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Studio Radiance Serum Powered Foundation NC45 dupes and alternatives MAC Cosmetics

Tan · Warm · golden 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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Only showing matches with medium coverage, oil-free, without talc.

  • 26 matches have no oil-free claim listed and are not shown.

Closest shade matchClosest overall alternative: Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Foundation Medium 23

The equivalent shade and the most similar foundation overall.

Your shade
MAC Cosmetics
NC45Change shade
Depth and undertone: Tan · Warm · golden
Finish and coverage: Radiant · Full coverage
The match
Pat McGrath Labs
Medium 23
Depth and undertone: Tan · Olive · warm olive
Finish and coverage: Radiant · Medium coverage
Overall match
81out of 100
Shade (Shade match)
86
Finish (Finish & visual result)
93
Wear (Wear & performance)
51
Skin (Skin suitability)
60
Shade match
86out of 100
Colour
86
Depth
93
Undertone
80
High confidence· Digital matchWhy it matches
Match price
$69Ulta BeautyUlta Beauty
Costs $23 more

Your shade $46 at Ulta Beauty · 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 · Pat McGrath Labs

    Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Foundation

    Medium 21
    Shade match 84
    $69SephoraSephoraCosts $23 more

    Matches: Very close colourSame radiant finishBoth claim a blurring effect

    Differences: Olive rather than warm undertoneMedium rather than full coverageNo long-wear claim

    Score details
    Shade match
    84
    Finish & visual result
    93
    Wear & performance
    51
    Skin suitability
    60

    Very close colour · Radiant · Medium coverage

    Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap

    Differences: Olive rather than warm undertone · Medium rather than full coverage · No long-wear claim · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim not settling into lines · Not marketed for oily/sensitive skin · Contains drying alcohol

    Retailer shade note: medium with neutral olive undertones

    Medium confidence· Digital match

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  2. #3 · Pat McGrath Labs

    Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Foundation

    Medium Deep 24
    Shade match 82
    $69SephoraSephoraCosts $23 more

    Matches: Very close colourSame radiant finishBoth claim a blurring effect

    Differences: Neutral rather than warm undertoneMedium rather than full coverageNo long-wear claim

    Score details
    Shade match
    82
    Finish & visual result
    93
    Wear & performance
    51
    Skin suitability
    60

    Very close colour · Radiant · Medium coverage

    Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap

    Differences: Neutral rather than warm undertone · Medium rather than full coverage · No long-wear claim · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim not settling into lines · Not marketed for oily/sensitive skin · Contains drying alcohol

    Retailer shade note: medium deep with golden neutral undertones

    High confidence· Digital match

    View match

Looking for a concealer in your shade?

The closest shade to MAC Cosmetics Studio Radiance Serum Powered Foundation NC45 (Tan · Warm · golden undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.

Closest concealers

  1. Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place 24-Hour Concealer

    5W

    Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place 24-Hour Concealer, shade 5W

    • Very close colour
    • Tan · Warm · golden undertone

    $38

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  2. bareMinerals ORIGINAL Liquid Mineral Brightening Concealer

    Tan 4W

    bareMinerals ORIGINAL Liquid Mineral Brightening Concealer, shade Tan 4W

    • Very close colour
    • Tan · Warm · yellow undertone

    $31

    Ulta BeautyView at Ulta Beauty
  3. Milk Makeup Future Fluid Longwear Hydrating Concealer

    21W

    Milk Makeup Future Fluid Longwear Hydrating Concealer, shade 21W

    • Very close colour
    • Tan · Warm undertone

    $30

    Ulta BeautyView at Ulta Beauty
  4. Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear All Over Full Coverage Concealer

    460 Suede W

    Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear All Over Full Coverage Concealer, shade 460 Suede W

    • Very close colour
    • Tan · Warm · golden undertone

    $32

    SephoraView at Sephora
  5. Glossier Stretch Concealer for Dewy Buildable Coverage

    Medium Tan 4

    Glossier Stretch Concealer for Dewy Buildable Coverage, shade Medium Tan 4

    • Very close colour
    • Tan · Warm · peach undertone

    $22

    SephoraView at Sephora
  6. L'Oréal Paris Infallible Full Wear Waterproof Concealer

    415 Honey

    L'Oréal Paris Infallible Full Wear Waterproof Concealer, shade 415 Honey

    • Very close colour
    • Tan · Warm undertone

    $15.99

    Ulta BeautyView at Ulta Beauty

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

Why the closest match works

Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Foundation in Medium 23, against MAC Cosmetics Studio Radiance Serum Powered Foundation in NC45. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.

ComparedYour shadeNC45Closest matchMedium 23Score
Shade match55% of overall86
Colour86#b6783d#b0713cVery close colourColour difference 2.9 (0 is identical)
Depth93TanTanSameDepth difference: 3.5
Retailer descriptionNot statedMedium tanNo depth word in one descriptionNot compared
Undertone80Warm · goldenOlive · warm oliveSome differencefrom retailer shade descriptions
Finish & visual result25% of overall · 3 of 4 compared93
Finish100RadiantRadiantSameSame radiant finish
Coverage80FullMediumCloseMedium 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 compared51
Longevity4012-hour wearNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims long wear; the match does not list it
Transfer resistance40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims transfer resistance; the match does not list it
Settling40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims not settling into pores or fine lines; the match does not list it
Colour stabilitynot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists colour stability (no oxidation)
Comfort100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a comfortable, lightweight feel
Skin suitability5% of overall60
Skin type60Combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitiveNormal, dry, combinationBoth marketed for combination/​dry/​normal skin
Overall match 81/100Shade match 86/100High 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.

How scoring works

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To Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Foundation in Medium 23.

Same or better

  • Very close colour
  • Same radiant finish
  • Medium rather than full coverage
  • Both claim a blurring effect
  • Both claim a lightweight feel

Different

  • Olive rather than warm undertone
  • No long-wear claim
  • Does not claim transfer resistance
  • Does not claim not settling into lines
  • Not marketed for oily/sensitive skin
  • Contains alcohol

Ingredients (information only, not scored)

6 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 5%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.

AttributeYour shadeClosest match
BaseWater-based, high siliconehigh silicone
FragranceNot listedNot listed
Drying alcoholNot listedListed (alcohol)
SPFNot listedNot listed
OverlapWater-based vs unknown-based; silicone high vs high
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Where to buy Medium 23

Match price
$69Ulta BeautyUlta Beauty
Costs $23 more

Your shade $46 at Ulta Beauty · product price; shade not separately priced

Ulta BeautyView at Ulta Beauty

How these matches are scored

30 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.