Finding the correct foundation shade for your skin tone is harder than you may think. Take, for example, the fact that I was wearing the wrong foundation color for the past year. Yep, it’s true. I didn’t realize it, of course, until I was applying my foundation in natural daylight. The color was two shades darker than my chest! How could nobody tell me" Well, it’s awkward to let a friend know that their face and neck don’t match. So, in order to find the correct shade, I asked Tim Quinn, Giorgio Armani Celebrity Makeup Artist, for tips on matching foundation to my complexion — and I’m sharing his insight with you. After all, real friends don’t let friends wear foundation that doesn’t match their skin tone. Beauty Banter: When choosing a foundation, how can we do it without actually trying it on"

Tim Quinn: Take advantage of the new technology, if it?s available online, like on armanibeauty.com, you can use a Foundation Finder, which allows you to choose foundation shades from competitors that you already use and compare to the shades in the brand you are researching. Foundations with less pigment ? like our Maestro, other tinted oils, or CC creams – are easier to find a shade as they allow your natural skin tone to shine through.
BB: Most of us can tell if our skin is light, medium, or deep, but what about undertones" How do we figure out if we are warm, cool, or neutral"

TQ: Generally, most fair pe...