Clinique Acne Solutions™ Liquid Makeup - Fresh Ivory: closest matches in other brands

Clinique Acne Solutions™ Liquid Makeup in Fresh Ivory is a olive-undertone, fair 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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Closest matches to Clinique Acne Solutions™ Liquid Makeup in Fresh Ivory
BrandProductShadeUndertoneDepthMatch
DiorDiorskin Forever Undercover021 LinenOliveFairnear-identical (ΔE 1.6)
ColourpopNo Filter FoundationMedium 90OliveFairnear-identical (ΔE 1.9)
CovergirlOutlast Stay Luminous Foundation Creamy Natural (820)Medium Beige (842)WarmFairnear-identical (ΔE 1.9)
L'OrealVisible Lift Serum AbsoluteSoft IvoryWarmFairnear-identical (ΔE 2.0)
L'OrealVisible Lift Serum AbsoluteLight IvoryOliveFairvery close (ΔE 2.1)
CovergirlOutlast Stay Luminous Foundation Creamy Natural (820)Classic Ivory (810)WarmFairvery close (ΔE 2.1)
Dr. HauschkaFoundation01 MacadamiaWarmFairvery close (ΔE 2.4)
ColourpopNo Filter FoundationMedium 100OliveFairvery close (ΔE 2.5)

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

Closest matches to Clinique Fresh Ivory

Undertone and depth

Clinique Fresh Ivory classifies as olive (muted green-yellow lean) at fair depth. See every olive fair foundation shade we track, or all Clinique foundation shades.

Neighbouring Clinique shades

If this one is slightly off on you: Fresh Alabaster (light, olive) · Fresh Neutral (light, olive) · Fresh Fair (light, neutral) · Fresh Cream Chamois (light, 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.

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FAQ

What undertone is Clinique Fresh Ivory?

Clinique Acne Solutions™ Liquid Makeup Fresh Ivory reads as olive based on its published swatch colour (#E4C8A7). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.

Which foundation is closest to Clinique Fresh Ivory?

The closest by colour distance is Dior Diorskin Forever Undercover in 021 Linen (near-identical), followed by Colourpop Medium 90 and Covergirl Medium Beige (842).

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.