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Identify Your Skin Undertone Today And Turn Heads With Colours That Flatter You!

Identify Your Skin Undertone Today And Turn Heads With Colours That Flatter You!

Beauty Fashion Accessories
By elaine.kiew on 30 May 2018

"Eh, I like Gold leh but I think Silver suits me more."

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"Really? I think both colour suits you!"

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In our previous article, we shed some light on the importance of choosing colours that flatter us. Have you ever wondered why certain colours don't seem to go well on you yet your friends can pull it off so easily?

The answer lies in your skin undertone.

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There are basically three undertones: Cool, Warm or Neutral.

To find our your skin undertone, simply look at the colour of your veins on the inside of your wrist. To determine your undertones, simply look out for veins that are Green (Warm), Blue-Purple (Cool) or Green-Blue (Neutral).

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 1. Warm Undertone - Green veins

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Warm skin tone. On a warm skin tone, wearing gold jewellery would seem more flattering as compared to silver.

Other jewellery colours that can compliment you are: yellow gold, rose gold, copper and brass.

 2. Cool Undertone - Blue-Purple Veins

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This is the most common undertone but also the easiest to dress. If you fall under this undertone, you will find that silver, steel, crystals or diamonds compliment you well. Lucky you!

 3. Neutral Undertone - Green-Blue Veins

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Though they say people with cool undertones have it easy, the truly blessed ones are the people with neutral undertones.

Check out how effortlessly every jewelry piece seems go on Angelina Jolie?

Do note that “cool” or "warm" should not be confused with “light” or "dark." They are simply meant to help you establish your tone according to your undertones.

Text by: Girlsdaily SG