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Shade finder Find your shade in Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation.

Start from a shade you wear, or describe your skin. The closest of the 58 shades of Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation, with prices.

Your skin, as described Light medium · Any undertone · Deeper end

5 likely shades of Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundationranked on depth alone, never on price

Most likely shades of Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation for light medium skin, deeper end of light 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.

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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 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.

  • Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 2N2 Buff
    Most likely

    2N2 Buff

    Light-medium with neutral subtle golden undertones

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

    $52

  • Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 3W2 Cashew

    3W2 Cashew

    Medium with warm olive undertones

    • Matches your depth: Light medium depth
    • Undertone: Olive · warm olive undertone

    $52

  • Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 3W1.5 Fawn

    3W1.5 Fawn

    Medium with warm golden-olive undertones

    • Matches your depth: Light medium depth
    • Undertone: Olive · warm olive undertone

    $52

  • Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 3C2 Pebble

    3C2 Pebble

    Medium with cool rosy undertones

    • Matches your depth: Light medium depth
    • Undertone: Cool · rosy undertone

    $52

  • Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 3W1 Tawny

    3W1 Tawny

    Medium with warm golden-olive undertones

    • Matches your depth: Light medium depth
    • Undertone: Olive · warm olive undertone

    $52

How they compare

Retailer descriptionLight-medium with neutral subtle golden undertones
DepthLight medium
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with 2N2 BuffMost likely shade
Price$52
Retailer descriptionMedium with warm olive undertones
DepthLight medium
UndertoneOlive · warm olive
Compared with 2N2 BuffWarmer
Price$52
Retailer descriptionMedium with warm golden-olive undertones
DepthLight medium
UndertoneOlive · warm olive
Compared with 2N2 BuffWarmer and pinker
Price$52
Retailer descriptionMedium with cool rosy undertones
DepthLight medium
UndertoneCool · rosy
Compared with 2N2 BuffCooler and pinker
Price$52
Retailer descriptionMedium with warm golden-olive undertones
DepthLight medium
UndertoneOlive · warm olive
Compared with 2N2 BuffWarmer and pinker
Price$52