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Studio Fix 36HR Smooth Angles Hydrating Concealer NC42 dupes and alternatives MAC Cosmetics

Medium · Warm · golden undertone

Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth and undertone only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar concealer overall, scored on shade match (55%), finish and visual result (25%), wear and performance (15%) and skin suitability (5%).

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Closest shade matchClosest overall alternative: Milk Makeup Future Fluid Longwear Hydrating Concealer 17W

The equivalent shade and the most similar concealer overall.

Your shade
MAC Cosmetics
NC42Change shade
Depth and undertone: Medium · Warm · golden
Finish and coverage: Matte · Full coverage
The match
Milk Makeup
17W
Depth and undertone: Medium tan · Warm
Finish and coverage: Natural · Buildable coverage
Overall match
74out of 100
Shade (Shade match)
83
Finish (Finish & visual result)
58
Wear (Wear & performance)
75
Skin (Skin suitability)
50
Shade match
83out of 100
Colour
76
Depth
86
Undertone
100
Medium confidence· Digital matchWhy it matches
Match price
$30Ulta BeautyUlta Beauty
Same price

Your shade $30 at Sephora · product price; shade not separately priced

Ulta BeautyView at Ulta Beauty

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Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar concealer 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 concealer on shade, finish, wear and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.

  1. #2 · Milk Makeup

    Future Fluid Longwear Hydrating Concealer

    18W
    Shade match 83
    $30Ulta BeautyUlta Beauty(product price)Same price

    Matches: Same warm undertoneClaims a skin-like finishBoth claim not settling into lines

    Differences: Slightly deeperNatural rather than matte finishBuildable rather than full coverage

    Score details
    Shade match
    83
    Finish & visual result
    58
    Wear & performance
    75
    Skin suitability
    50

    Close colour · Natural · Buildable coverage

    Ingredients (not scored): 15% ingredient overlap

    Differences: Slightly deeper · Natural rather than matte finish · Buildable rather than full coverage · No blurring effect claimed · Does not claim transfer resistance

    Retailer shade note: tan with warm warm undertones

    Medium confidence· Digital match

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The closest shade to MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix 36HR Smooth Angles Hydrating Concealer NC42 (Medium · Warm · golden undertone) in each foundation range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.

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    NC42

    MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 Foundation, shade NC42

    • Very close colour
    • Medium · Warm · golden undertone

    $39

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    26 Medium Warm

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    7

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Foundation shade colours are sampled from retailer swatch images, so check the shade on the retailer page before buying.

Why the closest match works

Milk Makeup Future Fluid Longwear Hydrating Concealer in 17W, against MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix 36HR Smooth Angles Hydrating Concealer in NC42. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.

ComparedYour shadeNC42Closest match17WScore
Shade match55% of overall83
Colour76#dc8f57#ca884eClose colourColour difference 4.2 (0 is identical)
Depth86MediumMedium tanCloseDepth difference: 5.6
Retailer descriptionMedium tanMedium tanBoth described as medium tanThe retailers describe the same depth
Undertone100Warm · goldenWarmClosefrom retailer shade descriptions
Finish & visual result25% of overall58
Finish56MatteNaturalSome differenceNatural finish rather than matte
Coverage80FullBuildableCloseBuildable coverage rather than full (buildable: one step of tolerance)
Skin-like finish40Not listedClaimedSome differenceThe match claims a skin-like finish; your product does not list it
Blurring40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims a blurring or smoothing effect; the match does not list it
Wear & performance15% of overall · 4 of 5 compared75
Longevity7036-hour wearLong-wearingSome differenceYour product claims 36-hour wear; the match says long-wearing without hours
Transfer resistance40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims transfer resistance; the match does not list it
Settling100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim not settling into pores or fine lines
Colour stabilitynot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists colour stability (no oxidation)
Comfort100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a comfortable, lightweight feel
Skin suitability5% of overall50
Skin type50Dry, normal, combination, oilyNot publishedSkin-type suitability not published for one product
Overall match 74/100Shade match 83/100Medium 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.

How scoring works

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To Milk Makeup Future Fluid Longwear Hydrating Concealer in 17W.

Same or better

  • Same warm undertone
  • Buildable rather than full coverage
  • Claims a skin-like finish
  • Both claim not settling into lines
  • Both claim a lightweight feel

Different

  • Small colour difference on the swatch
  • Runs slightly deeper
  • Natural finish instead of matte
  • No blurring effect claimed
  • Does not claim transfer resistance

Ingredients (information only, not scored)

9 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 15%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.

AttributeYour shadeClosest match
BaseWater-based, high siliconeWater-based, no silicone
FragranceNot listedNot listed
Drying alcoholNot listedNot listed
SPFNot listedNot listed
OverlapBoth water-based; silicone high vs none
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Where to buy 17W

Match price
$30Ulta BeautyUlta Beauty
Same price

Your shade $30 at Sephora · product price; shade not separately priced

Ulta BeautyView 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.