If you have a hard time choosing the right shade of makeup, checking whether you have warm, neutral, or cool undertones is the best way to determine colors that will flatter your face.
First of all, undertone refers to the color that is within the skin tone. While the latter is not permanent, your undertone doesn't change.
There are three types of undertones: warm, neutral, and cool. The warm plays around the palettes between peaches, yellow, and gold, while having a neutral one means it doesn't differ much from one's natural skin tone. Lastly, having a cool undertone can cover colors between pink, red, and blue.
According to media and makeup experts, here's how to determine skin color:
1. Check your veins
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If the color of your veins is greenish, you have a warm undertone; if it's purple-ish or bluish, then you have a cool undertone. Neutral tone can be determined if the veins look colorless, matching your skin tone.
2. Assess your jewelry
If gold jewelry looks good on you, it indicates you have a warm undertone, while silver, rose, and platinum pieces match you if you are on the cool side. If both flatters you, then you are in the neutral tone.
3. Compare your color using a white background
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Those with warm undertones may suit off-white better, whereas those with cool undertones perfectly match true white. Having a neutral undertone looks good in both.
4. Consider your eye and hair color
According to Sesnek, the makeup artists of A-listers like Adriana Lima and Hailey Bieber, those with deep skin tones and deep eye colors have warm undertones. On the flip side, having fair skin and light eyes tend to be cool or neutral.
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