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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.

Most likely shades of Forever Hydra Nude Foundation for medium skin, middle of medium

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 3W Warm
    Most likely

    3W Warm

    Medium skin with golden undertones

    • Matches your depth: Medium depth
    • Undertone: Warm · golden undertone

    $60

  • Dior Forever Hydra Nude Foundation in 3N Neutral

    3N Neutral

    Medium skin with neutral beige undertones

    • Matches your depth: Medium depth
    • Undertone: Neutral undertone

    $60

  • Dior Forever Hydra Nude Foundation in 2.5N Neutral

    2.5N Neutral

    Light skin with neutral beige undertones

    • Matches your depth: Medium depth
    • Undertone: Neutral undertone

    $60

  • Dior Forever Hydra Nude Foundation in 4N Neutral

    4N Neutral

    Medium skin with neutral beige undertones

    • Matches your depth: Medium depth
    • Undertone: Neutral undertone

    $60

How they compare

Retailer descriptionMedium skin with golden undertones
DepthMedium
UndertoneWarm · golden
Compared with 3W WarmMost likely shade
Price$60
Retailer descriptionMedium skin with neutral beige undertones
DepthMedium
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with 3W WarmCooler
Price$60
Retailer descriptionLight skin with neutral beige undertones
DepthMedium
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with 3W WarmMore neutral
Price$60
Retailer descriptionMedium skin with neutral beige undertones
DepthMedium
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with 3W WarmSlightly deeper and cooler
Price$60