Born This Way Soft Matte Foundation Seashell dupes and alternatives Too Faced
4.3 (3,608)·Light medium · Cool · rosy 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.
Matches: Very close colour· Claims a blurring effect· Claims transfer resistance
Differences: Neutral rather than cool undertone· Natural rather than matte finish· Full rather than medium coverage
Score details
Shade match
84
Finish & visual result
58
Wear & performance
70
Skin suitability
84
Very close colour · Natural · Full coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 18% ingredient overlap
Differences: Neutral rather than cool undertone · Natural rather than matte finish · Full rather than medium coverage · No skin-like finish claimed · Does not claim colour stability
Matches: Same matte finish· Claims a blurring effect· Adds SPF 15
Differences: Slightly lighter· Full rather than medium coverage· No skin-like finish claimed
Score details
Shade match
80
Finish & visual result
73
Wear & performance
51
Skin suitability
84
Colour not compared · Matte · Full coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 2% ingredient overlap
Differences: Slightly lighter · Full rather than medium coverage · No skin-like finish claimed · Does not claim not settling into lines · Does not claim colour stability · Does not claim a lightweight feel
The closest shade to Too Faced Born This Way Soft Matte Foundation Seashell (Light medium · Cool · rosy 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 shade match works
Maybelline Super Stay 24H Skin Tint + Vitamin C in 130, against Too Faced Born This Way Soft Matte Foundation in Seashell. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeSeashellClosest shade match130How they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall85
Colour60%90#edab88#e7aa8eVery close colourColour difference 2.2 (0 is identical)
Overall match 76/100Shade match 85/100Medium 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.
bareMinerals BAREPRO 24HR Skin Perfecting Talc-Free Matte Powder Foundation in Light 25 Neutral, against Too Faced Born This Way Soft Matte Foundation in Seashell. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeSeashellClosest overall alternativeLight 25 NeutralHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall83
Colour60%86#edab88#e2ac8aVery close colourColour difference 2.8 (0 is identical)
Overall match 81/100Shade match 83/100Medium 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.