Knowing your skin tone can come in handy when choosing a new hair color, when figuring out what color clothing is most flattering on you, and most importantly your guide for deciding what makeup shades suit you best! There are three different skin tones Cool, Warm and Neutral. Below are very detailed ways on how you determine them.
1.Hold out your forearm in natural lighting, look at your veins are they blue, green or a mixture of both? If they are green you most definitely have a warm skin tone, blue you have a cool skin tone, and if it appears to be a mixture of both green and blue then you have a neutral skin tone.
.2. Wear two pieces of jewelry, one at a time,one gold and one silver, be your own judge, which color compliments you best? If you look better with gold you most likely have a warm skin tone and with silver a cool skin tone. If you look good with both it's highly likely that you have a neutral skin tone.
3. Try on a true white piece of clothing and a more off white shade of clothing, which one compliments your skin the best? If it is the true white you have a cool tone and the off white a warm tone, and if both looks super sexy then you are neutral toned.
FOR WARM SKIN TONES
HAIR COLOR
When choosing a new hair color look for shades that say 'golden or warm' these tend to be most caramel, honey, auburn and burgundy shades. These shades tend to suit warm skin tones best.
CLOTHING COLORS
When shopping for clothing look for shades that are in the warm range on the color wheel, confused as to what shades are warm? don't worry think of fire, what shades remind you of fire? red, orange, yellow, and the hues in between like orange red etc.
MAKEUP COLORS
When deciding your foundation shade, look for foundations that contain a more yellow or olive undertone. These shades compliment warm skin tones gorgeously.
When choosing a red lipstick shade choose one with a more orange tone this helps to enhance warm skin tones.
FOR COOL SKIN TONES
HAIR COLOR
When choosing a new hair color look for shades that contain the words ''Ash or Cool'' in it. These shades usually contain a green, blue, or grey undertone, relax don't get scared your hair isn't going to turn these shades, they just contain those undertones to maintain the cool tones.
CLOTHING COLORS
When shopping for clothing look for shades that are cool on the color wheel, these would be colors that remind you of water such as blue, green, purple and other hues in between such as turquoise, lilac etc.
MAKEUP COLORS
When choosing foundation shades look for shades that contain a more pink or red undertones, these are most likely the undertone of someone who has a cool skin tone.
When purchasing a red lipstick look for one with a more blue undertone, again, your lips won't be blue this is just to help it maintain it's cool tone.
FOR NEUTRAL SKIN TONES
You are absolutely blessed!! As a result of that you can rock any of these shades with confidence! good for you!! I'm jealous haha!
Remember though that beauty is subjective, if you feel comfortable wearing a certain shade of lipstick or certain colors of clothing that's totally cool. These tips just serve as guidelines to choosing different items that suit your skin tone.
Thank you all for reading and have a great day :)
