For most women, foundation has long been a familiar product and even applying foundation is an indispensable step before they go out. However, according to a recent survey, the majority of women choose the wrong foundation shade. And of course, this layer of foundation cannot fully cover up imperfections and give them the desired fresh and smooth skin, which is understandable.
The main reason for this problem lies in the selection of foundation shade according to women’s skin tone. Please remember that, in addition to brand or personal preference, skin tone plays a very important role in the final decision. Skin tone can be divided into 3 types: cool, neutral, and warm. To help you better understand how to find the perfect foundation shade for yourself, let’s refer to the following guidelines on determining skin tone and choosing the right foundation shade.
Cool Skin Tone
How to determine: The veins on your wrist are blue or purple. Especially, when your skin is exposed to the sun, you will see faint green and white veins.
Choose foundation: For this skin tone, you should choose foundation with warm tones like pink, red, or blue undertones.
Neutral Skin Tone
How to determine: The veins on your wrist are blue or green. Additionally, when standing under the sun, your skin will have a slight greenish tinge.
Choose foundation: As neutral skin tone falls between warm and cool tones, it can be quite picky when it comes to foundation. Therefore, you should choose a shade in the middle of warm tones like pink, red and shades below like yellow or brown on the color chart.
Warm Skin Tone
How to determine: The veins on your wrist are gray or green. Additionally, when looking under the sunlight, your skin will have a noticeable yellowish hue.
Choose foundation: To achieve the best result, you should choose foundation with yellow or peach undertones.
*Note:
– Before determining skin tone, you should perform exfoliation and moisturization for your skin. Because if your skin is sweaty or covered with dead cells, the skin tone will no longer be accurate.
– When checking the color, stand in natural white light at a moderate intensity to avoid colored light that may affect and distort the skin color.
– There are 3 areas of skin that you need to pay attention to: face, neck, and the skin around the collarbone. Sometimes, all 3 areas will have different colors. In this case, rely on the color of the neck to determine the accurate skin tone.
