Bronze Balm Sheer Sculpting Bronzer Siene dupes and alternatives MERIT
4.4 (1,015)·Bronze · Medium
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.
Matches: Same finish: natural· Same format: stick· Both claim comfort
Differences: Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation)· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)· Dry, Combination, Oily rather than normal, dry, combination (skin types)
Score details
Shade match
86
Finish, pigmentation & format
91
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
84
Close colour · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 21% ingredient overlap
Differences: Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Dry, Combination, Oily rather than normal, dry, combination (skin types)
Retailer shade note: neutral/olive undertone, natural finish for tan skin tones
Matches: Very close colour· 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
95
Finish, pigmentation & format
69
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
82
Very 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
Matches: Very close colour· Same finish: natural· Same format: stick
Differences: Golden rather than bronze· Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation)· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
83
Finish, pigmentation & format
91
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
84
Very close colour · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 21% ingredient overlap
Differences: Golden rather than bronze · Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Dry, Combination, Oily rather than normal, dry, combination (skin types)
Retailer shade note: warm golden undertone, natural finish for medium skin tones
Differences: Powder rather than stick (format)· 24-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity)· Does not claim comfort
Score details
Shade match
89
Finish, pigmentation & format
78
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
48
Close colour · Natural
Ingredients (not scored): 4% ingredient overlap
Differences: Powder rather than stick (format) · 24-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim comfort · Does not claim hydration · Normal, Combination, Oily rather than normal, dry, combination (skin types)
Retailer shade note: very tan deep with neutral bronze undertones
Differences: Powder rather than stick (format)· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)· Does not claim comfort
Score details
Shade match
93
Finish, pigmentation & format
64
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
60
Very close colour · Matte
Ingredients (not scored): 6% ingredient overlap
Differences: Powder rather than stick (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim comfort · Normal, Combination, Oily rather than normal, dry, combination (skin types)
Matches: Very close colour· Both claim comfort· Both claim hydration
Differences: Dewy rather than natural (finish)· Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation)· Powder rather than stick (format)
Score details
Shade match
92
Finish, pigmentation & format
59
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
94
Very close colour · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 6% ingredient overlap
Differences: Dewy rather than natural (finish) · Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation) · Powder rather than stick (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Matches: Same finish: natural· Same pigmentation: sheer· Claims transfer resistance
Differences: Golden rather than bronze· 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.
Close colour · Natural · Sheer
Ingredients (not scored): 3% ingredient overlap
Differences: Golden rather than bronze · Powder rather than stick (format) · 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim comfort · Does not claim hydration
Matches: Same finish: natural· Both claim comfort· Both claim hydration
Differences: Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation)· Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)· Dry, Combination, Oily rather than normal, dry, combination (skin types)
Score details
A reliable match cannot be determined for this pair (low data confidence), so no score is shown.
Slight colour difference · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 2% ingredient overlap
Differences: Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity) · Dry, Combination, Oily rather than normal, dry, combination (skin types)
Matches: Very close colour· Claims transfer resistance· Claims waterproof
Differences: Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation)· Powder rather than stick (format)· 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
91
Finish, pigmentation & format
64
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
48
Very close colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 13% ingredient overlap
Differences: Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation) · Powder rather than stick (format) · 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim comfort · Does not claim hydration · Normal, Combination, Sensitive rather than normal, dry, combination (skin types)
Matches: Same finish: natural· Both claim hydration
Differences: Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation)· 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity)· Does not claim comfort
Score details
Shade match
77
Finish, pigmentation & format
88
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
60
Slight colour difference · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 12% ingredient overlap
Differences: Buildable rather than sheer (pigmentation) · 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim comfort · Dry, Combination, Oily rather than normal, dry, combination (skin types)
NARS The Multiple Sculpting Stick in Laguna, against MERIT Bronze Balm Sheer Sculpting Bronzer in Siene. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeSieneClosest shade matchLagunaHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall99
Colour55%97#a36f56#a26f54Looks identicalColour difference 0.9 (0 is identical)
Depth25%100MediumLightCloseDepth difference 0.2 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone—not comparableNot listedNeutralUndertone unknown on one side
Colour family20%100BronzeBronzeSameSame colour family
Finish, pigmentation & format25% of overall80
Finish50%78NaturalMatteCloseMatte finish rather than natural
Pigmentation25%65SheerBuildableSome differenceBuildable rather than sheer
Format25%100StickStickSameBoth stick
Wear & performance15% of overall · 1 of 3 compared40
Longevity50%40Not listed16-hour wearSome 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 99/100Medium 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.
Saie Dew Bronze Soft-Focus Sculpting Liquid Bronzer in Stinson, against MERIT Bronze Balm Sheer Sculpting Bronzer in Siene. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeSieneClosest overall alternativeStinsonHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall98
Colour55%97#a36f56#a46f58Looks identicalColour difference 0.9 (0 is identical)
Depth25%100MediumDeep / darkCloseDepth difference 0.2 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone—not comparableNot listedWarmUndertone unknown on one side
Colour family20%100BronzeBronzeSameSame colour family
Overall match 90/100Shade match 98/100Medium 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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