Nyx Blotting Powder - Light/Medium: closest matches in other brands
Nyx Blotting Powder in Light/Medium is a cool-undertone, fair shade ($12). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maybelline | FIT ME! Matte + Poreless Foundation | Natural Ivory | Neutral | Fair | near-identical (ΔE 1.3) |
| Clinique | Beyond Perfecting™ Powder Foundation + Concealer | 0.5 Breeze | Cool | Fair | near-identical (ΔE 1.3) |
| Nyx | Stay Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation | Porcelain | Neutral | Fair | near-identical (ΔE 1.7) |
| Clinique | Superpowder Double Face Makeup | Matte Honey | Neutral | Fair | very close (ΔE 2.4) |
| Clinique | Superbalanced™ Makeup | 04 Cream Chamois | Neutral | Fair | very close (ΔE 2.5) |
| Clinique | Superbalanced™ Silk Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 | 06 Silk Cream Chamois | Neutral | Fair | very close (ΔE 2.5) |
| Smashbox | Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 | NEW SHADE! FAIR/LIGHT | Neutral | Fair | very close (ΔE 2.7) |
| Smashbox | Camera Ready CC Cream | NEW SHADE! FAIR/LIGHT | Neutral | Fair | very close (ΔE 2.7) |
ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.
Closest matches to Nyx Light/Medium
- Maybelline FIT ME! Matte + Poreless Foundation - Natural Ivory (near-identical, neutral · fair · $10.99)
- Clinique Beyond Perfecting™ Powder Foundation + Concealer - 0.5 Breeze (near-identical, cool · fair · $28)
- Nyx Stay Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation - Porcelain (near-identical, neutral · fair · $9.50)
- Clinique Superpowder Double Face Makeup - Matte Honey (very close, neutral · fair · $24)
- Clinique Superbalanced™ Makeup - 04 Cream Chamois (very close, neutral · fair · $26)
- Clinique Superbalanced™ Silk Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 - 06 Silk Cream Chamois (very close, neutral · fair · $26)
- Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 - NEW SHADE! FAIR/LIGHT (very close, neutral · fair · $39)
- Smashbox Camera Ready CC Cream - NEW SHADE! FAIR/LIGHT (very close, neutral · fair · $42)
Undertone and depth
Nyx Light/Medium classifies as cool (pink/red lean) at fair depth. See every cool fair foundation shade we track, or all Nyx foundation shades.
Neighbouring Nyx shades
If this one is slightly off on you: Medium/Dark (light, warm) · Light (fair, warm) · 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 Nyx Light/Medium?
Nyx Blotting Powder Light/Medium reads as cool based on its published swatch colour (#F3C6B1). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.
Which foundation is closest to Nyx Light/Medium?
The closest by colour distance is Maybelline FIT ME! Matte + Poreless Foundation in Natural Ivory (near-identical), followed by Clinique 0.5 Breeze and Nyx Porcelain.
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.