7 Ways to Determine your Skin Tone

1. Check Your Veins You’ve probably heard of this one before. Look at the underside of your wrist. Bluish-purple means you’re on the cool side. Greenish means warm. If you’re not sure and your veins look bluish-green, you may be neutral.

2. Do you Tan or Burn? Those who seem to turn into bronze goddesses in the sun are usually warm-toned, while those who get red instead are usually cool. That doesn’t mean cools can’t tan—it just means they have to be a little more gradual with their exposure.

3. Do you Blush Easily? If so, you’re on the cool side.

4. What Colors Look Good on You? Cool tones look good in deep, vibrant colors, such as blue, purple, and emerald-green. Warm tones glow in earth tones like red, orange, yellow, and olive-green. If you can wear both shades, you have neutral undertones. Another test: picture yourself in a yellow or orange shirt. If it gives you a great glow, you’re warm. If it makes you look a little sickly, you’re cool. If you look good but not great (like warm), you may be neutral.

5. Try the White Test Get a plain piece of white paper and put it up by your face, sans makeup. Does your complexion look dull, or good? (You can also use a bright white towel.) If you answered “dull,” you’re warm. If you answered “good,” you’re cool. If you can’t tell much difference, you’re neutral. Some more clues: if your skin appears sallow or yellowish, you’re warm. Pink or rosy: cool. Grayish? You may have a neutral undertone.

6. Do you like Gold or Silver Jewelry? Cools look best in silver, while warm shine in gold. If you like two-toned, can you guess? You can test this by laying a gold and silver chain next to each other on your hand or arm. Which looks best?

7. Look Behind Your Ears Ask a friend to look at the skin just behind your ear. Yellowish means warm, pink or rosy means cool, and if they can’t tell, you may be neutral.

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