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Shade finder Find your shade in Essence Foundation Stick.

Start from a shade you wear, or describe your skin. The closest of the 43 shades of Foundation Stick, with prices.

Most likely shades of Foundation Stick for medium tan 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.

  • Essence Foundation Stick in 201
    Most likely

    201

    Medium tan with neutral undertones

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

    $6.99

  • Essence Foundation Stick in 202

    202

    Medium with golden undertones

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Tan
    • Undertone: Warm · golden undertone

    $6.99

  • Essence Foundation Stick in 200

    200

    Medium tan with cool rosy undertones

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Tan
    • Undertone: Cool · rosy undertone

    $6.99

How they compare

Retailer descriptionMedium tan with neutral undertones
DepthMedium tan
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with 201Most likely shade
Price$6.99
Retailer descriptionMedium with golden undertones
DepthTan
UndertoneWarm · golden
Compared with 201Deeper and more neutral
Price$6.99
Retailer descriptionMedium tan with cool rosy undertones
DepthTan
UndertoneCool · rosy
Compared with 201Deeper and cooler
Price$6.99