In 20 true-to-skin shades across warm, cool and neutral tones, True Match super-blendable liquid foundation perfectly matches the colour and texture of your skin, hiding imperfections with its fine, creamy texture.
The result: Flawless coverage
The silky texture of True Match blends seamlessly with the skin. It automatically adjusts to the texture of the skin to create a flawless finish.
Oil-free and non-comedogenic.
Determine Skin Tone and Undertone
I have used every foundation found on the Wal-mart cosmetic aisles, and have to give L'Oreal True Match two thumbs up. Not many products give great coverage for the Wal-mart price. L'Oreal True match makeup covers all the flaws on my face while matching my natural skin tone.
I am very white, but even the fairest skin has variations in shade and color. True Match provides 24 shades to match every skin tone. True match has been the only foundation I have discovered that has truly matched my skin tone. The way to tell if a foundation matches your skin tone is to put it on the jaw line and blend into your neck. If you notice the difference between your face and your neck then it does not match your skin tone. The jaw line method is better for testing match ability rather than testing on the wrist as people see your face and neck together and not your face and wrist together.
Every woman has an undertone whether it is cool (pink), warm (yellow), or neutral (olive). These tones shine through or skin giving us our beautiful, natural color.
- Cool Undertones: One way to determine if you have cool undertones is to look at your wrist in natural light. If your veins appear bluish then you have a cool skin tone. Another way to determine is to think about when you receive compliments on what you are wearing. If you receive the most compliments when you wear pink, pastel, or jewel tones then you most likely have cook skin. You can also wear pure white clothes and look great in them. Cool tones typically have blond hair and blue eyes.
- Neutral Undertones: It is difficult to determine if you are cool or warm by looking at your wrist as you have a mixture of everything. You can wear anything and look great in it. Your hair and eyes can be any color.
- Warm Undertones: Warm undertones can be determined by looking at the wrist in natural light. If they veins look greenish. Most warm undertones have auburn, red, brown, black, strawberry blond hair colors and hazel, green, and brown eye colors. Natural and earth tone colors look the best on your skin tone along with gold jewellery.
However, just because you have a certain hair color and eye color does not mean that you automatically have a certain undertone. For example, I have strawberry blonde hair and hazel eyes but I have a cool undertone. Results vary from one person to the next.
Once you discover your undertone, look at your face to determine your skin tone. True Match makeup has seven skin tone shades. To determine your skin tone shade look at your jaw line below your cheek. Do not look at your cheek as this tends to be more pigmented than your jaw line.
- Fair
- Fair light
- Light
- Light Medium
- Medium
- Medium Deep
- Deep
How to apply
Our skin is very sensitive and is exposed to lots of stresses in our environment every day. We should take extra care to keep our skin looking its best for a long healthy life. I know as a little girl learning to put on make up i would pull and push at my skin trying to move the foundation around. This is bad news! Pushing and pulling the skin is a recipe for disaster, or in this case, a recipe for wrinkles. We should take extra care to use light, soft touches on our face, especially around the eyes.
Take your middle finger and put it over the top of the bottle. Then dot your face at your forehead, chin, and each cheek. Smooth the foundation in with soft strokes downwards. Stroking downwards make sure the hair on your cheeks lays down flat. Under your eyes, make sure you use your ring finger (as this is the most sensitive finger) and just tap under your eyes until it is well blended.
If this is not enough coverage in the beginning, you can always go back and just add a little more areas to the places that need it. Make sure if you have oily or combination skin to set the foundation with a loose translucent powder to make sure that your skin does not shine later in the day.
Also, another great tool that is even better than using your fingers is a foundation brush. They are very gentle on the skin and do not push or pull. You can check your local Wal-mart, Walgreens, and CVS pharmacies for a foundation brush. They have a rounded tip and are about an inch in diameter.
Be True To Yourself
Makeup is a wonderful tool to play with and to let our personality show through. Don't let it be who you are. We are strong, beautiful women and we do not need make up to be "us". We are the same on the inside no matter if our mascara is on, running, or just plan gone. Our beauty shines from the inside out. Lets celebrate our beauty by being who we are with or without makeup!
