Oxides are generally more present in full-coverage foundation, and some quick Googling reveals that all three products have some however, the Lancôme 555 C (on the far right) has far more than either of the other two, as it is the second ingredient on the list. The foundations with the most coverage on my chest are the two Lancômes and the Estée Lauder ones. The issue is that they can react with the skin, causing the product to change colors during wear. Marlena Stall from Makeup Geek explains this in detail, but the skinny is that oxides are used to add SPF or sometimes coverage to foundations. Oxidation is caused by the pH of our skin reacting to certain ingredients in foundations called oxides (examples are aluminum oxide, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide and iron oxide). And yep, it should absolutely be taken into account when picking a product, because it can ruin the best foundation match on earth. That, honey, is oxidation, which can cause a foundation to change colors throughout the day, due to the chemistry of our skin and exposure to air. I am sure it has happened to some of you: a foundation acts right in the store, so we take it home and proudly wear it the next day.only to look orange a few hours into wear. So, while undertones help to identify which foundation to pick, a few of the ones above are still a little baffling, which leads to my next point. Matching to the center of my chest makes me feel like my face and my body know each other, you know? I personally use my chest because my neck is a tad darker than the rest of my body matching my foundation to it would estrange my face from the rest of my body. When dark shades are available, there are many schools of thought when it comes to matching foundation some people match shades to their face, some use their necks, chests, or even wrists. That makes an already arduous task even harder. When it comes to shade, finding the right color can be annoying because the majority of brands don’t carry dark shades - period. For reference, other cool-toned black women include Lupita Nyong’o, Alek Wek, Nyma Tang and Duckie Thot. (I can already tell that half of them are off, but again - good directional findings.) Here is a pretty good explanation of how to read Color IQ results. These are some of the shades that could match me in theory. I prefer using it in person, but based on my favorite foundations, my Color IQ is between 2R15 and 4R15 - meaning that I am on the darkest end of the spectrum with some red undertones. It is not always accurate, but it does give good inklings. One last thing that I recommend is using Color IQ at Sephora. It is super easy to see their undertones become apparent. If you have a sec, watch this video by where several women of color sit in front of a white background. As you may see in the photo below, my skin appears reddish when juxtaposed with a white towel, which therefore makes me cool toned. The one method that did work for me consists in standing in front of a white background and determining which colors appear the most apparent in the skin, using the stark contrast with the white to make that observation. I wear black 99 percent of the time (and yes, that’s not the method's fault, but whatever.) That said, I have always gravitated towards silver jewelry, so that’s that. That trick is also great… for people who love experimenting with color. Another method consists of looking at the clothes and jewelry one looks best in cool-undertoned people will rock blues, cool reds, other jewel tones and silver jewelry, when warmer-undertoned humans tend to look great in yellows, oranges, warmer hues and gold jewelry.
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