Powermatte High Intensity Lip Pencil Cruella - 185 dupes and alternatives NARS
4.3 (1,032)·Red · 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 lip liner overall: shade match 60%, finish and visual result 10%, wear and performance 25%, comfort and suitability 5%.
Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar lip liner 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 lip liner on shade, finish, wear and comfort together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
$6Ulta Beauty(product price)$26 less (81%)4.5 (66,830)
Matches: Same cool undertone· Same format and precision: pencil· Claims hydration
Differences: Cream rather than matte (finish)· Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)· Does not claim smudge and transfer
Score details
Shade match
89
Finish & visual result
56
Wear & performance
66
Comfort & suitability
40
Close colour · Cream · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 4% ingredient overlap
Differences: Cream rather than matte (finish) · Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity) · Does not claim smudge and transfer · Does not claim comfort
Matches: Near-identical swatch colour· Same format and precision: pencil
Differences: Neutral rather than cool undertone· Not listed rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)· Does not claim smudge and transfer
Score details
Shade match
93
Finish & visual result
50
Wear & performance
55
Comfort & suitability
40
Looks identical
Ingredients (not scored): 2% ingredient overlap
Differences: Neutral rather than cool undertone · Not listed rather than 12-hour wear (longevity) · Does not claim smudge and transfer · Does not claim comfort
$6Ulta Beauty(product price)$26 less (81%)4.5 (66,830)
Matches: Same cool undertone· Same format and precision: pencil· Claims hydration
Differences: Cream rather than matte (finish)· Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity)· Does not claim smudge and transfer
Score details
Shade match
79
Finish & visual result
56
Wear & performance
66
Comfort & suitability
40
Slight colour difference · Cream · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 4% ingredient overlap
Differences: Cream rather than matte (finish) · Long-wearing rather than 12-hour wear (longevity) · Does not claim smudge and transfer · Does not claim comfort
Essence 8H Matte Comfort Lipliner in Dark Berry, against NARS Powermatte High Intensity Lip Pencil in Cruella - 185. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeCruella - 185Closest matchDark BerryHow they compareScore
Shade match60% of overall94
Colour60%91#a32c40#a93444Very close colourColour difference 2.1 (0 is identical)
Depth20%94Deep / darkMediumCloseDepth difference 3.3 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone10%100CoolCoolSameSame product undertone
Colour family10%100RedRedSameSame colour family
Finish & visual result10% of overall100
Finish100%100MatteMatteSameSame matte finish
Wear & performance25% of overall64
Longevity30%8012-hour wear8-hour wearClose8-hour wear claimed against 12-hour wear
Smudge and transfer30%40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims smudge or transfer resistance; the match does not list it
Waterproof20%40Not listedClaimedSome differenceThe match claims waterproof wear; your product does not list it
Format and precision20%100PencilPencilSameBoth pencil
Comfort & suitability5% of overall · 1 of 2 compared100
Comfort50%100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a comfortable feel
Hydration50%—not comparableNot listedNot listedNot listed for eitherNeither product lists hydration
Overall match 87/100Shade 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.
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.