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Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Serum Concealer 5C1 dupes and alternatives Laura Mercier

Deep · Cool 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%).

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Fragrance-free1No drying alcohol1Vegan0Cruelty-free1Oil-free0With SPF0Mineral, applied. Remove

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Only showing matches with buildable coverage, mineral-based, without talc.

  • 7 matches have no coverage listed and are not shown.

Closest shade match: Glossier Stretch Concealer for Dewy Buildable Coverage Medium Deep 3

The equivalent shade: scored on colour, depth and undertone only.

Your shade
Laura Mercier
5C1Change shade
Depth and undertone: Deep · Cool
Finish and coverage: Natural · Medium coverage
The match
Glossier
Medium Deep 3
Depth and undertone: Deep · Neutral
Finish and coverage: Radiant · Buildable coverage
Shade match
60out of 100
Colour
48
Depth
99
Undertone
65
Medium confidence· Digital matchWhy it matches
Best price
$22SephoraSephora
$12 less (35%)

Your shade $34 at Sephora

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No match is close enough in colour to recommend as an overall alternative (shade match under 70).

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    5C1 Sepia

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    • Deep tan · Cool undertone

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    31P

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    • Deep · Cool · pink undertone

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    367

    Maybelline Super Stay Lumi-Matte Foundation, shade 367

    • Very close colour
    • Deep · Neutral · neutral pink undertone

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    Medium Deep 28

    Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Foundation, shade Medium Deep 28

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    28

    Saie Glowy Super Skin Tint Foundation, shade 28

    • Very close colour
    • Deep · Cool undertone

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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 shade match works

Glossier Stretch Concealer for Dewy Buildable Coverage in Medium Deep 3, against Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Serum Concealer in 5C1. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.

ComparedYour shade5C1Closest shade matchMedium Deep 3Score
Shade match55% of overall60
Colour48#9e542c#875d40Slight colour differenceColour difference 7.7 (0 is identical)
Depth99DeepDeepSameDepth difference: 0.9
Retailer descriptionMedium tanNot statedNo depth word in one descriptionNot compared
Undertone65CoolNeutralSome differencefrom retailer shade descriptions
Finish & visual result25% of overall · 2 of 4 compared76
Finish56NaturalRadiantSome differenceRadiant finish rather than natural
Coverage100MediumBuildableCloseBuildable coverage rather than medium (buildable: one step of tolerance)
Skin-like finishnot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists a skin-like finish
Blurringnot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists a blurring or smoothing effect
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 overall50
Skin type50Dry, normal, combination, oily, sensitiveNot publishedSkin-type suitability not published for one product
Overall match 67/100Shade match 60/100Medium 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

If you switch

To Glossier Stretch Concealer for Dewy Buildable Coverage in Medium Deep 3.

Same or better

  • $12 less
  • Buildable rather than medium coverage
  • Both claim not settling into lines
  • Both claim a lightweight feel

Different

  • Visible colour difference
  • Neutral rather than cool undertone
  • Radiant finish instead of natural

Ingredients (information only, not scored)

7 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 7%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.

AttributeYour shadeClosest shade match
Basemoderate siliconeOil-based, no silicone
FragranceNot listedNot listed
Drying alcoholNot listedNot listed
SPFNot listedNot listed
OverlapUnknown-based vs oil-based; silicone moderate vs none
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Where to buy Medium Deep 3

Best price
$22SephoraSephora
$12 less (35%)

Your shade $34 at Sephora

SephoraView 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.