Find Your Flawless Match: The Ultimate Shade Finder Guide
In the world of modern beauty, the perfect foundation shade is more than a match - it’s an extension of your skin, effortlessly enhancing your natural radiance. But before you discover your ideal base, it all begins with one essential truth: understanding your undertone.
Know Your Undertone
The secret to a seamless complexion lies in recognising whether your skin carries cool, warm, or neutral undertones. Not sure where you fall? These simple yet refined techniques can help:
The White Shirt Test
In natural daylight, hold a white shirt or cloth to your face. If your skin appears brighter or slightly pink, you likely have cool undertones. If your complexion takes on a golden or peach hue, you’re probably warm-toned. If neither stands out distinctly, you may be neutral.
Silver vs. Gold
Try both silver and gold jewellery. Silver typically flatters cool tones, while gold brings out the glow in warm undertones. If both suit you, you’re likely neutral—the most versatile category.
Discover Your Match with the Code8 Shade Finder
Once you know your undertone, you’re ready to explore Code8’s Shade Finder - takes the guesswork out of finding your ideal match.
Step 1: Choose Your Base Product
Radiate Beauty Balm
For a sheer, luminous glow, start with Radiate Beauty Balm. Ideal for everyday wear, it enhances the skin’s texture with buildable coverage and light-reflecting particles. It’s skincare and makeup, perfectly balanced. Best for: Natural, barely-there coverage with a soft glow.
Day to Night Foundation
For polished, long-wear coverage that adapts from morning meetings to evening occasions, Day to Night Foundation is your essential. Lightweight, breathable, and buildable, it offers a satin-matte finish that’s never flat. Best for: Medium to full coverage that stays flawless all day.
Seamless Cover Concealer
For areas that need a touch more coverage—think under-eye darkness or blemishes—Seamless Cover Concealer glides on effortlessly, blending like a second skin. Hydrating and high-performance, it conceals without caking. Best for: Targeted correction with a natural finish.
Matte Velour Powder
To finish, sweep a veil of Matte Velour Powder over the T-zone or anywhere you prefer a touch of shine control. Feather-light and finely milled, it sets your makeup without dulling your radiance. Best for: A refined matte finish with invisible texture.
Step 2: Pick Your Shade Depth
Once you’ve chosen your product, you'll be prompted to select how light or dark your skin tone is—this helps narrow down to your shade depth range.
Step 3: Determine Your Undertone & Choose the Matching Image
Think about the undertone of your complexion - warm, cool, or neutral (now that you’ve learnt how to determine this). Code8’s shades are labeled with undertone;
Warm undertone → choose W or NW shades
Cool undertone → C or NC
Neutral → N shades
Then look through the visual references provided—select the face image that most closely resembles your undertone and shade depth.
Undecided? Reach Out!
If you're still not sure: contact Code8 customer service for complimentary shade‑matching advice. They can help you refine your selection.
Flawless, Elevated, and (always) Effortless
Your perfect foundation shade is not a compromise—it’s a discovery. With Code8’s Shade Finder and our curated complexion range, it’s your personalised complexion wardobe. Each product is designed to bring out the best in your skin, with minimal effort and maximum impact.
