Laguna Bronzing Cream Laguna 05 dupes and alternatives NARS
4.5 (396)·Bronze · Neutral · 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: Claims transfer resistance· Claims comfort
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone· Golden rather than bronze· Powder rather than cream (format)
Score details
Shade match
78
Finish, pigmentation & format
64
Wear & performance
59
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Close colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap
Differences: Warm rather than neutral undertone · Golden rather than bronze · Powder rather than cream (format) · 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
Matches: Same finish: natural· Same format: cream· Claims hydration
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Lighter· Cool rather than neutral undertone
Score details
Shade match
58
Finish, pigmentation & format
100
Wear & performance
70
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Slight colour difference · Natural · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 4% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Lighter · Cool rather than neutral undertone · Terracotta rather than bronze · 12-hour wear rather than long-wearing (longevity)
MERIT Bronze Balm Sheer Sculpting Bronzer in Leo, against NARS Laguna Bronzing Cream in Laguna 05. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeLaguna 05Closest shade matchLeoHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall94
Colour55%89#79564e#7d5649Very close colourColour difference 2.4 (0 is identical)
Depth25%99Deep / darkDeep / darkSameDepth difference 0.6 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone—not comparableNeutralNot listedUndertone unknown on one side
Colour family20%100BronzeBronzeSameSame colour family
Finish, pigmentation & format25% of overall · 2 of 3 compared95
Finish50%100NaturalNaturalSameSame natural finish
Pigmentation25%—not comparableNot listedSheerNot listed for eitherAn opacity not listed for one product
Format25%85CreamStickCloseStick rather than cream
Wear & performance15% of overall · 1 of 3 compared40
Longevity50%40Long-wearingNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims long wear; the match does not list it
Transfer resistance30%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot listed for eitherNeither product lists transfer resistance
Comfort & skin suitability5% of overall · 2 of 3 compared40
Comfort40%40Not listedClaimedSome differenceThe match claims a comfortable feel; your product does not list it
Hydration20%40Not listedClaimedSome differenceThe match claims hydration; your product does not list it
Skin types40%—not comparableNot listedNormal, Dry, CombinationNot listed for eitherSkin types not listed for one product
Overall match 83/100Shade 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.
rhode Pocket Bronze Long-Wearing Cream Bronzer in drench, against NARS Laguna Bronzing Cream in Laguna 05. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeLaguna 05Closest overall alternativedrenchHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall88
Colour55%93#79564e#7d554eVery close colourColour difference 1.7 (0 is identical)
Depth25%100Deep / darkDeep / darkSameDepth difference 0.3 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone15%60NeutralWarmSome differenceOne side neutral: partial agreement
Comfort & skin suitability5% of overall · 2 of 3 compared40
Comfort40%40Not listedClaimedSome differenceThe match claims a comfortable feel; your product does not list it
Hydration20%40Not listedClaimedSome differenceThe match claims hydration; your product does not list it
Skin types40%—not comparableNot listedNormal, Dry, CombinationNot listed for eitherSkin types not listed for one product
Overall match 91/100Shade 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.
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.