Clinique Even Better Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 Foundation

Editor's Take

Clinique earns its counter space here: the wear, SPF 15, and tone-evening extras outperform most foundations, but the silicone-heavy base carries a hefty environmental tab.

Four-pillar formula scores

• Performance: 8.2 / 10
• Innovative Ingredients: 7.8 / 10
• Clean Standards: 3.6 / 10
• Formula Sustainability: 2.7 / 10

The Verdict

On skin, the silicone-rich base is built to set quickly, smooth texture, and hold surface-treated pigments in place. Zinc Oxide supplies SPF 15, while Acetyl Glucosamine and stable Vitamin C derivatives give the tone-evening claim more substance than most color cosmetics. The trade-off is clear: persistent silicones and ethoxylated ingredients sink its clean and sustainability credentials, not its makeup performance. For long wear with credible skincare extras, this is one of Clinique's stronger hybrids.

Is Clinique Even Better Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 Foundation clean?

DARE scores Clinique Even Better Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 Foundation by Clinique 3.6 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.

What are the key ingredients in Clinique Even Better Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 Foundation?

The formula leads with Zinc Oxide 2.80%. Inactive: Water\Aqua\Eau, Methyl Trimethicone, Phenyl Trimethicone, Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Butylene Glycol. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.

How does DARE score Clinique Even Better Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 Foundation?

Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Clinique Even Better Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 Foundation by Clinique scores Performance 8.2 / 10, Clean Standards 3.6 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 7.8 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 2.7 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.

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Full INCI list

Zinc Oxide 2.80%. Inactive: Water\Aqua\Eau, Methyl Trimethicone, Phenyl Trimethicone, Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Butylene Glycol, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Yeast Extract\Faex\Extrait De Levure, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Alumina, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Extract, Betula Alba (Birch) Bark Extract, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Sodium Myristoyl Sarcosinate, Acetyl Glucosamine, Caprylyl Methicone, Methicone, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Dimethicone Crosspolymer-3, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Lecithin, Laureth-7, Tocopheryl Acetate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Polyaminopropyl Biguanide, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Mica, Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163)