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 · Neutral
3 likely shades of Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundationranked on depth and undertone, never on price
Skin depth
Undertone
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 shades of Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation for light medium skin with a neutral undertone
Ranked on depth and undertone, never on price. Prices are shown for each. Choose one to see why, where to buy it and the shades either side of it.
Most likely2N2 Buff
Light-medium with neutral subtle golden undertones
- Matches your depth: Light medium depth
- Matches your undertone: Neutral undertone
$52

3N2 Wheat
Medium with neutral subtle golden undertones
- Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Medium light
- Matches your undertone: Neutral undertone
$52

3N1 Ivory Beige
Medium with neutral undertones
- Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Medium light
- Matches your undertone: Neutral undertone
$52