Clinique Super City Block™ BB Cushion Compact Broad Spectrum SPF 50 - 03 Medium: closest matches in other brands
Clinique Super City Block™ BB Cushion Compact Broad Spectrum SPF 50 in 03 Medium is a neutral-undertone, light shade ($17.50). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rejuva Minerals | Pressed Powder Foundation | Radiance | Neutral | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.9) |
| Smashbox | Camera Ready BB Cream Eyes SPF 15 | MEDIUM | Neutral | Light | very close (ΔE 2.4) |
| Smashbox | Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 | NEW SHADE! LIGHT/NEUTRAL | Neutral | Light | very close (ΔE 2.6) |
| Smashbox | Camera Ready CC Cream | NEW SHADE! LIGHT/NEUTRAL | Neutral | Light | very close (ΔE 2.6) |
| Smashbox | STUDIO SKIN 15 HOUR WEAR HYDRATING FOUNDATION | 2.3 | Neutral | Light | very close (ΔE 2.8) |
| Clinique | Superbalanced™ Makeup | 05 Vanilla | Neutral | Light | very close (ΔE 2.9) |
| Clinique | Superbalanced™ Silk Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 | 13 Silk Vanilla | Neutral | Light | very close (ΔE 2.9) |
| Clinique | Stay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder | 01 Stay Buff | Neutral | Light-Medium | very close (ΔE 2.9) |
ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.
Closest matches to Clinique 03 Medium
- Rejuva Minerals Pressed Powder Foundation - Radiance (near-identical, neutral · light)
- Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream Eyes SPF 15 - MEDIUM (very close, neutral · light · $25)
- Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 - NEW SHADE! LIGHT/NEUTRAL (very close, neutral · light · $39)
- Smashbox Camera Ready CC Cream - NEW SHADE! LIGHT/NEUTRAL (very close, neutral · light · $42)
- Smashbox STUDIO SKIN 15 HOUR WEAR HYDRATING FOUNDATION - 2.3 (very close, neutral · light · $42)
- Clinique Superbalanced™ Makeup - 05 Vanilla (very close, neutral · light · $26)
- Clinique Superbalanced™ Silk Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 - 13 Silk Vanilla (very close, neutral · light · $26)
- Clinique Stay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder - 01 Stay Buff (very close, neutral · light-medium · $26)
Undertone and depth
Clinique 03 Medium classifies as neutral (balanced) at light depth. See every neutral light foundation shade we track, or all Clinique foundation shades.
Neighbouring Clinique shades
If this one is slightly off on you: 02 Moderately Fair (light, neutral) · 01 Fair (fair, neutral) · 04 Deep (medium-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 03 Medium?
Clinique Super City Block™ BB Cushion Compact Broad Spectrum SPF 50 03 Medium reads as neutral based on its published swatch colour (#DBB29C). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.
Which foundation is closest to Clinique 03 Medium?
The closest by colour distance is Rejuva Minerals Pressed Powder Foundation in Radiance (near-identical), followed by Smashbox MEDIUM and Smashbox NEW SHADE! LIGHT/NEUTRAL.
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.