Artist Color Pencil Long-Lasting Lip Liner 250 Daring Candy dupes and alternatives Make Up For Ever
4.5 (1,948)·Pink · Cool · Medium
Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth, undertone and colour family only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar lip liner overall: shade match 60%, finish and visual result 10%, wear and performance 25%, comfort and suitability 5%.
Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar lip liner on shade, finish, wear and comfort together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Ranked by the overall match: the most similar lip liner on shade, finish, wear and comfort together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Matches: Same finish: matte· Both claim smudge and transfer· Same format and precision: pencil
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Neutral rather than cool undertone· Rose rather than pink
Score details
Shade match
53
Finish & visual result
100
Wear & performance
89
Comfort & suitability
100
Visibly different colour · Matte · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 6% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Neutral rather than cool undertone · Rose rather than pink · 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Matches: Same finish: matte· Same longevity: long-wearing· Same format and precision: pencil
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Neutral rather than cool undertone· Red rather than pink
Score details
Shade match
62
Finish & visual result
100
Wear & performance
78
Comfort & suitability
40
Slight colour difference · Matte · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Neutral rather than cool undertone · Red rather than pink · Does not claim smudge and transfer · Does not claim comfort
Palladio Beauty Lip Liner Classic Pencil in Tickle Me Pink, against Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil Long-Lasting Lip Liner in 250 Daring Candy. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shade250 Daring CandyClosest shade matchTickle Me PinkHow they compareScore
Shade match60% of overall93
Colour60%89#e24e82#df5b83Very close colourColour difference 2.5 (0 is identical)
Depth20%96MediumLightCloseDepth difference 2.3 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone10%100CoolCoolSameSame product undertone
Colour family10%100PinkPinkSameSame colour family
Finish & visual result10% of overall · none of 1 comparable50
Finish100%—not comparableMatteNot listedNot listed for eitherA finish not listed for one product
Wear & performance25% of overall · 3 of 4 compared78
Longevity30%100Long-wearingLong-wearingSameBoth products claim long wear
Smudge and transfer30%40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims smudge or transfer resistance; the match does not list it
Format and precision20%100PencilPencilSameBoth pencil
Comfort & suitability5% of overall · 1 of 2 compared40
Comfort50%40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims a comfortable feel; the match does not list it
Hydration50%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot listed for eitherNeither product lists hydration
Overall match 82/100Shade match 93/100Medium 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.
Pat McGrath Labs Dramatique Mega Lip Pencil in Flashbulb Fuchsia, against Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil Long-Lasting Lip Liner in 250 Daring Candy. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shade250 Daring CandyClosest overall alternativeFlashbulb FuchsiaHow they compareScore
Shade match60% of overall83
Colour60%73#e24e82#fe2f88Close colourColour difference 4.5 (0 is identical)
Depth20%96MediumLightCloseDepth difference 2.4 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone10%100CoolCoolSameSame product undertone
Colour family10%100PinkPinkSameSame colour family
Finish & visual result10% of overall100
Finish100%100MatteMatteSameSame matte finish
Wear & performance25% of overall · 3 of 4 compared78
Longevity30%100Long-wearingLong-wearingSameBoth products claim long wear
Smudge and transfer30%40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims smudge or transfer resistance; the match does not list it
Format and precision20%100PencilPencilSameBoth pencil
Comfort & suitability5% of overall · 1 of 2 compared100
Comfort50%100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a comfortable feel
Hydration50%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot listed for eitherNeither product lists hydration
Overall match 84/100Shade match 83/100High 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 and visual result, 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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