Radiant Creamy Concealer Café Au Lait dupes and alternatives NARS
4.5 (22,453)·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%).
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.
Matches: Same medium coverage· Both claim 16-hour wear· Both claim not settling into lines
Differences: Slightly deeper· Slightly warmer undertone· Natural rather than radiant finish
Score details
Shade match
76
Finish & visual result
70
Wear & performance
75
Skin suitability
84
Close colour · Natural · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 8% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly deeper · Slightly warmer undertone · Natural rather than radiant finish · No blurring effect claimed · Does not claim transfer resistance
Matches: Very close colour· Same medium coverage· Both claim a blurring effect
Differences: Slightly deeper· Slightly cooler undertone· Matte rather than radiant finish
Score details
Shade match
81
Finish & visual result
62
Wear & performance
74
Skin suitability
60
Very close colour · Matte · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 31% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly deeper · Slightly cooler undertone · Matte rather than radiant finish · Does not claim transfer resistance · Not marketed for dry skin
Retailer shade note: L3 - Light to medium with cool undertones
$12Ulta Beauty(product price)$24 less (67%)4.5 (1,593)
Matches: Same neutral undertone· Same medium coverage· Claims a skin-like finish
Differences: Slightly deeper· Natural rather than radiant finish· No blurring effect claimed
Score details
Shade match
86
Finish & visual result
64
Wear & performance
54
Skin suitability
50
Close colour · Natural · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 24% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly deeper · Natural rather than radiant finish · No blurring effect claimed · No long-wear claim · Does not claim transfer resistance
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.
Foundation shade colours are sampled from retailer swatch images, so check the shade on the retailer page before buying.
Why the closest match works
Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Serum Concealer in 1N0, against NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Café Au Lait. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeCafé Au LaitClosest match1N0How they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall86
Colour60%86#fac5a2#ebbf9fVery close colourColour difference 2.9 (0 is identical)
Depth15%91FairLightCloseDepth difference: 4.2
Retailer descriptionLightFairSome differenceRetailer descriptions one depth band apart
Overall match 80/100Shade 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.
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.
Sephora$12 less (33%)
