Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer - Moderately Fair: closest matches in other brands

Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer in Moderately Fair is a cool-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 Moderately Fair
BrandProductShadeUndertoneDepthMatch
AnnabelleSkinTrue FoundationSun BeigeCoolMediumvery close (ΔE 3.6)
ColourpopNo Filter FoundationDark 165NeutralLight-Mediumclose (ΔE 4.4)
MaybellineDream Liquid MoussePure Beige (Medium 2)CoolLight-Mediumclose (ΔE 4.4)
ColourpopNo Filter FoundationDark 150NeutralLight-Mediumclose (ΔE 4.5)
MilaniCream-To-Powder MakeupMedium BeigeCoolLight-Mediumclose (ΔE 4.9)
CliniqueAge Defense BB CreamBroad Spectrum SPF 30Shade 03NeutralLight-Mediumclose (ΔE 5.4)
CliniqueStay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder03 Stay BeigeNeutralMediumclose (ΔE 6.0)
CliniqueStay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder17 Stay GoldenNeutralLight-Mediumsimilar (ΔE 6.0)

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

Closest matches to Clinique Moderately Fair

Undertone and depth

Clinique Moderately Fair 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: Medium Honey (medium, neutral) · Medium Beige (medium, warm) · 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 Moderately Fair?

Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer Moderately Fair reads as cool based on its published swatch colour (#C49381). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.

Which foundation is closest to Clinique Moderately Fair?

The closest by colour distance is Annabelle SkinTrue Foundation in Sun Beige (very close), followed by Colourpop Dark 165 and Maybelline Pure Beige (Medium 2).

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.