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Makeup 101: Find Your “Tone”
Want to look absolutely perfect all the time like Hollywood’s biggest celebrities?
Get a makeup artist.
Makeup artists know that one of the keys to creating a perfect makeup look is to consider what a person already has. Skin tone, hair color, eye color, etc. all have an effect on what colors look best on a person. You’ve probably heard the ladies at the makeup counter talk about people being “seasons,” and what colors look best on a face. But you may have never done the research to figure out exactly which colors are meant to consistently work best for you.
And that’s where I come in. Consider me your personal makeup artist for the day. I’ve checked out a couple of different sites and compiled a summary of what you should be looking for when shopping for staple makeup items.
In the past, makeup specialists used “seasons” to classify people’s skin tones and find the best color for them. However, now most makeup rules classify people into either “warm” or “cool” tones. Summer and winter tones are under the umbrella of “cool” and fall and spring are under “warm” tones.
A big key to figuring out if you are cool or warm is figuring out your skin’s natural undertones. Take a look at the veins on your wrist. If they are blue, you are probably “cool,” and if they are green you are probably “warm.” Check out some detailed ways to find out your tone here, but I’ll give you a quick summary:
Cool Tones:
Eyes: Gray or blue.
Hair: Can be blonde, brown, or black.
Skin: Blue/pink undertones.
Ideal colors: Jewel tones and a pink based foundation.
Avoid: Bronze, gold, yellow, and red.
Warm Tones:
Eyes: Brown, green, or hazel.
Hair: Brown, black, red, auburn.
Skin: Yellow/olive undertones.
Ideal colors: Earth tones and yellow based foundation.
Avoid: Blue, violet and white.
Check out e.l.f’s color charts to find specific colors that work best for you. But if you are looking for an easy way to achieve your best colors (because I’m not always around and you can’t afford ScarJo’s makeup artist), check out Almay’s intense i-color shadows, which are eyeshadow trios put together based on your eye color. Although, once you find out your tone it all gets pretty easy and you’ll even notice that many palettes are put together with your tone in mind.
So I guess you don’t need a celebrity makeup artist to look totally flawless. It’s easy to look good once you know!
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Sarah says:
Thu, 13th Aug 20097:45 am
Thanks for leaving out people with black skin.
much appreciated
Hailey says:
Thu, 13th Aug 20097:50 am
it doesn't really say specific skin colors, just undertones. If you follow the links they say "black skin with pink undertone" or whatever.
Anyway, I don't think I'll ever know what my undertones are!
Laura says:
Thu, 13th Aug 200910:36 am
I find this really interesting because I fall under the "cool" category, but when I buy makeup I have to have a yellow based foundation or I look like I'm sunburnt or something. I guess even these rules are flexible…
Marcy says:
Thu, 13th Aug 20095:34 pm
yea, some black people that are darker seem to have a blue or some have pink undertones. people like beyonce have yellow undertones. it applies to all skin colors.
Michelle says:
Fri, 21st Aug 20098:26 am
@ Laura: I have the same problem!! I'm half Armenian and the other half is a mix of white, and my skin is just a really pale form of olive. Its so hard to figure out what category I fall into! I have blue/purple veins, yet brown eyes and a very pale-yellowy skin tone. Sooooo confusing!!!
DonnaT says:
Wed, 16th Sep 20095:11 am
I don't think anything here is written in stone. The information is presented to guide you. I am mixed with Portugeuse, Cheerokee Indian and Irish. You could imagine the various undertones I may have. All I know is my veins are green I look great with Red hair and yes black hair does make me look washed out and sickly. I never liked the color white becuase it does nothing for me. My best colors are black and red. But I learned this through trial and error. You have to find out what works best for you. The best advice I can offer is do what I did. Before coloring my hair for the first time, I went into a wig shop and tried on all different colors. I didn't need an article to tell me which looked best on me I could see that in the mirror. Once you get the right hair color for your tone, everything else follows.