Clinique Acne Solutions™ Liquid Makeup - Fresh Alabaster: closest matches in other brands
Clinique Acne Solutions™ Liquid Makeup in Fresh Alabaster is a olive-undertone, light shade ($28). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyx | Gotcha Covered Concealer | Soft Ivory | Olive | Fair | near-identical (ΔE 0.9) |
| Colourpop | No Filter Foundation | Medium Dark 115 | Olive | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.1) |
| Smashbox | STUDIO SKIN 15 HOUR WEAR HYDRATING FOUNDATION | 2.1 | Warm | Fair | near-identical (ΔE 1.5) |
| Nyx | Total Control Drop Foundation | Porcelain | Warm | Fair | near-identical (ΔE 1.6) |
| Maybelline | Superstay Better Skin Foundation | Ivory | Warm | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.9) |
| Dior | FIX IT | 003 Dark | Warm | Fair | very close (ΔE 2.1) |
| Maybelline | Dream Matte Mousse Foundation | Sandy Beige | Warm | Light | very close (ΔE 2.1) |
| Dior | FIX IT | 025 Medium Beige | Olive | Light | very close (ΔE 2.2) |
ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.
Closest matches to Clinique Fresh Alabaster
- Nyx Gotcha Covered Concealer - Soft Ivory (near-identical, olive · fair · $6)
- Colourpop No Filter Foundation - Medium Dark 115 (near-identical, olive · light · $12)
- Smashbox STUDIO SKIN 15 HOUR WEAR HYDRATING FOUNDATION - 2.1 (near-identical, warm · fair · $42)
- Nyx Total Control Drop Foundation - Porcelain (near-identical, warm · fair · $14)
- Maybelline Superstay Better Skin Foundation - Ivory (near-identical, warm · light · $14.99)
- Dior FIX IT - 003 Dark (very close, warm · fair · $23.50)
- Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation - Sandy Beige (very close, warm · light · $14.79)
- Dior FIX IT - 025 Medium Beige (very close, olive · light · $23.50)
Undertone and depth
Clinique Fresh Alabaster classifies as olive (muted green-yellow lean) at light depth. See every olive light foundation shade we track, or all Clinique foundation shades.
Neighbouring Clinique shades
If this one is slightly off on you: Fresh Neutral (light, olive) · Fresh Ivory (fair, olive) · Fresh Fair (light, neutral) · Fresh Cream Chamois (light, warm).
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.
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What undertone is Clinique Fresh Alabaster?
Clinique Acne Solutions™ Liquid Makeup Fresh Alabaster reads as olive based on its published swatch colour (#DDC0A8). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.
Which foundation is closest to Clinique Fresh Alabaster?
The closest by colour distance is Nyx Gotcha Covered Concealer in Soft Ivory (near-identical), followed by Colourpop Medium Dark 115 and Smashbox 2.1.
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.