picking the best foundation for your skin

How do we figure out what our “undertone” even is? And once we know it, are we supposed to find a foundation that matches our undertone? Or that counteracts it?īeauty experts and graphics make this seem so easy, like this:īut how do I KNOW if I’m a “warm beige” or a “natural tan,” other than just staring at myself in the mirror and guessing? The word “undertone” is a howling nightmare. Use this trick to identify your undertone. We mostly stay away from drugstore foundations for this reason.Ģ. You’re better off spending a little more on something that better matches your skin tone, with a formula that you truly love, and with a way to test the color first. Then the cycle starts again, and we do this over and over until we’ve wasted hundreds of dollars on foundations that just…aren’t great.ĭrugstore foundations purport to save you money, but they don’t. So we buy multiple at a time, hate all of them, and never use them again. But there’s no way to sample them in the drugstore, like at Sephora or a department store.

Drugstore foundations are kiiiiind of a scam.

Picking the best foundation for your skin