The other option is the chest area, which will often reflect your undertones better and give you the right hue for an overall even skin tone that also matches your body. With that many shades, there’s a match for everyone, and to help you find yours we’re sharing tips on how to determine your undertone. Start off by applying a primer, like the L’Oréal Paris Prime Lab Up to 24H Pore Minimizer, to create a smooth and even base for your foundation. If you do want to test on your face, also try an area that has dark spots so that you know that the shade you’re choosing will cover those blemishes and also blend with your complexion seamlessly. How to pick the right one goes back to the color wheel you probably learned about in elementary school.

Whether you're using a foundation shade finder or your amateur eye, you’ll be able to find your foundation shade in this vast collection.Your undertones are the colors that sit under the surface of your skin and unlike your skin tone, they don’t change as you tan. Aside from disguising blemishes and contouring, the right concealer can also be used to color-correct discolorations such as dark circles and redness. Follow up with concealer like the L’Oréal Paris Infallible Full Wear Concealer up to 24H Full Coverage to mask blemishes or add more coverage. In the summer, if your skin gets deeper and more golden in color, go for one shade darker than your normal shade and choose one with a warm undertone. Hyaluronic Acid comes in 14 shades that each specify whether they have cool, neutral, or warm undertones so you don’t have to play the guessing game.

If your undertones are neutral, which means you have a mix of warm and cool undertones, this will appear as N in True Match Super-Blendable Foundation.

It's best that you test with a clean, makeup-free face so that you get the best possible match for your actual complexion. L’Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Makeup offers 47 true-to-you shades that precisely match your skin tone and work with your skin’s texture for flawless results. Finding makeup that perfectly matches your complexion has gotten easier in the past decade with more offerings and innovations on the market, but it can still be hard, especially if you’re a makeup novice . Use peach for fair to light skin tones, bisque for light to medium skin tones, and orange for medium to dark and deep skin tones.

While most people probably already have an inkling of what their skin tone is, the same can’t always be said for undertones. An easy way to determine your undertones is to look at the color of your veins at your wrist: If your veins appear bluish or purple, you have cool undertones, if your veins look green, you have warm undertones, and if your veins don’t appear to be any of these colors, you likely have neutral undertones.Now that you know your skin tone family and undertones and you’re ready to use a virtual concealer shade finder or swipe some swatches in person, take these tips into account so that you get your concealer shade match every time.

If you have warm undertones, you’ll want to use a concealer with coordinating undertones, and the same goes for skin with cool undertones. If you plan to use concealer to cover any blemishes that are peeking out from under your foundation, the best way to choose a shade that will blend seamlessly is to use your foundation as a guide. Many pros advise that you test on the jawline and the middle of the neck to make sure you'll get an even color on both. Rather than filling up your arm with several shade swatches or just guessing which foundation is suitable based on your skin tone, we know a few shade-matching methods that actually work. We recommend always testing a few concealer shades and purchasing at least two since your skin tone will likely change with the seasons, and because you may need concealer to perform other tasks besides covering up blemishes.If you think about the color wheel, you’ll recognize that green is across from red, making it the perfect shade to neutralize redness caused by blemishes and blotchiness. Since our faces and necks can be several different colors all over, due to sun exposure, hyperpigmentation, and more, those areas can sometimes be tough for an exact shade match.