Lustreglass Sheer-Shine Lipstick Like I Was Saying... dupes and alternatives MAC Cosmetics
4.8 (1,631)·Nude · Neutral · Light
Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth, undertone and colour family only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar lipstick overall: shade match 60%, finish and visual result 20%, wear and performance 15%, comfort and suitability 5%.
Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar lipstick on shade, finish, wear and comfort together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Ranked by the overall match: the most similar lipstick on shade, finish, wear and comfort together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Matches: Very close colour· Claims comfort· Both claim hydration
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone· Rose rather than nude· Satin rather than glossy (finish)
Score details
Shade match
86
Finish & visual result
44
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & suitability
70
Very close colour · Satin · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 6% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone · Rose rather than nude · Satin rather than glossy (finish) · Opaque rather than sheer (opacity) · 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Matches: Very close colour· Claims transfer resistance· Claims comfort
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone· Brown rather than nude· Matte rather than glossy (finish)
Score details
Shade match
83
Finish & visual result
48
Wear & performance
58
Comfort & suitability
70
Very close colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 8% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone · Brown rather than nude · Matte rather than glossy (finish) · Buildable rather than sheer (opacity) · 10-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone· Red rather than nude· Matte rather than glossy (finish)
Score details
Shade match
76
Finish & visual result
48
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & suitability
100
Very close colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 6% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone · Red rather than nude · Matte rather than glossy (finish) · Buildable rather than sheer (opacity) · 10-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Retailer shade note: a hot-chili red lipstick for lips that have never looked this hot
$6.49$12.99Ulta Beauty$18.51 less (74%)4.1 (18,785)
Matches: Same neutral undertone· Claims transfer resistance
Differences: Brown rather than nude· Matte rather than glossy (finish)· Buildable rather than sheer (opacity)
Score details
Shade match
84
Finish & visual result
48
Wear & performance
58
Comfort & suitability
40
Close colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 12% ingredient overlap
Differences: Brown rather than nude · Matte rather than glossy (finish) · Buildable rather than sheer (opacity) · 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim hydration
Matches: Claims transfer resistance· Both claim hydration
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone· Brown rather than nude· Satin rather than glossy (finish)
Score details
Shade match
81
Finish & visual result
56
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & suitability
100
Close colour · Satin
Ingredients (not scored): 3% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone · Brown rather than nude · Satin rather than glossy (finish) · Not listed rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Matches: Very close colour· Same neutral undertone· Claims transfer resistance
Differences: Brown rather than nude· Matte rather than glossy (finish)· Opaque rather than sheer (opacity)
Score details
Shade match
85
Finish & visual result
32
Wear & performance
58
Comfort & suitability
70
Very close colour · Matte · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 16% ingredient overlap
Differences: Brown rather than nude · Matte rather than glossy (finish) · Opaque rather than sheer (opacity) · 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone· Red rather than nude· Satin rather than glossy (finish)
Score details
Shade match
75
Finish & visual result
44
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & suitability
100
Very close colour · Satin · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 3% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone · Red rather than nude · Satin rather than glossy (finish) · Opaque rather than sheer (opacity) · 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone· Rose rather than nude· Shimmer rather than glossy (finish)
Score details
Shade match
72
Finish & visual result
52
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & suitability
100
Close colour · Shimmer · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 1% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone · Rose rather than nude · Shimmer rather than glossy (finish) · Opaque rather than sheer (opacity) · 6-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Differences: Cool rather than neutral undertone· Red rather than nude· Matte rather than glossy (finish)
Score details
Shade match
73
Finish & visual result
48
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & suitability
100
Close colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 6% ingredient overlap
Differences: Cool rather than neutral undertone · Red rather than nude · Matte rather than glossy (finish) · Buildable rather than sheer (opacity) · 10-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
$12.99Ulta Beauty(product price)$12.01 less (48%)4.4 (280,394)
Matches: Very close colour
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone· Brown rather than nude· Matte rather than glossy (finish)
Score details
Shade match
82
Finish & visual result
32
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & suitability
40
Very close colour · Matte · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 12% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone · Brown rather than nude · Matte rather than glossy (finish) · Opaque rather than sheer (opacity) · 16-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim hydration
Pat McGrath Labs MatteTrance Lipstick in Fever Dream, against MAC Cosmetics Lustreglass Sheer-Shine Lipstick in Like I Was Saying.... Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeLike I Was Saying...Closest shade matchFever DreamHow they compareScore
Shade match60% of overall88
Colour60%97#9c3928#9f392bLooks identicalColour difference 1.1 (0 is identical)
Depth15%99LightDeep / darkCloseDepth difference 0.8 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone13%60NeutralWarmSome differenceOne side neutral: partial agreement
Finish55%34GlossyMatteDifferentMatte finish rather than glossy
Opacity45%30SheerOpaqueDifferentOpaque rather than sheer
Wear & performance15% of overall · 1 of 2 compared40
Longevity60%40Long-wearingNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims long wear; the match does not list it
Transfer resistance40%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot listed for eitherNeither product lists transfer resistance
Comfort & suitability5% of overall40
Comfort50%40Not listedClaimedSome differenceThe match claims a comfortable feel; your product does not list it
Hydration50%40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims hydration; the match does not list it
Overall match 67/100Shade match 88/100Medium 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.
NARS Afterglow Lipstick in Aragon, against MAC Cosmetics Lustreglass Sheer-Shine Lipstick in Like I Was Saying.... Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeLike I Was Saying...Closest overall alternativeAragonHow they compareScore
Shade match60% of overall85
Colour60%84#9c3928#973b32Close colourColour difference 3.2 (0 is identical)
Depth15%99LightDeep / darkCloseDepth difference 0.6 on the 0–100 scale
Overall match 83/100Shade match 85/100Medium 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.
31 similar shades scored two ways: the shade match on colour, depth, undertone and colour family; the overall match on shade match, finish and visual result, wear and performance and comfort and suitability. A pair with no swatch colour on one side or Low data confidence is listed without a score. 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.