“Your skin tone is the surface colour of your skin,” explains Global PRO Bobbi Brown Artist, Amy Conway. “It’s what you’d describe as fair, light, medium, tan, or deep.” Your undertone, on the other ...

To find your perfect foundation shade, you should always dab a bit on your jawline and neck first. Checking the color match on your neck and jaw prevents jarring discrepancies and results in the ideal ...

"Undertones speak to the overall warmth or coolness of your skin tone," Helen says. "Undertones are generally referred to as cool/pink, warm/golden/yellow or balanced/neutral. Skin tone is more about ...

Senior beauty writer Eve Rowlands has turned to Dcypher Beauty to try and find her perfect match when it comes to her ...

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Typically when we need to purchase a new foundation we make a laundry list of all the things we want to the makeup to do. Then we head to the store and begin swabbing shades on our chins and on our ...

If I had to choose the most difficult step in any beauty routine, I might be temped to say winged liner, or perhaps getting that second brow to match a perfect first one. However, I know that in many ...

Discovering your foundation soulmate is easier said than done. The best option for you is different than the best option for your BFF — and between tricky lighting, oxidizing makeup, and the mysteries ...

Color matching isn't just for your foundation—here, makeup artists explain how to color match lipstick for a more flattering pout. When I hear “color matching,” I think of finding the just-right ...

Foundations are like bras—"the majority of people have the wrong one." That's what makeup artist Holly Gowers said when ELLE.com sought her professional help in finding six editors' matches once and ...

When it comes to makeup – and more specifically complexion products – few things are more transformative than finding your perfect match. But sometimes (read: most of the time), that's easier said ...

Typically when we need to purchase a new foundation we make a laundry list of all the things we want to the makeup to do. Then we head to the store and begin swabbing shades on our chins and on our ...