SEPHORA COLLECTION
Best Skin Ever Liquid Foundation — 21.5 Y
On skin, 21.5 Y lands right at the same depth and carries the same golden cast.
Fenty Beauty 240, a shade of Soft’Lit Naturally Luminous Hydrating Longwear Foundation, suits light-medium skin with a warm, golden-leaning undertone. The golden cast is what people usually try to keep when they look for alternatives. Below are the alternatives that wear closest to it — each one noted with how it differs, so you know what you're trading before you buy.
On skin, 21.5 Y lands right at the same depth and carries the same golden cast.
Side by side, 3W1 Bisque lands right at the same depth and holds the warm undertone. Expect a more dewy finish.
Side by side, 34W matches the depth closely and keeps the same warm undertone. Expect a more dewy finish.
240 runs a touch lighter and carries the same golden cast. Expect a more matte finish.
On skin, 9 runs a touch deeper and holds the warm undertone. Expect a more dewy finish.
Next to it, Medium 1 runs a touch deeper and stays warm with less of the golden cast.
3W1 Tawny runs a touch deeper and carries the same golden cast. Expect a more dewy finish.
Light runs a touch lighter and stays warm but pulls more olive than golden. Expect a more dewy finish.
Fenty Beauty 240 has a warm undertone with a golden cast. When comparing alternatives, keeping that golden quality matters as much as getting the depth right.
A shade never wears alone — it sits next to your concealer, blush and the rest of your routine. Toni at Shade & Seek reads the whole face, not just one swatch, so you can see any of these alternatives in context before buying.