-wearingSome differenceYour product claims 16-hour wear; the match says long-wearing without hours
Transfer resistancenot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists transfer resistance
Settling100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim 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 overall90
Skin type90Normal, dry, combinationOily, dry, combination, normalBoth marketed for normal/​dry/​combination skin
Overall match 84/100Shade match 90/100High 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 Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer in 250W.

Same or better

  • $15 less
  • Near-identical swatch colour
  • Medium rather than full coverage
  • Both claim a skin-like finish
  • Both claim not settling into lines
  • Both claim a lightweight feel

Different

  • Slightly warmer undertone
  • Radiant finish instead of natural
  • No blurring effect claimed

Ingredients (information only, not scored)

8 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 15%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.

AttributeYour shadeClosest match
BaseWater-based, high siliconeWater-based, high silicone
FragranceNot listedNot listed
Drying alcoholNot listedNot listed
SPFNot listedNot listed
OverlapBoth water-based; silicone high vs high

Where to buy 250W

Best price
$24SephoraSephora
$15 less (38%)

Your shade $39 at Sephora

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.