Benefit hello flawless! powder foundation - honey: closest matches in other brands

Benefit hello flawless! powder foundation in honey is a warm-undertone, fair shade ($44). Below: the 8 closest foundation shades from other brands by colour distance, plus its neighbours in the same range.

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Closest matches to Benefit hello flawless! powder foundation in honey
BrandProductShadeUndertoneDepthMatch
L'OrealParis True Match Lumi Healthy Luminous FoundationPorcelain/ Light IvoryOliveFairnear-identical (ΔE 0.8)
NyxHydra Touch Powder FoundationPorcelainOliveFairnear-identical (ΔE 0.9)
Nyx#NOFILTER Finishing PowderAlabasterOliveFairnear-identical (ΔE 1.1)
MarienatiePressed FoundationHoneyOliveFairnear-identical (ΔE 1.2)
MarienatiePressed FoundationWarm TanOliveFairnear-identical (ΔE 1.3)
SmashboxSTUDIO SKIN 15 HOUR WEAR HYDRATING FOUNDATION1.15OliveFairnear-identical (ΔE 1.4)
CliniquePerfectly Real™ Compact MakeupPR 102WarmFairnear-identical (ΔE 1.4)
CliniqueRepairwear Laser Focus™ All-Smooth Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15Shade 01WarmFairnear-identical (ΔE 1.4)

ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.

Closest matches to Benefit honey

Undertone and depth

Benefit honey classifies as warm (yellow/golden lean) at fair depth. See every warm fair foundation shade we track, or all Benefit foundation shades.

Neighbouring Benefit shades

If this one is slightly off on you: petal (fair, olive) · ivory (fair, olive) · champagne (fair, olive) · toasted beige (fair, warm).

How to confirm the match

  1. Swatch on the jawline, not the wrist, and check in daylight.
  2. Match depth first, then undertone - a shade one step lighter/darker with the right undertone beats a perfect depth with the wrong cast.
  3. 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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FAQ

What undertone is Benefit honey?

Benefit hello flawless! powder foundation honey reads as warm based on its published swatch colour (#f4d4bb). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.

Which foundation is closest to Benefit honey?

The closest by colour distance is L'Oreal Paris True Match Lumi Healthy Luminous Foundation in Porcelain/ Light Ivory (near-identical), followed by Nyx Porcelain and Nyx Alabaster.

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.