True Match Super-Blendable Foundation C5 Cool Medium dupes and alternatives L'Oréal Paris
Medium · 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%).
Filters, 4 applied
Coverage
- Light0
- Medium1
- Full0
- Buildable1
Formulation
- Liquid1
- Stick0
- Powder0
- Cushion0
- Gel0
Skin type
- Dry1
- Normal1
- Combination0
- Oily0
- Sensitive1
Preferences
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- Dimethicone0
- Alcohol denat.0
- Silicones0
- Coconut oil1
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1 of 31 matches
Only showing matches with medium coverage, with a radiant finish, without talc or fragrance.
- 1 match has no finish listed and is not shown.
Closest shade matchClosest overall alternative: Natasha Denona Hy-Glam Foundation Hydrating & Blurring Luminous Longwear Serum Foundation R5
The equivalent shade and the most similar foundation overall.
C5 Cool 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 Mediumcurrent shade
- 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 Medium
- 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
- 75out of 100
- Shade (Shade match)
- 92
- Finish (Finish & visual result)
- 64
- Wear (Wear & performance)
- 40
- Skin (Skin suitability)
- 60
- Shade match
- 92out of 100
- Colour
- 88
- Depth
- 91
- Undertone
- 100
Your shade $13.99 at Ulta Beauty
Where to buy R5
Natasha Denona Hy-Glam Foundation Hydrating & Blurring Luminous Longwear Serum Foundation
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Looking for a concealer in your shade?
The closest shade to L'Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Foundation C5 Cool Medium (Medium · Cool undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.
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Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Long-Wear Blur Concealer, shade 9 Tan
- Very close colour
- Medium light · Cool undertone
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350C
Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer, shade 350C
- Very close colour
- Medium light · Cool · pink undertone
$24
4C
Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place 24-Hour Concealer, shade 4C
- Close colour
- Medium · Cool · rosy undertone
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2C2
Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Serum Concealer, shade 2C2
- Close colour
- Medium light · Cool undertone
$34

38N medium-tan neutral
Tarte Shape Tape Full Coverage Matte Concealer, shade 38N medium-tan neutral
- Close colour
- Medium light · Cool undertone
$32
Concealer shade colours are sampled from retailer swatch images, so check the shade on the retailer page before buying.
Why the closest match works
Natasha Denona Hy-Glam Foundation Hydrating & Blurring Luminous Longwear Serum Foundation in R5, against L'Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Foundation in C5 Cool 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 Natasha Denona Hy-Glam Foundation Hydrating & Blurring Luminous Longwear Serum Foundation in R5.
Same or better
- Very close colour
- Same cool undertone
- Same medium coverage
- Claims a blurring effect
- Claims 18-hour wear
- Claims not settling into lines
Different
- Runs slightly lighter
- Radiant finish instead of natural
- No skin-like finish claimed
- Not marketed for combination/oily skin
- Contains alcohol denat.
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
7 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 6%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Where to buy R5
Your 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.