True Match Super-Blendable Foundation W4.5 Warm Light Medium dupes and alternatives L'Oréal Paris
4.3 (33,167)·Light medium · Warm 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 warm undertone· Same natural finish
Differences: Light rather than medium coverage· No skin-like finish claimed· Not marketed for combination/oily/sensitive skin
Score details
Shade match
97
Finish & visual result
79
Wear & performance
40
Skin suitability
40
Looks identical · Natural · Light coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 17% ingredient overlap
Differences: Light rather than medium coverage · No skin-like finish claimed · Not marketed for combination/oily/sensitive skin · Contains listed fragrance
Retailer shade note: MD1 - Medium-deep with warm undertones, and a golden tone
Differences: Olive rather than warm undertone· Radiant rather than natural finish· Buildable rather than medium coverage
Score details
Shade match
94
Finish & visual result
68
Wear & performance
40
Skin suitability
100
Looks identical · Radiant · Buildable coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 19% ingredient overlap
Differences: Olive rather than warm undertone · Radiant rather than natural finish · Buildable rather than medium coverage · No skin-like finish claimed · Contains listed fragrance · Contains drying alcohol
Retailer shade note: medium skin with warm olive undertones
The closest shade to L'Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Foundation W4.5 Warm Light Medium (Light medium · Warm 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
Laura Geller Baked Balance-n-Glow Illuminating Foundation in Tan, against L'Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Foundation in W4.5 Warm Light Medium. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeW4.5 Warm Light MediumClosest shade matchTanHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall99
Colour60%98#e1a975#e1a978Looks identicalColour difference 0.8 (0 is identical)
Overall match 78/100Shade match 99/100Medium 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.
Smashbox Dual Filter 2-In-1 Longwearing Concealer + Foundation in Medium 16 Warm, against L'Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Foundation in W4.5 Warm Light Medium. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
Overall match 87/100Shade 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.
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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