Strobe Beam Liquid Blush Plummy Bare dupes and alternatives MAC Cosmetics
4.7 (614)·Berry · Cool · Deep / dark
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: Same cool undertone· Claims waterproof· Same skin types: combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive
Differences: Natural rather than dewy (finish)· Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)· Cream rather than liquid (format)
Score details
Shade match
86
Finish, pigmentation & format
65
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
80
Close colour · Natural · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 7% ingredient overlap
Differences: Natural rather than dewy (finish) · Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Cream rather than liquid (format) · Does not claim hydration
Matches: Same cool undertone· Same finish: dewy· Claims comfort
Differences: Lighter· Plum rather than berry· Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)
Score details
Shade match
75
Finish, pigmentation & format
81
Wear & performance
50
Comfort & skin suitability
60
Close colour · Dewy · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 10% ingredient overlap
Differences: Lighter · Plum rather than berry · Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Cream rather than liquid (format) · Normal, Dry, Oily rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Matches: Same cool undertone· Same finish: dewy· Same pigmentation: buildable
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Lighter· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
57
Finish, pigmentation & format
100
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
48
Visibly different colour · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 8% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Lighter · 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 cool undertone· Same finish: dewy· Same pigmentation: buildable
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Lighter· Cream rather than liquid (format)
Score details
Shade match
59
Finish, pigmentation & format
90
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
73
Visibly different colour · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 1% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Lighter · Cream rather than liquid (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Normal, Dry, Combination rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Matches: Same finish: dewy· Same format: liquid· Both claim hydration
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone· Brown / nude rather than berry· Sheer rather than buildable (pigmentation)
Score details
Shade match
56
Finish, pigmentation & format
91
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
100
Close colour · Dewy · Sheer
Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone · Brown / nude rather than berry · Sheer rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Matches: Same cool undertone· Same finish: dewy· Claims comfort
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Lighter· Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)
Score details
Shade match
59
Finish, pigmentation & format
78
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
60
Visibly different colour · Dewy · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 3% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Lighter · Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Stick rather than liquid (format) · 24-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity)
Matches: Same cool undertone· Same pigmentation: buildable· Claims comfort
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Lighter· Plum rather than berry
Score details
Shade match
65
Finish, pigmentation & format
59
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
76
Slight colour difference · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 1% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Lighter · Plum rather than berry · Matte rather than dewy (finish) · Stick rather than liquid (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Matches: Same pigmentation: buildable· Same format: liquid· Claims transfer resistance
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Warm rather than cool undertone· Red rather than berry
Score details
Shade match
57
Finish, pigmentation & format
84
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Slight colour difference · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 8% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Warm rather than cool undertone · Red rather than berry · Natural rather than dewy (finish) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim hydration
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Matches: Same pigmentation: buildable· Same format: liquid· Claims comfort
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Warm rather than cool undertone· Red rather than berry
Score details
Shade match
58
Finish, pigmentation & format
73
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
60
Slight colour difference · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 10% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Warm rather than cool undertone · Red rather than berry · Matte rather than dewy (finish) · 10-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity)
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Matches: Same cool undertone· Same format: liquid· Claims comfort
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Lighter· Plum rather than berry
Score details
Shade match
53
Finish, pigmentation & format
83
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
60
Visibly different colour · Sheer
Ingredients (not scored): 6% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Lighter · Plum rather than berry · Sheer rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Matches: Same pigmentation: buildable· Same format: liquid· Claims transfer resistance
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Warm rather than cool undertone· Natural rather than dewy (finish)
Score details
Shade match
53
Finish, pigmentation & format
84
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
48
Visibly different colour · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 13% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Warm rather than cool undertone · Natural rather than dewy (finish) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim hydration · Normal, Dry, Oily rather than combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitive (skin types)
Differences: Lighter· Warm rather than cool undertone· Brown / nude rather than berry
Score details
Shade match
54
Finish, pigmentation & format
70
Wear & performance
50
Comfort & skin suitability
64
Close colour · Satin · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 2% ingredient overlap
Differences: Lighter · Warm rather than cool undertone · Brown / nude rather than berry · Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Cream rather than liquid (format) · Does not claim hydration
Benefit Cosmetics Play Daze Airy Soft Matte Liquid Blush in Berri, against MAC Cosmetics Strobe Beam Liquid Blush in Plummy Bare. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadePlummy BareClosest shade matchBerriHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall87
Colour55%77#5c161c#64041fClose colourColour difference 4.1 (0 is identical)
Depth15%100Deep / darkDeep / darkSameDepth difference 0.0 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone15%100CoolCoolSameSame product undertone
Colour family15%100BerryBerrySameSame colour family
Finish, pigmentation & format25% of overall64
Finish50%45DewyMatteSome differenceMatte finish rather than dewy
Pigmentation25%65BuildableSheerSome differenceSheer rather than buildable
Format25%100LiquidLiquidSameBoth liquid
Wear & performance15% of overall · 2 of 3 compared40
Longevity50%40Not listedLong-wearingSome differenceThe match claims long wear; your product does not list it
Transfer resistance30%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot listed for eitherNeither product lists transfer resistance
Waterproof20%40Not listedClaimedSome differenceThe match claims waterproof wear; your product does not list it
Comfort & skin suitability5% of overall32
Comfort40%40Not listedClaimedSome differenceThe match claims a comfortable feel; your product does not list it
Hydration20%40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims hydration; the match does not list it
Skin types40%20Combination, Dry, Normal, Oily, SensitiveNormalDifferentBoth marketed for normal skin
Overall match 72/100Shade match 87/100High 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.
Fenty Beauty Shake N' Play Buildable Liquid Blush in Quit Wine'in, against MAC Cosmetics Strobe Beam Liquid Blush in Plummy Bare. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadePlummy BareClosest overall alternativeQuit Wine'inHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall84
Colour55%74#5c161c#691829Close colourColour difference 4.4 (0 is identical)
Depth15%90Deep / darkDeep / darkSameDepth difference 4.4 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone15%100CoolCoolSameSame product undertone
Colour family15%100BerryBerrySameSame colour family
Finish, pigmentation & format25% of overall84
Finish50%67DewyNaturalSome differenceNatural finish rather than dewy
Overall match 77/100Shade match 84/100High 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.
30 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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