![]() ![]() Dior's Face and Body fared better the sheer, buildable coverage came closer to my liking, but I still needed to mix shades to get a perfect match. Once the purveyor of my first holy grail foundation, Teint Innocence, a barely there luminous blend that was discontinued back in 2011, I had high hopes for Chanel but found the undertones in their lineup too tangerine for my liking-the ironically named Les Beiges left me looking like an Oompa Loompa even after a lengthy consultation with a makeup artist. Bougie as I am, I wanted to see what Chanel, Dior, and their ilk had to offer. After years of tweaking the darkest shades at Sephora or mixing three different colours to match, I was used to putting in a little extra work. I grabbed what I could, hoping that I'd be able to make the best of things. I'd grown accustomed to YouTube videos in which content creators swatch every shade within a line, so I felt a degree of surprise upon realising the approach to publication samples was entirely different. ![]() Entering the Vogue beauty closet, I was overwhelmed by the number of foundations on the market, and the limited range of what actually was sent through by PR companies. Of course, I didn't expect it to take an entire year of my life. The hue may be right, but the undertone is wrong, the texture or finish might also need work, and since many brands still refuse to stock their full array of shades, even getting ahold of the right options would take time. As a woman of colour, I knew this wouldn't be an easy task. Post Fenty Beauty, many brands have expanded their ranges, but capturing the nuances of deeper skin remains an uphill battle. So began my search for a foundation that would match my skin tone and leave me with the healthy looking complexion of my dreams.
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