Shade Guide

Finding the right shade comes down to two things: your undertone and your depth. Get both right and a foundation disappears into your skin instead of sitting on top of it.

Step 1: Find Your Undertone

Undertone is the subtle color beneath your skin's surface, and it stays constant even as your skin tans or lightens with the seasons.

• Cool: veins on your inner wrist look more blue or purple; silver jewelry flatters you more than gold; you tend to burn before you tan.
• Warm: veins look more green; gold jewelry flatters you more than silver; you tend to tan easily and rarely burn.
• Neutral: veins look blue-green, a mix of both; both silver and gold jewelry look equally good on you.

Step 2: Find Your Depth

Depth is simply how light or dark your natural skin tone is, independent of undertone. Our foundation range spans six core depths - Porcelain, Ivory, Sand, Honey, Amber, and Espresso - and most people fall clearly into one, though undertone can shift which of two neighboring shades looks best.

How to Test a Shade

• Test along your jawline, not your hand or wrist - the color there rarely matches your face.
• Apply two or three candidate shades in thin stripes and check them in natural daylight, not indoor lighting.
• The correct shade should seem to vanish into your skin after a minute or two of oxidizing, rather than sitting as a visible line.
• Check your shade match again seasonally - most people shift half a shade lighter in winter and darker in summer.

Before You Commit to a Full Size

We recommend patch-testing any new formula on your inner forearm 24 hours before applying it to your face, especially for active ingredients like vitamin C or retinol. If you're between two shades, size down to the smaller volume first - most of our skincare and complexion products are available in more than one size specifically so you can confirm the match before committing to a full-size bottle.

Still unsure? Contact us and we'll help you find the right shade.