Nyx Holographic Halo Finishing Powder - Magical: closest matches in other brands
Nyx Holographic Halo Finishing Powder in Magical is a cool-undertone, light 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revlon | PhotoReady Insta-Fix Makeup | Rich Ginger | Cool | Light | near-identical (ΔE 0.4) |
| Nyx | Tinted Moisturizer | Buff | Cool | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.5) |
| Maybelline | Dream Velvet Foundation | Honey Beige | Cool | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.9) |
| Clinique | Superbalanced™ Makeup | 28 Light | Neutral | Light | very close (ΔE 2.1) |
| Clinique | Beyond Perfecting™ Super Concealer Camouflage + 24-Hour Wear | Moderately Fair 10 | Neutral | Light-Medium | very close (ΔE 2.1) |
| Clinique | Repairwear Laser Focus™ All-Smooth Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 | Shade 08 | Neutral | Light | very close (ΔE 2.7) |
| Marcelle | Flawless Compact Foundation | Ivory | Neutral | Light | very close (ΔE 2.9) |
| Clinique | Super City Block™ BB Cushion Compact Broad Spectrum SPF 50 | 02 Moderately Fair | Neutral | Light | very close (ΔE 3.0) |
ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.
Closest matches to Nyx Magical
- Revlon PhotoReady Insta-Fix Makeup - Rich Ginger (near-identical, cool · light · $19.99)
- Nyx Tinted Moisturizer - Buff (near-identical, cool · light · $10)
- Maybelline Dream Velvet Foundation - Honey Beige (near-identical, cool · light · $18.49)
- Clinique Superbalanced™ Makeup - 28 Light (very close, neutral · light · $26)
- Clinique Beyond Perfecting™ Super Concealer Camouflage + 24-Hour Wear - Moderately Fair 10 (very close, neutral · light-medium · $19.50)
- Clinique Repairwear Laser Focus™ All-Smooth Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 - Shade 08 (very close, neutral · light · $36)
- Marcelle Flawless Compact Foundation - Ivory (very close, neutral · light · $17.99)
- Clinique Super City Block™ BB Cushion Compact Broad Spectrum SPF 50 - 02 Moderately Fair (very close, neutral · light · $17.50)
Undertone and depth
Nyx Magical classifies as cool (pink/red lean) at light depth. See every cool light foundation shade we track, or all Nyx foundation shades.
Neighbouring Nyx shades
If this one is slightly off on you: Mermazing (fair, cool).
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 Nyx Magical?
Nyx Holographic Halo Finishing Powder Magical reads as cool based on its published swatch colour (#E3AA8F). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.
Which foundation is closest to Nyx Magical?
The closest by colour distance is Revlon PhotoReady Insta-Fix Makeup in Rich Ginger (near-identical), followed by Nyx Buff and Maybelline Honey Beige.
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.