Clinique Beyond Perfecting™ Super Concealer Camouflage + 24-Hour Wear - Medium 18: closest matches in other brands
Clinique Beyond Perfecting™ Super Concealer Camouflage + 24-Hour Wear in Medium 18 is a neutral-undertone, light-medium shade ($19.50). 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 | HD Photogenic Concealer Wand | Golden | Neutral | Light-Medium | near-identical (ΔE 1.5) |
| Clinique | Line Smoothing Concealer | Medium Honey | Neutral | Medium | near-identical (ΔE 1.6) |
| Almay | Smart Shade Skintone Matching Makeup | Medium | Neutral | Light-Medium | near-identical (ΔE 1.8) |
| Revlon | PhotoReady Insta-Fix Makeup | Caramel | Neutral | Light-Medium | very close (ΔE 2.4) |
| Clinique | Beyond Perfecting™ Powder Foundation + Concealer | 15 Beige | Neutral | Light-Medium | very close (ΔE 2.5) |
| Clinique | Stay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder | 19 Stay Suede | Warm | Light-Medium | very close (ΔE 2.7) |
| Nyx | Invincible Fullest Coverage Foundation | Medium | Warm | Light-Medium | very close (ΔE 2.7) |
| Nyx | Stay Matte But Not Flat Liquid Foundation | Tan | Warm | Medium | very close (ΔE 2.8) |
ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.
Closest matches to Clinique Medium 18
- Nyx HD Photogenic Concealer Wand - Golden (near-identical, neutral · light-medium · $5)
- Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer - Medium Honey (near-identical, neutral · medium · $20)
- Almay Smart Shade Skintone Matching Makeup - Medium (near-identical, neutral · light-medium · $17.29)
- Revlon PhotoReady Insta-Fix Makeup - Caramel (very close, neutral · light-medium · $19.99)
- Clinique Beyond Perfecting™ Powder Foundation + Concealer - 15 Beige (very close, neutral · light-medium · $28)
- Clinique Stay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder - 19 Stay Suede (very close, warm · light-medium · $26)
- Nyx Invincible Fullest Coverage Foundation - Medium (very close, warm · light-medium · $12)
- Nyx Stay Matte But Not Flat Liquid Foundation - Tan (very close, warm · medium · $7.50)
Undertone and depth
Clinique Medium 18 classifies as neutral (balanced) at light-medium depth. See every neutral light-medium foundation shade we track, or all Clinique foundation shades.
Neighbouring Clinique shades
If this one is slightly off on you: Medium 16 (light-medium, neutral) · Moderately Fair 12 (medium, neutral) · Apricot Corrector (medium, cool) · Moderately Fair 14 (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 Clinique Medium 18?
Clinique Beyond Perfecting™ Super Concealer Camouflage + 24-Hour Wear Medium 18 reads as neutral based on its published swatch colour (#CD9571). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.
Which foundation is closest to Clinique Medium 18?
The closest by colour distance is Nyx HD Photogenic Concealer Wand in Golden (near-identical), followed by Clinique Medium Honey and Almay Medium.
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.