Tips for Finding Your Foundation Shade

 

The last time I bought foundation, I was looking for Tarte’s Amazonian Clay Foundation. It was my favorite for years as it fitted my skin tone perfectly and made my skin looked matte even when it is oily. Unfortunately, the shade that I used to wear was discontinued.

I tried to find one similar. I went to my local Sephora and asked one of the employees for help. She applied one to me and it looked good inside the store. However, outside, it did not match my neck tone. Then, I returned to the store and the girl was really nice and offered some samples for me. Unfortunately, none of the samples worked for me.

Then, I went to Ulta and found out that there was a new Tarte’s foundation line: Double Tape. In Ulta, the store does not give samples away, and an employee applied one shade to me. He told me I would be able to return the foundation if I did not like how it looked outside in the daylight. The shade looked too light for me outside. Also, it did not help my oily skin; pimples appeared. I then returned such a foundation.

I gave up on finding another Tarte’s foundation and returned to Sephora. I asked a girl for help and told her I was looking for a foundation for my oily skin and that actually matched my skin tone. She recommended Fenty Beauty’s Pro Filt’r foundation and experimented with two shades on my skin. She put one shade on the left of my face and another one on the right side of my face. Ultimately, I decided on one. The girl then offered some samples of two shades below the shade I liked and two shades above it. Ultimately, one of them worked for me and I went back later to buy it.

When deciding what foundation to buy, I will always recommend asking someone else to help you. I recommend going to a store in which you can see how the foundation looks on your face. Unfortunately, convenience stores and pharmacies do not offer that. Ultimately, between Sephora and Ulta, I would prefer to go to Sephora for this since you would be able to take some samples with you and try them out on the daylight.

Some tips:

1.  Always check that the foundation is for your skin type (oily, combination, or dry).
2.  If your skin type is oily, try to go for the oil-free foundations.
3. Make sure that the foundation matches both your face and neck shades in the daylight.
4.  Never be afraid of asking questions to beauty stores’ employees.
5. Take advantage of free samples and being able to return makeup.

 

Have you ever struggled to find a foundation that matched your skin tone? Let me know in the comments below 😊 Also, please, share any more tips you can think about.