Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer - Medium: closest matches in other brands
Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer in Medium is a cool-undertone, medium-tan shade ($20). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smashbox | Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 | NEW SHADE! MEDIUM/DARK | Cool | Medium-Tan | near-identical (ΔE 0.5) |
| Smashbox | Camera Ready CC Cream | NEW SHADE! MEDIUM/DARK | Cool | Medium-Tan | near-identical (ΔE 0.5) |
| Nyx | #NOFILTER Finishing Powder | Cocoa | Cool | Medium-Tan | near-identical (ΔE 1.4) |
| Annabelle | SkinTrue Foundation | Soft Tan | Cool | Medium-Tan | near-identical (ΔE 1.4) |
| Nyx | #NOFILTER Finishing Powder | Mahogany | Cool | Medium | very close (ΔE 2.2) |
| Nyx | Hydra Touch Powder Foundation | Cocoa | Neutral | Medium | very close (ΔE 3.6) |
| Smashbox | Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 | DARK | Cool | Medium-Tan | very close (ΔE 3.7) |
| Smashbox | Camera Ready CC Cream | DARK | Cool | Medium-Tan | very close (ΔE 3.7) |
ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.
Closest matches to Clinique Medium
- Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 - NEW SHADE! MEDIUM/DARK (near-identical, cool · medium-tan · $39)
- Smashbox Camera Ready CC Cream - NEW SHADE! MEDIUM/DARK (near-identical, cool · medium-tan · $42)
- Nyx #NOFILTER Finishing Powder - Cocoa (near-identical, cool · medium-tan · $12)
- Annabelle SkinTrue Foundation - Soft Tan (near-identical, cool · medium-tan · $10.99)
- Nyx #NOFILTER Finishing Powder - Mahogany (very close, cool · medium · $12)
- Nyx Hydra Touch Powder Foundation - Cocoa (very close, neutral · medium · $10)
- Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 - DARK (very close, cool · medium-tan · $39)
- Smashbox Camera Ready CC Cream - DARK (very close, cool · medium-tan · $42)
Undertone and depth
Clinique Medium classifies as cool (pink/red lean) at medium-tan depth. See every cool medium-tan foundation shade we track, or all Clinique foundation shades.
Neighbouring Clinique shades
If this one is slightly off on you: Medium Beige (medium, warm) · Medium Honey (medium, neutral) · Moderately Fair (medium, cool) · Deep (tan, 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?
Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer Medium reads as cool based on its published swatch colour (#AD7D68). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.
Which foundation is closest to Clinique Medium?
The closest by colour distance is Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 in NEW SHADE! MEDIUM/DARK (near-identical), followed by Smashbox NEW SHADE! MEDIUM/DARK and Nyx Cocoa.
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.