Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation Vanuatu - Medium 3.5 dupes and alternatives NARS
Medium light · Olive undertone
Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth and undertone only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar foundation overall, scored on shade match (55%), finish and visual result (25%), wear and performance (15%) and skin suitability (5%).
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- Full7
- Buildable1
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- Liquid2
- Powder0
- Balm0
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- Fragrance2
- Alcohol denat.1
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Only showing matches with medium coverage, with a matte finish.
Closest shade match: Rare Beauty True to Myself Natural Matte Longwear Foundation 21 Light Medium Warm
The equivalent shade: scored on colour, depth and undertone only.

Vanuatu - Medium 3.5Change shade
- Punjab - Medium 1
- Siberia
- Oslo - Light 1
- Mont Blanc - Light 2
- Gobi - Light 3
- Yukon
- Salzburg - Light 3.5
- Deauville - Light 4
- Vienna - Light 4.5
- Fiji - Light 5
- Patagonia - Medium 1.2
- Vallauris - Medium 1.5
- Santa Fe - Medium 2
- Sahel - Medium 2.5
- Stromboli - Medium 3
- Vanuatu - Medium 3.5current shade
- Barcelona - Medium 4
- Valencia - Medium 5
- Aruba - Medium 6
- Syracuse - Medium Dark 1
- Tahoe - Medium Dark 2
- Moorea - Medium Dark 2.3
- Huahine - Medium Dark 2.6
- Cadiz - Medium Dark 3
- Caracas - Medium Dark 3.3
- Macao - Medium 4
- Marquises - Medium Dark 5
- Belem
- Manaus - Dark 1
- New Caledonia - Dark 2
- Iguacu - Dark 3
- Namibia - Dark 4
- Zambie - Dark 5
- Mali - Dark 6
- Anguilla
- Majorca
- Cordoba
- Timaru
- Perth
- Lima
- Lanai
- Port Louis
- Ambato
- Alexandria
- Yulong
- La Serena

- Shade match
- 93out of 100
- Colour
- 94
- Depth
- 96
- Undertone
- 90
Your shade $55 at Sephora
Where to buy 21 Light Medium Warm
Rare Beauty True to Myself Natural Matte Longwear Foundation
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Closest overall alternative: Urban Decay Face Bond Self Setting Waterproof Foundation 17
The most similar foundation overall: shade match 55%, finish and visual result 25%, wear and performance 15%, skin suitability 5%.

Vanuatu - Medium 3.5Change shade
- Punjab - Medium 1
- Siberia
- Oslo - Light 1
- Mont Blanc - Light 2
- Gobi - Light 3
- Yukon
- Salzburg - Light 3.5
- Deauville - Light 4
- Vienna - Light 4.5
- Fiji - Light 5
- Patagonia - Medium 1.2
- Vallauris - Medium 1.5
- Santa Fe - Medium 2
- Sahel - Medium 2.5
- Stromboli - Medium 3
- Vanuatu - Medium 3.5current shade
- Barcelona - Medium 4
- Valencia - Medium 5
- Aruba - Medium 6
- Syracuse - Medium Dark 1
- Tahoe - Medium Dark 2
- Moorea - Medium Dark 2.3
- Huahine - Medium Dark 2.6
- Cadiz - Medium Dark 3
- Caracas - Medium Dark 3.3
- Macao - Medium 4
- Marquises - Medium Dark 5
- Belem
- Manaus - Dark 1
- New Caledonia - Dark 2
- Iguacu - Dark 3
- Namibia - Dark 4
- Zambie - Dark 5
- Mali - Dark 6
- Anguilla
- Majorca
- Cordoba
- Timaru
- Perth
- Lima
- Lanai
- Port Louis
- Ambato
- Alexandria
- Yulong
- La Serena

- Overall match
- 80out of 100
- Shade (Shade match)
- 88
- Finish (Finish & visual result)
- 62
- Wear (Wear & performance)
- 86
- Skin (Skin suitability)
- 60
Your shade $55 at Sephora
Where to buy 17
Urban Decay Face Bond Self Setting Waterproof Foundation
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Looking for a concealer in your shade?
The closest shade to NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation Vanuatu - Medium 3.5 (Medium light · Olive undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.
From the same range
Biscuit
NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, shade Biscuit
- Very close colour
- Medium light · Warm · golden undertone
$36
Closest concealers

Tone 6.5 O
Kosas Revealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer, shade Tone 6.5 O
- Very close colour
- Medium light · Olive · neutral olive undertone
$32
385 Amber
L'Oréal Paris Infallible Full Wear Waterproof Concealer, shade 385 Amber
- Looks identical
- Medium light
$15.99
NC37
MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix 36HR Smooth Angles Hydrating Concealer, shade NC37
- Looks identical
- Medium light · Neutral · neutral golden undertone
$30

2N26
Make Up For Ever HD Skin Full Cover Multi-Use Waterproof Concealer, shade 2N26
- Very close colour
- Medium light · Neutral · neutral golden undertone
$35
23.5 Medium Amber
IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Full Coverage Anti-Aging Water-Resistant Concealer, shade 23.5 Medium Amber
- Looks identical
- Medium light · Warm undertone
$30
WN 98 Cream Caramel
Clinique Even Better All-Over Concealer + Eraser, shade WN 98 Cream Caramel
- Very close colour
- Medium light · Neutral · neutral golden undertone
$22
Concealer shade colours are sampled from retailer swatch images, so check the shade on the retailer page before buying.
Why the closest shade match works
Rare Beauty True to Myself Natural Matte Longwear Foundation in 21 Light Medium Warm, against NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation in Vanuatu - Medium 3.5. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
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.
If you switch
To Rare Beauty True to Myself Natural Matte Longwear Foundation in 21 Light Medium Warm.
Same or better
- $17 less
- Very close colour
- Same olive undertone
- Medium rather than full coverage
- Claims a skin-like finish
- Claims a blurring effect
- Both claim transfer resistance
- Claims colour stability
- Both claim a lightweight feel
Different
- Matte finish instead of natural
- Not marketed for dry skin
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
7 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 13%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Why the closest overall alternative works
Urban Decay Face Bond Self Setting Waterproof Foundation in 17, against NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation in Vanuatu - Medium 3.5. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
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.
If you switch
To Urban Decay Face Bond Self Setting Waterproof Foundation in 17.
Same or better
- $15 less
- Near-identical swatch colour
- Medium rather than full coverage
- Claims a blurring effect
- Both claim transfer resistance
- Both claim a lightweight feel
Different
- Slightly warmer undertone
- Matte finish instead of natural
- Not marketed for dry skin
- Contains alcohol denat.
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
7 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 11%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Where to buy
Closest shade match
Rare Beauty True to Myself Natural Matte Longwear Foundation 21 Light Medium Warm
Your shade $55 at Sephora
Closest overall alternative
Urban Decay Face Bond Self Setting Waterproof Foundation 17
Your shade $55 at Sephora
How these matches are scored
31 similar shades scored two ways: the shade match on colour, depth and undertone; the overall match on shade match, finish and visual result, wear and performance and skin suitability. 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.