A Really Good Foundation 127MD dupes and alternatives KimChi Chic Beauty
4.6 (558)·Deep tan · Neutral 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%).
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.
Matches: Near-identical swatch colour· Same neutral undertone· Claims a blurring effect
Differences: Natural rather than natural matte finish· Buildable rather than full coverage· Does not claim not settling into lines
Score details
Shade match
97
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
82
Skin suitability
75
Looks identical · Natural · Buildable coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 17% ingredient overlap
Differences: Natural rather than natural matte finish · Buildable rather than full coverage · Does not claim not settling into lines · Not marketed for combination skin
Retailer shade note: Deep-Tan skin with a neutral-red undertone
Matches: Very close colour· Same full coverage· Both claim long-wearing
Differences: Slightly warmer undertone· Matte rather than natural matte finish· Does not claim a lightweight feel
Score details
Shade match
84
Finish & visual result
88
Wear & performance
86
Skin suitability
75
Very close colour · Matte · Full coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 22% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly warmer undertone · Matte rather than natural matte finish · Does not claim a lightweight feel · Not marketed for dry skin · Contains listed fragrance
Retailer shade note: for tan to deep skin with warm golden undertones
Matches: Near-identical swatch colour· Same neutral undertone· Claims a skin-like finish
Differences: Natural rather than natural matte finish· Medium rather than full coverage· Does not claim a lightweight feel
Score details
Shade match
96
Finish & visual result
70
Wear & performance
70
Skin suitability
50
Looks identical · Natural · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 19% ingredient overlap
Differences: Natural rather than natural matte finish · Medium rather than full coverage · Does not claim a lightweight feel · Not marketed for combination/oily skin
Matches: Very close colour· Same neutral undertone· Claims a blurring effect
Differences: Natural rather than natural matte finish· Medium rather than full coverage· Does not claim not settling into lines
Score details
Shade match
92
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
68
Skin suitability
75
Very close colour · Natural · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 29% ingredient overlap
Differences: Natural rather than natural matte finish · Medium rather than full coverage · Does not claim not settling into lines · Not marketed for dry skin
Matches: Very close colour· Both claim long-wearing· Claims colour stability
Differences: Slightly cooler undertone· Natural rather than natural matte finish· Medium rather than full coverage
Score details
Shade match
86
Finish & visual result
79
Wear & performance
74
Skin suitability
75
Very close colour · Natural · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 10% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly cooler undertone · Natural rather than natural matte finish · Medium rather than full coverage · Does not claim not settling into lines · Not marketed for oily skin
Retailer shade note: medium dark with cool undertone
Matches: Very close colour· Same neutral undertone· Both claim long-wearing
Differences: Natural rather than natural matte finish· Medium rather than full coverage· Does not claim not settling into lines
Score details
Shade match
89
Finish & visual result
79
Wear & performance
61
Skin suitability
75
Very close colour · Natural · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 21% ingredient overlap
Differences: Natural rather than natural matte finish · Medium rather than full coverage · Does not claim not settling into lines · Does not claim a lightweight feel · Not marketed for oily skin
Matches: Near-identical swatch colour· Claims a blurring effect· Both claim long-wearing
Differences: Slightly warmer undertone· Natural rather than natural matte finish· Medium rather than full coverage
Score details
Shade match
88
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
72
Skin suitability
92
Looks identical · Natural · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 34% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly warmer undertone · Natural rather than natural matte finish · Medium rather than full coverage · Does not claim not settling into lines
Retailer shade note: medium deep with warm undertones
Matches: Very close colour· Same neutral undertone
Differences: Matte rather than natural matte finish· Buildable rather than full coverage· No long-wear claim
Score details
Shade match
95
Finish & visual result
79
Wear & performance
40
Skin suitability
75
Very close colour · Matte · Buildable coverage
Ingredients (not scored): no ingredient list for one product
Differences: Matte rather than natural matte finish · Buildable rather than full coverage · No long-wear claim · Does not claim not settling into lines · Does not claim a lightweight feel · Not marketed for dry skin
