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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 Medium light · 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 medium light skin, deeper end of medium light

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 4C3 Softan
    Most likely

    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 4W1 Honey Bronze

    4W1 Honey Bronze

    Medium tan with warm golden undertones

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Medium
    • Undertone: Warm · golden undertone

    $52

  • Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 4N2 Spiced Sand

    4N2 Spiced Sand

    Medium tan with neutral subtle golden undertones

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Medium
    • Undertone: Neutral undertone

    $52

  • Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 4W2 Toasty Toffee

    4W2 Toasty Toffee

    Medium tan with warm olive undertones

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Medium
    • Undertone: Olive · warm olive undertone

    $52

  • Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 4C2 Auburn

    4C2 Auburn

    Medium tan with cool red undertones

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Medium
    • Undertone: Cool undertone

    $52

How they compare

Retailer descriptionMedium tan with cool rosy-beige undertones
DepthMedium light
UndertoneCool · rosy
Compared with 4C3 SoftanMost likely shade
Price$52
Retailer descriptionMedium tan with warm golden undertones
DepthMedium
UndertoneWarm · golden
Compared with 4C3 SoftanSlightly deeper and warmer
Price$52
Retailer descriptionMedium tan with neutral subtle golden undertones
DepthMedium
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with 4C3 SoftanSlightly deeper and warmer
Price$52
Retailer descriptionMedium tan with warm olive undertones
DepthMedium
UndertoneOlive · warm olive
Compared with 4C3 SoftanSlightly deeper and warmer
Price$52
Retailer descriptionMedium tan with cool red undertones
DepthMedium
UndertoneCool
Compared with 4C3 SoftanSlightly deeper, warmer and pinker
Price$52