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Daily Calm Makeup Balm Foundation Light Medium 2 dupes and alternatives Clinique

Medium light · Neutral · neutral golden undertone

Closest shade match is the equivalent shade, scored on colour, depth and undertone only. Closest overall alternative is the most similar foundation overall, scored on shade match (55%), finish and visual result (25%), wear and performance (15%) and skin suitability (5%).

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Only showing matches with buildable coverage, with a natural finish, without talc or alcohol denat.

Closest shade matchClosest overall alternative: Huda Beauty Easy Blur Natural Airbrush Foundation Golden Milk 307N

The equivalent shade and the most similar foundation overall.

Your shade
Clinique
Light Medium 2Change shade
Depth and undertone: Medium light · Neutral · neutral golden
Finish and coverage: Natural · Buildable coverage
The match
Huda Beauty
Golden Milk 307N
Depth and undertone: Medium light · Olive · neutral olive
Finish and coverage: Natural · Buildable coverage
Overall match
86out of 100
Shade (Shade match)
91
Finish (Finish & visual result)
100
Wear (Wear & performance)
55
Skin (Skin suitability)
60
Shade match
91out of 100
Colour
97
Depth
98
Undertone
70
Medium confidence· Digital matchWhy it matches
Best price
$37SephoraSephora
$12 less (24%)

Your shade $49 at Ulta Beauty

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Looking for a concealer in your shade?

The closest shade to Clinique Daily Calm Makeup Balm Foundation Light Medium 2 (Medium light · Neutral · neutral golden undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.

Closest concealers

  1. Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Instant Retouch Longwear Liquid Concealer

    370

    Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Instant Retouch Longwear Liquid Concealer, shade 370

    • Looks identical
    • Medium · Neutral · neutral golden undertone

    $30

    SephoraView at Sephora
  2. Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Long-Wear Blur Concealer

    9.5 Tan

    Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Long-Wear Blur Concealer, shade 9.5 Tan

    • Very close colour
    • Medium light · Neutral · neutral golden undertone

    $36

    SephoraView at Sephora
  3. MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix 36HR Smooth Angles Hydrating Concealer

    NC37

    MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix 36HR Smooth Angles Hydrating Concealer, shade NC37

    • Very close colour
    • Medium light · Neutral · neutral golden undertone

    $30

    SephoraView at Sephora
  4. Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Full Coverage Longwear Concealer

    Khaki 6.25

    Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Full Coverage Longwear Concealer, shade Khaki 6.25

    • Looks identical
    • Medium light · Warm · peach undertone

    $39

    SephoraView at Sephora
  5. e.l.f. Cosmetics 16HR Camo Concealer

    Medium Neutral

    e.l.f. Cosmetics 16HR Camo Concealer, shade Medium Neutral

    • Looks identical
    • Medium light · Warm undertone

    $8

    Ulta BeautyView at Ulta Beauty
  6. Clinique Even Better All-Over Concealer + Eraser

    WN 98 Cream Caramel

    Clinique Even Better All-Over Concealer + Eraser, shade WN 98 Cream Caramel

    • Very close colour
    • Medium light · Neutral · neutral golden undertone

    $22

    SephoraView at Sephora

Concealer shade colours are sampled from retailer swatch images, so check the shade on the retailer page before buying.

Why the closest match works

Huda Beauty Easy Blur Natural Airbrush Foundation in Golden Milk 307N, against Clinique Daily Calm Makeup Balm Foundation in Light Medium 2. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.

ComparedYour shadeLight Medium 2Closest matchGolden Milk 307NScore
Shade match55% of overall91
Colour97#d69e6f#d9a171Looks identicalColour difference 0.9 (0 is identical)
Depth98Medium lightMedium lightSameDepth difference: 1.5
Retailer descriptionNot statedMediumNo depth word in one descriptionNot compared
Undertone70Neutral · neutral goldenOlive · neutral oliveSome differencefrom retailer shade descriptions
Finish & visual result25% of overall · 3 of 4 compared100
Finish100NaturalNaturalSameSame natural finish
Coverage100BuildableBuildableSameSame buildable coverage
Skin-like finishnot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists a skin-like finish
Blurring100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a blurring or smoothing effect
Wear & performance15% of overall · 3 of 5 compared55
Longevity40Not listedLong-wearingSome differenceThe match claims long wear; your product does not list it
Transfer resistancenot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists transfer resistance
Settlingnot comparableNot listedNot listedNot claimed by eitherNeither product lists not settling into pores or fine lines
Colour stability40ClaimedNot listedSome differenceOnly your product claims colour stability (no oxidation); the match does not list it
Comfort100ClaimedClaimedSameBoth products claim a comfortable, lightweight feel
Skin suitability5% of overall60
Skin type60Combination, dry, normal, oily, sensitiveNormal, dry, oilyBoth marketed for dry/​normal/​oily skin
Overall match 86/100Shade match 91/100Medium confidence· Digital match

Weights are each part's share of the overall match and each attribute's share of its part; an attribute neither product lists is not comparable and its weight goes to the others in its part. Confidence reflects data quality, not similarity. Price and ingredients are not part of either score.

How scoring works

If you switch

To Huda Beauty Easy Blur Natural Airbrush Foundation in Golden Milk 307N.

Same or better

  • $12 less
  • Near-identical swatch colour
  • Same natural finish
  • Same buildable coverage
  • Both claim a blurring effect
  • Claims long-wearing
  • Both claim a lightweight feel

Different

  • Olive rather than neutral undertone
  • Does not claim colour stability
  • Not marketed for combination/sensitive skin

Ingredients (information only, not scored)

7 shared ingredients; weighted similarity 8%. Ingredients only affect results through the filters.

AttributeYour shadeClosest match
BaseWater-based, high siliconeWater-based, high silicone
FragranceNot listedNot listed
Drying alcoholNot listedNot listed
SPFNot listedNot listed
OverlapBoth water-based; silicone high vs high
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Where to buy Golden Milk 307N

Best price
$37SephoraSephora
$12 less (24%)

Your shade $49 at Ulta Beauty

SephoraView at Sephora

How these matches are scored

33 similar shades scored two ways: the shade match on colour, depth and undertone; the overall match on shade match, finish and visual result, wear and performance and skin suitability. Ingredients are shown for information and used by the filters only. Prices are shown next to every match and never change a score. How scoring and confidence work.

Shade colours are sampled from Beautler’s processing of retailer swatch images and are a digital approximation. Prices and stock were last checked when the product was imported; the retailer page is the source of truth.