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Did you know that you could look even more beautiful
just by finding out whether you are a warm, a cool, or a neutral? Don't go
looking digging around in the medicine cabinet for a thermometer -
because the warm, cool or neutral beauty basics don't have a single
thing to do with body temperature.
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The warm,
cool or neutral spectrum of beauty is the color group that your skin
tone falls into naturally. Colors
are divided into pigments: yellow/orange tones for warm, blue/red for
cool, or both warm and cool shades or shades in between for neutral.
That sounds great - but how do you know your color group? For
starters, it isn't hard to figure out whether your natural skin tone
is more a warm, or a cool. Use these guidelines, grouped together
according to your natural hair color, eye color, and complexion
without foundation on:
Warm Color Group
Your hair is
naturally black or brown (brown with reddish or copper flecks). Your
eyes are brown, and your complexion is olive or golden and tans
easily
Your natural
hair ranges from light, golden to dark blonde, your eyes are dark
brown and your skin is golden or olive and tans easily
Your hair is
naturally red or light auburn with dark blonde flecks. Your eyes are
either green or brown, and your skin tone is beige, tanning easily
Your hair is
naturally a reddish to golden brown, your eye color is blue and your
complexion is light beige, tanning easily
Cool Color Group
Your natural
hair color is light to medium brown, you have either greenish, hazel,
or blue eyes and you burn easily (but have naturally rosy cheeks)
Your hair is
naturally a darkened ash blonde, your eyes are either hazel or blue
and your complexion is very fair to pale
Your hair
color is dark brown, your eyes are blue and you have a pink tone to
your fair or pale skin
You're a
naturally light to medium brunette, your eyes are a blue-gray to
light-green color, your face is fair to pale with a hint of rose in
your cheeks
Your hair is
naturally red or dark brunette, your eyes are a very dark brown, and
your skin is pale to fair with very rosy cheeks
More Fun Ways to Figure out Your Color Group
Once you know if you're a warm or a cool, have some fun trying on
clothes of specific colors to test your color palette. If you're sure
that you're a cool - choose a chic, hot pink shirt and see how it
complements your skin tone.
If
you're a warm color type, look out for a fashionable
bronze-toned orange shirt and see how much glow it gives to your
skin. The
best way of figuring out if you're a neutral is to
try on both the hot pink and the bronze-orange...if you look equally
great in both of these different colors then you may very well be a
neutral! Be Wonderfully Warm, Confidently Cool - Or Nicely Neutral
The true beauty of discovering your own natural color palette is that
you can really discover the true beauty within you. Whether you're a
cool or a warm, or a nice neutral in between, you'll
be able to pick out clothes and accessories, makeup products and hair
coloring kits with more ease and certainty - and no more costly
mistakes.
Have you
ever wondered why you look blah in black, but happier and healthier,
and even younger in your favorite ruby-red sweater? Wearing clothes and
cosmetics that match your color palette will actually smooth out and
brighten your natural skin tone and even make dark circles,
expression lines and wrinkles much less noticeable on your face.
Makeup Colors for Warm, Cool or Neutral
If you're a warm,
look for matte eyeshadows in colors like copper, golden brown, dark
gray, pale yellows or greens and an ivory tone to highlight your
brows. Your best foundation is either light or dark tan depending
upon your natural skin tone, and you'll look awesome in a burgundy
blush and copper lipstick.
If you're a cool,
choose pearl shades of icy pink, sky or navy blue, or frosted shades
of lilac, pink or smoky lavender. Test a foundation on your wrist to
see how it complements your fair skin tone. You'll look great in a
rose or mauve blush, and a light plum lipstick.
If you're a neutral,
look for varying shades under the 'warm' spectrum, concentrating more
on bronze or autumn tones in your eyeshadows (you can wear either a
pearl or a matte finish). Also go for autumn tones in your lipstick
and blush - you'll look fantastic!
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