I chose the color based on reviews without checking the tester, and it was a great choice! I'm a cool-toned summer skin tone (1st), and a warm-toned spring skin tone (2nd), and I use it for natural makeup. It's perfect for subtractive makeup when my eyeshadow and blush are bright. I have pigmentation around the edges of my lips from sun exposure, and this lip color alone can't cover it, so I use CEZANNE's shadow lip maker to remove the pigmentation before applying it.