Almay Smart Shade Anti-Aging Skintone Matching Makeup - Light: closest matches in other brands
Almay Smart Shade Anti-Aging Skintone Matching Makeup in Light is a warm-undertone, light shade ($17.29). Below: the 8 closest foundation shades from other brands by colour distance, plus its neighbours in the same range.
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| Brand | Product | Shade | Undertone | Depth | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinique | Perfectly Real™ Makeup | Shade 18 | Warm | Light | near-identical (ΔE 0.7) |
| Clinique | BIY™ Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops | BIY 135 | Warm | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.2) |
| Nyx | #NOFILTER Finishing Powder | Medium Olive | Warm | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.5) |
| Colourpop | No Filter Foundation | Light 75 | Warm | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.5) |
| Clinique | Beyond Perfecting™ Foundation + Concealer | 6.75 Sesame | Neutral | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.6) |
| Nyx | Mineral Finishing Powder | Medium/Dark | Warm | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.6) |
| Clinique | Perfectly Real™ Makeup | Shade 12 | Warm | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.7) |
| Clinique | Beyond Perfecting™ Super Concealer Camouflage + 24-Hour Wear | Very Fair 04 | Warm | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.8) |
ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.
Closest matches to Almay Light
- Clinique Perfectly Real™ Makeup - Shade 18 (near-identical, warm · light · $28)
- Clinique BIY™ Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops - BIY 135 (near-identical, warm · light · $33)
- Nyx #NOFILTER Finishing Powder - Medium Olive (near-identical, warm · light · $12)
- Colourpop No Filter Foundation - Light 75 (near-identical, warm · light · $12)
- Clinique Beyond Perfecting™ Foundation + Concealer - 6.75 Sesame (near-identical, neutral · light · $28)
- Nyx Mineral Finishing Powder - Medium/Dark (near-identical, warm · light · $10)
- Clinique Perfectly Real™ Makeup - Shade 12 (near-identical, warm · light · $28)
- Clinique Beyond Perfecting™ Super Concealer Camouflage + 24-Hour Wear - Very Fair 04 (near-identical, warm · light · $19.50)
Undertone and depth
Almay Light classifies as warm (yellow/golden lean) at light depth. See every warm light foundation shade we track, or all Almay foundation shades.
Neighbouring Almay shades
If this one is slightly off on you: Light Medium (light, neutral) · Medium (light-medium, neutral).
How to confirm the match
- Swatch on the jawline, not the wrist, and check in daylight.
- Match depth first, then undertone - a shade one step lighter/darker with the right undertone beats a perfect depth with the wrong cast.
- Let it sit 5-10 minutes: many formulas oxidise a touch darker/warmer.
Not sure of your own undertone or depth? Run the free undertone test or the skin tone finder - it reads them from a selfie in your browser (nothing is uploaded) - then come back to the matching shades.
How this works: shade colours are the brands' published swatches, converted to CIE Lab and compared with ΔE (colour distance). Swatches are approximations - lighting, formula finish, oxidation and skin chemistry all shift how a foundation reads. Use these as a shortlist and verify on your jawline in daylight.
Not sure of your undertone or depth? The free AI analyzer reads both from a selfie in your browser.
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What undertone is Almay Light?
Almay Smart Shade Anti-Aging Skintone Matching Makeup Light reads as warm based on its published swatch colour (#E3B591). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.
Which foundation is closest to Almay Light?
The closest by colour distance is Clinique Perfectly Real™ Makeup in Shade 18 (near-identical), followed by Clinique BIY 135 and Nyx Medium Olive.
How accurate are shade matches from swatch colours?
Useful as a shortlist, not a guarantee: swatches are approximations and finish, oxidation and skin chemistry all change how a foundation reads. Confirm on the jawline in daylight.