Guru Score
The Guru Score: every expert's verdict on a product, in one simple number.
Under the score you'll see how many experts weighed in, or "Early verdict" while only a few have. Paid takes count for half in the score.
Guru Certified means at least 6 experts, a score of 85% or more, and almost no Nays.
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Early verdict · Few reviews so farWhat the gurus are saying
Dr Dray rates it highly; No BS Beauty is mixed. No BS Beauty: "I did end up trying and using a lot of different Clinique foundations. And some of these I had varied success with."
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No single complaint stood out. The mixed and skipped takes below carry the reservations.
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Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.
Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.
Clinique Foundation holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.
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