Signature Lip Lightweight Lipstick L'avenue dupes and alternatives MERIT
4.5 (1,805)·Brown · 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 lipstick overall: shade match 60%, finish and visual result 20%, wear and performance 15%, comfort and suitability 5%.
Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar lipstick 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 lipstick on shade, finish, wear and comfort together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Matches: Very close colour· Same finish: satin· Both claim hydration
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone· Opaque rather than buildable (opacity)· 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
85
Finish & visual result
84
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & suitability
70
Very close colour · Satin · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 14% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone · Opaque rather than buildable (opacity) · 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim comfort
Matches: Very close colour· Both claim comfort· Both claim hydration
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone· Nude rather than brown· Opaque rather than buildable (opacity)
Score details
Shade match
80
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & suitability
100
Very close colour · Matte · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than cool undertone · Nude rather than brown · Opaque rather than buildable (opacity) · 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Matches: Very close colour· Both claim comfort· Both claim hydration
Differences: Neutral rather than cool undertone· Rose rather than brown· Opaque rather than buildable (opacity)
Score details
Shade match
77
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & suitability
100
Very close colour · Matte · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap
Differences: Neutral rather than cool undertone · Rose rather than brown · Opaque rather than buildable (opacity) · 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Bare It All, against MERIT Signature Lip Lightweight Lipstick in L'avenue. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeL'avenueClosest shade matchBare It AllHow they compareScore
Shade match60% of overall89
Colour60%83#8e4f47#9c4d46Close colourColour difference 3.3 (0 is identical)
Depth15%96MediumMediumSameDepth difference 2.2 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone13%100CoolCoolSameSame product undertone
Colour family13%100BrownBrownSameSame colour family
Finish & visual result20% of overall · none of 2 comparable50
Finish55%—not comparableSatinNot listedNot listed for eitherA finish not listed for one product
Opacity45%—not comparableBuildableNot listedNot listed for eitherAn opacity not listed for one product
Wear & performance15% of overall · 1 of 2 compared40
Longevity60%40Long-wearingNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims long wear; the match does not list it
Transfer resistance40%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot listed for eitherNeither product lists transfer resistance
Comfort & suitability5% of overall100
Comfort50%100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a comfortable feel
Overall match 74/100Shade match 89/100Medium 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.
RMS Beauty Legendary Serum Lipstick in Angela, against MERIT Signature Lip Lightweight Lipstick in L'avenue. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeL'avenueClosest overall alternativeAngelaHow they compareScore
Shade match60% of overall84
Colour60%75#8e4f47#9c4b4bClose colourColour difference 4.3 (0 is identical)
Depth15%97MediumMediumSameDepth difference 1.8 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone13%100CoolCoolSameSame product undertone
Colour family13%100BrownBrownSameSame colour family
Finish & visual result20% of overall · 1 of 2 compared100
Finish55%100SatinSatinSameSame satin finish
Opacity45%—not comparableBuildableNot listedNot listed for eitherAn opacity not listed for one product
Wear & performance15% of overall · 1 of 2 compared100
Longevity60%100Long-wearingLong-wearingSameBoth products claim long wear
Transfer resistance40%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot listed for eitherNeither product lists transfer resistance
Comfort & suitability5% of overall100
Comfort50%100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a comfortable feel
Overall match 91/100Shade match 84/100High 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.
31 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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