Luxury Beauty For Women Of All Colours

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October 16 2013

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Delphi Jones

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The Foundation Edit for Women of Colour

Written By Delphi Jones - October 16 2013

 

Finding the right foundation shade can be a tricky endeavour for any women, but even more so for women of colour. One of the most heard complaints from women of colour is still: why can't I find a foundation that seamlessly blends and really matches my complexion?! 

Many brands promise the earth when it comes to catering for women of colour but don't always reflect the varied palette of shades and undertones that gives a complexion its unique colour.
The result is a foundation that is either too red or leaves too many ashy grey tones and ultimately leave many women of colour feeling slightly frustrated.

But there is good news (there is no point focusing on the bad without highlighting the good..)
The number of brands that are allocating the required amount of resources to darker colours and deliver a wide variety in shades without compromising on quality is constantly rising and those are amongst the brands we feel happy welcoming into our Sable Beauty family. 

When choosing a foundation shade it is important to consider the primary skin colour as well as the undertone, i.e the unique colour that you can find 'under' the skin's surface. 
The foundation should match both your primary colour as well as your undertone.

Foundation Edit For Women Of Colour from Sable Beauty on Vimeo.
Foundation used on Model Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer SX12 (highlighter) and SX 15

 

 

There is no definite way to determine your skins' undertone, but the easiest is to:
do the vein test:
-if your veins have a green hue, your skin tone is warm with a yellow and/or golden undertone
-if your veins have a blue hue, your skin tone is cool with a pink, red and/or blueish undertone
-if you can not determine the hue of your vein you are probably neutral and have a mixture of yellow and red undertones
do the silver/gold test:
-if you look good in silver, you probably have a cool undertone
-if you look better in gold, then you're warm.
-if you look good in both, you’re probably neutral.

Foundation Edit For Women Of Colour from Sable Beauty on Vimeo.

Foundation used on Model Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer SX 9 (highlighter) SX11 and SX 15 (blended)

But life is busy enough without having to spend hours choosing the right foundation shade. So we have done the work for you and edited the wide range of colours we offer for darker skin tones, so the only thing you have to do is sit back, match and order!

Classic Olive Complexion with a neutral undertone (similar to Kim Kardashian)
We recommend the Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer in SX9

Classic Olive Complexion with a Warm Yellow/Golden Undertone (similar to Jessica Alba, Jennifer Lopez, Salma Hayek)

We recommend Face Atelier Ultra Foundation in Tan 

Dark Olive Complexion with a Warm Yellow/Golden Undertone (similar to Freida Pinto, Beyonce) 
We recommend Face Atelier in Caramel or Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer in SX 10:

Light Brown Complexion with a Cool/Red Undertone (similar to Joan Smalls)
We recommend Face Atelier Ultra Foundation in Toffee:

Light Caramel Complexion with a Warm Yellow/Green Undertone (similar to Padma Lakshmi, Zoe Saldana)
We recommend Face Atelier Ultra Foundation in Cocoa or Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer in SX11:

 

Darker Caramel Complexion with a Neutral Yellow/Red Undertone (similar to Liya Kedebe) 
We recommend Face Atelier Ultra Foundation in Mink:

 

Darker Caramel Complexion with a Warm/Yellow Undertone (similar to Christina Milan)
We recommend Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer in SX 12:


Rich Brown Complexion with a Warm Yellow/Green Undertone (similar to Kerry Washington, Jourdan Dunn)
We recommend Face Atelier Ultra Foundation in Sable:

Dark-Brown Complexion with a Neutral (Red/Yellow) Undertone (similar to Iman, Oprah Winfrey)
We recommend Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer in SX 13:

Dark Brown Complexion with a Cool Red Undertone (similar to Kelly Rowland)
We recommend Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer in SX 14:

 

Deep Dark Brown Complexion with a Cool Pink-Red Undertone (similar to Gabourey Sidibe)
We recommend Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer in SX15:

Deep Dark Brown Complexion with a Warm/Yellow Undertone (similar to Lupita Nyong'o, Viola Davis)
We recommend Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer in SX16:

 

Deepest Dark Brown Complexion with a Cool Blue Undertone (similar to Alek Wek)
We recommend Face Atelier in Zero Plus Plus:

 

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