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Buying a cushion shade online: how do you choose?

Korean cushion shade ranges have grown, but many are still built around numbers like 17, 21, 23 with a warm/cool/neutral letter added. Buying from abroad without a tester is a gamble.

Tricks people on beauty forums share:

  • Compare against a foundation you already own using shade-matching sites.

  • Look for swatches on several skin tones, filmed in daylight.

  • Remember cushions often oxidize slightly or look lighter at first.

  • Buy a refill-only size or mini first if the brand sells one.

A lot of shoppers also say they just go one shade deeper than their gut tells them.

Poll

How do you usually pick a cushion shade you can't test?

  1. Shade-matching website
  2. Swatch videos
  3. Go one shade deeper
  4. I only buy in store

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What is your best trick for not ending up with a ghostly cushion?

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