Always On Skin-Balancing Foundation F20C dupes and alternatives Smashbox
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%).
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Closest shade match: Temptu Perfect Canvas Foundation 0.5C Alabaster
The equivalent shade: scored on colour, depth and undertone only.
- Shade match
- 98out of 100
- Colour
- 97
- Depth
- 99
- Undertone
- 100
Your shade $45 at Ulta Beauty
Where to buy 0.5C Alabaster
Temptu Perfect Canvas Foundation
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Closest overall alternative: Dior Forever Skin Perfect 24H Multi-Use Foundation Stick 2 CR Cool Rosy
The most similar foundation overall: shade match 55%, finish and visual result 25%, wear and performance 15%, skin suitability 5%.

- Overall match
- 84out of 100
- Shade (Shade match)
- 97
- Finish (Finish & visual result)
- 81
- Wear (Wear & performance)
- 47
- Skin (Skin suitability)
- 60
Your shade $45 at Ulta Beauty
Where to buy 2 CR Cool Rosy
Dior Forever Skin Perfect 24H Multi-Use Foundation Stick
Every store that sells this shade · prices as last checked
Looking for a concealer in your shade?
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.
Closest concealers

150C
4 Fair-Medium
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Long-Wear Blur Concealer, shade 4 Fair-Medium
- Very close colour
- Fair · Cool undertone
$36
NW11
MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix 36HR Smooth Angles Hydrating Concealer, shade NW11
- Very close colour
- Fair · Cool · rosy undertone
$30
2C
Milk Makeup Future Fluid Longwear Hydrating Concealer, shade 2C
- Very close colour
- Very fair · Cool undertone
$30
Very Fair 0.5C
bareMinerals ORIGINAL Liquid Mineral Brightening Concealer, shade Very Fair 0.5C
- Very close colour
- Fair · Cool · pink undertone
$31
Nude
Too Faced Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Concealer, shade Nude
- Very close colour
- Fair · Cool · rosy undertone
$36
Concealer shade colours are sampled from retailer swatch images, so check the shade on the retailer page before buying.
Why the closest shade match works
Temptu Perfect Canvas Foundation in 0.5C Alabaster, against Smashbox Always On Skin-Balancing Foundation in F20C. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
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.
If you switch
To Temptu Perfect Canvas Foundation in 0.5C Alabaster.
Same or better
- $11 less
- Near-identical swatch colour
- Same cool undertone
- Natural matte finish instead of natural
- Buildable rather than full coverage
- Claims a skin-like finish
- Both claim transfer resistance
- Claims a lightweight feel
Different
- Does not claim not settling into lines
- Does not claim colour stability
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
13 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 27%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Why the closest overall alternative works
Dior Forever Skin Perfect 24H Multi-Use Foundation Stick in 2 CR Cool Rosy, against Smashbox Always On Skin-Balancing Foundation in F20C. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
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.
If you switch
To Dior Forever Skin Perfect 24H Multi-Use Foundation Stick in 2 CR Cool Rosy.
Same or better
- Near-identical swatch colour
- Same cool undertone
- Same natural finish
- Buildable rather than full coverage
- Claims a blurring effect
Different
- Does not claim transfer resistance
- Does not claim not settling into lines
- Does not claim colour stability
- Not marketed for combination/sensitive skin
- Fragrance is listed in the formula
Ingredients (information only, not scored)
4 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 5%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.
Where to buy
Closest shade match
Temptu Perfect Canvas Foundation 0.5C Alabaster
Your shade $45 at Ulta Beauty
Closest overall alternative
Dior Forever Skin Perfect 24H Multi-Use Foundation Stick 2 CR Cool Rosy
Your shade $45 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.