Always On Skin-Balancing Foundation F20C dupes and alternatives Smashbox
4.3 (1,324)·Fair · Cool 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%).
Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar foundation 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 foundation on shade, finish, wear and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
$41Ulta Beauty(product price)$4 less (9%)4.3 (1,733)
Matches: Very close colour· Same cool undertone· Same natural finish
Differences: Light rather than full coverage· Does not claim transfer resistance· Does not claim not settling into lines
Score details
Shade match
96
Finish & visual result
72
Wear & performance
49
Skin suitability
100
Very close colour · Natural · Light coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 17% ingredient overlap
Differences: Light rather than full coverage · Does not claim transfer resistance · Does not claim not settling into lines · Does not claim colour stability
Retailer shade note: fair-light with a cool undertone
The closest shade to Smashbox Always On Skin-Balancing Foundation F20C (Fair · Cool undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.
Concealer shade colours are sampled from retailer swatch images, so check the shade on the retailer page before buying.
Why the closest match works
Clinique Even Better Clinical Vitamin Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 45 Foundation in Light Cool 2, against Smashbox Always On Skin-Balancing Foundation in F20C. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeF20CClosest matchLight Cool 2How they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall97
Colour60%95#f3cab2#edc8b2Looks identicalColour difference 1.3 (0 is identical)
Depth15%98FairFairSameDepth difference: 1.5
Retailer descriptionFairNot statedNo depth word in one descriptionNot compared
Overall match 85/100Shade match 97/100Medium 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.
Ulta Beauty(product price)$4 less (9%)
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