Smashbox Camera Ready CC Cream - MEDIUM: closest matches in other brands
Smashbox Camera Ready CC Cream in MEDIUM is a cool-undertone, medium shade ($42). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smashbox | Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 | MEDIUM | Cool | Medium | near-identical (ΔE 0.0) |
| Nyx | #NOFILTER Finishing Powder | Mahogany | Cool | Medium | close (ΔE 4.1) |
| Nyx | Hydra Touch Powder Foundation | Cocoa | Neutral | Medium | close (ΔE 4.6) |
| Clinique | Acne Solutions™ Liquid Makeup | Fresh Deep Neutral | Neutral | Medium | close (ΔE 4.8) |
| Smashbox | Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 | DARK | Cool | Medium-Tan | close (ΔE 5.0) |
| Clinique | Superbalanced™ Makeup | 12 Honeyed Beige | Cool | Medium | close (ΔE 5.0) |
| Clinique | Superbalanced™ Makeup | 06 Linen | Neutral | Medium | close (ΔE 5.0) |
| Nyx | HD Studio Photogenic Foundation | Natural Beige | Neutral | Medium | close (ΔE 5.4) |
ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.
Closest matches to Smashbox MEDIUM
- Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 - MEDIUM (near-identical, cool · medium · $39)
- Nyx #NOFILTER Finishing Powder - Mahogany (close, cool · medium · $12)
- Nyx Hydra Touch Powder Foundation - Cocoa (close, neutral · medium · $10)
- Clinique Acne Solutions™ Liquid Makeup - Fresh Deep Neutral (close, neutral · medium · $28)
- Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 - DARK (close, cool · medium-tan · $39)
- Clinique Superbalanced™ Makeup - 12 Honeyed Beige (close, cool · medium · $26)
- Clinique Superbalanced™ Makeup - 06 Linen (close, neutral · medium · $26)
- Nyx HD Studio Photogenic Foundation - Natural Beige (close, neutral · medium · $18)
Undertone and depth
Smashbox MEDIUM classifies as cool (pink/red lean) at medium depth. See every cool medium foundation shade we track, or all Smashbox foundation shades.
Neighbouring Smashbox shades
If this one is slightly off on you: NEW SHADE! MEDIUM/DARK (medium-tan, cool) · DARK (medium-tan, cool) · LIGHT/MEDIUM (light-medium, cool) · NEW SHADE! LIGHT/NEUTRAL (light, 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 Smashbox MEDIUM?
Smashbox Camera Ready CC Cream MEDIUM reads as cool based on its published swatch colour (#C08571). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.
Which foundation is closest to Smashbox MEDIUM?
The closest by colour distance is Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 in MEDIUM (near-identical), followed by Nyx Mahogany and Nyx Cocoa.
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.