Clinique Stay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder - 18 Stay Cream: closest matches in other brands
Clinique Stay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder in 18 Stay Cream is a olive-undertone, fair shade ($26). 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 | Mineral Stick Foundation | Porcelain | Olive | Fair | near-identical (ΔE 0.7) |
| Nyx | #NOFILTER Finishing Powder | Porcelain | Warm | Fair | near-identical (ΔE 0.8) |
| Dior | FLASH LUMINIZER | 500 Pearly Vanilla | Warm | Fair | near-identical (ΔE 1.1) |
| Smashbox | Photo Filter Foundation | 1 | Olive | Fair | near-identical (ΔE 1.1) |
| Revlon | Photoready Airbrush Effect Makeup | Nude | Olive | Fair | near-identical (ΔE 1.2) |
| Colourpop | No Filter Foundation | Light 55 | Warm | Fair | near-identical (ΔE 1.4) |
| Nyx | Stay Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation | Nude Beige | Warm | Fair | near-identical (ΔE 1.5) |
| Colourpop | No Filter Foundation | Light 50 | Warm | Fair | near-identical (ΔE 1.6) |
ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.
Closest matches to Clinique 18 Stay Cream
- Nyx Mineral Stick Foundation - Porcelain (near-identical, olive · fair · $10)
- Nyx #NOFILTER Finishing Powder - Porcelain (near-identical, warm · fair · $12)
- Dior FLASH LUMINIZER - 500 Pearly Vanilla (near-identical, warm · fair · $29)
- Smashbox Photo Filter Foundation - 1 (near-identical, olive · fair · $42)
- Revlon Photoready Airbrush Effect Makeup - Nude (near-identical, olive · fair · $19.99)
- Colourpop No Filter Foundation - Light 55 (near-identical, warm · fair · $12)
- Nyx Stay Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation - Nude Beige (near-identical, warm · fair · $9.50)
- Colourpop No Filter Foundation - Light 50 (near-identical, warm · fair · $12)
Undertone and depth
Clinique 18 Stay Cream 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: 01 Stay Buff (light-medium, neutral) · 02 Stay Neutral (light-medium, neutral) · 19 Stay Suede (light-medium, warm) · 17 Stay Golden (light-medium, 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.
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What undertone is Clinique 18 Stay Cream?
Clinique Stay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder 18 Stay Cream reads as olive based on its published swatch colour (#EAC6A7). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.
Which foundation is closest to Clinique 18 Stay Cream?
The closest by colour distance is Nyx Mineral Stick Foundation in Porcelain (near-identical), followed by Nyx Porcelain and Dior 500 Pearly Vanilla.
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.