Chocolate Soleil Melting Bronzing & Sculpting Stick Chocolate Caramel dupes and alternatives Too Faced
4.7 (1,940)·Bronze · Warm · Medium
Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth, undertone and colour family only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar bronzer overall: shade match 55%, finish, pigmentation and format 25%, wear and performance 15%, comfort and skin suitability 5%.
Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar bronzer on shade, finish, wear and comfort 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 bronzer on shade, finish, wear and comfort and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Matches: Same pigmentation: buildable· Claims transfer resistance· Claims waterproof
Differences: Neutral rather than warm undertone· Brown rather than bronze· Powder rather than stick (format)
Score details
Shade match
76
Finish, pigmentation & format
73
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Close colour · Matte · Buildable
Ingredients (not scored): 9% ingredient overlap
Differences: Neutral rather than warm undertone · Brown rather than bronze · Powder rather than stick (format) · 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim comfort
$8Ulta Beauty(product price)$27 less (77%)4.6 (16,298)
Matches: Same finish: natural· Both claim comfort
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Brown rather than bronze· Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)
Score details
Shade match
68
Finish, pigmentation & format
78
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
100
Slight colour difference · Natural · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 9% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Brown rather than bronze · Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Liquid rather than stick (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Matches: Claims transfer resistance· Both claim comfort
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Neutral rather than warm undertone· Brown rather than bronze
Score details
Shade match
68
Finish, pigmentation & format
77
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
100
Slight colour difference · Matte · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 25% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Neutral rather than warm undertone · Brown rather than bronze · Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)
Sold as contour, rated here for use as bronzer (suited)
Retailer shade note: tan to deep with neutral undertones
Matches: Same finish: natural· Claims transfer resistance· Claims waterproof
Differences: Brown rather than bronze· Sheer rather than buildable (pigmentation)· Powder rather than stick (format)
Score details
Shade match
72
Finish, pigmentation & format
75
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
40
Slight colour difference · Natural · Sheer
Ingredients (not scored): 12% ingredient overlap
Differences: Brown rather than bronze · Sheer rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Powder rather than stick (format) · 12-hour wear rather than not listed (longevity) · Does not claim comfort
$8Ulta Beauty(product price)$27 less (77%)4.6 (16,298)
Matches: Same finish: natural· Both claim comfort
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation)· Liquid rather than stick (format)
Score details
Shade match
65
Finish, pigmentation & format
78
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
100
Visibly different colour · Natural · Opaque
Ingredients (not scored): 9% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Opaque rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Liquid rather than stick (format) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Matches: Same warm undertone· Same finish: natural· Claims waterproof
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour· Lighter· Sheer rather than buildable (pigmentation)
Score details
Shade match
60
Finish, pigmentation & format
88
Wear & performance
40
Comfort & skin suitability
100
Visibly different colour · Natural · Sheer
Ingredients (not scored): 12% ingredient overlap
Differences: Noticeably different swatch colour · Lighter · Sheer rather than buildable (pigmentation) · Long-wearing rather than not listed (longevity)
Retailer shade note: deep bronze with golden undertones
Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Blurring Bronzer in Chocolate Caramel, against Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Melting Bronzing & Sculpting Stick in Chocolate Caramel. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeChocolate CaramelClosest shade matchChocolate CaramelHow they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall88
Colour55%83#8f3b1b#874328Close colourColour difference 3.3 (0 is identical)
Depth25%99MediumMediumSameDepth difference 0.7 on the 0–100 scale
Overall match 75/100Shade match 88/100Medium 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.
Dior Forever Skin Bronze in 05, against Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Melting Bronzing & Sculpting Stick in Chocolate Caramel. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeChocolate CaramelClosest overall alternative05How they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall87
Colour55%92#8f3b1b#873d20Very close colourColour difference 2.0 (0 is identical)
Depth25%98MediumMediumSameDepth difference 1.3 on the 0–100 scale
Undertone—not comparableWarmNot listedUndertone unknown on one side
Comfort & skin suitability5% of overall · 2 of 3 compared80
Comfort40%100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a comfortable feel
Hydration20%40Not listedClaimedSome differenceThe match claims hydration; your product does not list it
Skin types40%—not comparableNot listedDry, Combination, OilyNot listed for eitherSkin types not listed for one product
Overall match 82/100Shade match 87/100Medium 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, undertone and colour family; the overall match on shade match, finish, pigmentation and format, wear and performance and comfort and suitability. A pair with no swatch colour on one side or Low data confidence is listed without a score. 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.
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