Clinique Superbalanced™ Makeup - 12 Honeyed Beige: closest matches in other brands
Clinique Superbalanced™ Makeup in 12 Honeyed Beige is a cool-undertone, medium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargo Cosmetics | OneBase for Face | 03 - Medium/Fair with golden undertone | Cool | Light-Medium | very close (ΔE 3.1) |
| Nyx | HD Studio Photogenic Foundation | Natural Beige | Neutral | Medium | very close (ΔE 3.7) |
| Clinique | Redness Solutions MakeupBroad Spectrum SPF 15With Probiotic Technology | Calming Honey | Neutral | Medium | close (ΔE 4.3) |
| Clinique | BIY™ Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops | BIY Bronze | Cool | Medium | close (ΔE 4.4) |
| Clinique | Redness Solutions MakeupBroad Spectrum SPF 15With Probiotic Technology | Calming Vanilla | Neutral | Medium | close (ΔE 4.7) |
| Smashbox | Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 | MEDIUM | Cool | Medium | close (ΔE 5.0) |
| Smashbox | Camera Ready CC Cream | MEDIUM | Cool | Medium | close (ΔE 5.0) |
| Fenty | MATCH STIX - Matte Skinstick | Mocha - Cool | Neutral | Medium | close (ΔE 5.0) |
ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.
Closest matches to Clinique 12 Honeyed Beige
- Cargo Cosmetics OneBase for Face - 03 - Medium/Fair with golden undertone (very close, cool · light-medium · $28)
- Nyx HD Studio Photogenic Foundation - Natural Beige (very close, neutral · medium · $18)
- Clinique Redness Solutions MakeupBroad Spectrum SPF 15With Probiotic Technology - Calming Honey (close, neutral · medium · $28)
- Clinique BIY™ Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops - BIY Bronze (close, cool · medium · $33)
- Clinique Redness Solutions MakeupBroad Spectrum SPF 15With Probiotic Technology - Calming Vanilla (close, neutral · medium · $28)
- Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 - MEDIUM (close, cool · medium · $39)
- Smashbox Camera Ready CC Cream - MEDIUM (close, cool · medium · $42)
- Fenty MATCH STIX - Matte Skinstick - Mocha - Cool (close, neutral · medium · $25)
Undertone and depth
Clinique 12 Honeyed Beige 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: 15 Golden (medium, warm) · 35 Honeycomb (medium, warm) · 09 Sand (light-medium, neutral) · 06 Linen (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 12 Honeyed Beige?
Clinique Superbalanced™ Makeup 12 Honeyed Beige reads as cool based on its published swatch colour (#CC8C72). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.
Which foundation is closest to Clinique 12 Honeyed Beige?
The closest by colour distance is Cargo Cosmetics OneBase for Face in 03 - Medium/Fair with golden undertone (very close), followed by Nyx Natural Beige and Clinique Calming Honey.
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.