SoftSculpt Cream Contour & Bronzer Shaping Stick Dark dupes and alternatives Makeup By Mario
4.4 (645)·Brown · Medium
Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth, undertone and colour family only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar contour overall: shade match 55%, finish, pigmentation and format 25%, wear and performance 15%, comfort and skin suitability 5%.
Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar contour on shade, finish, wear and comfort 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 contour on shade, finish, wear and comfort and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Matches: Very close colour· Same format: stick· Claims hydration
Differences: Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation)· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)· Normal, Dry, Combination rather than dry, normal, combination, oily (skin types)
Score details
Shade match
93
Finish, pigmentation & format
80
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
63
Very close colour · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 3% ingredient overlap
Differences: Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Normal, Dry, Combination rather than dry, normal, combination, oily (skin types)
Matches: Same finish: matte· Same format: stick· Claims hydration
Differences: Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation)· 16-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity)· Normal, Dry, Oily rather than dry, normal, combination, oily (skin types)
Score details
Shade match
87
Finish, pigmentation & format
93
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
63
Close colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 8% ingredient overlap
Differences: Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation) · 16-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity) · Normal, Dry, Oily rather than dry, normal, combination, oily (skin types)
Use as contour: possible
Retailer shade note: medium-deep with warm undertones
Differences: Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation)· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)· Normal, Dry, Combination rather than dry, normal, combination, oily (skin types)
Score details
Shade match
88
Finish, pigmentation & format
80
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
63
Close colour · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 3% ingredient overlap
Differences: Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Normal, Dry, Combination rather than dry, normal, combination, oily (skin types)
Matches: Same finish: matte· Same format: stick· Claims hydration
Differences: Lighter· Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation)· 16-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
82
Finish, pigmentation & format
93
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
63
Close colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 8% ingredient overlap
Differences: Lighter · Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation) · 16-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity) · Normal, Dry, Oily rather than dry, normal, combination, oily (skin types)
Retailer shade note: medium with neutral undertones
Matches: Same finish: matte· Same format: stick· Claims comfort
Differences: Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation)· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)· Normal, Dry, Oily rather than dry, normal, combination, oily (skin types)
Score details
Shade match
82
Finish, pigmentation & format
93
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
58
Slight colour difference · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 17% ingredient overlap
Differences: Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Normal, Dry, Oily rather than dry, normal, combination, oily (skin types)
Retailer shade note: contour, cool undertone for medium skin tones
Matches: Same finish: matte· Claims comfort· Claims hydration
Differences: Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation)· Liquid rather than stick (format)· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
85
Finish, pigmentation & format
82
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
24
Close colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap
Differences: Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation) · Liquid rather than stick (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Sensitive rather than dry, normal, combination, oily (skin types)
Matches: Same format: stick· Claims comfort· Claims hydration
Differences: Bronze rather than brown· Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation)· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
82
Finish, pigmentation & format
80
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
54
Close colour · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 6% ingredient overlap
Differences: Bronze rather than brown · Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Dry, Combination, Oily rather than dry, normal, combination, oily (skin types)
Sold as bronzer, rated here for use as contour (possible)
Retailer shade note: warm undertone, natural finish for medium to tan skin tones
Westman Atelier Face Trace Cream Contour Stick in Toast, against Makeup By Mario SoftSculpt Cream Contour & Bronzer Shaping Stick in Dark. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeDarkClosest shade matchToastHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall97
Colour50%96#8c5943#875741Looks identicalColour difference 1.3 (0 is identical)
Depth25%97MediumMediumSameDepth difference 1.7 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone—not comparableNot listedNeutralUndertone unknown on one side
Colour family25%100BrownBrownSameSame colour family
Finish, pigmentation & format25% of overall80
Finish60%78MatteNaturalCloseNatural finish rather than matte
Pigmentation20%65OpaqueBuildableSome differenceBuildable rather than opaque
Format20%100StickStickSameBoth stick
Wear & performance15% of overall · 1 of 3 compared40
Longevity50%40Not listedLong-wearingSome differenceThe match claims long wear; your product does not list it
Transfer resistance30%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot listed for eitherNeither product lists transfer resistance
Overall match 83/100Shade match 97/100Medium 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.
Fenty Beauty Match Stix Contour Skinstick in Truffle, against Makeup By Mario SoftSculpt Cream Contour & Bronzer Shaping Stick in Dark. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeDarkClosest overall alternativeTruffleHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall94
Colour50%88#8c5943#855b45Very close colourColour difference 2.6 (0 is identical)
Depth25%99MediumMediumSameDepth difference 0.5 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone—not comparableNot listedNeutralUndertone unknown on one side
Colour family25%100BrownBrownSameSame colour family
Finish, pigmentation & format25% of overall93
Finish60%100MatteMatteSameSame matte finish
Pigmentation20%65OpaqueBuildableSome differenceBuildable rather than opaque
Format20%100StickStickSameBoth stick
Wear & performance15% of overall · 1 of 3 compared40
Longevity50%40Not listedLong-wearingSome differenceThe match claims long wear; your product does not list it
Transfer resistance30%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot listed for eitherNeither product lists transfer resistance
Overall match 84/100Shade match 94/100Medium 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.
30 similar shades scored two ways: the shade match on colour, depth, undertone and colour family; the overall match on shade match, finish, pigmentation and format, 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.