Finding the perfect foundation shade for darker skin tones always seemed like mission impossible. Until now. We?ve broken down how to pick the right foundation shade for your skin tone – you can thank us later.
Raise your hand if you have ever felt personally victimised by a foundation shade that?s either too light, too dark, or makes you look more orange than an Oompa Loompa"
We feel you! Picking a foundation shade is tricky business and even more so for darker skin tones ? especially when shade ranges don?t align with the glorious spectrum of melanated skin tones.
We caught up with two makeup experts, Kim Pham, a Sydney based makeup artist, and Valerie (Val) Barrero from Marielou Makeup to help darker skin tones pick the perfect foundation shade.
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Know Your Undertone
The secret to putting foundation on top of your skin is to understand what your skin undertone is.
As Pham highlights, people of colour tend to experience ?ashiness?/ ?greyness? in their foundation because it doesn?t match their skin shade or their undertone. So, in the words of the lyrically acclaimed Notorious B.I.G, let?s go from ashy to classy.
Skin undertones can range from warm (golden/yellow), cool (red/blue) and neutral (olive/green), and there?s a method to finding out which is yours.
?The best way to determine the undertones in melanated skin is to stand next to or in front of a white background. This technique ...