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(#2) Identify Your Surface Tone
Your surface tone shouldn't be too hard to find, since it's completely based on the pigmentation of your skin. By this point in your life, you've probably discovered whether your skin is considered fair, light, medium, or dark. If not, here are some pointers to help you determine which category you fall into.
- Those with fair skin have very pale complexions and tend to burn easily.
- People with light skin are on the paler side, but may have yellow or beige undertones that warm up the complexion.
- Folks with medium skin can have more olive undertones, and tend to reach for shades labeled "Caramel" or "Golden."
- People with dark skin have a deep complexion which is often labeled as "Ebony" or "Deep."
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(#4) Identify Your Undertones
If you don't know your undertones, you aren't living. Seriously - products that match your undertones (either cool, warm, or neutral) can make a huge difference in your overall look!
- Your undertone is considered cool if you have pink, red, or bluish undertones.
- Your undertone is considered warm if you have yellow, peachy, or golden undertones.
- Your undertone is considered neutral when you have a mix of both cool and warm colors underneath the skin's surface.
Not sure what your undertone is? There are a few ways to find out. First, check your wrist. Do your veins appear to be more blue or more green? If they're blue, chances are you've got cool undertones. If they look green, that shows the blue color of your veins is mixing with the yellow (warm) undertones in your skin.
You can also refer to your jewelry box. People who look best in silver jewelry tend to have cool undertones. Ladies and gents who go for gold often have warm undertones. If you look good in everything, then you probably have neutral undertones.
Nowadays, brands are making it easier than ever to match your foundation to your undertone by labeling each foundation shade as cool, warm, or neutral. Check out Estée Lauder's Double Wear Stay In Place Foundation for an easy guide to undertones.
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(#12) The Best Foundation For Medium Skin
If you have medium skin tones, look for foundation colors with "tan," "caramel," and "sable" in the shade names. These should be your go-tos!
Since "medium" is a pretty broad term, you'll do best with a brand that offers an above-average amount of shades to choose from, like Fenty Beauty's Pro Filt'r Foundation. Every Pro Filt'r Shade is also labeled "Warm," "Cool," or "Neutral," which will make finding your exact match a breeze.
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(#6) Match Shades To Your Chest, Not Your Wrist
One of the biggest beauty myths out there is you should match your foundation to your inner wrist. However, the inner wrist usually tends to be paler than your face, leading to a foundation mismatch.
A better place to test? The chest. Lauren Conrad advises, "A good trick for finding the right shade of foundation is to match it to your chest - especially if you’re good at protecting your face and neck with SPF."
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(#8) Mix Colors To Get Your Perfect Shade
The most inclusive beauty brands out there (Fenty Beauty, Make Up For Ever) offer around 40 different shades of foundation, which is amazing. But seeing as how everybody's skin is different, there's still a good chance you'll need to mix together two different shades to find your personal sweet spot.
Lora Arellano, who's worked with Rihanna, says, "If you can’t find a perfect shade, buy one that’s slightly darker than your skin and one that’s slightly lighter, then fine-tune the color yourself."
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(#9) The Sun Affects Your Skin Tone
Soaking up the sun may change your skin's surface tone, meaning you probably need to get a new foundation for summer. However, having a slight tan will never change your undertones, so keep that in mind when shopping for your warm weather formula.
Celebrity makeup artist Bob Scott, who does makeup for both Bella Hadid and Chrissy Teigen, suggests grabbing two shades of your favorite formula - one lighter for winter, and one darker for summer. Then "you can blend them together accordingly to match your skin throughout the year," he says.
PS: wear your sunscreen, no matter what undertone you have!
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If you want to know how to choose a foundation that suits you, you must first clearly understand your skin tone and skin type. The foundation has a variety of shades, finishes, and coverage levels available, just as you can customize when you order at Starbucks. This is the reason why the foundation is one of the most difficult cosmetics to choose.
It is best to find a foundation that looks like your own skin and also need to choose the right concealment and moisturizing level according to your needs. The random tool lists 13 tips to ensure you can get the right foundation for your skin.
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