When buying a foundation, the first thing to do is to figure out whether your skin tone is on the warm or cool side. Why? Because if you have warm undertones, a foundation with cool undertones will look pasty and sickly on you and if you are on the cool side, a warm foundation can make you look sallow. So how can you tell if you are warm or cool? Check out the following guidelines – it is a lot easier than you think!
You are Warm if:
* You look better in gold jewelry
* You have yellow undertones
* Your veins have a greenish tint
Celeb Icons:
Christina Milian and Jessica Biel
You are Cool if:
* You look better in silver jewelry
* You have pink undertones
* Your veins have a bluish tint
Celeb Icons:
Nicole Kidman and Liv Tyler
If you do not fall into either category, you can be neutral, which is a combination of both. Some people can also be a cool and a warm during different times of the year. The color of our skin can change according to the seasons, lighting and even your own physical well-being which is why it is always a good thing to have foundations of different shades handy.
09/24/2006 at 11:46 pm
This is the first time I’ve heard of combination/neutral undertones. Thank you so much for mentioning it here.
Everytime I read about undertones and how to find them, I get confused. They tell me to look at my veins and when I do I’m like, “Are they blue-ish? They look a little green, but they also look a little blue…”
04/28/2009 at 1:52 pm
Sanura, I was in the same boat as you! so confused!! I guess us neutral girls can wear anything!