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Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation N6.5 dupes and alternatives MAC Cosmetics

Light medium · Neutral 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%).

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Closest shade matchClosest overall alternative: Revolution Beauty Superfix Blur Longwear Foundation F8.2N

The equivalent shade and the most similar foundation overall.

Your shade
MAC Cosmetics
N6.5Change shade
Depth and undertone: Light medium · Neutral
Finish and coverage: Matte · Full coverage
The match
Revolution Beauty
F8.2N
Depth and undertone: Light medium · Warm
Finish and coverage: Matte · Buildable coverage
Overall match
86out of 100
Shade (Shade match)
89
Finish (Finish & visual result)
93
Wear (Wear & performance)
63
Skin (Skin suitability)
84
Shade match
89out of 100
Colour
97
Depth
99
Undertone
65
Medium confidence· Digital matchWhy it matches
Match price
$14Ulta BeautyUlta Beauty
$25 less (64%)

Your shade $39 at Sephora · product price; shade not separately priced

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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.

  1. #2 · Revolution Beauty

    Superfix Blur Longwear Foundation

    F8.5NW
    Shade match 88
    $14Ulta BeautyUlta Beauty(product price)$25 less (64%)

    Matches: Near-identical swatch colourSame matte finishBoth claim a blurring effect

    Differences: Slightly warmer undertoneBuildable rather than full coverageDoes not claim not settling into lines

    Score details
    Shade match
    88
    Finish & visual result
    93
    Wear & performance
    63
    Skin suitability
    84

    Looks identical · Matte · Buildable coverage

    Ingredients (not scored): 11% ingredient overlap

    Differences: Slightly warmer undertone · Buildable rather than full coverage · Does not claim not settling into lines · Does not claim colour stability

    Retailer shade note: medium or tan skin tones with a warm pink undertone

    Medium confidence· Digital match

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The closest shade to MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation N6.5 (Light medium · Neutral undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.

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    NC17

    MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix 36HR Smooth Angles Hydrating Concealer, shade NC17

    • Very close colour
    • Light · Neutral undertone

    $30

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    Light/Medium 2.5N

    bareMinerals ORIGINAL Liquid Mineral Brightening Concealer, shade Light/Medium 2.5N

    • Looks identical
    • Light medium · Neutral undertone

    $31

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    5

    Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Hydrating Face and Under-Eye Concealer, shade 5

    • Very close colour
    • Light medium · Neutral undertone

    $42

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    8 Medium-Tan

    Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Long-Wear Blur Concealer, shade 8 Medium-Tan

    • Very close colour
    • Light medium · Neutral undertone

    $36

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  4. e.l.f. Cosmetics Hydrating Camo Concealer

    Tan Neutral

    e.l.f. Cosmetics Hydrating Camo Concealer, shade Tan Neutral

    • Very close colour
    • Light medium · Neutral undertone

    $8

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  5. Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Medium to Full Coverage Radiant Concealer

    6.5 Medium

    Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Medium to Full Coverage Radiant Concealer, shade 6.5 Medium

    • Very close colour
    • Light medium · Neutral undertone

    $36

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  6. Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Full Coverage Longwear Concealer

    Sepia 5

    Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Full Coverage Longwear Concealer, shade Sepia 5

    • Very close colour
    • Light medium · Neutral undertone

    $39

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

Why the closest match works

Revolution Beauty Superfix Blur Longwear Foundation in F8.2N, against MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in N6.5. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.

ComparedYour shadeN6.5Closest matchF8.2NScore
Shade match55% of overall89
Colour97#e5ae80#e2ad83Looks identicalColour difference 1.1 (0 is identical)
Depth99Light mediumLight mediumSameDepth difference: 0.8
Retailer descriptionNot statedMediumNo depth word in one descriptionNot compared
Undertone65NeutralWarmSome differencefrom retailer shade descriptions
Finish & visual result25% of overall · 3 of 4 compared93
Finish100MatteMatteSameSame matte finish
Coverage80FullBuildableCloseBuildable coverage rather than full (buildable: one step of tolerance)
Skin-like finishnot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists a skin-like finish
Blurring100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a blurring or smoothing effect
Wear & performance15% of overall · 4 of 5 compared63
Longevity7012-hour wearLong-wearingSome differenceYour product claims 12-hour wear; the match says long-wearing without hours
Transfer resistancenot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists transfer resistance
Settling40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims not settling into pores or fine lines; the match does not list it
Colour stability40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims colour stability (no oxidation); the match does not list it
Comfort100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a comfortable, lightweight feel
Skin suitability5% of overall84
Skin type84Normal, combination, oilyCombination, dry, normal, oily, sensitiveBoth marketed for normal/​combination/​oily skin
Overall match 86/100Shade match 89/100Medium 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

If you switch

To Revolution Beauty Superfix Blur Longwear Foundation in F8.2N.

Same or better

  • $25 less
  • Near-identical swatch colour
  • Same matte finish
  • Buildable rather than full coverage
  • Both claim a blurring effect
  • Both claim a lightweight feel

Different

  • Slightly warmer undertone
  • Does not claim not settling into lines
  • Does not claim colour stability

Ingredients (information only, not scored)

7 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 11%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.

AttributeYour shadeClosest match
BasePowder-based, moderate siliconeSilicone-based, high silicone
FragranceNot listedNot listed
Drying alcoholNot listedNot listed
SPFNot listedNot listed
OverlapPowder-based vs silicone-based; silicone moderate vs high
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Where to buy F8.2N

Match price
$14Ulta BeautyUlta Beauty
$25 less (64%)

Your shade $39 at Sephora · product price; shade not separately priced

Ulta BeautyView at Ulta Beauty

How these matches are scored

33 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.