Hello to all readers of my channel! My name is Lisa, and for more than three years I have been sharing with you useful materials about beauty and personal care.
Today we will talk about why, for example, the same foundation or lipstick color is not suitable for two fair-skinned girls. Or why would a yellow jacket look good on one and a pink one on the other?
I'm also sure that many of you have faced the following situation: you bought a foundation, a shade for you I liked it (almost perfect), but something is wrong in the mirror or in the photo - the face is reddish or too much yellowness.
It's all about skin tone, it comes in three types: cold, neutral and warm. It must be correctly identified so as not to miss the mark with the purchase of tonal creams and other cosmetics in the future.
Skin tone is what we see nowlooking in the mirror. It can change: in winter, the skin tone is light, in summer, when we sunbathe, it is darker. Undertones are "deep" skin tones (the color that is "under the skin"
), it will never change with us under any circumstances. A certain kind of subtone is with us for life.How to determine your subtone?
There are several ways:
1) along the veins of the hands: blue and purple - cold undertone; slightly greenish - warm; both are neutral. This is easy to understand when you compare the color of the veins in your arms with your friends, your husband;
2) by the color of the skin behind the ears: In daylight in front of a mirror, fold back the edge of the auricle and see what color the skin is behind it. Reddish and pink shades - cold undertone; yellowish shades - soft undertone. You can also pay attention to the skin of the neck and décolleté area, but it is difficult to determine the undertones by them;
3) your reaction to tanning: if you quickly sunburn in the sun and the skin is red - a cold undertone; you get an even tan - a warm undertone.
If the two points above did not help you to accurately determine the subtone, then you have a neutral one.
There are several more options to find out your skin tone. For example, by the colors of clothes or jewelry (gold is in harmony with a warm undertone, silver and platinum - with a cold). But it will be very difficult for you to assess adequately: For example, silver may not work, but you like a particular piece of jewelry.
Why do you need to know your subtone?
Because then it will be very easy and simple for you to select shades of foundation, eye shadow, lipstick and etc. And also it will be easy to decide on the wardrobe and what color you are going to paint hair.
Cosmetic products should be chosen in the following shades:
- for a cold undertone: pink, porcelain, powdery, light beige, olive, ivory;
- for a warm undertone: golden, peach, beige.
Lipstick in pink, deep raspberry, wine and burgundy shades are suitable for a cold undertone. And orange, orange-red or coral shades are for a warm undertone.
I hope we figured it out more or less. Next time, let's look at how the subtone helps you choose your wardrobe. If interested - put your "thumbs up" and subscribe to the channel.
