Almay foundation shades - undertone, depth and cross-brand matches
Almay has 9 foundation shades in our catalog across 3 formulas, spanning 3 depth levels. Click any shade for its closest matches in other brands.
Smart Shade Skintone Matching Makeup ($17.29)
- Light - warm, light
- Light Medium - neutral, light
- Medium - neutral, light-medium
Truly Lasting Color Makeup ($17.29)
Smart Shade Anti-Aging Skintone Matching Makeup ($17.29)
- Light - warm, light
- Light Medium - neutral, light
- Medium - neutral, light-medium
Not sure of your own undertone or depth? Run the free undertone test or the skin tone finder - it reads them from a selfie in your browser (nothing is uploaded) - then come back to the matching shades.
How this works: shade colours are the brands' published swatches, converted to CIE Lab and compared with ΔE (colour distance). Swatches are approximations - lighting, formula finish, oxidation and skin chemistry all shift how a foundation reads. Use these as a shortlist and verify on your jawline in daylight.
Find your own undertone and depth first - free, from a selfie, in your browser.
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How many shades does Almay foundation come in?
In our catalog Almay has 9 foundation shades across 3 formulas; ranges change by season and region, so the brand's site may list more.
Which Almay shades are warm vs cool?
By swatch colour: 2 warm, 7 neutral. Each shade page shows its classification and the closest cross-brand matches.