How to Determine Your Natural Color

During the day, you need to put on a T-shirt in a neutral light color, such as beige, stand next to the window and look at yourself in the mirror. A few minutes are enough to observe.

Take a white sheet of paper and hold it to your chin. The difference between the paper and skin tone will be obvious.

Memo

To avoid mistakes when choosing a color, you should remember: all foundations gravitate towards either yellow or red shades. You must know exactly the dominant shade of your skin.

If you doubt the correct choice of foundation, you should select the color experimentally:

1. It is best to experiment on the earlobe or cheekbones. This is due to the fact that these places contain fewer pigment and red spots.

2. The experiment must be carried out under natural lighting conditions.

3. To determine your skin tone, apply test strokes of foundation of different colors close to each other. In this case, you will clearly see the difference and quickly find the shade that suits you best.

4. Backup option. You can determine the “correct” shade by placing a dot of foundation in the middle of your forehead. If you don’t see it when you look in the mirror, then this particular shade is ideal for you.

5. You can try this option: put a dot of foundation on your wrist or try applying it to a cleansed chin. If it matches your skin color, buy it.

If you were unable to find the ideal shade of foundation for your skin, there are several options to save the situation:

1st option

Buy additional yellow powder or yellow corrector. This is necessary to make up for the lack of yellow dye in many foundations, since most of us have a yellowish skin tone.

2nd option

Choose a foundation that is a shade darker than your natural skin color (this will look great on your skin if you choose to wear evening makeup) and a very light foundation with a pinkish or yellowish tint. By mixing your foundation with a light base, you can easily adjust the color of your foundation. Moreover, this can be done depending on the season and time of day.

Memo

1. Dark tones of foundation reduce volume.

2. Light colors add volume.

3. Warm colors bring you closer and larger.

4. Cold - they distance and reduce.

Take advantage of this secret too. It is known that the ideal face shape is considered oval. If you are unlucky with the ideal, an oval can be easily “drawn”. Mentally draw this figure on your face and darken everything that is beyond the imaginary border. Visually, you can bring your face shape closer to the ideal one.

Memo

It is better to choose a foundation that contains a solar filter. This will protect the skin from external natural influences.

If possible, purchase several types of foundation. In summer, you need a cream-matifier that absorbs fatty secretions. It is better to purchase creams of two shades - for winter and summer (in summer the skin tans, you will have to change the tone).

In another case, you will need different shades of cream: when you are very tired and you need to look good, you need a unifying cream that smooths out wrinkles and evens out the complexion: for the evening - pink; during the day - natural.