True Match Super-Blendable Foundation C3 Cool Light Medium dupes and alternatives L'Oréal Paris
Light · 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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Coverage
- Light0
- Medium1
- Full3
- Buildable3
Finish
- Matte0
- Natural matte0
- Natural1
- Radiant0
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- Fragrance1
- Alcohol denat.1
- Talc1
- Silicones0
- Coconut oil1
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Only showing matches made for sensitive skin, with medium coverage, in liquid form.
- 5 matches have no formulation listed and are not shown.
- 1 match has no skin type listed and is not shown.
Closest shade matchClosest overall alternative: Hourglass Ambient Soft Glow Foundation 2.5
The equivalent shade and the most similar foundation overall.
C3 Cool Light MediumChange shade
- C12 Cool Deep
- N11 Neutral Deep
- C11 Cool Deep
- W10.5 Warm Deep
- W10 Warm Deep
- N10 Neutral Deep
- C10 Cool Deep
- W9.5 Warm Deep
- C9.5 Cool Deep
- W9 Warm Medium Deep
- N9 Neutral Medium Deep
- C9 Cool Deep
- W8 Warm Medium Deep
- N8 Neutral Medium Deep
- C8 Cool Medium Deep
- W7 Warm Medium Deep
- N7 Neutral Medium Deep
- C7 Cool Medium Deep
- W6.5 Warm Medium
- N6.5 Neutral Medium Deep
- W6 Warm Medium
- N6 Neutral Medium
- C6 Cool Medium
- W5.5 Warm Medium
- N5.5 Neutral Medium Deep
- W5 Warm Medium
- N5 Neutral Medium
- C5 Cool Medium
- W4.5 Warm Light Medium
- W4 Warm Light Medium
- N4 Neutral Light Medium
- C4 Cool Light Medium
- W3 Warm Light Medium
- N3 Neutral Light Medium
- C3 Cool Light Mediumcurrent shade
- W2.5 Warm Light Medium
- C2.5 Cool Light Medium
- W2 Warm Light
- N2 Neutral Light
- C2 Cool Light
- C1.5 Cool Light
- W1 Warm Light
- N1 Neutral Light
- C1 Cool Light
- W0.5 Warm Light
- N0.5 Neutral Light
- C0.5 Cool Light
- Overall match
- 85out of 100
- Shade (Shade match)
- 98
- Finish (Finish & visual result)
- 79
- Wear (Wear & performance)
- 40
- Skin (Skin suitability)
- 100
- Shade match
- 98out of 100
- Colour
- 98
- Depth
- 99
- Undertone
- 100
SephoraYour shade $13.99 at Ulta Beauty
Where to buy 2.5
Hourglass Ambient Soft Glow Foundation
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Sephora$60View at Sephora
Ulta Beautyfrom $60 · product priceView at Ulta BeautyLooking for a concealer in your shade?
The closest shade to L'Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Foundation C3 Cool Light Medium (Light · Cool undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.
From the same range
N6.5
L'Oréal Paris True Match Radiant Serum Concealer, shade N6.5
- Close colour
- Fair · Neutral undertone
$16.99
Closest concealers
3CR Cool Rosy
Dior Forever Skin Correct Full-Coverage Concealer, shade 3CR Cool Rosy
- Looks identical
- Light · Cool · pink undertone
$42
Crème 1.5
Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Full Coverage Longwear Concealer, shade Crème 1.5
- Looks identical
- Light · Cool · pink undertone
$39
3C
Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place 24-Hour Concealer, shade 3C
- Very close colour
- Light · Cool · rosy undertone
$38
25.5 Medium Bronze
IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Full Coverage Anti-Aging Water-Resistant Concealer, shade 25.5 Medium Bronze
- Very close colour
- Light · Cool undertone
$30
Fair Rose
e.l.f. Cosmetics Hydrating Camo Concealer, shade Fair Rose
- Very close colour
- Light · Cool · pink undertone
$8
NW10
MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix 36HR Smooth Angles Hydrating Concealer, shade NW10
- Very close colour
- Light · Cool · pink undertone
$30
Concealer shade colours are sampled from retailer swatch images, so check the shade on the retailer page before buying.
Why the closest match works
Hourglass Ambient Soft Glow Foundation in 2.5, against L'Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Foundation in C3 Cool Light Medium. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
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.
If you switch
To Hourglass Ambient Soft Glow Foundation in 2.5.
Same or better
- Near-identical swatch colour
- Same cool undertone
- Same natural finish
- Same medium coverage
- Claims a blurring effect
- Claims long-wearing
- Claims transfer resistance
- Claims a lightweight feel
Different
- No skin-like finish claimed
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
10 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 30%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Where to buy 2.5
SephoraYour shade $13.99 at Ulta Beauty
How these matches are scored
31 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.