Most people choose a foundation that is too light or too grey. The right shade matches your neck and jaw, not your hand, and looks like skin in daylight.
How to test a shade
- Choose two or three shades close to your skin.
- Put a small stripe of each along your jaw, from the cheek down to the neck.
- Look in daylight near a window. The shade that disappears is yours.
- Check the undertone: if your skin looks warmer or redder than the stripe, try a warmer shade.
Between two shades
- Choose the darker one for the face, and blend it down the neck.
- In harmattan many people go a little lighter or ashier. Moisturise first and the shade will look right again.
- Set it lightly with powder in hot weather so it lasts.
This is general advice, not medical advice.
