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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 · 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 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.

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

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

    3N1 Ivory Beige

    Medium with neutral undertones

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

    $52

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

    2N2 Buff

    Light-medium with neutral subtle golden undertones

    • Nearest depth in this range: Nearest: Light medium
    • Matches your undertone: Neutral undertone

    $52

How they compare

Retailer descriptionMedium with neutral undertones
DepthMedium light
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with 3N1 Ivory BeigeMost likely shade
Price$52
Retailer descriptionMedium with neutral subtle golden undertones
DepthMedium light
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with 3N1 Ivory BeigeWarmer
Price$52
Retailer descriptionLight-medium with neutral subtle golden undertones
DepthLight medium
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with 3N1 Ivory BeigeSlightly lighter, warmer and less pink
Price$52