Who's Your Celebrity Foundation Twin?

Mismatched foundation shades? Here's how to find your perfect match.

Published on Jun 11, 2025

There may be photos collecting dust in your camera roll, never to see the light of day, and it’s all because of one thing: a foundation mismatch. It’s a common makeup mishap to use a foundation that may be too light or too dark for your skin, making your body look like it paid a visit to the beach while your face stayed indoors, or vice-versa. Fortunately, there are now many ways to avoid experiencing this, so you can step out with confidence and look back at your memories with ease.

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How to Determine Your Foundation Shade

Wearing the right foundation shade creates a seamless and natural look, regardless of coverage. It’s a crucial element for enhancing your complexion and achieving a unified appearance that makes your makeup seem just like second skin.

When shopping for foundation, match it with your body rather than your face. According to professional makeup artist Jason Delos Reyes, it’s best to swatch foundation on your jaw, helping you visualize how it will look and blend from your face to your neck and your body.

Knowing your undertones is a significant contributor as well. You can have the shade of foundation that goes well with your skin tone, but with a mismatched undertone, it will still end up looking not quite right. There are primarily three categories for undertones: cool, warm, and neutral.

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Determining yours is as easy as observing the colors of the veins on your wrists. If their hues lean towards blue and purple, you have a cool undertone. Green veins would mean warm, while a mix of blue and green would mean olive. If the colors of your veins appear to be a combination of all these, or if they’re generally hard to determine, then you have a neutral one. Knowing this would avoid a foundation match that is either ashy or orange.

Another way to find the right foundation shade is to simply give it some time. Swatch it and let it sit for a few hours, and observe if it oxidizes, if it looks natural under the sun, and so on.

Need more help? Sit back, relax, and get to know your celebrity foundation twins.

Find Your Celebrity Foundation Twin

Gone are the days of blind-buying foundation, and crossing your fingers that they match perfectly. Shopping for makeup has evolved through the years, and with the Foundation Twin trend taking over social media, it’s only about to get easier.

Your foundation twin is someone who has the same skin tone as you, therefore you share the same shades. Below, find your celebrity foundation twin and discover the exact foundation they use—according to none other than their go-to makeup artists, of course.

Preview talked to coveted makeup artists Jake Galvez, Jason Delos Reyes, Justin Louise Soriano, Thazzia Falek, and Eds Go, who revealed the exact foundation shades of their long roster of celebrity muses.

Light to Medium Skin Tones

Sunshine Cruz

Sunshine Cruz is ever-radiant, and her skincare-centric foundation of choice is one of the reasons why. She uses the Dior Forever Skin Glow in the shade 0N, which is known to enhance the skin’s natural luminosity, while providing hydration for hours on end.

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Dior Forever Skin Glow in 0N, P4600, DIOR, rustans-thebeautysource.com

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Emilienne Vigier

Within the light neutral end of the foundation shades spectrum is Emilienne Vigier. The Dior Forever Skin Perfect in 1.5N is her foundation of choice to achieve her signature glass skin. The lightweight foundation stick evidently gives a blurred and flawless complexion.

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Dior Forever Skin Perfect in 1.5N, $52 (approximately P2900), DIOR, dior.com

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Vanna Garcia

Balancing life as an actress, content creator, and mother, Vanna Garcia goes for a long-wearing and fade-proof foundation, specifically the Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Waterproof Foundation in 0W1 Satin. If you have fair skin with warm undertones like Vanna, it could be the perfect blurring foundation for you too.

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Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Waterproof Foundation in 0W1, P3400, LAURA MERCIER, rustans.com

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Jayda

Jayda is your foundation twin if you have fair skin and a cool undertone. The youthful musician uses the Make Up For Ever HD Skin Hydra Glow in 1N06, which has a buildable coverage and a radiant finish. The Chanel Les Beiges in BD21 is another go-to for that weightless yet silky texture and healthy-looking glow.

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HD Skin Hydra Glow in 1N06, P2700, MAKE UP FOR EVER, sephora.ph

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Les Beiges in BD21, $65 (approximately P3625), CHANEL, chanel.com

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Belle Mariano

Did you know that Belle Mariano rarely uses foundation? But for the very few occasions when she needs coverage, she opts for the Yves Saint Laurent Le Cushion Encre de Peau or Matte Cushion Foundation in color 35. It’s for those with warm undertones, who want a luminous matte finish and a seamless buildable coverage.

