Very frustrating when people around you (eg, work colleagues or friends) notice that the tone of your powder is much lighter or darker than the natural skin tone. Especially if you have a lot of time spent in the store, carefully choosing the color. This error can be given a logical explanation - in cosmetic stores artificial lighting, which prevents to make the right choice.
Find a place with the most natural light (for example, stand near a window, if any), or under fluorescent lighting (they are white, not yellow). Apply to the skin of the powder tester.
Spread icing sponge or brush on the face. It is important to feather the means to achieve the most natural effect. Now you will be able to determine whether there are differences between the powder and your skin.
Use special cards with examples of shades and colors of powder. Pick up a mirror and matching each card in turn to the skin (neck and chin) and determine the desired shade.
Pick a color powder, depending on the texture. Note that the cream powder will be more noticeable on the skin, especially if there are any errors (eg, acne) than crumbly, which gently applied with a brush.
If you have a bright, translucent skin, then you should not give preference to cool shades of powder - you risk to make himself sick look. But pink, porcelain, pastel colors - what you need.
If your skin is olive shade, the choice to stop the powder cold tones.
Owners of dry skin is better to use a cream-powder, which both moisturizes and evens skin tone. If you have oily skin, use friable powder. Girls with normal skin suit both.