What Is My Skin Undertone? Take the Quiz
Quiz: What Is Your Skin's Undertone?
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When it comes to choosing the most flattering makeup hues, it's important to consider your skin tone: are you a warm, cool, or neutral? Choosing the right colors based on your hair color, eye color, and natural undertones will, after all, accentuate your features and make you glow. It's basic color theory.
But finding out what your skin's undertones are isn't always the easiest task. Unless you're a professional like a makeup artist, it can be tricky to tell if you're actually warm-toned or cool-toned. Luckily, there are hacks to make it easier — and they don't include paying a visit to a beauty salon. We created an easy quiz below to help you uncover more about your complexion. By answering just six quick questions, you'll be matched with the undertone of your skin, putting to rest the question you've been asking yourself once and for all.
What It Means to Have a Warm Undertone
If you have a warm undertone, it typically means your skin tone has hints of yellow, gold, and peach in it. This means brown, gold, and copper-toned shades look best on you. So if you're feeling stumped on eyeshadow colors to try, those are always a safe bet. It also means foundations that lean more yellow and golden will complement your skin.
What It Means to Have a Cool Undertone
If you have a cool undertone, you probably have hints of pink and blue in your skin tone. Equally cool colors, such as jewel tones, blues, purples, and greens will flatter you. Your best foundation match will also have a bluish or pink ting to it.
What It Means to Have a Neutral Undertone
A neutral undertone is neither warm nor cool — it's right in the middle. This means that you have options in terms of colors. Every shade, no matter if it's warm or cool, will complement your skin tone.
See if your undertones are warm, cool, or neutral, and get helpful tips on making your makeup color selections a breeze ahead. Note: it's best to do this test in natural light (so move toward a window or go outside) with a freshly washed face. Also, pull your hair back and keep your shoulders bare so you get a true sense of your natural coloring.
