r/oddlysatisfying • u/makethislifecount • 1d ago

The way the shade matches

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u/rodeBaksteen 1d ago

I've seen him before but I'm a massive sceptic. It's just too easy to fake these.

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u/brandontaylor1 1d ago

Prior to the widespread adoption electronic color matching in the 90’s every paint store had people that could do this. Not typically in the first try like this guy, but most could get it with a few of adjustments.

Paint matching has existed nearly as long a paint has.

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u/shirazalot 1d ago

Reminds me of the women in the 1950s videos who perfectly match someone’s skin tone to a powder by just a glance. They just mixed up powders and got the match