Skin undertone is an important factor to consider when choosing clothing and makeup colors that flatter you. The undertone of your skin can be warm, cool, or neutral. Warm undertones are yellow, while cool undertones are blue. Neutral undertones have a mix of both warm and cool tones. To determine your skin undertone, you can try the popular metal test. If gold suits you, you have warm undertones, while if silver looks good on you, your undertones are cool. If both metals look fine on you, you have neutral undertones. Another way to determine your skin undertone is to drape a pure-white t-shirt or towel around your face. Cool undertones will seem pinker in the complexion and won’t look washed out while wearing a pure white color. Warm undertones will look more yellow, and neutral undertones will have an even mixture of warm and cool tones that balance each other out.
Seasonal color analysis is another approach to determining which colors flatter you based on your skin undertone, hair, and eye color. The analysis categorizes individuals into four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Each season has its own color palette that complements its characteristics. For example, if you have warm undertones and your hair has golden or red highlights, you would be classified as either a spring or an autumn. If your skin has a blue-ish, cool undertone, and your hair is more ashy and has no golden or red highlights, you are either a summer or a winter.
It is important to note that the seasonal color analysis is not a hard and fast rule, and you can wear any color you like regardless of your season. However, it can be a helpful guide to finding colors that complement your natural features and make you feel confident and beautiful.
