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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 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 203
    Most likely

    203

    Medium with red undertones

    • Matches your depth: Tan depth
    • Undertone: Cool undertone

    $6.99

  • Essence Foundation Stick in 220

    220

    Medium tan with rosy undertones

    • Matches your depth: Tan depth
    • Undertone: Cool · rosy undertone

    $6.99

  • Essence Foundation Stick in 200

    200

    Medium tan with cool rosy undertones

    • Matches your depth: Tan depth
    • Undertone: Cool · rosy undertone

    $6.99

  • Essence Foundation Stick in 202

    202

    Medium with golden undertones

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

    $6.99

  • Essence Foundation Stick in 230

    230

    Tan with neutral undertones

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

    $6.99

How they compare

Retailer descriptionMedium with red undertones
DepthTan
UndertoneCool
Compared with 203Most likely shade
Price$6.99
Retailer descriptionMedium tan with rosy undertones
DepthTan
UndertoneCool · rosy
Compared with 203More neutral
Price$6.99
Retailer descriptionMedium tan with cool rosy undertones
DepthTan
UndertoneCool · rosy
Compared with 203Slightly lighter and cooler
Price$6.99
Retailer descriptionMedium with golden undertones
DepthTan
UndertoneWarm · golden
Compared with 203Slightly lighter and less pink
Price$6.99
Retailer descriptionTan with neutral undertones
DepthTan
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with 203Slightly deeper
Price$6.99