It has been almost 2 years since my first and only post... wahhh... how time flies! and so I have made myself a new year resolution which is I am going to update this blog at least twice a month.. hihihi... let's wait and see if I am going to be able to to commit to this... (gambate!)
As for the first topic I think I have chosen an interesting topic... may this be enlightening to you! have fun!
Lately I have been researching so much on foundation and
skin tone. I have never thought that when it comes to choosing the right shades
of foundation it is skin deep. To be honest the more I read the more I
understand that it is not merely on the surface. Apparently it is an essential
knowledge to have to become a good makeup artist. Being a self-thought makeup
artist I am still lacking a whole lot of knowledge, hence the problem I have
with shades or most people call it colours or tone etc. I always (most of the
time) have this one problem especially when working with people with colours
(like me myself), in which the foundation I applied looking greyish or ashy and
looking like a mask. So long story short, while I was reading on the web I
stumbled upon the word “undertone”. I have stumbled upon it a few times
actually but I was too lazy to understand it.. (hehehe.. this is so me).
Basically, when you understand about the undertone choosing your makeup will be
a breeze and everything will start to fall into place.
So what is undertone you might ask… here we go..
This is according to the famous Michelle Phan.
·
Skin tones are often confused with undertone,
but they are actually not the same thing.
·
An undertone is the colour that lies beneath the
skin. It is almost like a SHADOW BENEATH YOUR SKIN COLOUR. While your skin tone
can change, the undertone never does
·
You can have a cool, warm, or neutral undertone.
How to find your undertone? Take this Quiz..
1) Look at the inside of your wrist. What colour do
your veins predominately appear?
a)
More blue (cool)
b)
More green (warm)
2) Take a snap of you in a yellow top or dress. How
do you look?
a)
Ah-mazing! – it gives me great glow (warm)
b)
Hideous – it makes me look a little sickly
(cool)
3) Place a piece of plain white paper next to your
freshly washed face. How does your complexion look?
a)
Pretty bad: My complexion is sallow and dull.
Why did you make me do this? (warm)
b)
Pretty damn good! I don’t see any pronounce
shadows here (cool)
4) Place a gold shadow or liner on your hand or
arm. Now, place a silver shadow or liner next to it. Which colour makes your
skin more alive?
a)
The gold is pretty fabulous (warm)
b)
Silver all the way! (cool)
5) What happens to your skin when you are out
without sunscreen?
a)
It has tendency to burn easily – ouch! (cool)
b)
It has tendency to tan easily (warm)
6) Which group does your eye colour fall under?
a)
Golden brown, green, blue, hazel with gold
flecks (warm)
b)
Black or deep brown, grey, steel blue, hazel
with grey or blue flecks (cool)
*If your answer has more warm than cool then you are warm undertone and it goes the other way but if your answers are balance it means that you have neutral undertone and you fall under both categories
Result
Warm
Warm ladies look best in foundation that has a yellow or
golden undertone. If you fall under this category, you generally should stick
to earthier shades such as yellow, orange, brown, orangey reds and yellow
green. And a brick-red lipstick should be your bff.
Cool
You look best in foundation that has a bluish or pink
undertone. If you fall under this category, you generally should stick to tones
such as blue, purple, blue-green, green, magenta and bluish red. Black Mascara
makes your eyes pop!
