Foundation Colour Matching
Choose the perfect colour for your skin…
We want to help you choose the perfect Smitten Cosmetics colour for your unique skin.
The Fitzpatrick scale is a numerical classification system for human skin colour. It was developed in 1975 by Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, a Harvard dermatologist, as a way to estimate how skin responds to the sun.
Smitten Cosmetics offers colours from I – IV on the Fitzpatrick scale.
Not sure what colour your skin is? Click below to take a quiz that may help you to find your skin type on the Fitzpatrick Scale.
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Fitzpatrick skin type 1
Smitten Foundation Match:
Complexion Perfection Full Coverage: Porcelain (1)
Whipped Mousse: Cream (1)
Mineral Powder: Cream (1)
- skin colour (before sun exposure): ivory
- eye color: light blue, light gray, or light green
- natural hair color: red or light blonde
- sun reaction: skin always freckles, always burns and peels, and never tans
Fitzpatrick skin type 2
Smitten Foundation Match:
Complexion Perfection Full Coverage: Light (2)
Whipped Mousse: Honey (2)
Mineral Powder: Honey (2)
- skin color (before sun exposure): fair or pale
- eye color: blue, gray, or green
- natural hair color: blonde
- sun reaction: skin usually freckles, burns and peels often, and rarely tans
Fitzpatrick skin type 3
Smitten Foundation Match:
Complexion Perfection Full Coverage: Medium Cool (3) or Medium Warm (3)
Whipped Mousse: Cappuccino (3)
Mineral Powder: Cappuccino (3)
- skin colour (before sun exposure): fair to beige, with golden undertones Warm and cool tones
- eye color: hazel or light brown, blue and green
- natural hair color: dark blonde or light brown
- sun reaction: skin might freckle, burns on occasion, and sometimes tans
Fitzpatrick skin type 4
Smitten Foundation Match:
Complexion Perfection Full Coverage: Golden (4)
Whipped Mousse: Latte (4)
Mineral Powder: Latte (4)
- skin color (before sun exposure): olive or light brown
- eye color: dark brown
- natural hair color: dark brown
- sun reaction: doesn’t really freckle, burns rarely, and tans often
Fitzpatrick skin type 5
Smitten Foundation Match:
Complexion Perfection Full Coverage: Tan (5) or Deep (6)
Whipped Mousse: Mocha (5)
Mineral Powder: Coffee (5)
- skin color (before sun exposure): dark brown
- eye color: dark brown to black
- natural hair color: dark brown to black
- sun reaction: rarely freckles, almost never burns, and always tans
Fitzpatrick skin type 6
Smitten Foundation Match:
Complexion Perfection Full Coverage: Mocha (7)
Mineral Powder: Tan
- skin color (before sun exposure): deeply pigmented dark brown to darkest brown
- eye color: brownish black
- natural hair color: black
- sun reaction: never freckles, never burns, and always tans darkly
