How to discover your skin undertone? – GOOD SHAPE

Who never missed the base tone when buying a new product? We often buy makeup products based on recommendations from acquaintances who have the same skin tone, but sometimes that same color doesn’t work for us. Why?

While skin tones are one thing, subtones they are something totally different that can, many times, interfere in the final result of the makeup. According to celebrity makeup artist Robert Sesnekwhile skin tones range from very deep to very light, undertone refers to the undertone that falls within that color. “Your skin tone may change throughout the year (a shade or two deeper in the summer or maybe lighter or lighter in the winter months), but your tone never changes,” he says.

TONE X SUBTOM

Makeup artist Cris Oliveira explains that, when it comes to skin tones, we have the classification of fair, dark or black skin. Already the subtom is the secondary pigment that is classified as: neutral, hot or cold. And yours tone and undertone combinations are endless. For example, black skin can have a cool, warm, or neutral undertone.

“It’s essential to know what your skin undertone is so you don’t make a mistake when applying make-up! Having a self-knowledge of the skin, it is possible to make a more harmonic composition in the makeup, correcting the tone of the foundation, the colors of the eyeshadow, lipstick and blush. In addition, you can also choose the right color palette to compose your looks and choose the accessories that suit you best. You can see that when a person with a warm undertone opts for cold tones, it doesn’t look good, the skin looks blurry “, shares.

SUBTOM TYPES

The neutral undertone is the union of hot and cold, thus generating brown, beige, gray and green pigments. People with neutral tonal features can choose gold and silver, both look good.

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In skins with a warm undertone, we find yellowish, reddish, orange and golden pigments.

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Already in cold undertone skins, the pigments present are bluish and pink.

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HOW TO DISCOVER YOUR SKIN SUBTOM

There are qualified professionals to do this type of test. In the evaluation, tone and undertone are analyzed without interference from makeup and colors. Generally, the four seasons of the year are used as a basis and at the end of the test, the person finds out which season he/she is and receives a card with all the tones that best suit him/her. From the card it is possible to define the tone to buy makeup, clothes and accessories.

For those who want to find out what the subtom is on their own, the most effective way is to test with a gold fabric and a silver fabric. Put on a white tank top (and remove all makeup!), then place the fabric around your neck covering your shoulders and then you’ll be able to see which fabric leaves your skin looking fresher and brighter and which leaves your skin with an effect. blurry.