Rani Rajasekaran, 31, freelance writer
Rani has a dark skin tone and she currently wears Bobbi Brown Long Wearing Foundation in Warm Almond (6.5) and says that it’s the closest shade for her darker skin tone and helps to even out her complexion.
For years I have had quite a bit of trouble finding the right foundation to suit my skin tone. After countless trials, I settled on Bobbi Brown Liquid Foundation. When I say settled, I’m still not convinced it is the right one for me unfortunately.
I have had makeup artists teach me how to apply foundation but each makeup artist has a different take and many have trouble finding the right shade for my skintone. And, so as a normal clueless woman looking for normal every day make up, I still feel just as lost as when I first started on this foundation searching journey!
I actually use foundation a few times a year so my solution is to accept my pigmentation and uneven skin tone and just dab a wee bit of foundation on to make my skin look a bit better.
Out of all the brands out there, Fenty Beauty has tried the hardest and even though there are gaps in skin tone matches, they relate the closest to a broad spectrum of women’s different skin tones.
What I would like to see more of in the market are foundations for darker skin tones, a range that is specifically catered for Indians. So far, Nars, Bobbi Brown and Fenty Beauty are possibly the only ones which come the closest, but it would be great to have more choices at more affordable price points for darker skin tones.