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Fairs/Lights

Very Fair

Light Porcelain or Ivory Skin Tones. Not all cosmetic companies put out this light of a shade and a foundation lightener may have to be mixed in. Example: UD* 0.5 foundation.

Fair

Light Beige or Neutral Skin Tones. Also known as light. Example: UD 1.0-3.5 foundation range.

Mediums

Medium

Warm or Gold Beige Skin Tones with neutral undertones. May have some light medium tones. Example: UD 4.0-6.0 foundation range.

Warm Medium

Golden, Medium or Warm Olive Skin Tones with warm undertones. Example: UD 4.0-6.0 foundation range and ending with .0 and .75.

Cool Medium

Medium or medium beige with sublet pink Skin Tones with cool undertones. Example: UD 4.0-6.0 foundation range and ending with .5.

Dark

Tan

Light Brown, Sunkissed or Caramel Skin Tones. Also known as medium dark. Example: UD 6.5-8.0 foundation range.

Dark

Almond, Chestnut and Mocha Skin Tones. Example: UD 8.75-10.0 foundation range.

Deep

Cocoa, Espresso and Dark Chocolate Skin Tones. Not all cosmetic companies put out this deep of a shade. Example: UD 11.00-13.0 foundation range.

Cool Undertones

Pink or blush. Blue or purple colours present. Example: UD ending with .5 and .75.

Neutral Undertones

Beige. Blue-Green colours present. Example: UD ending with .25.

Warm Undertones

Yellow, peach or deep yellow. Green-Gold colours present. Example: UD ending with .0 and .75.



*UD - Urban Decay

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