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Shade finder Find your shade in Temptu S/B Foundation.

Start from a shade you wear, or describe your skin. The closest of the 12 shades of S/B Foundation, with prices.

Most likely shades of S/B Foundation for deep 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.

How they compare

Retailer descriptionTan-to-dark shade with a neutral undertone
DepthDeep
UndertoneNeutral
Compared with 009 Natural MochaMost likely shade
Price$29
Retailer descriptionMedium-to-tan shade with a warm undertone
DepthDeep tan
UndertoneWarm
Compared with 009 Natural MochaLighter and warmer
Price$29
Retailer descriptionDark shade with an olive undertone
DepthVery deep
UndertoneOlive
Compared with 009 Natural MochaDeeper and less pink
Price$29