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Radiant Creamy Concealer Café Au Lait dupes and alternatives NARS

Fair · Neutral 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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Only showing matches with medium coverage, without silicones.

  • 4 matches have no coverage listed and are not shown.

Closest shade matchClosest overall alternative: NYX Professional Makeup Bare With Me Hydrating Face & Body Concealer Serum Medium Vanilla

The equivalent shade and the most similar concealer overall.

Your shade
NARS
Café Au LaitChange shade
Depth and undertone: Fair · Neutral
Finish and coverage: Radiant · Medium coverage
The match
NYX Professional Makeup
Medium Vanilla
Depth and undertone: Light · Neutral
Finish and coverage: Natural · Medium coverage
Overall match
74out of 100
Shade (Shade match)
86
Finish (Finish & visual result)
64
Wear (Wear & performance)
54
Skin (Skin suitability)
50
Shade match
86out of 100
Colour
79
Depth
87
Undertone
100
Medium confidence· Digital matchWhy it matches
Match price
$12Ulta BeautyUlta Beauty
$24 less (67%)

Your shade $36 at Sephora · product price; shade not separately priced

Ulta BeautyView at Ulta Beauty

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The closest shade to NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer Café Au Lait (Fair · Neutral undertone) in each foundation range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.

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    Salzburg - Light 3.5

    NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation, shade Salzburg - Light 3.5

    • Close colour
    • Fair · Warm undertone

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    3N

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    N5

    MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation, shade N5

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    Lawless Forget The Filler Skin-Plumping Line-Smoothing Foundation, shade 4L

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    Make Up For Ever Balancing & Perfecting Natural Finish Longwear Foundation, shade 106N Linen

    • Very close colour
    • Fair · Neutral undertone

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    Ogee Multi-Use Sculpted Foundation and Concealer Stick, shade Linden 1.25 N

    • Very close colour
    • Fair · Neutral undertone

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    10

    Maybelline Lifter Stix Multi-Use Face Stick, shade 10

    • Very close colour
    • Light · Neutral undertone

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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

NYX Professional Makeup Bare With Me Hydrating Face & Body Concealer Serum in Medium Vanilla, against NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Café Au Lait. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.

ComparedYour shadeCafé Au LaitClosest matchMedium VanillaScore
Shade match55% of overall86
Colour79#fac5a2#f2b99cClose colourColour difference 3.7 (0 is identical)
Depth87FairLightCloseDepth difference: 5.4
Retailer descriptionLightNot statedNo depth word in one descriptionNot compared
Undertone100NeutralNeutralSamecandidate undertone inferred
Finish & visual result25% of overall64
Finish56RadiantNaturalSome differenceNatural finish rather than radiant
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 compared54
Longevity4016-hour wearNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims long wear; the match does not list it
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 overall50
Skin type50Normal, dry, combinationNot publishedSkin-type suitability not published for one product
Overall match 74/100Shade match 86/100Medium 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.

How scoring works

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To NYX Professional Makeup Bare With Me Hydrating Face & Body Concealer Serum in Medium Vanilla.

Same or better

  • $24 less
  • Same neutral undertone
  • 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
  • Natural finish instead of radiant
  • No blurring effect claimed
  • No long-wear claim
  • Does not claim transfer resistance

Ingredients (information only, not scored)

8 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 24%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.

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

Match price
$12Ulta BeautyUlta Beauty
$24 less (67%)

Your shade $36 at Sephora · product price; shade not separately priced

Ulta BeautyView at Ulta Beauty

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.