Strobe Beam Liquid Blush Ice Gleam dupes and alternatives MAC Cosmetics
4.7 (614)·Pink · Cool · Light
Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth, undertone and colour family only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar blush overall: shade match 55%, finish, pigmentation and format 25%, wear and performance 15%, comfort and skin suitability 5%.
Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar blush on shade, finish, wear and comfort 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 blush on shade, finish, wear and comfort and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Matches: Very close colour· Same pigmentation: buildable· Same format: liquid
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)· Does not claim hydration
Score details
Shade match
80
Finish, pigmentation & format
90
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
48
Very close colour · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 8% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim hydration · Normal, Dry, Oily rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Matches: Same pigmentation: buildable· Same format: liquid· Claims comfort
Differences: Deeper· Neutral rather than cool undertone· Rose rather than pink
Score details
Shade match
72
Finish, pigmentation & format
90
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
64
Close colour · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 7% ingredient overlap
Differences: Deeper · Neutral rather than cool undertone · Rose rather than pink · 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim hydration
Matches: Same finish: shimmer· Same pigmentation: buildable· Claims comfort
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone· Stick rather than liquid (format)· 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
70
Finish, pigmentation & format
86
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
60
Close colour · Shimmer · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 0% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone · Stick rather than liquid (format) · 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity) · Normal, Dry, Oily rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Matches: Very close colour· Claims comfort· Both claim hydration
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone· Natural rather than shimmer (finish)· Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)
Score details
Shade match
82
Finish, pigmentation & format
51
Wear & performance
50
Comfort & skin suitability
60
Very close colour · Natural · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 0% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone · Natural rather than shimmer (finish) · Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Stick rather than liquid (format)
Matches: Same pigmentation: buildable· Both claim hydration
Differences: Neutral rather than cool undertone· Powder rather than liquid (format)· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
75
Finish, pigmentation & format
70
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
73
Slight colour difference · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 3% ingredient overlap
Differences: Neutral rather than cool undertone · Powder rather than liquid (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Normal, Combination, Oily rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone· Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)· Cream rather than liquid (format)
Score details
Shade match
73
Finish, pigmentation & format
71
Wear & performance
50
Comfort & skin suitability
60
Close colour · Dewy · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 10% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone · Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Cream rather than liquid (format) · Normal, Dry, Oily rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Matches: Same format: liquid· Same skin types: combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone· Natural rather than shimmer (finish)· Sheer rather than buildable (pigmentation)
Score details
Shade match
76
Finish, pigmentation & format
65
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
80
Close colour · Natural · Sheer
Ingredients (not scored): no ingredient list for one product
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone · Natural rather than shimmer (finish) · Sheer rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim hydration
Matches: Very close colour· Same pigmentation: buildable· Claims comfort
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone· Coral rather than pink· Cream rather than liquid (format)
Score details
Shade match
68
Finish, pigmentation & format
80
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
76
Very close colour · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 0% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone · Coral rather than pink · Cream rather than liquid (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Matches: Same pigmentation: buildable· Claims comfort· Same skin types: combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive
Differences: Deeper· Warm rather than cool undertone· Rose rather than pink
Score details
Shade match
65
Finish, pigmentation & format
87
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
64
Close colour · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 8% ingredient overlap
Differences: Deeper · Warm rather than cool undertone · Rose rather than pink · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim hydration
Matches: Same pigmentation: buildable· Same format: liquid· Claims comfort
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone· Matte rather than shimmer (finish)· 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
76
Finish, pigmentation & format
63
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
64
Close colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 7% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone · Matte rather than shimmer (finish) · 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim hydration
Matches: Same pigmentation: buildable· Same format: liquid· Claims comfort
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone· Coral rather than pink· Normal, Combination, Sensitive rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Score details
Shade match
60
Finish, pigmentation & format
90
Wear & performance
50
Comfort & skin suitability
60
Close colour · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 9% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone · Coral rather than pink · Normal, Combination, Sensitive rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Matches: Very close colour· Same pigmentation: buildable· Both claim hydration
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone· Matte rather than shimmer (finish)· Powder rather than liquid (format)
Score details
Shade match
81
Finish, pigmentation & format
43
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
73
Very close colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 3% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone · Matte rather than shimmer (finish) · Powder rather than liquid (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Normal, Combination, Oily rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Stila Convertible Color Lip & Cheek Cream Blush in Lillium, against MAC Cosmetics Strobe Beam Liquid Blush in Ice Gleam. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeIce GleamClosest shade matchLilliumHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall86
Colour55%98#ee8377#ef8679Looks identicalColour difference 0.8 (0 is identical)
Depth15%98LightLightSameDepth difference 1.1 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone15%15CoolWarmDifferentCool against warm
Colour family15%100PinkPinkSameSame colour family
Finish, pigmentation & format25% of overall64
Finish50%47ShimmerNaturalSome differenceNatural finish rather than shimmer
Overall match 76/100Shade match 86/100Medium 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 Insatiable Liquid Blush in Itsy Bitsy, against MAC Cosmetics Strobe Beam Liquid Blush in Ice Gleam. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeIce GleamClosest overall alternativeItsy BitsyHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall76
Colour55%99#ee8377#ee8477Looks identicalColour difference 0.4 (0 is identical)
Depth15%100LightLightSameDepth difference 0.3 on the 0–100 scale
Skin types40%60Combination, Dry, Normal, Oily, SensitiveNormal, Dry, CombinationSome differenceBoth marketed for combination, dry, normal skin
Overall match 76/100Shade match 76/100Medium 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, pigmentation and format, 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.
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