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Shade finder Find your shade in Dior Forever Hydra Nude Foundation.

Start from a shade you wear, or describe your skin. The closest of the 18 shades of Forever Hydra Nude Foundation, with prices.

Your skin, as described Light medium · Any undertone

3 likely shades of Forever Hydra Nude Foundationranked on depth alone, never on price

Most likely shades of Forever Hydra Nude Foundation for light medium skin

Ranked on depth alone, never on price. Prices are shown for each. Choose one to see why, where to buy it and the shades either side of it.

Add your undertone to narrow it down

How to tell your undertone

Undertone is the colour beneath the surface of your skin. It is separate from depth: deep skin can be cool, and fair skin can be warm or olive.

Vein test

Veins on the inside of your wrist, in daylight.

What you seeUndertone
Blue or purpleCool
GreenWarm
Blue-green, or hard to tellNeutral
Green with a grey or ashy castOlive

Sun test

How your skin reacts to the sun.

What you seeUndertone
Burns easily, rarely tans, goes pinkCool
Tans easily, rarely burns, goes goldenWarm
Burns a little, then tansNeutral
Tans quickly to a greenish or grey tanOlive
  • Fabric. Hold white, then cream, fabric against your face. White flatters cool, cream flatters warm, both look right on neutral.
  • Jewellery. Silver flatters cool, gold flatters warm, both look right on neutral.

If the signs disagree, choose Neutral, or choose Not sure to match on skin depth alone.

  • Dior Forever Hydra Nude Foundation in 1.5N Neutral
    Most likely

    1.5N Neutral

    Light skin with neutral undertones

    • Matches your depth: Light medium depth
    • Undertone: Neutral undertone

    $60

  • Dior Forever Hydra Nude Foundation in 2N Neutral

    2N Neutral

    Light skin with neutral beige undertones

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Medium light
    • Undertone: Neutral undertone

    $60

  • Dior Forever Hydra Nude Foundation in 2CR Cool Rosy

    2CR Cool Rosy

    Light skin with pink undertones

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Medium light
    • Undertone: Cool · pink undertone

    $60

How they compare

Retailer descriptionLight skin with neutral undertones
DepthLight medium
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with 1.5N NeutralMost likely shade
Price$60
Retailer descriptionLight skin with neutral beige undertones
DepthMedium light
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with 1.5N NeutralSlightly deeper
Price$60
Retailer descriptionLight skin with pink undertones
DepthMedium light
UndertoneCool · pink
Compared with 1.5N NeutralSlightly deeper, cooler and pinker
Price$60