Kind of in the middle, though more likely closer to my chest because my neck seems 5 shades lighter than my face and then my face looks like it’s floating when I match to my neck, lol!
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My neck is lighter than my face, so if I match foundation to my face, it looks weird and obvious. So I match foundation to my neck, which gives a more consistent look.
Same. I look weird if I match to my chest or neck, so i average it out. My neck is pretty much an exact match to Fenty 150, markedly lighter and more green olive looking than the rest of my body, and I would love to match to it so I’m not carrying colour down my neck, but no luck. I tend to blend a bit of my foundation onto my breastbone so it looks cohesive if I am wearing a summer neckline.
My face, neck, and chest are all different shades! Usually I try to match to neck for a uniform look, and let the chest go it’s own way. 😉
I never matched foundation to my chest, I mostly wear high neck tops so I never feel the need. I try to match foundation to my actual face, so that it looks decent if I run some from my nose or chin. I try to pick a shade that blends seemingly into my neck, but in the end my face, neck and body have a pretty similar shade.
Face, but usually everything is the same color, anyway.
It depends on the season, to be honest. In the summer, I’m much more tan (in spite of using sunscreen, I manage to go up at least two shades) and have more skin on display so I’ll generally match my face to my chest. If I matched my neck, everything would be too light. However in the winter, I actually need to match my neck because not only am I lighter in general, but far less of my chest is on display. I went out to run errands today and checked my face in the car, and I’m right at the point where I need to switch from summer to winter foundations. It was overcast today and I definitely thought — oof, that’s too dark!
Neck, chest and arms! My face is probably just slightly lighter, more so during summer because I not only use a far more potent sunscreen on my face and neck during summer, but also because when I use the pool, I wear 45 spf on my face but only 25 or 30 spf for the rest of me. And so I need to go up at least one or two shades during summer so that I don’t have a “floating head” thing going on!
I tend to match my foundation to my face and seeing as I never, ever tan, it’s the place to start.
My neck is dark from sun damage. I never match my foundation to my neck, only my face. I countour my face and neck so they appear seamlesbetween face, neck and decollage.
I still match it to the inside of my wrist, and I never have a lollipop head.
I’m pale enough that my face, neck, and chest are all pretty much the same color, so I don’t have to worry about trying to match any particular area.
My face is darker than my neck & chest and foundation formula is already tricky especially bc my skin texture can have dry patches AND be oily. So I usually reach for a tinted moisturizer or buildable foundation that is either similar or a half shade darker than my neck. Then I reach for a medium or full coverage concealers that match the rest of my face. So long as I blend the edges carefully everything looks well enough.