Clinique Even Better Makeup Foundation Review, Swatches, Before & After Photos

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I have been using Clinique Even Better Makeup SPF15 as my foundation (in between trying a bazillion other foundations as part of my job) ever since I first tried it nearly 2 years ago and it is truly one of my absolute faves. But I just realised that I have never done a full review, and Clinique have a big focus on foundations right now, so I thought this might be useful.
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Clinique Even Better Makeup Foundation Review
I use the Clinique Even Better Makeup in shade 05 Neutral:

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Clinique Even Better Makeup Foundation Review
And here it is on my skin! I love it because it has amazingly buidable coverage that evens out my skin tone, and really brightens my complexion. The best thing is that it doesn’t really look like I am wearing makeup and contains ingredients which work to break down pigmentation, which is one of my skin issues.
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Clinique Even Better Makeup Foundation Review
Here a swatch of Clinique Even Better Makeup in shade 05 Neutral for you to have a look at:
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Clinique Even Better Makeup in shade 05 Neutral Swatch
 And here it is blended out (see the freckles disappear! – note this is quite a lot of foundation for such a small area so the coverage is high):
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Clinique Even Better Makeup in shade 05 Neutral Swatch
And here’s a photo with no makeup on my skin for you to compare:
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Clinique Even Better Makeup Foundation Review – Before
I love the versatility of this foundation. You can use it really lightly for a sheer bare skin effect, or build it up for a super flawless finish. This coupled with the fact that it is a treatment makeup designed to tackle hyper-pigmentation makes me very happy indeed – especially when I scroll back up and look at the first pic and not the one above!!
Ree
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PR sample (from a long time ago….still going strong!

3 Comments

  • I’ve never really though about trying any foundations by Clinique, my go-to foundations are by MAC, Smashbox or Estee Lauder. I would certainly consider Clinique after reading this though.
    Laura x | Life and Lipstick

  • Hi! It is a really nice foundation, but do you think that shade 05 is right for you? I have a very similar complexion, and I usually use Even Better in shade 03, or is this formula lighter than the original Even Better?

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