Foundation is the hardest thing to buy without touching it, and a Faberlic foundation bought from the catalogue is no exception. The formula is rarely the problem. The shade is.

The formats, quickly

BB and CC creams — sheer, skincare-adjacent, good for even skin and warm weather.

Fluids — medium coverage, the everyday default.

Cream foundations — fuller coverage for redness and unevenness.

Cushions — compact format, easy to top up during the day.

Powders — for setting and mattifying, not for coverage on their own.

Shade ranges and lines rotate as the catalogue refreshes roughly every three weeks. See the current catalogue on faberlic.com for what is available in your market.

Shade matching without a tester

Three rules do most of the work.

Undertone beats depth. Work out yours before anything else: if silver jewellery flatters you more than gold, you are cool-toned; if gold wins, warm. A foundation half a shade too light but correctly undertoned looks fine. Correctly deep but wrongly undertoned looks grey or orange.

Match to your jaw and neck, never your hand. Hand skin is a different colour entirely, which is how people end up with a visible line at the jaw.

When between two shades, take the lighter one. Too light is fixable with powder, bronzer and blush. Too dark is not fixable at all.

Before you order

  • Look for swatch photos on skin like yours, not just the catalogue image
  • Read the stated coverage and finish — matte, satin or luminous
  • If a consultant near you has the range, see it in daylight; this beats every other method

Calibrating expectations

Affordable foundations generally hold for a working day, not sixteen hours in heat. Matte formulas emphasise flaking on dry skin; luminous ones slide on oily skin by afternoon. That is category behaviour rather than a brand fault.

And foundation sits on the skin you have. Texture, dryness and active breakouts show through any coverage, and a thicker layer makes them more visible, not less. Your skincare does more for how base makeup looks than the base does.

If the shade misses

Mix it with a lighter or darker product, use it as a targeted concealer around the nose, or pass it on. If a foundation causes persistent breakouts, or if most base products irritate your skin, see a doctor about possible contact dermatitis rather than working through the shade range.

Other makeup categories are covered in the makeup section.