Choosing the wrong foundation or powder color can cause your skin to look dull and pale. To avoid this, matching your makeup and accessories to your skin tone is important.

What is skin undertone and how do we determine it? Check out the following review.

What is a skin undertone?

Undertone or facial tone is the natural color that appears beneath the surface of your skin. It is important to know your skin's undertone type to determine the appropriate colors of makeup, clothing, and accessories. Choosing the wrong foundation color, lipstick, and powder can make your face look dull and conversely, choosing makeup that suits your undertone can make your appearance more optimal.

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Types of skin undertones

Undertones or facial hues can be divided into 3, namely:

Warm

Those with warm tones have skin tones such as golden, yellow, or orange, similar to peach. This type of undertone is suitable for using foundation and powder with a yellow base color. It is recommended to wear warm or yellowish colors such as peach, brick, and golden colors for clothing colors.

Cold (cool)

Owners of a cool or cool complexion usually have a reddish, pink, or bluish facial complexion. Those with cool undertones should avoid yellowish foundation and powder because they can make their skin look paler. Choosing a foundation color with a pink or slightly bluish base is best.

The recommended clothing colors for those with cool tones are cool colors such as pink, green, and purple. You can also choose bright red clothing colors such as cherry or raspberry.

Neutral

Owners of neutral hues usually have a mixture of warm and cool facial tones. The visible facial tone does not appear pink or pale. The recommended makeup colors for neutral owners are peach or beige (cream). As for clothes, those with neutral tones can wear all types of colors, such as warm or cool tones.

It should be understood that facial tone is different from skin color type. A person's skin color is determined based on skin pigments such as tan, olive, olive, white, or dark. Meanwhile, facial tone or undertone is the natural hue of the face.

This means that those with brown skin, which is synonymous with warm tones, do not always have warm undertones. They may have cool or neutral undertones. Likewise, those with olive skin can have neutral or warm undertones.

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How to determine skin undertone

Some ways you can try to determine skin undertone include:

Check blood vessels

Check the color of your veins at the bottom of your wrist under natural light such as sunlight.

• If the veins are blue or purple, you likely have cool skin tones
• If you have greenish veins, you have a warm skin tone
• If the color of the veins is not very visible or looks blue-green you probably have a neutral undertone

Match with jewelry

You have a warm tone if you look more suited to wearing gold jewelry. You have a cool undertone if you prefer silver or white gold jewelry. Meanwhile, those with neutral hues can wear both gold and silver.

Wear a white t-shirt

You can also wear a white T-shirt or stick white paper around your face to find out your undertones. If your skin appears more yellow, then you have a warm undertone. However, if your face looks pink, you have a cool complexion.

Knowing your skin's undertone can help you use more appropriate makeup, clothing, and accessories. If you have questions about your health, you can consult a doctor or use the consultation feature on the Ai Care application.

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