Matches: Very close colour· Same neutral undertone· Claims a blurring effect
Differences: Matte rather than natural matte finish· Buildable rather than full coverage· Does not claim not settling into lines
Score details
Shade match
94
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
54
Skin suitability
75
Very close colour · Matte · Buildable coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 10% ingredient overlap
Differences: Matte rather than natural matte finish · Buildable rather than full coverage · Does not claim not settling into lines · Does not claim a lightweight feel · Not marketed for normal skin · Contains listed fragrance · Contains drying alcohol
Retailer shade note: medium to deep skin with neutral undertones
Matches: Very close colour· Same neutral undertone· Claims a skin-like finish
Differences: Natural rather than natural matte finish· Light rather than full coverage· Does not claim not settling into lines
Score details
Shade match
96
Finish & visual result
56
Wear & performance
82
Skin suitability
46
Very close colour · Natural · Light coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 16% ingredient overlap
Differences: Natural rather than natural matte finish · Light rather than full coverage · Does not claim not settling into lines · Not marketed for dry/oily skin
Retailer shade note: tan to deep with neutral tones
Matches: Very close colour· Claims a blurring effect· Both claim long-wearing
Differences: Olive rather than neutral undertone· Natural rather than natural matte finish· Medium rather than full coverage
Score details
Shade match
86
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
82
Skin suitability
75
Very close colour · Natural · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 13% ingredient overlap
Differences: Olive rather than neutral undertone · Natural rather than natural matte finish · Medium rather than full coverage · Does not claim not settling into lines · Not marketed for oily skin
Retailer shade note: dark medium - neutral, slightly olive
Matches: Near-identical swatch colour· Claims a blurring effect· Both claim long-wearing
Differences: Slightly warmer undertone· Matte rather than natural matte finish· Medium rather than full coverage
Score details
Shade match
88
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
72
Skin suitability
75
Looks identical · Matte · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 13% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly warmer undertone · Matte rather than natural matte finish · Medium rather than full coverage · Does not claim not settling into lines · Not marketed for dry skin · Contains drying alcohol
Matches: Very close colour· Both claim long-wearing· Claims transfer resistance
Differences: Slightly warmer undertone· Natural rather than natural matte finish· Medium rather than full coverage
Score details
Shade match
87
Finish & visual result
79
Wear & performance
61
Skin suitability
75
Very close colour · Natural · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 21% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly warmer undertone · Natural rather than natural matte finish · Medium rather than full coverage · Does not claim not settling into lines · Does not claim a lightweight feel · Not marketed for oily skin
$20Ulta Beauty(product price)$9 less (31%)4.5 (18)
Matches: Very close colour· Same full coverage· Claims a blurring effect
Differences: Slightly warmer undertone· Natural rather than natural matte finish· Does not claim not settling into lines
Score details
Shade match
84
Finish & visual result
79
Wear & performance
82
Skin suitability
50
Very close colour · Natural · Full coverage
Ingredients (not scored): no ingredient list for one product
Differences: Slightly warmer undertone · Natural rather than natural matte finish · Does not claim not settling into lines · Not marketed for dry/oily skin
Retailer shade note: warm, golden brown that pops on undertones with sunlit depth
Matches: Very close colour· Same neutral undertone· Claims a blurring effect
Differences: Matte rather than natural matte finish· Medium rather than full coverage· No long-wear claim
Score details
Shade match
92
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
54
Skin suitability
75
Very close colour · Matte · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 17% ingredient overlap
Differences: Matte rather than natural matte finish · Medium rather than full coverage · No long-wear claim · Does not claim not settling into lines · Not marketed for normal skin · Contains drying alcohol
Matches: Very close colour· Claims a blurring effect· Both claim long-wearing
Differences: Slightly cooler undertone· Natural rather than natural matte finish· Medium rather than full coverage
Score details
Shade match
84
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
82
Skin suitability
46
Very close colour · Natural · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 9% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly cooler undertone · Natural rather than natural matte finish · Medium rather than full coverage · Does not claim not settling into lines · Not marketed for combination/oily skin · Contains drying alcohol
