Daily Calm Makeup Balm Foundation Medium Deep dupes and alternatives Clinique
4.7 (544)·Deep tan · 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%).
Overall alternativesShade matchesRanked by the overall match: the most similar foundation on shade, finish, wear and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Ranked by the overall match: the most similar foundation on shade, finish, wear and skin suitability together. Each row leads with its overall match; the shade match is beneath it.
Matches: Very close colour· Similar undertone (warm vs neutral)· Both claim a blurring effect
Differences: Radiant rather than natural finish· Medium rather than buildable coverage· Does not claim colour stability
Score details
Shade match
90
Finish & visual result
81
Wear & performance
70
Skin suitability
60
Very close colour · Radiant · Medium coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 5% ingredient overlap
Differences: Radiant rather than natural finish · Medium rather than buildable coverage · Does not claim colour stability · Not marketed for oily/sensitive skin · Contains drying alcohol
Matches: Near-identical swatch colour· Same natural finish· Claims 16-hour wear
Differences: Olive rather than neutral undertone· Full rather than buildable coverage· No blurring effect claimed
Score details
Shade match
90
Finish & visual result
81
Wear & performance
51
Skin suitability
60
Looks identical · Natural · Full coverage
Ingredients (not scored): 25% ingredient overlap
Differences: Olive rather than neutral undertone · Full rather than buildable coverage · No blurring effect claimed · Does not claim colour stability · Not marketed for oily/sensitive skin
Retailer shade note: MD5.25 - Medium-deep to deep with neutral undertones, and an olive tone
The closest shade to Clinique Daily Calm Makeup Balm Foundation Medium Deep (Deep tan · Neutral · neutral golden undertone) in each concealer range, compared on measured colour, depth and undertone. Price never changes the order.
Concealer shade colours are sampled from retailer swatch images, so check the shade on the retailer page before buying.
Why the closest match works
Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Foundation in Medium Deep 25, against Clinique Daily Calm Makeup Balm Foundation in Medium Deep. Every attribute compared, with its share of the score.
ComparedYour shadeMedium DeepClosest matchMedium Deep 25How they compareScore
Shade match55% of overall91
Colour60%91#a96830#ab6939Very close colourColour difference 2.2 (0 is identical)
Overall match 84/100Shade 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.
31 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.
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