![]() Look at your swatches in artificial light and again in the daylight. ‘Swatch’ these shades by applying three small patches in a row along the inside of your forearm (cool, then neutral, then warm) then do the same with the second brand, in the same order. At the first counter, pick out a few foundations that are close to your skin tone but differ by undertone (for example, one medium light foundation with neutral undertones, another with warm undertones, and one more with cool undertones). Shopping in person, find two different makeup brands that categorise their foundations by undertone as well as shade (try Charlotte Tilbury, Fenty, Elf, or look out for letters or words like cool/warm alongside the shade name/number). £27 at Harvey Nichols Finding your undertone: Try a swatch test Neutral undertones have a mixture of both warm and cool tones." Warm undertones range from peach to yellow and golden. Getting both right in your foundation choice is essential for a seamless blend, and getting it wrong risks leaving you looking ashy, grey, too yellow or orange.Īimee summarised the three main undertones to look for, telling us "Cool undertones include pink and bluish hues. ![]() Starting with the basics she explained undertone is "the permanent, underlying colour that your skin tone casts: cool, warm or neutral," while skin tone is "the colour you see on the surface of your skin: fair, light, medium, olive, dark or deep." We spoke to Bobbi Brown pro makeup artist, Aimee Morrison, to break down what that actually means, and how to tell what yours is. To get that flawless natural-looking match you have to get the undertone right. ![]() Finding your undertone is essential for finding your perfect foundation the choices aren't simply a straight scale from pale and fair, to dark and deep. ![]()
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