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Radiant Creamy Concealer Cacao dupes and alternatives NARS

Deep · Warm undertone

Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth and undertone only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar concealer overall, scored on shade match (55%), finish and visual result (25%), wear and performance (15%) and skin suitability (5%).

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Closest shade matchClosest overall alternative: Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer 520W

The equivalent shade and the most similar concealer overall.

Your shade
NARS
CacaoChange shade
Depth and undertone: Deep · Warm
Finish and coverage: Radiant · Medium coverage
The match
Rare Beauty
520W
Depth and undertone: Deep · Warm · golden
Finish and coverage: Radiant · Medium coverage
Overall match
81out of 100
Shade (Shade match)
85
Finish (Finish & visual result)
79
Wear (Wear & performance)
65
Skin (Skin suitability)
90
Shade match
85out of 100
Colour
77
Depth
92
Undertone
100
High confidence· Digital matchWhy it matches
Best price
$24SephoraSephora
$12 less (33%)

Your shade $36 at Sephora

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Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar concealer on shade, finish, wear 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 concealer on shade, finish, wear and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.

  1. #2 · Rare Beauty

    Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer

    530N
    Shade match 82
    $24SephoraSephora$12 less (33%)

    Matches: Same radiant finishSame medium coverageClaims a skin-like finish

    Differences: Neutral rather than warm undertoneNo blurring effect claimedDoes not claim transfer resistance

    Score details
    Shade match
    82
    Finish & visual result
    79
    Wear & performance
    65
    Skin suitability
    90

    Close colour · Radiant · Medium coverage

    Ingredients (not scored): 22% ingredient overlap

    Differences: Neutral rather than warm undertone · No blurring effect claimed · Does not claim transfer resistance

    Retailer shade note: deep with neutral red undertones

    High confidence· Digital match

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Foundation shade colours are sampled from retailer swatch images, so check the shade on the retailer page before buying.

Why the closest match works

Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer in 520W, against NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Cacao. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.

ComparedYour shadeCacaoClosest match520WScore
Shade match55% of overall85
Colour77#8a5c44#825636Close colourColour difference 4.1 (0 is identical)
Depth92DeepDeepSameDepth difference: 4.0
Retailer descriptionDeepDeepBoth described as deepThe retailers describe the same depth
Undertone100WarmWarm · goldenClosefrom retailer shade descriptions
Finish & visual result25% of overall79
Finish100RadiantRadiantSameSame radiant finish
Coverage100MediumMediumSameSame medium coverage
Skin-like finish40Not listedClaimedSome differenceThe match claims a skin-like finish; your product does not list it
Blurring40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims a blurring or smoothing effect; the match does not list it
Wear & performance15% of overall · 4 of 5 compared65
Longevity7016-hour wearLong-wearingSome differenceYour product claims 16-hour wear; the match says long-wearing without hours
Transfer resistance40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims transfer resistance; the match does not list it
Settling100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim not settling into pores or fine lines
Colour stabilitynot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists colour stability (no oxidation)
Comfort40Not listedClaimedSome differenceThe match claims a comfortable, lightweight feel; your product does not list it
Skin suitability5% of overall90
Skin type90Normal, dry, combinationOily, dry, combination, normalBoth marketed for normal/​dry/​combination skin
Overall match 81/100Shade match 85/100High 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.

How scoring works

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To Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer in 520W.

Same or better

  • $12 less
  • Same warm undertone
  • Same radiant finish
  • Same medium coverage
  • Claims a skin-like finish
  • Both claim not settling into lines
  • Claims a lightweight feel

Different

  • Small colour difference on the swatch
  • Runs slightly deeper
  • No blurring effect claimed
  • Does not claim transfer resistance

Ingredients (information only, not scored)

8 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 22%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.

AttributeYour shadeClosest match
BaseWater-based, high siliconeWater-based, high silicone
FragranceNot listedNot listed
Drying alcoholNot listedNot listed
SPFNot listedNot listed
OverlapBoth water-based; silicone high vs high
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Where to buy 520W

Best price
$24SephoraSephora
$12 less (33%)

Your shade $36 at Sephora

SephoraView at Sephora

How these matches are scored

30 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.