However, the “olive” skin tone is a slight deviation from the classic “cool” due to the subtle green hue that gives you that gorgeous cool bronze tone. Your skin shade is very light to medium tan bronze that could be mistaken for a classic “cool”. This beautiful combo generally comes off as a muted bronze with subtle hints of green (olive) coolness. Olive skin tones are comprised of a variation of two undertones, yellow undertones or green undertones. BligeĬhoose foundations with yellow or golden undertones. When you get in the sun you tan easily and don’t burn very often.Ĭelebrities with warm undertones : Jessica Biel, Jennifer Aniston, Sandra Bullock, Taylor Swift, Kate Hudson, Gisele Bündchen, Amanda Seyfried, Cameron Diaz, Lindsay Lohan, Kate Beckinsale, Beyonce, and Mary J.
You have golden blonde, brown or black hair. You have blue, brown, hazel, or olive green eyes. The wrong foundation will look too pink, red, or ruddy. G rey and black clothing are never your most flattering choice.Ĭheck the underside of your wrists to see that your skin has peachy, yellow or golden hues and the veins on your wrists are greener. You don’t look so hot wearing jewel-toned clothing in fuchsia, rosy pink, violet, emerald green, sapphire blue, aqua. You look amazing wearing earthy brown, olive green, orangey-red, burnt orange, mustard yellow, brown, coral, cream, ivory, and peach clothing. No one would ever say that your skin has a “pink” or “red” hue. If your skin tone falls towards the deeper end of the spectrum, you could characterize your coloring as honey or golden. Your skin shade is very light with hues of peach to golden beige if you are on the lighter end of the spectrum. Warm undertones in skin has a beautiful golden, peachy or honey glow. When you get in the sun : If you are at the lighter end of the spectrum, you burn first and then tan (maybe).Ĭelebrities with cool undertones : Anne Hathaway, Nicole Kidman, January Jones, Christina Aguilera, Amy Poehler, Reese Witherspoon, Naomi Watts, Gwyneth Paltrow, Emily Blunt, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kate Middleton, Olivia Wilde, Oprah Winfrey, and Alek WekĬhoose foundations with cool undertones and stay away from anything that looks golden. You have light to medium ash blonde or light to medium ash brown hair, neutral brown or black hair. You have blue, green, grey, or brown eyes. The wrong foundation will look too orange. You don’t look so hot wearing mustard yellows, burnt sienna, ochre, tomato red, orange, brown, hunter green, spring green, olive green, orangey-red, burnt orange, coral and peach clothing.Ĭheck the underside of your wrists your skin has red or pink hues and the veins on your wrists are mostly blue and purple. You look amazing wearing jewel-toned clothing in fuchsia, rosy pink, violet, emerald green, sapphire blue, aqua coloring, as well as grey and black clothing. No one would ever say that your skin has a “golden” or “honey” glow to it.
If your skin tone falls towards the deeper end of the spectrum, you could characterize your coloring as coffee or chocolate with varying degrees of cream. Your skin shade is very light with hues of pink to medium tan if you are on the lighter end of the spectrum. COOL UNDERTONESĬool undertones in the skin have a beautiful pink, red and may even have subtle hints of blue. Then, read the following descriptions and select the one that most resonates with you. Look at your face, neck, and chest in daylight.
It also has nothing to do with the amount of pink or redness you see on your skin due to irritation, rosacea, eczema, or acne.įocus on your undertone first, rather than matching your foundation to your skin color at the moment. In fact, your undertone has nothing to do with how light or dark your skin appears. NEUTRAL: balanced coloring with no obvious pink/re (cool) or yellow/golden (warm) tones – light and medium skin tones.OLIVE: medium tan or brown skin with yellow and golden undertones with a slight greenish (olive) cast – medium and medium-deep skin tones.COOL: pink or red – light and medium skin tones.WARM: yellow or golden – light and medium skin tones.Undertones generally fall into four groups: Your undertone is the underlying shade of your skin. Use these quick tips to determine your perfect foundation shade by first understanding your beautiful skin’s natural undertone. Using the correct foundation shade will allow your natural skin tone to shine through. The goal of a foundation is to match your natural skin tone and even out the overall appearance of your skin. Do you have foundation shade paralysis? You’re not alone! Nailing the perfect foundation shade can be tricky, but it all comes down to determining your undertone.