An undertone is a slight color underlying your skin that will indicate which makeup, clothes, and hair colors tend to look best upon your natural appearance. There are three major types of undertones: cool, warm, and neutral.
Cool Undertones: Pink, red, or blue hues.
Warm Undertones: Yellow, peach, or golden hues.
Neutral Undertones: A mix between both cool and warm.
Knowing your undertone will help you pick out makeup, clothes, hair color, and jewelry that are complementary to you by highlighting only the best in you. Now, this knowledge does boost your confidence, simplifies shopping, and leaves you cohesive with a look, feeling more confident and stylish.
You can first determine your undertone through the veins on your forearm. The blue or purple color of the veins gives you cool undertones, a greenish—arm, and a mix of colors—neutral. You can also find inspiration by looking at celebrities with similar skin tones to guide your style choices.
Styling According to Your Undertone
Cool Undertones
Clothing: Blues, purples, emeralds, and cool grays are neutral and pastel shades. Avoidance of warm shades like orange and tomato red denotes cold coloring.
Jewelry: Wear silver, platinum, and white gold.
Make-up: Pink or blue base foundations. Cool-toned eyeshadows in grays, blues, and purples. Berry pinks and blue-based reds for lipsticks.
Hair Colors: Ash blonde, cool browns, and jet black.
Warm Undertones
Clothing: These are available in colors such as yellows, oranges, warm reds, and earth tones like browns and olive greens. Avoid cool shades like icy blues and jewel tones.
Jewelry: Have the US wear gold, copper, and brass.
Makeup: Go for Foundations with a yellow or golden base. Go for warm-toned eyeshadows like bronzes and golds and warm browns; lipsticks in coral, peach, and orange-based reds.
Hair Colors: Choose golden blondes, honey blondes, or rich auburns.
Neutral Undertones
Clothing: Look good in both cool and warm colors. Neutral tones of off-whites, taupes, and soft grays work well.
Jewelry: Both silver and gold look good
Makeup: Use neutral foundations that blend with both pink and yellow undertones. Experiment with a range of eyeshadows and lipsticks, from cool to warm.
Hair Colors: Most hair colors suit neutral undertones, including both cool and warm shades.
Follow these styling tips, and bring out the best in you, highlighting your natural beauty, and achieve a completely harmonious and balanced look.
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