Sudden Heat Creamy Bronzer Stick Smolder dupes and alternatives Morphe
4.7 (602)·Brown · Warm · 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.
Matches: Same warm undertone· Same longevity: long-wearing· Both claim comfort
Differences: Bronze rather than brown· Dewy rather than matte (finish)· Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation)
Score details
Shade match
85
Finish, pigmentation & format
48
Wear & performance
100
Comfort & skin suitability
100
Close colour · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 9% ingredient overlap
Differences: Bronze rather than brown · Dewy rather than matte (finish) · Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation) · Powder rather than stick (format)
Matches: Same warm undertone· Same finish: matte· Claims transfer resistance
Differences: Rose rather than brown· Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation)· Powder rather than stick (format)
Score details
Shade match
78
Finish, pigmentation & format
75
Wear & performance
59
Comfort & skin suitability
80
Slight colour difference · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 8% ingredient overlap
Differences: Rose rather than brown · Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation) · Powder rather than stick (format) · 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim hydration
Matches: Same warm undertone· Both claim hydration
Differences: Nude rather than brown· Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation)· Not listed rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
83
Finish, pigmentation & format
77
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
60
Close colour · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap
Differences: Nude rather than brown · Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation) · Not listed rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim comfort
Sold as blush, rated here for use as bronzer (suited)
Matches: Same finish: matte· Same longevity: long-wearing
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Deeper· Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation)
Score details
Shade match
68
Finish, pigmentation & format
75
Wear & performance
100
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Slight colour difference · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 10% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Deeper · Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation) · Powder rather than stick (format) · Does not claim comfort · Does not claim hydration
Matches: Same finish: matte· Same longevity: long-wearing
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation)· Powder rather than stick (format)
Score details
Shade match
66
Finish, pigmentation & format
75
Wear & performance
100
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Visibly different colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 10% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation) · Powder rather than stick (format) · Does not claim comfort · Does not claim hydration
Matches: Same finish: matte· Same longevity: long-wearing· Claims transfer resistance
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Lighter· Neutral rather than warm undertone
Score details
Shade match
63
Finish, pigmentation & format
88
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & skin suitability
100
Slight colour difference · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 6% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Lighter · Neutral rather than warm undertone · Bronze rather than brown · Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation)
Retailer shade note: medium-deep to deep with neutral bronze undertone
Matches: Same finish: matte· Claims transfer resistance· Claims waterproof
Differences: Rose rather than brown· Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation)· Powder rather than stick (format)
Score details
Shade match
74
Finish, pigmentation & format
75
Wear & performance
55
Comfort & skin suitability
80
Close colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 12% ingredient overlap
Differences: Rose rather than brown · Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation) · Powder rather than stick (format) · 24-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim hydration
Matches: Same warm undertone· Both claim hydration
Differences: Bronze rather than brown· Dewy rather than matte (finish)· Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation)
Score details
Shade match
86
Finish, pigmentation & format
50
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
60
Close colour · Dewy · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 3% ingredient overlap
Differences: Bronze rather than brown · Dewy rather than matte (finish) · Buildable rather than opaque (pigmentation) · Liquid rather than stick (format) · Not listed rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim comfort
e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo Liquid Bronzer & Contour in 7 Tan/Deep, against Morphe Sudden Heat Creamy Bronzer Stick in Smolder. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeSmolderClosest shade match7 Tan/DeepHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall91
Colour55%86#5f4037#674335Very close colourColour difference 2.9 (0 is identical)
Depth25%96Deep / darkDeep / darkSameDepth difference 2.6 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone—not comparableWarmNot listedUndertone unknown on one side
Colour family20%100BrownBrownSameSame colour family
Finish, pigmentation & format25% of overall75
Finish50%78MatteNaturalCloseNatural finish rather than matte
Comfort & skin suitability5% of overall · 2 of 3 compared80
Comfort40%100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a comfortable feel
Hydration20%40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims hydration; the match does not list it
Skin types40%—not comparableNot listedCombination, Dry, Normal, Oily, SensitiveNot listed for eitherSkin types not listed for one product
Overall match 88/100Shade match 91/100Medium 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.
LYS Beauty No Limits Cream Bronzer and Contour Stick in Worthy, against Morphe Sudden Heat Creamy Bronzer Stick in Smolder. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeSmolderClosest overall alternativeWorthyHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall88
Colour55%83#5f4037#6a4840Close colourColour difference 3.2 (0 is identical)
Depth25%87Deep / darkDeep / darkSameDepth difference 5.4 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone15%100WarmWarmSameSame product undertone
Colour family5%100BrownBrownSameSame colour family
Finish, pigmentation & format25% of overall80
Finish50%78MatteNaturalCloseNatural finish rather than matte
Pigmentation25%65OpaqueBuildableSome differenceBuildable rather than opaque
Format25%100StickStickSameBoth stick
Wear & performance15% of overall · 1 of 3 compared100
Longevity50%100Long-wearingLong-wearingSameBoth products claim long wear
Transfer resistance30%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot listed for eitherNeither product lists transfer resistance
Skin types40%—not comparableNot listedDry, Combination, OilyNot listed for eitherSkin types not listed for one product
Overall match 88/100Shade match 88/100Medium 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.
31 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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