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Le Cushion Encre de Peau in 35, SGD 122 (approximately P5285). YVES SAINT LAURENT, sephora.sg

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Pia Wurtzbach Jauncey

From studios to catwalks and fashion shows, Pia Wurtzbach Jauncey has many places to be. It’s no wonder why she uses the L’oreal Infallible Fresh Wear Foundation in 120 Vanilla, known to be a long-wear foundation with medium to full coverage. To achieve a more luminous yet breathable glow, this foundation is usually mixed with the L’oreal Hyaluronic Tinted Serum for Pia.

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Infallible Fresh Wear Foundation in 120, P899, L’OREAL, lazada.com.ph

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Sam Cruz

Sam Cruz is a glowing beauty, much like her mother. It’s no wonder why she uses the same foundation as her—just a few shades deeper. Sam is in the shade 3N for the Dior Forever Skin Glow, known for keeping the skin even, smooth, and healthy.

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Dior Forever Skin Glow in 3N, P4600, DIOR, rustans-thebeautysource.com

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Kim Chiu

Kim Chiu has been in show business for almost two decades now, and she looks as glowing as her first day in the industry. The Dior Prestige Le Cushion Teint de Rose in 030 Medium Beige is her foundation of choice, which is a high-perfection cushion that enhances rosy luminosity. It was formulated specifically for Asian skin, making it easy to find a pigment that matches your skin perfectly.

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Prestige Le Cushion Teint de Rose, SGD205 (approximately P8880), DIOR, dior.com

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Liza Soberano

Liza Soberano looks fresh no matter where she is—from the red carpet to the movie screens. The Chanel Les Beiges in Medium Plus is her foundation of choice, which provides light-to-medium coverage, a silky texture, and all-day radiance.

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Les Beiges in Medium Plus, $70 (approximately P3905), CHANEL, chanel.com

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Georgina Wilson

If you have light to medium skin and a neutral undertone, plus you prefer ditching the foundation, then Georgina Wilson is definitely your twin. The model, entrepreneur, and overall it girl, uses the Sunnies Face Skin So Good Daily Tinted Oil-Free Moisturizer in the shade Prairie. Apart from having a buildable coverage and a blurred matte finish, it’s also equipped with SPF, making it a great everyday base.

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Skin So Good Daily Tinted Oil-Free Moisturizer in Prairie, P645, SUNNIES FACE, ph.sunniesface.com

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Medium to Deep Skin Tones

Mimiyuuuh

Mimiyuuuh is a proud morena who uses the Dior Forever Skin Perfect in 4N or neutral. The hydrating and multi-purpose stick is a quick-to-use product for that seamless look that lasts all day—a budge-proof choice for that girl.

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Dior Forever Skin Perfect in 4N, $52 (approximately P2900), DIOR, dior.com

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Gabbi Garcia

One of the things that give Gabbi Garcia the confidence to greet the world a Magandang Gabbi! is her radiant skin. She has a medium neutral skin tone, and she switches around a variety of foundations. There’s the Shiseido Synchro Skin Radiant Lifting Foundation in the shade 350 Maple and the Make Up For Ever HD Skin Hydra Glow in the shade 2Y32. Also part of Gabbi’s kit is the NARS Light Reflecting Foundation in Barcelona and the Chanel Les Beiges in B40.

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Synchro Skin Radiant Lifting Foundation in 350, P3050, SHISEIDO, lazada.com.ph

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HD Skin Hydra Glow in 2Y32, P2700, MAKE UP FOR EVER, sephora.ph

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Light Reflecting Foundation in Barcelona, P2950, NARS, rustans.com

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Les Beiges in B40, $65 (approximately P3625), CHANEL, chanel.com

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Winwyn Marquez

A medium skin tone with cool undertones makes you Winwyn Marquez’s foundation twin. The beauty queen trusts the Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Waterproof Foundation in 4C0 Chestnut and the Shiseido Synchro Skin Radiant Lifting Foundation in 350 Maple to bring out her natural radiance.

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Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Waterproof Foundation in 4C0, P3400, LAURA MERCIER, rustans.com

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Synchro Skin Radiant Lifting Foundation in 350, P3050, SHISEIDO, lazada.com.ph

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Nikki Huang

Nikki Huang is a style icon in the making, with luminous makeup looks to match. The Rustan’s heiress goes in with the L’oreal Infallible Fresh Wear Foundation in 220 Sand, which was made for the warm and medium-toned beauty enthusiasts. To neutralize, this is mixed with the Estee Lauder Double Wear Sheer Long-Wear Foundation in 3N1 Ivory Beige.

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Infallible Fresh Wear Foundation in 220, P899, L’OREAL, lazada.com.ph

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Double Wear Sheer Long-Wear Foundation in 3N1, P2950, ESTEE LAUDER, lazada.com.ph

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