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Super Boost Lightweight Moisturizing Skin Tint 05 dupes and alternatives Make Up For Ever

Medium tan · 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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Only showing matches with light coverage, without silicones.

  • 1 match has no coverage listed and is not shown.
  • 1 match has no ingredient list listed and is not shown.

Closest shade matchClosest overall alternative: L'Oréal Paris True Match Hyaluron Tinted Balm Foundation Medium

The equivalent shade and the most similar foundation overall.

Your shade
Make Up For Ever
05Change shade
Depth and undertone: Medium tan · Neutral
Finish and coverage: Radiant · Light coverage
The match
L'Oréal Paris
Medium
Depth and undertone: Medium tan · Neutral
Finish and coverage: Radiant · Light coverage
Overall match
90out of 100
Shade (Shade match)
93
Finish (Finish & visual result)
100
Wear (Wear & performance)
66
Skin (Skin suitability)
84
Shade match
93out of 100
Colour
89
Depth
100
Undertone
100
Medium confidence· Digital matchWhy it matches
Match price
$17.99Ulta BeautyUlta Beauty
$18.01 less (50%)

Your shade $36 at Sephora · lowest price $14.97 at Walmart

Ulta BeautyView at Ulta Beauty

Looking for a concealer in your shade?

The closest shade to Make Up For Ever Super Boost Lightweight Moisturizing Skin Tint 05 (Medium tan · Neutral undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.

Closest concealers

  1. Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Serum Concealer

    4C0

    Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Serum Concealer, shade 4C0

    • Very close colour
    • Medium tan · Neutral · neutral pink undertone

    $34

  2. Dior Forever Skin Correct Full-Coverage Concealer

    4.5 Neutral

    Dior Forever Skin Correct Full-Coverage Concealer, shade 4.5 Neutral

    • Close colour
    • Medium tan · Neutral undertone

    $42

  3. Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer

    420N

    Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer, shade 420N

    • Very close colour
    • Medium tan · Neutral · neutral golden undertone

    $24

  4. NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer

    Amande

    NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, shade Amande

    • Close colour
    • Medium tan · Neutral undertone

    $36

  5. Kosas Revealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer

    Tone 7.8 N

    Kosas Revealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer, shade Tone 7.8 N

    • Close colour
    • Medium · Neutral undertone

    $32

  6. IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Full Coverage Anti-Aging Water-Resistant Concealer

    40.0 Deep Tan

    IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Full Coverage Anti-Aging Water-Resistant Concealer, shade 40.0 Deep Tan

    • Very close colour
    • Medium tan · Warm undertone

    $30

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

Why the closest match works

L'Oréal Paris True Match Hyaluron Tinted Balm Foundation in Medium, against Make Up For Ever Super Boost Lightweight Moisturizing Skin Tint in 05. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.

ComparedYour shade05Closest matchMediumScore
Shade match55% of overall93
Colour89#c2896b#c98565Very close colourColour difference 2.5 (0 is identical)
Depth100Medium tanMedium tanSameDepth difference: 0.3
Retailer descriptionMediumMediumBoth described as mediumThe retailers describe the same depth
Undertone100NeutralNeutralSamecandidate undertone inferred
Finish & visual result25% of overall · 2 of 4 compared100
Finish100RadiantRadiantSameSame radiant finish
Coverage100LightLightSameSame light coverage
Skin-like finishnot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists a skin-like finish
Blurringnot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists a blurring or smoothing effect
Wear & performance15% of overall · 2 of 5 compared66
Longevitynot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists long wear
Transfer resistancenot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists transfer resistance
Settling40Not listedClaimedSome differenceThe match claims not settling into pores or fine lines; your product 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 overall84
Skin type84Normal, dry, combinationCombination, dry, normal, oily, sensitiveBoth marketed for normal/​dry/​combination skin
Overall match 90/100Shade 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.

How scoring works

If you switch

To L'Oréal Paris True Match Hyaluron Tinted Balm Foundation in Medium.

Same or better

  • $18.01 less
  • Very close colour
  • Same neutral undertone
  • Same radiant finish
  • Same light coverage
  • Claims not settling into lines
  • Both claim a lightweight feel
  • No drying alcohol listed

Ingredients (information only, not scored)

2 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 2%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.

AttributeYour shadeClosest match
BaseSilicone-based, high siliconeOil-based, no silicone
FragranceListed (fragrance)Listed (fragrance)
Drying alcoholListed (alcohol denat.)Not listed
SPFNot listedNot listed
OverlapSilicone-based vs oil-based; silicone high vs none

Where to buy Medium

Match price
$17.99Ulta BeautyUlta Beauty
$18.01 less (50%)

Your shade $36 at Sephora · lowest price $14.97 at Walmart

Ulta BeautyView at Ulta Beauty

How these matches are scored

32 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.