Clinique Airbrush Concealer™ - NEW Illuminator: closest matches in other brands
Clinique Airbrush Concealer™ in NEW Illuminator is a cool-undertone, fair shade ($22). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maybelline | Dream Velvet Foundation | Creamy Natural | Cool | Fair | close (ΔE 4.3) |
| Nyx | Radiant Finishing Powder | Sunkissed | Cool | Light | close (ΔE 5.1) |
| Maybelline | Dream Velvet Foundation | Nude | Cool | Fair | close (ΔE 5.2) |
| Clinique | Age Defense BB CreamBroad Spectrum SPF 30 | Shade 01 | Cool | Fair | similar (ΔE 7.0) |
| Nyx | Stay Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation | Medium | Cool | Light | similar (ΔE 7.0) |
| Revlon | ColorStay Makeup for Normal / Dry Skin | Natural Beige | Cool | Light | similar (ΔE 7.4) |
| Clinique | Superbalanced™ Makeup | 07 Neutral | Cool | Light | similar (ΔE 7.5) |
| Smashbox | Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 | LIGHT | Neutral | Light | similar (ΔE 7.9) |
ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.
Closest matches to Clinique NEW Illuminator
- Maybelline Dream Velvet Foundation - Creamy Natural (close, cool · fair · $18.49)
- Nyx Radiant Finishing Powder - Sunkissed (close, cool · light · $9)
- Maybelline Dream Velvet Foundation - Nude (close, cool · fair · $18.49)
- Clinique Age Defense BB CreamBroad Spectrum SPF 30 - Shade 01 (similar, cool · fair · $38.50)
- Nyx Stay Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation - Medium (similar, cool · light · $9.50)
- Revlon ColorStay Makeup for Normal / Dry Skin - Natural Beige (similar, cool · light · $19.99)
- Clinique Superbalanced™ Makeup - 07 Neutral (similar, cool · light · $26)
- Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 - LIGHT (similar, neutral · light · $39)
Undertone and depth
Clinique NEW Illuminator classifies as cool (pink/red lean) at fair depth. See every cool fair foundation shade we track, or all Clinique foundation shades.
Neighbouring Clinique shades
If this one is slightly off on you: NEW Neutral Cream (light, warm) · Fair (fair, cool) · NEW Light Honey (light, neutral) · NEW Fair Cream (fair, 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 NEW Illuminator?
Clinique Airbrush Concealer™ NEW Illuminator reads as cool based on its published swatch colour (#F7B9AC). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.
Which foundation is closest to Clinique NEW Illuminator?
The closest by colour distance is Maybelline Dream Velvet Foundation in Creamy Natural (close), followed by Nyx Sunkissed and Maybelline Nude.
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.