My Shade Matches

These are my foundation/concealer matches (colour matched by myself or by an associate at a cosmetics store). Some are very light while others have the wrong undertones, but these are shades that are similar enough that they match my face/jaw when I’m in a store under the fluorescent lighting.

I usually match neutral or yellow undertones and most descriptions that I match have the words ‘nude’ or ‘beige.’

The foundations and concealers are alphabetized by brand:

A

B

  • Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream ($37 CAD)
    • Vanilla 02 (for light skin with neutral tones) and Bamboo 5.5 (light to medium skin golden tone)
  • Bobbi Brown Intensive Skin Serum Concealer
    • Warm Ivory 3
  • Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Stick
    • Ivory 0.75 (very light, could probably go to Warm Ivory 1 or Sand 2)
  • Burberry Fresh Glow Fluid Foundation OR Burberry Cashmere Foundation Fluid
    • Porcelain No. 11 or Ochre Nude No. 12
  • Burt’s Bees Goodness Glows Liquid Foundation
    • 1025 Natural Beige

C

  • Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation
    • No. 22
  • Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finishing Powder
    • Medium (a bit dark, but they only have 3 shades available)
  • Colourpop No Filter Concealer
    • Light 10

D

  • Dior BACKSTAGE Face & Body Foundation
    • 2 N (a bit orange)
  • Diorskin Airflash Spray Foundation
    • 200 Light Beige
  • Diorskin Star Studio Makeup Spectacular Brightening Weightless Perfection Long Wear Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Foundation
    • 020 Light Beige

E

F

G

  • Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation
    • 5

H

I

J

K

L

  • Lancome Miracle Cushion Foundation
    • 025 Beige Naturel (a bit pink-orange)
  • Lancome Skin Feels Good Hydrating Skin TintLancome Skin Feels Good Hydrating Skin Tint
    • 01N Nude Vanilla (too light)
  • Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Foundation Stick
    • 260 Bisque N or 250 Bisque W
  • Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage Concealer
    • SC-2 Fair to Light Skin Tones
  • Laura Mercier Secret Concealer
    • 1
  • Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 20 Sunscreen
    • 2W2 Nude

M

  • MAC Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Foundation
    • NC20
  • MAC Studio Waterweight SPF 30 Foundation
    • NC20
  • Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Invisible Cover Foundation
    • 120 = Y245 Soft Sand (a bit too yellow)
  • Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Self-Setting Concealer
    • 21 Cinnamon (under eyes)
  • Maybelline Age Rewind Dark Circles Treatment Concealer
    • Light
  • Maybelline Fit Me Concealer
    • 010 Light
  • Maybelline Fit Me Loose Finishing Powder
    • 15 Light
  • Maybelline Fit Me Shine-Free + Balance Stick Foundation
    • 130 Buff Beige (closest shade that would match, others are too light or dark)
  • Maybelline Hydrate + Smooth Fit Me Foundation
    • 130 Buff Beige (pink undertones that are a bit too pink for my skintone)
  • Maybelline Super Stay Better Skin Concealer + Corrector
    • I use Light/Medium 30
  • Maybelline Super Stay Better Skin Skin-Transforming Foundation
    • similar to the concealer, I don’t love the smell
  • Milani Conceal and Perfect 2-in-1 Foundation + Concealer
    • 01 Creamy Vanilla (a bit too yellow)

N

  • Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer
    • Custard (for spot concealing, can work under eyes if I sheer it out)
  • Nars Sheer Glow Foundation
    • Deauville (too light)
    • possibly Fiji?
  • Nars Soft Matte Complete Concealer
    • Custard

O

P

Q

R

  • Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer
    • 030 Classic Beige (under eyes)

S

  • Shiseido Powdery Foundation
    • Natural Deep Beige B60 (I might be a lighter shade, but when I wear this, I don’t look too pale or too tanned)
  • Shiseido Skin Self-Refreshing Concealer
    • 202 Light
  • Shiseido Synchro Skin Glow Luminizing Foundation
    • Golden 3
  • Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35
    • Light
  • Stellar Limitless Foundation
    • S03

T

  • Tarte Amazonian Clay Airbrush Foundation
    • Light-Medium (a bit too orange)
  • Tarte Amazonian Clay BB Tinted Moisturizer
    • Light-Medium
  • Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Water Foundation
    • Fair-Light Neutral (fair to light skin with yellow and pink undertones)
  • The Body Shop All-in-One BB Cream- Colour Adapting Tinted Cream
    • 01
  • The Ordinary Serum Foundation
    • 2.0 N

U

  • Uoma Beauty Say What?! Foundation
    • Fair Lady T2N
  • Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Complete Coverage Concealer
    • Light Warm

V

W

  • Wet N Wild Photofocus Foundation
    • Buff Bisque (matches when I do a quick swatch and blend, but when I do a full face, it looks a bit orange). I could probably go down a shade or two.

X

Y

  • Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat Radiance Awakening Foundation
    • BD25 Warm Beige

Z

Love,

jen