Matching lipstick to your skin tone is about finding shades that complement your natural coloring, enhancing your features without clashing. Here's a simple guide:
1. Determine Your Skin Undertone
Your skin undertone is the underlying hue beneath your skin's surface. It's either warm, cool, or neutral.
- Warm: You have yellow or golden undertones. Veins appear green.
- Cool: You have pink or blue undertones. Veins appear blue.
- Neutral: You have a mix of warm and cool undertones. Veins appear neither distinctly blue nor green.
2. Identify Your Skin Tone
Skin tone refers to how light or dark your skin is.
- Fair: Light skin with a translucent quality.
- Light: Lighter than medium skin with a subtle glow.
- Medium: Skin that falls between light and dark, with a natural tan.
- Olive: Skin with a warm, greenish undertone.
- Dark: Deep skin with a rich, warm tone.
3. Choose Lipstick Colors Based on Your Skin Tone and Undertone:
Warm Undertone:
- Fair: Peach, coral, apricot, warm browns.
- Light: Peach, coral, warm pinks, terracotta.
- Medium: Coral, brick red, warm browns.
- Olive: Terracotta, burnt orange, deep browns.
- Dark: Deep reds, plums, berry shades, rich browns.
Cool Undertone:
- Fair: Pink, rose, berry, cool browns.
- Light: Pink, rose, mauve, cool pinks.
- Medium: Red, burgundy, plum, cool browns.
- Olive: Deep reds, berry shades, cool browns.
- Dark: Deep reds, plums, berry shades, deep browns.
Neutral Undertone:
- Fair: Nude, peach, rose, soft pinks.
- Light: Nude, peach, rose, soft pinks.
- Medium: Nude, peach, rose, soft pinks.
- Olive: Nude, peach, rose, soft pinks.
- Dark: Nude, peach, rose, soft pinks.
Pro Tip: Experiment with different shades and textures to find what works best for you.
