CosBeauty Magazine #75

Feature
Choosing
makeup
to match
your skin
tone
If you have warm undertones, opt for hues with a yellow undertone,
including brown, tan, green, teal, gold, burnt-orange and warm red.
If you suit cooler colours, stock up on pinks, purples, lilacs, grey,
burgundy, blacks and blues. When it comes to metallics, warmcoloured
folk generally suit golds and cooler tones suit silver.
A good combination for warm skins is foundation with a yellow
base and cheeks/lips in bronze, coral or peach. Cool skin benefits
from a pink-based foundation and cheeks/lips look best in pinks,
plums and cool reds.
FOUNDATION
Cool tone: You look best with
foundations that have a hint of pink.
Cool foundation shades are often
labelled porcelain, rose and sable.
Warm tone: Yellow-based (subtle,
of course) foundations work best as
they blend into the undertones of
your skin, making the final result look
flawless. Warm foundation shades are
often labelled beige, golden and tan.
Neutral tone: Choose neutral-toned
foundation but if you have an olive
complexion you may want to look for
bases with a hint of gold to warm up
their skin and counter any greenish
undertone. Neutral foundation shades
are often labelled ivory, buff, nude
and linen.
LIPS
Cool tone: Lipsticks with blue
undertones generally suit you better.
Light pinks, red lipstick with a blue
base and classic beiges should be your
go-to colour. A bonus of wearing
blue-based reds is that they make
teeth appear instantly whiter.
Warm tone: Warmer shades of
lipstick with yellow and orange
undertones are better suited for warm
skin tones. Caramel, cappuccino,
orange-based reds and browns with
hints of gold and bronze will flatter
your complexion.
Neutral tone: Feel free to wear a
lip of any colour depending on your
mood, clothing or time of year – all
colours will look good on you.
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