Explicit Lipstick Excess – 806 dupes and alternatives NARS
4.6 (859)·Brown · Cool · 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 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: Same cool undertone· Same finish: satin· Same opacity: opaque
Differences: Lighter· Nude rather than brown· 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Score details
Shade match
78
Finish & visual result
100
Wear & performance
58
Comfort & suitability
70
Close colour · Satin · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 6% ingredient overlap
Differences: Lighter · Nude rather than brown · 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim comfort
$12.99Ulta Beauty(product price)$29.01 less (69%)4.4 (280,394)
Matches: Same cool undertone· Same opacity: opaque
Differences: Deeper· 16-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)· Does not claim transfer resistance
Score details
Shade match
82
Finish & visual result
88
Wear & performance
58
Comfort & suitability
40
Close colour · Matte · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap
Differences: Deeper · 16-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity) · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim comfort · Does not claim hydration
MAC Cosmetics M·A·Cximal Sleek Satin Lipstick in Crème In Your Coffee, against NARS Explicit Lipstick in Excess – 806. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeExcess – 806Closest shade matchCrème In Your CoffeeHow they compareScore
Shade match60% of overall95
Colour60%94#71322e#763634Very close colourColour difference 1.7 (0 is identical)
Depth15%96Deep / darkMediumCloseDepth difference 2.6 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone13%100CoolCoolSameSame product undertone
Colour family13%100BrownBrownSameSame colour family
Finish & visual result20% of overall88
Finish55%78SatinCreamCloseCream finish rather than satin
Opacity45%100OpaqueOpaqueSameSame opaque opacity
Wear & performance15% of overall76
Longevity60%100Long-wearingLong-wearingSameBoth products claim long wear
Transfer resistance40%40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims transfer resistance; the match does not list it
Comfort & suitability5% of overall100
Comfort50%100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a comfortable feel
Overall match 91/100Shade match 95/100High 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.
MAC Cosmetics M·A·Cximal Sleek Satin Lipstick in Paramount, against NARS Explicit Lipstick in Excess – 806. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeExcess – 806Closest overall alternativeParamountHow they compareScore
Shade match60% of overall95
Colour60%92#71322e#6d2d2dVery close colourColour difference 2.0 (0 is identical)
Depth15%96Deep / darkDeep / darkSameDepth difference 2.5 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone13%100CoolCoolSameSame product undertone
Colour family13%100BrownBrownSameSame colour family
Finish & visual result20% of overall100
Finish55%100SatinSatinSameSame satin finish
Opacity45%100OpaqueOpaqueSameSame opaque opacity
Wear & performance15% of overall76
Longevity60%100Long-wearingLong-wearingSameBoth products claim long wear
Transfer resistance40%40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims transfer resistance; the match does not list it
Comfort & suitability5% of overall100
Comfort50%100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a comfortable feel
Overall match 93/100Shade match 95/100Medium 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 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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