how to find your skin tone
Finding your skin tone
Choosing a concealer or foundation for your skin tone can be tough. Every cosmetics company calls each shade a different name. But if you are sure about your skin tone this can become an easy task, no matter the product line you choose.
Tip: It’s always been said, to match the shades to your wrist. Well, that’s not always right. Your arm can be a totally different tone than your face. If you tan unevenly, have splotchy skin this can easily create a problem. Instead match the shade to your chest, neck area. This will also prevent that ugly “makeup line” that appears on the jaw line if the tones aren’t matched properly.
Cool: Your skin tends to be pinkish and you burn rather than tan in the sun. If your skin is a bit deeper your tan tends to be reddish rather than brown.
Neutral: Your tone is peachy, without obvious yellow or pink tones. You either burn immediately, or burn and then tan slightly.
Beige: Your coloring is beige-peach with a touch of yellow, and you may tan a bit.
Warm: You have noticeable peach to yellow undertones and tend to tan easily. If you are very pale you may still burn a bit at first. Your tan tends to be warm golden brown.
Golden: You have a rich yellow skin tone, without a hint of pink or beige. You tend to tan easily, unless you are very pale.
Olive: Your skin tone is beige without a hint of pink or yellow. You probably tan easily even if you are pale.
Level 0 Shade: Almost white on the skin. For the palest skin tones
Level 1 Shade: Extremely pale but with a bit of color.
Level 2 Shade: Pale but with color undertones.
Level 3 Shade: Light to medium skin tone.
Level 4 Shade: Medium skin tone.
Level 5 Shade: Caramel skin tones with any undertone.
Level 6 Shade: Between medium and deep.
Level 7 Shade: Deep Bronze or dark tan skin tones.
Level 8 Shade: Dark brown skin tones.
Level 9 Shade: Deepest skin tones – Usually called Ebony.
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