If I’m lucky, I can just get away with the lightest shade.īut lo and behold, it turns out “olive” is not simply a word used for medium skin tones, but a fourth type of undertone. My own skin is pale enough that I often have trouble finding a light enough foundation at the drugstore. I’ve always associated “olive skin” with the rich colours of Latin, Arabic or Indian skin tones. When I hold my arm up next to theirs I can nearly always see a very clear… Greenness. My undertone shows up most clearly when I compare my skin colour to that of my equally pale, but distinctly different-looking Dutch friends. But, my dear friends, I’ve finally found the answer Neutral foundation is hard enough to find as it is, but it’s not right on me either. However, if I pick up cool foundation, my face instantly turns a very distinct pink that stands out from the rest of my skin. But I do look absolutely horrible in orange, gold makeup is the worst possible thing I can do to myself and warm toned foundation often comes out clearly yellow on me. As is the fact that I tan easily in the sun. I have brown hair and hazel eyes, which are generally marks of a warm colouring. Rose gold is the only metal I feel I can really pull off. Neither really looks good on me, to be honest. If the silver looks better on you, you’re cool toned. If the gold item looks better on you, you’re warm toned. Hold up a gold item and a silver item to your skin.Mine can be either or both at the same time, depending on the light and time of day. If they’re purple or blue, you’re cool toned. If the veins on the inside of your wrist are green, you’re wam toned.In my case, these tricks always raise more questions than they provide answers: There are a bunch of tricks for finding out your undertone, that I think we’ve all come across at some point in our lives.

It’s just my own skintone I’ve always had a problem identifying.

At 24 years of age.įunnily enough, I’m able to colour match other people quickly and well. Confession: I have a diploma in makeup artistry and an almost decade-old beauty channel on YouTube, and I only just found out whether my skin undertone is warm or cool.

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