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.
Your skin, as described Very deep · Any undertone
5 likely shades of Foundation Stickranked on depth alone, never on price
Skin depth
Undertone
Which end of very deep?
Most likely shades of Foundation Stick for very deep 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.
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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 see | Undertone |
|---|---|
| Blue or purple | Cool |
| Green | Warm |
| Blue-green, or hard to tell | Neutral |
| Green with a grey or ashy cast | Olive |
Sun test
How your skin reacts to the sun.
| What you see | Undertone |
|---|---|
| Burns easily, rarely tans, goes pink | Cool |
| Tans easily, rarely burns, goes golden | Warm |
| Burns a little, then tans | Neutral |
| Tans quickly to a greenish or grey tan | Olive |
- 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.
- Most likely
300
Deep with red undertones
- Matches your depth: Very deep depth
- Undertone: Cool undertone
$6.99
How they compare
Shade
Retailer description
Depth
Undertone
Compared with 300
Price
Retailer descriptionDeep with red undertones
DepthVery deep
UndertoneCool
Compared with 300Most likely shade
Price$6.99
Retailer descriptionDeep with neutral undertones
DepthVery deep
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with 300More neutral
Price$6.99
Retailer descriptionTan deep with red undertones
DepthVery deep
UndertoneCool
Compared with 300Slightly deeper
Price$6.99
Retailer descriptionDeep with cool undertones
DepthVery deep
UndertoneCool
Compared with 300Slightly lighter and more neutral
Price$6.99
Retailer descriptionVery deep with red undertones
DepthVery deep
UndertoneCool
Compared with 300Slightly deeper and more neutral
Price$6.99