Clinique BIY™ Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops - BIY Bronze: closest matches in other brands
Clinique BIY™ Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops in BIY Bronze is a cool-undertone, medium 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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| Brand | Product | Shade | Undertone | Depth | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyx | Hydra Touch Powder Foundation | Nutmeg | Cool | Medium | very close (ΔE 2.8) |
| Nyx | HD Studio Photogenic Foundation | Natural Beige | Neutral | Medium | very close (ΔE 3.3) |
| Milani | Cream-To-Powder Makeup | Sand | Cool | Medium | very close (ΔE 3.3) |
| Nyx | HD Studio Photogenic Foundation | Warm Sand | Cool | Medium-Tan | very close (ΔE 3.8) |
| Nyx | Stay Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation | Cocoa | Neutral | Medium-Tan | very close (ΔE 3.8) |
| Clinique | Stay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder | 04 Stay Honey | Cool | Medium-Tan | close (ΔE 4.2) |
| Nyx | Tinted Moisturizer | Warm Beige | Neutral | Medium-Tan | close (ΔE 4.2) |
| Clinique | Superbalanced™ Makeup | 12 Honeyed Beige | Cool | Medium | close (ΔE 4.4) |
ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.
Closest matches to Clinique BIY Bronze
- Nyx Hydra Touch Powder Foundation - Nutmeg (very close, cool · medium · $10)
- Nyx HD Studio Photogenic Foundation - Natural Beige (very close, neutral · medium · $18)
- Milani Cream-To-Powder Makeup - Sand (very close, cool · medium · $10.99)
- Nyx HD Studio Photogenic Foundation - Warm Sand (very close, cool · medium-tan · $18)
- Nyx Stay Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation - Cocoa (very close, neutral · medium-tan · $9.50)
- Clinique Stay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder - 04 Stay Honey (close, cool · medium-tan · $26)
- Nyx Tinted Moisturizer - Warm Beige (close, neutral · medium-tan · $10)
- Clinique Superbalanced™ Makeup - 12 Honeyed Beige (close, cool · medium · $26)
Undertone and depth
Clinique BIY Bronze classifies as cool (pink/red lean) at medium depth. See every cool medium foundation shade we track, or all Clinique foundation shades.
Neighbouring Clinique shades
If this one is slightly off on you: BIY 155 (medium-tan, warm) · BIY 150 (medium, warm) · BIY 140 (medium, neutral) · BIY 160 (tan, 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 BIY Bronze?
Clinique BIY™ Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops BIY Bronze reads as cool based on its published swatch colour (#C28165). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.
Which foundation is closest to Clinique BIY Bronze?
The closest by colour distance is Nyx Hydra Touch Powder Foundation in Nutmeg (very close), followed by Nyx Natural Beige and Milani Sand.
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.