Baked Balance-n-Glow Illuminating Foundation Medium dupes and alternatives Laura Geller
3.7 (677)·Medium light · Neutral · neutral golden 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: Very close colour· Similar undertone (warm vs neutral)· Both claim a blurring effect
Differences: Natural rather than radiant finish· Medium rather than light coverage· Does not claim not settling into lines
Score details
Shade match
92
Finish & visual result
73
Wear & performance
54
Skin suitability
60
Very close colour · Natural · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 2% ingredient overlap
Differences: Natural rather than radiant finish · Medium rather than light coverage · Does not claim not settling into lines · Not marketed for oily/sensitive skin
Retailer shade note: M2.5 - medium with warm undertones, and a peach tone
Matches: Near-identical swatch colour· Same neutral undertone· Both claim not settling into lines
Differences: Matte rather than radiant finish· Medium rather than light coverage· No blurring effect claimed
Score details
Shade match
94
Finish & visual result
43
Wear & performance
100
Skin suitability
40
Looks identical · Matte · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 0% ingredient overlap
Differences: Matte rather than radiant finish · Medium rather than light coverage · No blurring effect claimed · Not marketed for normal/dry/sensitive skin
Retailer shade note: medium skin w/ neutral to golden undertones
Matches: Very close colour· Similar undertone (warm vs neutral)· Same light coverage
Differences: Natural rather than radiant finish· No blurring effect claimed· Does not claim not settling into lines
Score details
Shade match
92
Finish & visual result
64
Wear & performance
58
Skin suitability
60
Very close colour · Natural · Light coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 2% ingredient overlap
Differences: Natural rather than radiant finish · No blurring effect claimed · Does not claim not settling into lines · Not marketed for combination/oily skin
Matches: Very close colour· Same neutral undertone· Both claim not settling into lines
Differences: Matte rather than radiant finish· Medium rather than light coverage· No blurring effect claimed
Score details
Shade match
92
Finish & visual result
43
Wear & performance
100
Skin suitability
40
Very close colour · Matte · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 0% ingredient overlap
Differences: Matte rather than radiant finish · Medium rather than light coverage · No blurring effect claimed · Not marketed for normal/dry/sensitive skin
The closest shade to Laura Geller Baked Balance-n-Glow Illuminating Foundation Medium (Medium light · Neutral · neutral golden 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
bareMinerals ORIGINAL Talc-Free Pressed Powder Foundation Mineral SPF 15 in Golden Nude 16, against Laura Geller Baked Balance-n-Glow Illuminating Foundation in Medium. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeMediumClosest shade matchGolden Nude 16How they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall95
Colour60%97#dea47b#dea47eLooks identicalColour difference 0.9 (0 is identical)
Overall match 86/100Shade match 95/100Medium 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.
bareMinerals ORIGINAL Loose Talc-Free Mineral Powder Foundation SPF 15 in Tan Nude 17, against Laura Geller Baked Balance-n-Glow Illuminating Foundation in Medium. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeMediumClosest overall alternativeTan Nude 17How they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall94
Colour60%96#dea47b#dda780Looks identicalColour difference 1.1 (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.
32 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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