I feel like my own skin tone changes from week to week. My base undertone is neutral, leaning olive, and I'm usually somewhere in the nebulous foundation shade range known as 'medium.' I'm biracial, and I feel like there are stark differences between my summer skin tone and my winter skin tone (especially if I'm tanning in the winter to combat seasonal depression). I have acne, some areas of redness and broken blood vessels, and a smattering of freckles that I want to remain visible. It's not the hardest thing in the world to visit a Sephora or Ulta and get shade-matched, but that often comes with pressure to make a purchase, and it doesn't factor in the fact that your skin might be a different color next week. Recently, I purchased the viral TirTir makeup compact, and after using the company's online shade-matching tool, the recommended shade was abhorrently, vilely wrong. I looked like I'd taken a dip in olive oil. And wouldn't you know it' It's pretty hard to return used...
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