skin undertones?

Question

how do we know our skin undertones color? what color foundation is suitable for yellow or pinkish skin undertones? for example: beige or ivory.

Answer 1

i might be reading your question incorrectly - it's early in the a.m.

depends on the company who makes the makeup.
company a's beige could have pink tone.
company b's beige could have yellow tone.

here are some suggestions/hints:
if you look better in (with no makeup on) purples, pinks, (jewel tones) then you are probably cool.
if you look better in (no makeup on ) army green, orange (earth tones) then you are probably a warm.

when purchasing makeup at the drugstore ask FIRST about their return policy. if they will return with receipt, then buy 2 or 3, take them home to try out (natural light) and take the other(s) back.

if you purchase it from a makeup counter at department store ask about their lighting. there are lights (expensive) that mimic natural lighting, however, nothing is as natural as natural , so ask if you can use a mirror to go outside to check out the color.

typically, at a day spa, they will touch up your makeup after your service. this is a great way to play with color and application. the one doing your makeup will normally give you a mirror to check out the makeup in the natural light. all the professional makeup lines i know of have a 100% money back guarantee. if you don't like it for ANY reason , you get all your money back (and sometimes a gift for trying it in the first place).

check the return policy

Answer 2

Ideally one should test a bit of foundation by applying someon the cheek at the make up counter, to know whether the color blends well into your skin or not. If you cannot find a suitable coulor, then maybe you will have to use some transluscent powder to get the desired result. Sometimes you have to mix 2 or 3 shades to get the right blend.

To bring some glow to a yellowish complexion, try a rose tinted foundation combined with a bit of beige. It really depends on every person's skin texture and coloring. You would have to sample many brands and shades till you find the one which suits you the best.

Answer 3

The best way to find a suitable foundation shade is to try it on you're skin for pink undertones try ivories and beige for yellow or olive. but if unsure got to the cosmetic counter and ask to try it. If the shade is right for you it should blend till you can not tell you have it on the key to good make up is looking natural and just enhancing what you already have.

Answer 4

It depends really on the foundation. Check out your department store and ask one of the ladies there to help you pick your best shade... Pink, Yellow, or Neutral undertones are really hard to tell for people new in this whole make-up thing... Even drugstores that carry make-up have those handy see thru cards that you can use to plave over the inside of your wrist to find a color match. Your best bet, of course, is still seeing the experts at the department stores.

Good luck and stay pretty!

Answer 5

Yellow and pinkish undertones are opposite...yellow is warm while pink is cool.

There are several ways to tell, although some people (myself included) are truly neutral. You can be fair-skinned with warm undertones and be dark-skinned with cool undertones.

People with warm (yellow or olive) undertones usually look best in gold jewelry and warm colors like olive green, orange, and off-white. People with cool (pink or blue) undertones look best in silver jewelry and colors like blue, purple, and pure white.

Another way to tell is to turn your wrist over and look at the veins. If they appear greenish-blue, you have warm undertones. If they are purplish-blue, you have cool undertones.

If you look good in gold and silver, can wear about any color, and your veins just look plain blue, you are probably neutral.

As far as foundations, it would probably be easiest for you to look for a foundation that breaks its colors out by cool, warm and neutral. L'Oreal True Match is a great foundation and is available in many shades for all types of undertones.

Answer 6

Only the last link worked. I would say you have a yellow undertone like I do. But as for complexion you look medium. Isn't there a way that you can get a sample before purchase?

Answer 7

1.) You can pinch the skin at your elbow and if it turns yellowish right after you let go you have warm skin, if it turns bluish or pinkish you have cool skin. 2.) I have always heard to wear the opposite shade of your skin tone. Ex. I have cool, pinkish skin and I wear a makeup w/ a a yellowish tint. this balances out your skin so the pink or yellow is not over whellming. 3.) Biege is more pinkish, Ivory is more yellowish

Answer 8

Foundations, for the most part, come in warm and cool shades. Warm shades are for skin with yellow undertones, and cool shades are for skin with pink undertones. If you have, for example, a cool skin tone, and you apply a warm-toned foundation, you will notice that it dramatically doesn't match your skin - and vice versa.

Answer 9

hi

try them on the skin of ur forearm ....or u can try it on ur face b4 u buy it and see which one looks more natural and doesnt give u a pale look . also use a blusher to see which one is more suitable.. u can do that by putting half ur face a color and the other half the other color and compare them.

gooooooood luck

Answer 10

always be sure to get loose powter!! and probly beige, but you can brush it on with a blush brush if its loose powter so you can use different tones on different surfaces of your face, pending on what tone that section of your face is!