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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.

Most likely shades of Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation for medium light 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.

  • Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 2W1 Dawn
    Most likely

    2W1 Dawn

    Light-medium with warm peach undertones

    • Matches your depth: Medium light depth
    • Undertone: Warm · peach undertone

    $52

  • Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 3N1 Ivory Beige

    3N1 Ivory Beige

    Medium with neutral undertones

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

    $52

  • Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 4C3 Softan

    4C3 Softan

    Medium tan with cool rosy-beige undertones

    • Matches your depth: Medium light depth
    • Undertone: Cool · rosy undertone

    $52

  • Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 3N2 Wheat

    3N2 Wheat

    Medium with neutral subtle golden undertones

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

    $52

  • Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 4C1 Outdoor Beige

    4C1 Outdoor Beige

    Medium tan with cool rosy undertones

    • Matches your depth: Medium light depth
    • Undertone: Cool · rosy undertone

    $52

How they compare

Retailer descriptionLight-medium with warm peach undertones
DepthMedium light
UndertoneWarm · peach
Compared with 2W1 DawnMost likely shade
Price$52
Retailer descriptionMedium with neutral undertones
DepthMedium light
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with 2W1 DawnPinker
Price$52
Retailer descriptionMedium tan with cool rosy-beige undertones
DepthMedium light
UndertoneCool · rosy
Compared with 2W1 DawnSlightly deeper and pinker
Price$52
Retailer descriptionMedium with neutral subtle golden undertones
DepthMedium light
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with 2W1 DawnSlightly lighter, warmer and pinker
Price$52
Retailer descriptionMedium tan with cool rosy undertones
DepthMedium light
UndertoneCool · rosy
Compared with 2W1 DawnSlightly lighter and pinker
Price$52