Bronze Balm Sheer Sculpting Bronzer Monarch dupes and alternatives MERIT
4.4 (1,015)·Brown · Deep / dark
Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth, undertone and colour family only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar bronzer 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 bronzer 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 bronzer on shade, finish, wear and comfort and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
$8Ulta Beauty(product price)$24 less (75%)4.6 (16,298)
Matches: Same finish: natural· Both claim comfort
Differences: Opaque rather than sheer (pigmentation)· Liquid rather than stick (format)· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
87
Finish, pigmentation & format
69
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
82
Close colour · Natural · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 4% ingredient overlap
Differences: Opaque rather than sheer (pigmentation) · Liquid rather than stick (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim hydration
Differences: Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation)· 16-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity)· Does not claim comfort
Score details
Shade match
77
Finish, pigmentation & format
80
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
60
Slight colour difference · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 12% ingredient overlap
Differences: Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation) · 16-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim comfort · Normal, Dry, Oily rather than normal, dry, combination (skin types)
Sold as contour, rated here for use as bronzer (suited)
Matches: Claims transfer resistance· Both claim comfort· Both claim hydration
Differences: Dewy rather than natural (finish)· Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation)· Liquid rather than stick (format)
Score details
A reliable match cannot be determined for this pair (low data confidence), so no score is shown.
Slight colour difference · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 4% ingredient overlap
Differences: Dewy rather than natural (finish) · Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation) · Liquid rather than stick (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Deeper· Opaque rather than sheer (pigmentation)
Score details
Shade match
75
Finish, pigmentation & format
69
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
82
Slight colour difference · Natural · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 4% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Deeper · Opaque rather than sheer (pigmentation) · Liquid rather than stick (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim hydration
Matches: Claims transfer resistance· Claims waterproof· Both claim comfort
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Bronze rather than brown· Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation)
Score details
Shade match
68
Finish, pigmentation & format
77
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
94
Slight colour difference · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Bronze rather than brown · Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Retailer shade note: medium-deep to deep with neutral bronze undertone
Matches: Same finish: natural· Both claim hydration
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Deeper· Nude rather than brown
Score details
Shade match
63
Finish, pigmentation & format
88
Wear & performance
50
Comfort & skin suitability
70
Slight colour difference · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 3% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Deeper · Nude rather than brown · Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation) · Does not claim comfort
Sold as blush, rated here for use as bronzer (suited)
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation)· Liquid rather than stick (format)
Score details
Shade match
75
Finish, pigmentation & format
67
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
60
Slight colour difference · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 6% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation) · Liquid rather than stick (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Sensitive rather than normal, dry, combination (skin types)
Sold as contour, rated here for use as bronzer (suited)
Differences: Bronze rather than brown· Dewy rather than natural (finish)· Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation)
Score details
Shade match
72
Finish, pigmentation & format
61
Wear & performance
50
Comfort & skin suitability
70
Slight colour difference · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap
Differences: Bronze rather than brown · Dewy rather than natural (finish) · Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation) · Liquid rather than stick (format) · Does not claim comfort
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation)· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Score details
A reliable match cannot be determined for this pair (low data confidence), so no score is shown.
Slight colour difference · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 9% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim comfort · Does not claim hydration
Matches: Same finish: natural· Same pigmentation: sheer· Claims transfer resistance
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Powder rather than stick (format)· 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity)
Score details
A reliable match cannot be determined for this pair (low data confidence), so no score is shown.
Visibly different colour · Natural · Sheer
Ingredients (not scored): 3% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Powder rather than stick (format) · 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim comfort · Does not claim hydration
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation)· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
62
Finish, pigmentation & format
91
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Visibly different colour · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 10% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim comfort · Does not claim hydration
Sold as contour, rated here for use as bronzer (suited)
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Powder rather than stick (format)· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
71
Finish, pigmentation & format
64
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
82
Slight colour difference · Matte
Ingredients (not scored): 0% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Powder rather than stick (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim hydration
Retailer shade note: deep brown with a neutral warm undertone
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Dewy rather than natural (finish)· Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation)
Score details
Shade match
67
Finish, pigmentation & format
61
Wear & performance
50
Comfort & skin suitability
94
Visibly different colour · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 6% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Dewy rather than natural (finish) · Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation) · Liquid rather than stick (format)
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Deeper· Powder rather than stick (format)
Score details
Shade match
71
Finish, pigmentation & format
64
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
58
Slight colour difference · Matte
Ingredients (not scored): 10% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Deeper · Powder rather than stick (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim comfort · Does not claim hydration
Retailer shade note: deep skin tones, neutral undertones
LYS Beauty No Limits Cream Bronzer and Contour Stick in Worthy, against MERIT Bronze Balm Sheer Sculpting Bronzer in Monarch. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeMonarchClosest matchWorthyHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall94
Colour55%89#664a41#6a4840Very close colourColour difference 2.4 (0 is identical)
Depth25%100Deep / darkDeep / darkSameDepth difference 0.1 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone—not comparableNot listedWarmUndertone unknown on one side
Colour family20%100BrownBrownSameSame colour family
Finish, pigmentation & format25% of overall91
Finish50%100NaturalNaturalSameSame natural finish
Pigmentation25%65SheerBuildableSome differenceBuildable rather than sheer
Format25%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 85/100Shade 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.
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