Find your shade by skin tone

Colour behaves differently on every skin. This guide places our seven Couture Blush shades and four Brow Trio tones across five tone families — from porcelain to ebony — so every skin tone and undertone is matched with the confidence of a private consultation.

First, find your undertone

The vein test

Look at the inside of your wrist in daylight. Blue or purple veins mean cool, green means warm, a mix means neutral.

The jewellery test

Silver looks best on cool undertones, gold on warm. If both look good, you are neutral.

The sun test

If you burn before you tan you likely lean cool; if you tan easily you likely lean warm or olive.

The white-cloth test

Against pure white fabric, cool skin reads pink, warm skin reads yellow, olive skin reads slightly green.

The five tone families

I — Porcelain · Fair

Fair skin

Cool to neutral · veins read blue, silver flatters

Very fair skin that rarely tans and flushes easily. Colour reads twice as strong here, so pigment is best applied in the sheerest veils.

Day blush: 03 Rose Quartz — A cool rose that mimics a natural flush without turning ashy.
Evening blush: 06 Rosewood — A deeper muted rose that sculpts the cheekbone under warm light.
Brow Trio shade: Soft Brown
Complete with: Luminous Base + Lip Gloss
Technique: One light tap of powder on the brush, then build. Place colour high on the apple of the cheek and blend toward the temple.

II — Alabaster · Light

Light skin

Warm golden · gold jewellery flatters, tans slowly

Light skin with a golden cast. Peach and apricot tones bring warmth back to the face without looking powdered.

Day blush: 01 Bare Silk — A soft nude-peach that warms the cheek and reads like skin.
Evening blush: 02 Golden Hour — A sunlit apricot that lifts golden undertones after dark.
Brow Trio shade: Soft Brown
Complete with: Luminous Base + Lip Gloss
Technique: Sweep from the apple upward in a soft C-shape toward the temple to lift the face.

III — Olive · Medium

Medium skin

Neutral to olive · both golds and silvers work

Medium skin with a neutral or olive cast — one of the most universal tones. It carries both rose and terracotta beautifully.

Day blush: 06 Rosewood — A dusty rose-brown that gives dimension rather than flat pink.
Evening blush: 04 Terracotta — A warm clay flush that reads polished under evening light.
Brow Trio shade: Medium Brown
Complete with: Luminous Base + Brow Trio
Technique: Two thin layers rather than one heavy pass. Blend down slightly toward the jaw for a modelled cheek.

IV — Bronze · Tan

Tan skin

Warm · tans easily, gold and bronze flatter

Tan, bronze skin with rich warmth. Pigment needs body here — earthy and saturated tones show up truest.

Day blush: 04 Terracotta — A sun-warmed clay that melts into bronze skin.
Evening blush: 05 Velvet Plum — A deep berry that adds contrast and definition at night.
Brow Trio shade: Medium Brown
Complete with: Luminous Base + Brow Trio
Technique: Load the brush fully and place colour along the top of the cheekbone, then blend back toward the hairline.

V — Ebony · Deep

Deep skin

Cool to neutral-rich · jewel tones flatter

Deep, rich skin where soft nudes disappear. Saturated berry, plum and fuchsia tones are what read as a true flush.

Day blush: 05 Velvet Plum — A saturated plum that gives a real flush instead of grey haze.
Evening blush: 07 Fuchsia Bloom — A vivid pink that lights up deep skin under camera flash.
Brow Trio shade: Deep Brown or Black Brown
Complete with: Luminous Base + Lip Gloss
Technique: Press the brush firmly into the powder, apply in short strokes on the cheekbone, then buff outward.

All seven blush shades

01 Bare Silk

Fair to light skin, warm or neutral undertones — everyday nude.

02 Golden Hour

Light to medium skin, warm golden undertones — sunlit peach.

03 Rose Quartz

Fair to light skin, cool undertones — natural cool rose.

04 Terracotta

Medium to tan skin, warm undertones — warm clay flush.

05 Velvet Plum

Tan to deep skin, any undertone — berry depth and contrast.

06 Rosewood

Fair to medium skin, cool or neutral undertones — muted rose.

07 Fuchsia Bloom

Deep skin or any tone worn sheer — vivid statement pink.

Still unsure? Ask the Benex Concierge in the corner of any page — describe your skin tone and undertone and it will match you in seconds, or browse the collection.