Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer - Medium Beige: closest matches in other brands

Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer in Medium Beige is a warm-undertone, medium 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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Closest matches to Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer in Medium Beige
BrandProductShadeUndertoneDepthMatch
CliniqueAcne Solutions™ Liquid MakeupFresh VanillaWarmMediumnear-identical (ΔE 1.0)
NyxGotcha Covered ConcealerSandWarmMediumnear-identical (ΔE 1.8)
NyxStay Matte But Not Flat Liquid FoundationOliveWarmMediumnear-identical (ΔE 1.9)
NyxTotal Control Drop FoundationCamelNeutralMediumvery close (ΔE 2.1)
ColourpopNo Filter FoundationDark 155WarmMediumvery close (ΔE 2.7)
NyxStay Matte But Not Flat Liquid FoundationSoft SandWarmLight-Mediumvery close (ΔE 2.9)
CliniqueStay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder03 Stay BeigeNeutralMediumvery close (ΔE 3.0)
CliniqueAcne Solutions™ Liquid MakeupFresh SandWarmMediumvery close (ΔE 3.5)

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

Closest matches to Clinique Medium Beige

Undertone and depth

Clinique Medium Beige classifies as warm (yellow/golden lean) at medium depth. See every warm medium foundation shade we track, or all Clinique foundation shades.

Neighbouring Clinique shades

If this one is slightly off on you: Medium Honey (medium, neutral) · Moderately Fair (medium, cool) · Light (light-medium, cool) · Medium (medium-tan, cool).

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 Medium Beige?

Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer Medium Beige reads as warm based on its published swatch colour (#BB9171). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.

Which foundation is closest to Clinique Medium Beige?

The closest by colour distance is Clinique Acne Solutions™ Liquid Makeup in Fresh Vanilla (near-identical), followed by Nyx Sand and Nyx Olive.

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.