Undertones - Are You Warm, Cool or Neutral?

One thing that everyone should know is their undertone. Knowing this will help you know which clothes make you shine, which jewelry makes you pop, and what kind of foundation will make you and your skin glow.

There's a few different ways to find out what your undertone is:

1) Stand in front of a mirror and rotate holding up gold and silver jewelry. One will probably look better on you. If this is gold, then you're warm. If this is silver, then you're cool. If both look equally fabulous then you're lucky enough to be neutral.

2) Hold out your inner forearm and firmly press your thumb into it. Hold your thumb  down for about 10 seconds. When you let go you'll see a colour on your thumb print - this colour is your natural undertone.  A yellow undertone means you're warm, and a peach undertone means you're cool.

3) Check your veins. If your veins are blue or purpley blue then you're cool. If your veins are yellow or green then you're warm. Finally, if your veins are blue and green then you get the best of both worlds - you're neutral and you can rock it all.

Here's some celebrities to give you a visual guide/idea:

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Now that you know your undertone..

I've compiled a collection of images below to help guide you with colours that will suit you best - things like this are easier to show than to tell.

For foundations, look at the colour sample shown at the drugstore, or the high end makeup store. These tiny images will give you a better idea of which undertone the foundation has.

For hair colours, if you feel the desire to dye your hair take your undertone into consideration. If you have warm undertones then try to stick to shades of brown, auburn, deep red. If you have cool undertones, then the world is your oyster. Try blonde, black, or hazel.

Neutral Undertones

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For those wondering, I have warm undertones. I've always felt that cool undertones get all the fun colours and get to branch out more, but here's a newflash: anyone can wear any colour they like! I don't stop myself from wearing blue dresses or rocking purple eyeshadow. Besides foundation (which I suggest you're careful with) feel free to wear whatever makes you the most confident!

Hope this has been helpful or interesting!

Take Care All xx