How to Finally Figure Out Your Undertone
Undertone is one of those things that sounds simple in theory, but in reality, it confuses almost everyone.
You’ve probably stood in front of a mirror, looked at your skin and thought…am I warm? cool? neutral? Why does nothing seem to match properly? Why does one foundation look great in-store and completely off when I’m outside?
And then you start second guessing everything, because the closer you look, the more confused you become.
The issue is that most advice around undertone is either too vague or just not practical. If your skin tone sits somewhere in between undertones…which most people’s does, then it can feel even harder.
So let’s break it down properly, in a way that actually makes sense.
What undertone actually is
Your undertone is the subtle color that sits underneath your skin.
It doesn’t change with tanning, redness, breakouts, or surface color. It stays the same.
That’s why you can have fair skin with a warm undertone, or deeper skin with a cool undertone. Undertone is separate from how light or dark your skin is.
There are three main categories:
