Clinique Superbalanced™ Makeup - 15 Golden: closest matches in other brands
Clinique Superbalanced™ Makeup in 15 Golden is a warm-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinique | Perfectly Real™ Makeup | Shade 45 | Warm | Medium | near-identical (ΔE 1.1) |
| Nyx | Stay Matte But Not Flat Liquid Foundation | Beige | Warm | Medium | near-identical (ΔE 1.4) |
| Clinique | Beyond Perfecting™ Powder Foundation + Concealer | 09 Neutral | Warm | Medium | near-identical (ΔE 2.0) |
| Nyx | Stay Matte But Not Flat Liquid Foundation | Olive | Warm | Medium | very close (ΔE 2.3) |
| Nyx | Gotcha Covered Concealer | Sand | Warm | Medium | very close (ΔE 2.3) |
| Marcelle | Flawless Compact Foundation | Medium Beige | Warm | Medium | very close (ΔE 2.6) |
| L'Oreal | Paris True Match Lumi Cushion Foundation | Suntan | Warm | Medium | very close (ΔE 3.3) |
| Colourpop | No Filter Foundation | Medium Dark 145 | Warm | Medium | very close (ΔE 3.4) |
ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.
Closest matches to Clinique 15 Golden
- Clinique Perfectly Real™ Makeup - Shade 45 (near-identical, warm · medium · $28)
- Nyx Stay Matte But Not Flat Liquid Foundation - Beige (near-identical, warm · medium · $7.50)
- Clinique Beyond Perfecting™ Powder Foundation + Concealer - 09 Neutral (near-identical, warm · medium · $28)
- Nyx Stay Matte But Not Flat Liquid Foundation - Olive (very close, warm · medium · $7.50)
- Nyx Gotcha Covered Concealer - Sand (very close, warm · medium · $6)
- Marcelle Flawless Compact Foundation - Medium Beige (very close, warm · medium · $17.99)
- L'Oreal Paris True Match Lumi Cushion Foundation - Suntan (very close, warm · medium · $26.99)
- Colourpop No Filter Foundation - Medium Dark 145 (very close, warm · medium · $12)
Undertone and depth
Clinique 15 Golden 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: 12 Honeyed Beige (medium, cool) · 06 Linen (medium, neutral) · 35 Honeycomb (medium, warm) · 09 Sand (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 15 Golden?
Clinique Superbalanced™ Makeup 15 Golden reads as warm based on its published swatch colour (#BB8F68). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.
Which foundation is closest to Clinique 15 Golden?
The closest by colour distance is Clinique Perfectly Real™ Makeup in Shade 45 (near-identical), followed by Nyx Beige and Clinique 09 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.