Matches: Very close colour· Claims a blurring effect
Differences: Slightly warmer undertone· Matte rather than natural matte finish· Buildable rather than full coverage
Score details
Shade match
85
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
54
Skin suitability
75
Very close colour · Matte · Buildable coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 10% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly warmer undertone · Matte rather than natural matte finish · Buildable rather than full coverage · Does not claim not settling into lines · Does not claim a lightweight feel · Not marketed for normal skin · Contains listed fragrance · Contains drying alcohol
Retailer shade note: medium to deep skin with warm undertones
Matches: Very close colour· Claims a skin-like finish· Both claim long-wearing
Differences: Slightly warmer undertone· Natural rather than natural matte finish· Light rather than full coverage
Score details
Shade match
86
Finish & visual result
56
Wear & performance
82
Skin suitability
46
Very close colour · Natural · Light coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 16% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly warmer undertone · Natural rather than natural matte finish · Light rather than full coverage · Does not claim not settling into lines · Not marketed for dry/oily skin
$13.99Ulta Beauty(product price)$15.01 less (52%)4.3 (33,167)
Matches: Very close colour· Claims a skin-like finish
Differences: Slightly warmer undertone· Natural rather than natural matte finish· Medium rather than full coverage
Score details
Shade match
86
Finish & visual result
70
Wear & performance
40
Skin suitability
92
Very close colour · Natural · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 20% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly warmer undertone · Natural rather than natural matte finish · Medium rather than full coverage · No long-wear claim · Does not claim not settling into lines · Does not claim a lightweight feel
Matches: Very close colour· Claims a skin-like finish· Claims a blurring effect
Differences: Slightly cooler undertone· Matte rather than natural matte finish· Medium rather than full coverage
Score details
Shade match
85
Finish & visual result
65
Wear & performance
58
Skin suitability
69
Very close colour · Matte · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 18% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly cooler undertone · Matte rather than natural matte finish · Medium rather than full coverage · Does not claim not settling into lines · Not marketed for dry skin
The closest shade to KimChi Chic Beauty A Really Good Foundation 127MD (Deep tan · Neutral undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.
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
Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation in Mocha 360, against KimChi Chic Beauty A Really Good Foundation in 127MD. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shade127MDClosest shade matchMocha 360How they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall98
Colour60%96#9a603a#9d5f3aLooks identicalColour difference 1.2 (0 is identical)
Finish & visual result25% of overall · 2 of 4 compared79
Finish35%78Natural matteMatteCloseMatte finish rather than natural matte
Coverage30%80FullMediumCloseMedium coverage rather than full (buildable: one step of tolerance)
Skin-like finish20%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists a skin-like finish
Blurring15%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists a blurring or smoothing effect
Wear & performance15% of overall · 3 of 5 compared68
Longevity30%70Long-wearing12-hour wearSome differenceThe match claims 12-hour wear; your product says long-wearing without hours
Transfer resistance20%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists transfer resistance
Settling20%40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims not settling into pores or fine lines; the match does not list it
Colour stability15%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists colour stability (no oxidation)
Comfort15%100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a comfortable, lightweight feel
Skin suitability5% of overall50
Skin type100%50Dry, normal, combination, oilyNormal, oilyBoth marketed for normal/oily skin
Overall match 86/100Shade match 98/100Medium 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.
J.Cat Beauty Perfextion Long Wearing Foundation in Mocha, against KimChi Chic Beauty A Really Good Foundation in 127MD. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shade127MDClosest overall alternativeMochaHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall94
Colour60%90#9a603a#a36238Very close colourColour difference 2.2 (0 is identical)
Overall match 89/100Shade match 94/100Medium 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.
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.
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