Skin undertones

Skin Undertones

Your skin undertone is the hue beneath your skin - and it decides which colors, jewelry and makeup flatter you. Pick your undertone below for a full guide, or take the skin undertone test if you are not sure which you are.

Warm, cool and neutral - the three families

Every undertone falls into one of three families. Warm undertones (including yellow and golden) have a golden cast and suit earthy, golden colors and gold jewelry. Cool undertones (including pink) have a rosy or bluish cast and suit jewel tones and silver. Neutral undertones balance the two. Olive skin is a special case - a green cast over a usually warm base. Once you know yours, the color analysis quiz turns it into a full 12-season palette.

Warm vs cool undertone: the quickest read

If you only settle one thing, settle warm vs cool undertone. The cool vs warm undertone split comes down to three fast checks: green wrist veins, gold jewelry and cream fabric all point warm, while blue veins, silver jewelry and bright white point cool. Genuinely mixed answers across cool, warm and neutral undertone checks mean you are neutral. For the deeper definition and the science behind undertone skin, read skin undertones explained; for the step-by-step method, see how to find your skin undertone.

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