Clinique BIY™ Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops - BIY 105: closest matches in other brands

Clinique BIY™ Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops in BIY 105 is a olive-undertone, fair shade ($33). 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 BIY™ Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops in BIY 105
BrandProductShadeUndertoneDepthMatch
SmashboxCamera Ready BB Cream Eyes SPF 15LIGHTOliveFairnear-identical (ΔE 1.1)
SmashboxHalo Hydrating PowderFAIR/LIGHTOliveFairnear-identical (ΔE 1.3)
RevlonPhotoReady Insta-Fix MakeupShellOliveFairnear-identical (ΔE 1.6)
RevlonColorstay Whipped Creme MakeupBuffOliveFairnear-identical (ΔE 1.8)
SmashboxHalo HD Foundation SPF 151NeutralFairvery close (ΔE 2.3)
RevlonColorstay Whipped Creme MakeupNudeWarmFairvery close (ΔE 2.4)
DiorDiorskin Nude Air loose powder010 IvoryOliveFairvery close (ΔE 2.5)
NyxBlotting PowderLightWarmFairvery close (ΔE 2.5)

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

Closest matches to Clinique BIY 105

Undertone and depth

Clinique BIY 105 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: BIY 115 (fair, olive) · BIY 110 (fair, warm) · BIY 120 (fair, warm) · BIY 135 (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 BIY 105?

Clinique BIY™ Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops BIY 105 reads as olive based on its published swatch colour (#F7E1CD). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.

Which foundation is closest to Clinique BIY 105?

The closest by colour distance is Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream Eyes SPF 15 in LIGHT (near-identical), followed by Smashbox FAIR/LIGHT and Revlon Shell.

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.