All our shades fall into these families, so once you’ve worked out your undertone you can then find the depth of shade to suit your complexion.’ If you aren’t sure on this or have any other questions about shade matching, you can always start a live chat with one of our Consultants via the button on the bottom right of your screen. ‘The letters WN and CN in our shade names refer to either a warm neutral or a cool neutral tone, as most skin tones stem from that neutral base. While it’s tempting to reach for a bottle that looks like the right shade, it’s important to always try before you buy. Essentially, you’re looking for a foundation shade that matches those undertones, and Clinique shade names provide a helpful guide here. Clinique uses the following descriptions in all foundation shade names: N for neutral (best for cool and warm undertones), P for pink (best for cool undertones) and G for golden (best for warm undertones). Alternatively, you might find that you suit silver or gold jewellery better – silver suits cooler skin tones, whereas gold suits warmer tones,’ says Sammy.

If they look bluer, you’re cooler-toned, and if they’re greener, you’re warmer-toned.

‘To work out your undertones, take a look at the veins in your wrist. Account-v2 icon account icon amex icon arrow-left icon arrow-right icon arrow-12 icon arrow-16 icon arrow-8 icon arrows-horizontal icon bag-active icon bag-with-plus icon bag icon bottle icon burger icon call icon camera icon chat-v2 icon chat icon check icon checkbox-selected-dark-v2 icon checkbox-selected-v2 icon checkbox-selected icon checkbox-unselected icon clearpay icon clock icon consultations icon copy icon facebook icon filter-on icon filter icon full-screen icon gift-icon icon green-tick icon grid icon heart icon home icon icon-close icon icon-edit icon icon-lesser icon icon-tick icon info-error icon information icon kueskipay-icon icon list icon location icon logo-clinique icon logo-clinique_old icon map icon mc icon menu-vertical icon mic-fill icon minus-12 icon minus-16 icon new-play-icon icon orders icon pause icon plus-dark icon plus-light icon plus-12 icon plus-16 icon plus-elclosed icon plus-enclosed-close icon plus-enclosed-hover icon print icon quicklook icon quickview icon radio-selected icon radio-unselected icon reward icon search-icon icon settings icon share-v2 icon share icon shipping-and-billing icon shuffle icon sign-out icon skin-school-logo icon social-facebook icon social-instagram icon social-pinterest icon social-twitter icon sound-off icon sound-on icon star-v2 icon star icon subscription icon switch-off icon switch-on icon twitter icon video-fill icon visa icon x-10 icon x-16 iconĪ great starting point is to identify your skin’s undertones, as this will steer you towards your foundation match.

Clinique shades chart