Women's skin tones can range from very pale to very dark. Your skin tone is dictated by the quantity of melanin in your skin. Commonly, women tend to have lighter skin tones than men. There are various means to determine skin tones and the method that many people use is the gold and silver test. This test is performed by positioning a gold cloth and silver cloth on each of your hands. Then your hands are positioned under any type of light, (except for fluorescent lights this type of light can alter a individuals skin tones).
After your hand is under the light it is tested to see which hand looks pale and which looks healthy. If the healthy hand is the one with the gold cloth, you are believed to have "warm skin tones". However, if the silver cloth looks best on your hand, you then have "cool skin tones". This elementary test is probably one of the most useful beauty tips you'll pick up since it will help you to decide which makeup is going to be best in complementing your skin tone. You will be able to easily choose cosmetics that are based on the tinge of your skin tone.
Matching Hair Color with Skin Tones
You need to know that even though you are now applying the correct makeup for your skin tone, things may still look a little off if your hair color and makeup doesn't match. So, if this is true for you, you may want to adopt this next crucial beauty tip as apart of your beauty regimen.
Now that your are more mindful of your skin tone, it will be less complicated to decide on the ideal hair color for you. So if you have determined you have a gold skin tone, then you will look best with warm hair colors such as gold, orange, golden yellow, red-orange and shades of red. However, if you have a silver skin tone than cool hair colors are best for you and they consist of base colors of violet, blue-violet, blue and neutral colors. If you finding it challenging to determine or skin tone or both your skin tone and hair color, it may be best to make an appointment with a professional to who can recommend the perfect colors for you. Although you may just choose to do your own makeup and hair coloring, if that is true then these beauty points may be able to assist you.
Published by Nancy Clyne
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