Product watch: foundation has got to be perfect

Are you wearing the right foundation for your skin tone? If you haven’t updated it since last summer, the answer is probably no.

You may be happy with a foundation that almost matches your skin tone but if it is even one shade off, you are not doing your face justice. All the specialist capabilities you choose foundation for (eg, luminising, wrinkle-smoothing, mattifying) are diminished if you wear the wrong shade. Your perfect match is the optimum for neutralising tone, working with your concealer to create the flawless canvas we all want.

Finding your tone