How to buy the Perfect Foundation?

Buying the perfect foundation shade for my skin has never worked out for me. It's always at least 4 shades lighter than my skin. Now, you would probably think what the hell is wrong with her, who does that?? Well, in my defense I would like to say that it is because I live in Pakistan and when you go to buy makeup here, the sales girls would miss guide you. I apologize if you're a makeup sales person and I offend you in any manner. But honestly, this is how it works in Pakistan. Not only would they tell you to buy blah blah more products, but they would argue with you about how your makeup technique is wrong and they are right. I went to buy a concealer and asked the sales girl to show me a shade lighter than my skin. She started arguing and said, "no, you're supposed to wear a concealer that is darker than your skin tone." I said, "Girrrllll, whatttt????" and she kept arguing and said that if I'm asking for a shade that is lighter than my skin tone, that would be a highlighter. Honestly speaking, my faith in those makeup sales girls died that day. Not only was she arguing and wrong, she got on my nerves for telling me that I was WRONG! Since that day, I've promised myself, not to come under the pressure of any of these people no matter what promises they make.
Buying a foundation has always been the most difficult task in the history of my makeup life. To get the perfect color, undertone and type are too much to pay attention to. Here are some of my useful tips to remember that I've learnt over these years to buy the perfect foundation that matches your skin and undertone.
The first thing you need to consider is to understand what your undertone is. It can either be warm toned, cool toned or neutral. Now how will you get to know which category do you fall in? Just get two pieces of jewellery. Get one in Gold and one in Silver. Go get it right now. Did you get it? Now place both of them on your wrist. Which one suits you more? The Gold one? The Silver one? Well, whichever one does, if it's the gold one, you're a warm toned person, if its the silver one, you're a cool toned one; and if in any case both the pieces look good on you the same, congratulations, you're a neutral toned person.
The next thing you would wanna know if the color matches exactly to your skin tone. Here's a quick tip: your wrist is never the same color as your face. Always, Always, ALWAYS, (see the emphasis?) try the color on the face near your neck. This will really show you what color matches your skin and what doesn't.
Try at least two to three colors closest to your complexion. in that way you will be more accurate in selecting the one that is best for you.
Always remember to check it in different lighting. If you can try checking it out in natural lighting which is the sun.
Note: Your complexion keeps changing according to the seasons. In summer your your complexion will be darker than usual and in winter it will be lighter than usual. If you still cant get the perfect match for your skin, try buying two foundations, one that is lighter than your skin and the other that is darker than your skin. When you want to apply you can always mix the two of them according to your personal preference.
I hope you found this helpful. If yes, share it with your friends and family to save them from spending money on a foundation that does not even match their complexion or skin tone. ❤❤